综合英语课文重点讲解(Unit 4)

Unit 4 An unusual job课文重点讲解：1) It’s all in a day’s work when you’re a stuntwoman.all in a/the day’s work: (colloquial) not unusual; as expected 家常便饭,不足为奇e.g. (1) Coping with the paparazzi at any time is all in a day’s work for the celebrity.对于明星来说，随时应对狗仔队已经成为家常便饭。

(2) When the machine broke down, Mary said it was all in a day’s work.2)it’s a profession that badly lacks female participationlack 的用法：可以做动词(及物和不及物)，也可以做名词e.g. a lack (n.)of money; the lack (n.)of timeYou will not lack (vi)in support from me.你将得到我的帮助。

The plant died because it lacked (vt.) moisture. 这株植物因为缺乏水分而死。

3) A stuntperson is a man or woman who does all the hair-raisingly dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV."hair-raisingly": n. + adv.的复合词形式 ,意思是: 令人毛骨悚然的e.g. heart-breakingly bad newsbone-bitingly cold windear-deafeningly loud noisebits: small pieces 少许,少量4) This can be anything from a relatively simple fall into a swimming pool, to tripping off the top of a skyscraper building.本句中最主要的结构是:from …to…需要用平行结构,from 后面用的是名词a fall, 那么to 后面也要用名词,动名词或者名词词组, 这里tripped off是动名词词组.trip off: jump from 从…跳离5) It sounds like a crazy profession that only the crazy would attempt, but it’s actually a job that many people think about -few people actually go through with it.the crazy: 定冠词+形容词表示一类人.e.g. the weak the ordinarythe young the richthink about: consider doing 考虑e.g. I would like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply.go through with: to complete or pursue (sth. which has been agreed or planned) to the end (often with difficulties)完成, 把...进行到底e.g. (1) You’ll have to go through with the project once you start.(2) He promised to help her, but now he feels it is hard to go through with it.6) Sara Franzi, 24, is one of Britain’s 16 stuntwomen (as against 160 men): in comparison with 160 men"As against" (表示对比)和…比, 和…对照e.g. (1) Profits this year are $1.2 million as against $2 million last year.(2) He was elected by a majority of 80 votes as against 30.7) I was rarely out of work.be out of work: don’t have job; be unemployed 失业be out of work: don’t have job; be unemployed 失业e.g. Her father was out of work after he had broken his leg.8) I did think about it for the next two years-then decided to have a go.have a go : (colloquial) to make an attempt to do sth 企图,尝试.e.g. (1) She had a go at shooting at the target but didn’t do very well.(2) John has had three goes at his driving test and hasn’t passed yet.9) A lot of time during my training I was thinking ‘what has this got to do with being a stuntwoman?’have(get) to do with : to be related to or connected with与..有关e.g. (1) Her job has to do with computers.have(get) to do with : to be related to or connected with与..有关e.g. (1) Her job has to do with computers.(2) What he said has to do with last night’s theft.10) You can do it much more cheaply if you can job local clubs and are prepared to wait, but I wanted to get it over with.get sth. over with: (colloquial) to do or finish something difficult or unpleasant that has to be done完成,把事情做妥当e.g. (1) I’m very glad I’ve got my operation over with.(2) Let’s get it over with and go home.11) After five months of training, Sarah’s completed application was accepted by the Stunt Committee(the governing body which has the final say as to whether you are accepted or not).have the final say: to have the power to make the final decision有最终决定权e.g. It’s my mother who has the final say in my family.12) Sarah was paid ￡210 a day for it, and because it was considered dangerous, she got another ￡200 fee for every extra take.take: the act of a scene for a film or TV program; a shot photographed 一次拍摄的镜头e.g. She had to do 4 takes for that scene before the director was satisfied.13) As yet, Sarah has received injuries no more severe than bangs(撞伤) and bruises(擦伤), though she does admit that she was pretty scared on one or two occasions.as yet: so far; up to the present, implying possible change in the future, often used in negatives 至今e.g. (1) As yet, there has been no trouble.(2) He is as yet alive.14) I was set alight for London’s Burning (a TV programme about the London Fire Service).set sth. alight: to cause sth. to burn使着火,使燃烧,点燃e.g. (1) The rioters(暴徒） set several cars alight.(2) A building was set alight by the explosion.15) The difficulty with that kind of job is that you’re never fully in control of the fire, so it’s easier for something to go wrong.be in control of: control sth.控制e.g. John told me he was never in control of any complicated situation.go wrong 发生故障，出毛病e.g. 1）What if anything should go wrong?要是有个闪失，怎么办呢？2）Everything seems to go wrong.我总觉得事事都不顺利。