Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading and Thinking Language Points 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

B3U2 Language Points 1 Para.1 “Life is precious.... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices. precious: 珍贵的，宝贵的 entrust：entrust sb with sth/ entrust sth to sb 把某事委托给某人 refuse：vt. refuse to do sth; n. 垃圾，废弃物 carry through：顺利完成，渡过难关 从林巧稚医生的这番话，我们可以看到这位伟大女性的内心世界，以及到底是什么支撑着她走过充满艰难抉择的一生。 Para.2 As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!” affect: vt 影响；affect sth = have an effect on sth marriage: n. 婚姻； marry：v. 结婚；嫁；娶；marry sb; be/get married (to sb) wedding：n. 婚礼 tuition fees: 学费 Para.2 majority: 多数；大多数 1.majority 常与of 连用。 当“majority of+复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词一般用复数。 当“majority of+集体名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单、复数均可。 The majority of students find it quite hard to learn German. The majority of the population lives / live in the north of the island. 2. 当 majority 后不接of 短语时，如强调整体，谓语动词用单数；如强调众多个体，谓语动词用复数。 The majority was/were in favor of the proposal. Who says the majority is always able to make the minority agree with their idea？ Para.2 complain：v. 抱怨；投诉 ① complain (to sb) about / of sth： I've really got nothing to complain of. We should strictly follow traffic rules rather than complain about traffic jams. ② complain (to sb) + (that) 从句： Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. complaint : n. 抱怨；不满；投诉: Why don’t you make a complaint against your noisy neighbors？ I have a number of complaints about the hotel you booked. Para.2 respond n. 回答,回复(=reply)；反应,