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Unit 2 Great minds
Unit1
话题
才智超群的人
词汇
mind n. 聪明的人;富有才智的人 astronomer n. 天文学家
consider v. 认为;觉得 sense n. 理解力;判断力
invitation n. 邀请 pleasure n. 乐事;快事
avoid v. 避免;避开 trust v. 信任;信赖
obey v. 服从;遵守 reduce v. 减少;缩小
exactly adv. 精确的;准确的 action n.(故事、戏剧等的)情节
短语
let...down 使……失望 by heart 单凭记忆;能背诵
take a seat 坐下 without difficulty 轻而易举
join in 参加;加入 have no idea 丝毫不知道
be in trouble 处于困境 play a joke on sb. 和某人开玩笑
重点
句子
1.Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities.
2.It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.
3.I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I don’t want to let my audience down.
4.I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I’ve learnt it by heart.
...so they won’t find out...
5.Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end.
6.At school, Einstein’s ability to do Maths surprised his teachers, but he was bored with other subjects.
语法
非谓语动词--不定式
写作
故事描写
1. Listen to a radio programme about some great minds.
mind在此用作可数名词,意为“聪明的人;富有才智的人”。
【拓展】mind作名词,还可表示“头脑;大脑;智慧;心思”。
常用短语:make up one's mind 下定决心;change one's mind 改变主意
Have you made up your mind to change your mind? 你下定决心要改变主意了吗?
2. Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius.
consider及物动词,意为“认为;觉得”。consider sb./sth. (as) sth. 意为“认为某人
/某物是……”。另外,consider后还可接that从句。
He considers himself a great man. 他认为自己是一个了不起的人。
They were considered as heroes. 他们被认为是英雄。
He considered that we could do the work well. 他认为我们能做好这项工作。
Lingling is considered to be the top student. 玲玲被认为是优秀学生。
【拓展】consider还可意为“考虑”,相当于think about,其后可接名词、代词、动
词-ing形式、从句或“疑问词+不定式”作宾语。
You'd better consider my suggestion. 你最好考虑一下我的建议。
We are considering