新视野二单元A课文

Unit 2
Text A Deep Concern

New words



1.concern: n 1) [U] a feeling of worry E.g Following the accident there is growing concern over the safety of rail travel. …铁路交通的安全日益受到关注。 2）something that makes someone worried. E.g This policy fails to address the concerns of the poor people. …忽视了穷人所关心的问题。


3.make one’s blood boil: make someone angry 使某人生气 His remarks made her blood boil.




4.konts in one’s stomach: an unpleasant tight feeling 紧张，不安 Knot: N-COUNT （通常由害怕或激动引起的 胃的）痉挛，郁结 If you feel a knot in your stomach, you get an uncomfortable tight feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or excited. There was a knot of tension in his stomach. 他紧张得心揪得紧紧的。



4.disgusting: a. very unpleasant: disgusiting behavior 令人厌恶的行为 多么讨厌的气味! What a ~ smell!
5. offensive adj. causing offence; unpleasant Collocation Offensive



2.blast n.爆炸； 一阵（疾风等）； （吹奏乐器、 哨子、汽车喇叭等突然发出的）响声； 突如其 来的强劲气流 vt.击毁，摧毁； 尖响； 裁判高声吹哨； 枯萎 vi.爆炸； 吼叫； 枯萎：枯萎； 攻击：严厉批 评或猛烈攻击 E.g 1. The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.



4.Sandy Finch, you are too young to wear that much makeup. (para 19) Notice that the mother greeted the daughter by full name, which means the mother was very firm in her opinion or wanted to be sure to get the daughter’s full attention. That: so; to such a degree E.g I didn’t know you cared that much. 我不知道你那么在乎。

In that case: if that happens They may not offer me much money. In that case, I won’t take the job.

6.talk sth over:说服，讨论，商量； 商谈 . The entire committee will talk over the proposal.
7.negative: adj. ① bad or harmful ② saying or meaning ‘no’ e.G The girl gave him a negative response.

Translation: 我对我的工作感到很没劲——事实上我正考虑换 工作。 I’m feeling very negative about my job—in fact I’m thinking about moving.

remark manner
冒犯性的话 无礼的态度
weapons 攻击性的武器
sight
令人生厌的景色
6. appeal v. ① to attract; to interest ② to make a strong request for help, support, etc.
The idea of living in that city doesn’t appeal to me at all. Relief workers in the disaster area are appealing for more help and supplies. Use it: What appeals to you most when you chose your major?




5. in any case: no matter what happens 无论 如何，不管怎样 We’ve decided to go in any case. 需要区别的短语：in case; in case of 和in that case In case: in order to be prepared for something that may happen I think I’ll take an umbrella in case it rains. In case of: if or when sth happens In case of fire, break this glass. 一旦有火灾，就打破玻璃、

• It feels so comfortable to lie watching TV.
• It is dangerous to drive making calls by cell phones.



2.turn that radio down…(para 4) Turn down: reduce (flame, sound etc,) usually by moving a switch 减小，降低 E.g Turn the TV down, it’s too loud. Practice:请把收音机关小点声，我想睡觉了 Please turn the radio down. I’m trying to sleep. To summarize: Up to now, we have learned four verbal phrases formed with the verb “turn”, that is,” turn on”, “turn off”, “turn up ”and “turn down”.

Actually, the phrases are two groups of antonyms(反义词)， phrases of the opposite meanings: turn on and turn off; turn up and turn down.



3.I’ll brush my teeth when I’m done. (para 12) Be done: finish doing sth E.g When you are down, give us a call. He is done with politics and moving to the country to become a farmer. 他不再过问政治了，他正把家迁往乡间， 到那儿去当农民。

Phrases and expressions



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1.turn up: Increase (flame, a sound etc) usually by moving a switch Please turn up the TV. I’d like to hear the news. The air-conditioning unit was turned up too high. 空调开得太大了。

航天飞机已经预定于凌晨4点38分发射升空。

2. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.

爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。





3.stuff. 1.[U] something that one does not know the exact name E.g What’s this sticky ~ on the floor? 这地板上黏糊糊的是什么东西？ 2.push sth into a place塞；把某物塞进某处 E.gHe stuffed the shoes with newspaper. 他用报纸塞鞋子。 如果你把袋子塞的太满，它就会破。 If you stuff the bag too full, it’ll break.

Don’t confuse their meanings. When you turn on a radio, it begins to produce sounds. But when you turn it off, it produces no sound at all. Almost the same way, when you turn a radio up, the sounds it produces get louder. But when you turn it down, the sounds become weaker.