Unit 2　Section 1　Starting out Understanding ideas—Comprehending（配套Word教参）-【优化指导】2020-2021学年新教材高中英语必修第二册(外研版 )

Section Ⅰ　Starting out & Understanding ideas—Comprehending 难词注解 教材原文 课文翻译 ①keep...alive 使……活着 ②as...as sb.can 某人尽可能……地 ③regard...as... 把……视作…… ※regard v．认为，看作 ④literature n．文学 ⑤one's way of doing sth.＝one's way to do sth.某人做某事的方式 ⑥more than 超过，多于 ⑦envelope n．信封 ⑧pole n．(行星的)地极，(尤指地球的)北极或南极 ⑨address sth.to sb.把(信)寄给某人 ⑩handwritten adj.手写的 ⑪illustrate v．给(书籍、文章等)加插图 ⑫adventure n．冒险，冒险经历 ⑬regular adj.频繁的，经常的 ⑭character n．(书、剧本、电影等中的)人物，角色 ⑮polar adj.地极的 ⑯roof n．(建筑物、汽车、帐篷等的)顶，顶部 ⑰complain v．抱怨，不满，发牢骚 ※complain about sth.抱怨某事 ⑱stop sb.(from)doing sth.阻止某人做某事 ⑲wrap...up 把……包起来 ⑳interestingly adv.有趣的是 warning n．警告，警示，告诫 all over the world 世界各地 a number of 许多，大量 ※number前可用large，great，considerable，enormous，incredible，terrible等形容词修饰。 starving adj.挨饿的，即将饿死的 ※starve v．(使)挨饿；(使)饿死 as well as 不但、而且　除……之外 in a...way 以……方式 THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children.As parents，they try to keep that magic alive① for their children for as long as they can②. That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as③ a special time of year.The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature④— J.R.R. Tolkien，author of The Lord，of the Rings.The letters were Tolkien's way of keeping⑤ Father Christmas alive for his four children，over a period of more than⑥ twenty years. “That is why...”意为“那就是为什么……”，why引导表语从句。从句中who regard Christmas as a special time of year 是who引导的定语从句，修饰those。 who wrote these letters是who引导的定语从句，修饰the man。 Every Christmas，an envelope⑦with a North Pole⑧ stamp arrived.It was addressed to⑨ Tolkien's children.Who could it be from？The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside，they would find a handwritten⑩ letter from Father Christmas.The letters were also beautifully illustrated⑪—each must have taken its true author，Tolkien，a long time to complete． “The children must have been very excited as they