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Unit 4 Lesson1
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GENERAL TEACHING
课文讲解
PART ONE
Story A
A famous art collector ①was walking through the city when he ②noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store.He ③did a double take.
saucer/'sɔːsə/n.杯托
doorway/'dɔːweɪ/n.门口,出入口
一个著名的艺术品收藏家在穿过城市时看见只脏猫在一家商店门口舔饮浅碟中的牛奶。他惊讶地又看了一眼。
He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable,so he walked casually into the store and innocently ④offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars.
antique/ˌæn'tiːk/n.古董 adj.古时制造的
casually/'kæʒuəli/adv.漫不经心地;非正式地
innocently adv. 装作若无其事地
收藏家注意到浅碟是件古董,很值钱,于是他漫不经心地走进店里,假装不知情的样子,提出要花 20 美元买那只猫。
The store owner replied,“I'm sorry,but the cat isn't ⑤for sale.”
The collector said,“Please,I need a hungry cat with ⑥a good appetite around the house to catch mice.I'll pay you 200 dollars for that cat.”
店主回答道:“不好意思,这只猫不卖。”
appetite/'æpɪtaɪt/n.胃口,食欲
收藏家说:“拜托了,我正需要一只又饿、胃口又好的猫帮我抓屋里的老鼠呢,我可以出 200 美元买那只猫。
The owner said “sold” and ⑦handed over the cat.
The collector continued,“Hey,for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could ⑧throw in that old saucer.The cat's used to it and it'll save me from having to get a dish.”
店主说了声 “成交”,就把猫给了他。
收藏家接着说:“嘿,200 美元的话能不能把那个破碟子也送给我。毕竟这猫已经习惯了用它,这样也省得我再去买猫食盆了。”
And the owner said,“Sorry my friend,but that's my lucky saucer.⑨So far this week I've sold 68 cats.”
店主说:“对不起,朋友,那可是我的幸运碟。到现在为止,这周我已经卖出去 68 只猫了。
Story B
Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson went on a camping trip.After a good dinner and a bottle of wine,they ⑩retired for the night,and went to sleep.
夏洛克・福尔摩斯和华生医生去野营。他们吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐,喝了瓶酒,就准备休息去睡觉了。
Some hours later,Holmes ⑪woke up and asked his faithful friend,“Watson,⑫look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
faithful/'feɪθfəl/adj.忠诚的
几小时后,福尔摩斯醒了,问他忠实的朋友:“华生,抬头看看天空,告诉我你看到了什么。
“I see ⑬millions and millions of stars,Holmes,”replied Watson.
“And what do you ⑭deduce from that?”
“福尔摩斯,我看到无数的星星,” 华生回答。
deduce/dɪ'djuːs/vt.推论,推断
“那你从中推断出什么?”
Watson thought for a minute.“Well,according to the studies on astronomy,it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
astronomy/ə'strɒnəmi/n.天文学
galaxy/'ɡæləksi/n.星系
potentially/pə'tenʃəli/adv.可能地,潜在地
华生想了一会儿。“嗯,根据天文学研究推断,现在天空中有数百万的星系,可能还有数十亿颗行星。
According to the positions of the stars,I observe that Saturn is in Leo.According to the ⑮scientific measurement of time,I deduce that the time is probably a quarter past three.
measurement/'meʒəmənt/n.测量,计量,衡量
根据星星的位置判断,现在土星在狮子座。根据科学计时测算,我推断现在大概是三点一刻。
According to the current atmosphere,I forecast that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.What does it tell you,Holmes?”
atmosphere/'ætməsfɪə/n.大气(层);气氛,氛围,环境
forecast/'fɔːkɑːst/vt.预测,预报
根据目前的大气条件,我预测明天天气会很好。福尔摩斯,你推断出了什么?”
Holmes was silent ⑯for a moment. “Watson,” he said,“someone has stolen our tent!”
福尔摩斯沉默了一会儿。“华生,” 他说,“有人偷了我们的帐篷!”
Story C
A middle-aged man was ⑰feeling very down. Everything had been going wrong for him.He had had problems at work and his wife had left him for another man.
middle-aged adj.中年的
一个中年男子觉得非常沮丧。最近他诸事不顺。他在工作上遇到了问题,妻子又跟别的男人跑了。
So,after he had been feeling depressed for over a month,he ⑱decided to⑲go to the doctor.He had to wait for what seemed like ages in the doctor's surgery.
surgery/'sɜːdʒəri/n.诊所;外科手术
在沮丧了一个多月后,他决定去看医生。他在诊室里等着,像是等了几个世纪。
The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously;a woman was coughing and sneezing badly;and a baby was screaming.
bleed/'bliːd/vi.流血,出血
sneeze/sniːz/vi.&n.打喷嚏
scream/skriːm/vi.尖声大叫 n.尖叫声
旁边的男人在流血,紧张地看着手表;一个女人使劲咳嗽、打喷嚏;还有个婴儿在哭闹。
Finally,after he had been waiting for about half an hour,he was called in for his consultation.The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in.
consultation/ˌkɒnsəl'teɪʃən/n.就诊;咨询
等了半小时后,终于叫到他了。他进去时医生正在办公桌上写便条。
“Sorry,I'm just finishing something.I'm afraid we've been very busy this morning.” She then turned to the man.“So,what's the problem?”she asked.
“抱歉,我刚忙完别的事,今天上午很忙。” 之后她转向中年人问道,“你怎么了?”
Well,I've been having ⑳a bit of a crisis,you know,lots of problems,” replied the man.“And I've been doing a lot of work.”
“是这样的,我最近遭遇了一点危机,嗯,是出现了很多问题,” 那人回答道,“而且我工作一直很忙。”
crisis/'kraɪsɪs/n.危机;危难时刻
Mmm,you're looking very pale.”The doctor started to examine him.“Well,everything is working OK,”she announced afterwards.“You have slightly high blood pressure and you're ㉑breathing quite heavily,but otherwise everything's fine.”
examine/ɪɡ'zæmɪn/vt.检查
announce/ə'naʊns/vt.宣布,宣告
afterwards/'ɑːftəwədz/adv.随后,后来
“嗯,你脸色很苍白。” 医生开始给他检查。“不过一切正常,” 她检查后说道。“除了血压有点高,呼吸有些沉重,其他方面都正常。
“So what can I do?” asked the man.“I'm going on a trip soon.I will be working in the United States for three months.This time next week,I'll be arriving in New York.”
“那我该怎么办?” 那人问道。“我很快就要出差了,要在美国连续工作三个月。下星期的这个时候,我就去纽约了。”
The doctor thought for a while.“I think what you need is a good laugh.That would do you a lot of good.A circus is performing in town.Why don't you go to see it?I hear there's an amazing clown who'll really make you laugh.His name's Grock.”
“I am Grock,” replied the man sadly.
circus/'sɜːkəs/n.马戏团
clown/klaʊn/n.小丑
医生想了一会儿。“我觉得你需要开怀大笑,笑出来对你很有好处。城里刚好有马戏团表演,你怎么不去看看呢?我听说马戏团里有个很棒的小丑,叫格罗克,他肯定能逗笑你。”
“可我就是格罗克,” 那人悲伤地回答。
GENERAL TEACHING
课文语法填空
PART TWO
Story A
A famous art collector 1__________ (walk) through the city when he noticed a dirty cat 2________ (lap) milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He did___ double take.
He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very______ (value), so he walked 5 _______(casual) into the store and 6________(innocent) offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars. The store owner replied,"I'm sorry,but the cat isn't7 _______sale."
was walking
lapping
a
valuable
casually
innocently
for
The collector said,"Please,I need a hungry cat with a good appetite around the house to catch 8______ (mouse). I'll pay you 200 dollars 9 _____that cat."
The owner said"sold" and handed over the cat. The collector continued,"Hey, for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw 10_____ that old saucer. The cat's used to it and it'll save me from 11______ ( have) to get a dish."
And the owner said,"Sorry my friend, but that's my 12 _____(luck) saucer. So far this week I 13_______ (sell)68 cats."
mice
having
in
for
lucky
have sold
Story B
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a 1_______(camp) trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they 2. ______ (retire) for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke 3.______ and asked his 4._____ (faith) friend,"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me 5.______ you see."
"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes," replied Watson.
camping
retired
up
faithful
what
"And what do you deduce 6.______ that?" Watson thought fora minute."Well, according to the studies on astronomy, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and 7._________ (potential) billions of planets. According to the 8.________ (position) of the stars, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. According to the scientific ____________(measure)of time, I deduce that the time is 10.__________ (probable)a quarter past three. According to the current atmosphere, I forecast 11.______ we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes?"
Holmes was silent for a moment. "Watson," he said, "someone 12._________ (steal ) our tent!"
from
potentially
positions
measurement
probably
that
has stolen
Story C
A middle-aged man 1._________ (feel) very down. Everything 2._____________(go )wrong for him. He had had problems at work 3.____ his wife had left him for another man. So,after he had been feeling 4_________ (depress) for over a month, he decided to go to the doctor. He had to wait for seemed like ages in the doctor's surgery. The 5.________ (bleed)man next to him was looking at his watch6.__________ (nervous);a woman was coughing and sneezing badly;and a baby was screaming. Finally, after he 7.______________ (wait) for about half an hour, he was called in for his 8.___________ (consult).
was feeling
had been going
and
depressed
bleeding
nervously
had been waiting
consultation
The doctor 9.__________ (write) a note at her desk when he came in."Sorry, I'm just finishing something. I'm afraid we've been very busy this morning." She then 10._____ (turn) to the man."So, what's the problem?" she asked.
"Well, I've been having a bit of a crisis, you know, lots of problems,"replied the man."And I 11.____________ (do)a lot of work."
"Mmm, you're looking very pale." The doctor started 12._________(examine ) him."Well, everything is working OK," she 13._________(announce ) afterwards. "You have 14._______ (slight) high blood pressure and you're breathing quite 15.______ (heavy),but otherwise everything's fine."
was writing
turned
have been doing
to examine
announced
slightly
heavily
"So what can I do?" asked the man. "I'm going on a trip soon. I 16.____________ (work)in the United States for three months. This time next week, I'll be arriving in New York."
The doctor thought for 17.__while."I think18._______ you need is a good laugh. That would do you a lot of good. A circus 19.____________ (perform) in town. Why don't you go to see it? I hear there's an 20._______ (amaze )clown who'll really make you laugh. His name's Grock."
"I am Grock,"replied the man21.______ (sad).
will be working
a
what
is performing
amazing
sadly
GENERAL TEACHING
知识点总结
PART THREE
be doing...when... 正在做...这时
notice sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
do a double take 惊讶地又看了一眼
offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事
for sale 待售,供出售(尤指从主人手里)
a good appetite 胃口好
hand over 把……送交,交出
throw in 额外赠送
so far this week 本周至今
retire for the night 去睡觉
wake up 醒来;叫醒
look up at抬头仰望;抬头看
millions and millions of 无数的,千千万万的
deduce...from... 从……推断出……
scientific measurement 科学计算
for a moment 一会儿
feel down 感到沮丧
decide to do sth 决定做某事
go to the doctor 看医生
a bit of... (谈及负面事情时用)有点儿
breathe heavily 呼吸困难
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