Unit 4　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 ①by prep.由……所作 ②production n．(演出、上映、制作等的)戏剧，电影，广播节目 ③be full of confidence 充满信心 ④date back to 追溯到(＝date from＝go back to ) ※date back to/date from/go back to＋具体时间 date back/go back＋一段时间 ⑤revenge n．报复，报仇 ⑥prince n．王子 ⑦version n．版本 ⑧at first 起先，最初 ⑨later adv.后来，以后 ※[比]latter adj.(刚提及的两者中)后者的 ⑩string n．(乐器的)弦 ⑪amazing adj.惊人的，了不起的 ※amazed adj.大为惊奇的，惊讶的 ⑫exaggerated adj.(声音或动作)夸张的 ⑬mime n．(演戏等时的)做手势(或其他示意动作) ⑭get across解释清楚，传达 ⑮female adj.女(性)的 ※male adj.男性的 ⑯whip n．鞭子 ⑰represent v．代表，表示 ⑱study n．书房 ⑲technique n．技巧，手法 ⑳transform v．使改观，使变形，使转化 ※transform...(from...)into...把……(从……)变成…… universe n．宇宙，天地，万物 ※universal adj.全世界的；全体的；共同的 easily adv.无疑；肯定 backflip n．直体后空翻 incredible adj.难以置信的 dazzling adj.令人印象深刻的，特别吸引人的 energetic adj.精力充沛的，充满活力的 clap v．拍(手)，鼓(掌) in fact 事实上(＝as a matter of fact) on the edge of one's seat极为激动 ※edge n．边缘 emotion n．强烈的情感 ※emotional adj.情感的，情绪的 anger n．愤怒，怒火 ※angry adj.生气的 grief n．悲痛 combine v．(使)结合，(使)组合 ※combine...with...把……与……结合在一起 poetry n．诗，诗歌 explosive adj.爆炸(式)的，爆发的 ※explode v．(使)爆炸 tick all the right boxes 事情发展如人所愿，一切顺利 When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects， I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by① the most important writer in English.Almost everybody knows “To be，or not to be”，right？Having seen quite a few__productions② of Hamlet and__read the play many__times ，I was full of confidence③—until the Peking Opera came to town! with English literature as one of my main subjects是with复合结构(with＋宾语＋宾语补足语：介词短语)作定语，修饰student。 “having seen...”是现在分词的完成式作原因状语，强调该动作发生在句子谓语动词表示的动作之前。 Dating back to④ the 18th century， Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand? To find out the answer，I just had to go and see The Revenge⑤ of Prince⑥ Zidan—the Peking Opera