I was impressed by her handling the affair all alone An army officer must know how to handle his men Translation No. 7: It's no simple matter to learn a foreign language well. Even though I have learned English for a few years, I still can t express myself effectively in the language Para. 3 1.…. just as I kept trying…, so were my English students trying…:我发现,和我在讲日语 时还试图保持西方人的交谈方式一样,我教的那些学英语的学生在讲英语时也力求保持 日本人的交谈方式 When you want to say that two events or situations are alike in some way, you can use the pattern "just as.,so.", with the first clause beginning with just as, and the second with so Inversion in the second clause is not necessary e.g. Just as one word can have two different meanings, so two different words can have the same meaning Just as we must educate our students for career, so we shall prepare them for life 2. ballgame:(also written as two words) any game played with a ball. In informal English, it is often used to mean a situation or activity Para. 4 1. I am just as happy if you question me.: I am just as happy if you question me .. as when Just as .(as) is used to emphasize the similarity between two things, two people, or two situations e.g. She is just as fat as her mother and just as unattractive The President said"No comment, and the other officials were just as tight-lipped 2. response:n.(to) a reply, an action done to answer回答,反应 e.g. He gave no response to my question In response(to):作为对…答复,作为反应 e.g. She opened the door in response to the knock Twice I put the request to him, but he said nothing in response respond v(to) e.g. He responded to my suggestion with a laugh /by laughing The plane responds well to the controls.这架飞机对其操纵系统反应灵敏 Translation No. 2: Prof. Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. " I am just as happy, he often says, "even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me Para. 5 1. serve a ball: throw up a ball in a game and hit it as a way of starting play 2. objection: something that one says to show that he opposes or disapproves of an action, idea, Some useful expressions: have an objection to反对 have no objection to不反对
１１ I was impressed by her handling the affair all alone. An army officer must know how to handle his men. Translation: No.7: It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well. Even though I have learned English for a few years, I still can’t express myself effectively in the language. Para.3 1. … just as I kept trying …, so were my English students trying …: 我发现，和我在讲日语 时还试图保持西方人的交谈方式一样，我教的那些学英语的学生在讲英语时也力求保持 日本人的交谈方式。 When you want to say that two events or situations are alike in some way, you can use the pattern “just as…, so…”, with the first clause beginning with just as, and the second with so. Inversion in the second clause is not necessary. e.g. Just as one word can have two different meanings, so two different words can have the same meaning. Just as we must educate our students for career, so we shall prepare them for life. 2. ballgame: (also written as two words) any game played with a ball. In informal English, it is often used to mean a situation or activity. Para.4 1. I am just as happy if you question me … : I am just as happy if you question me … as when you agree with me. Just as … (as) is used to emphasize the similarity between two things, two people, or two situations. e.g. She is just as fat as her mother and just as unattractive. The President said “No comment,” and the other officials were just as tight-lipped. 2. response: n. (to) a reply, an action done to answer 回答，反应 e.g. He gave no response to my question There have been several responses to our advertisement. in response (to): 作为对…答复，作为反应 e.g. She opened the door in response to the knock. Twice I put the request to him, but he said nothing in response. respond v. (to) e.g. He responded to my suggestion with a laugh / by laughing. The plane responds well to the controls. 这架飞机对其操纵系统反应灵敏。 Translation: No.2: Prof. Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. “I am just as happy,” he often says, “even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me.” Para.5 1. serve a ball: throw up a ball in a game and hit it as a way of starting play. 2. objection: something that one says to show that he opposes or disapproves of an action, idea, etc. Some useful expressions: have an objection to 反对 have no objection to 不反对
3. back and forth:类似短语如 up and down, to and from e.g. He was walking back and forth along the corridor 1. doubles: a game, esp in tennis, between two people on one side and two people on the other e.g. mixed doubles the men's doubles 2. line: queue; a queue of people waiting for something e.g. We stood in line to get the ticket vait in lin e.g. There is no knowing where he is There is no denying the fact that 4. whoever, whatever, etc. used as conjunctions: whoever: whatever, etc. can be used as conjunctions in the same way as the expressions no matter who, no matter what, etc. They are used to join two clauses e.g. Please let us know no matter where( wherever )you Everyone makes mistakes, no matter how(however he Ask students to do exercise vill 5. responsible: adj. (for) aving the duty of looking after someone or something e.g. 1)A pilot is responsible for his passengers safety 2)The children were responsible for cleaning their own rooms b. having done or been the cause of something bad g 1) The freezing weather is responsible for the cracks in the pavement 严寒的天气是造成人行道裂缝的原因 2)Who's responsible for this terrible mess 6. take one's turn: have ones chance to do something after someone else has done it phrase often occurs in the form of"take turns, meaning that two or more people something one after the other, esp. because this is fair e.g. The students take turns answering the teachers questions Para. 7 1. You always know your place in line: you always know when it is your turn of people waitin 2. n.+ such as such + n. as: used as introducing more examples of the type of person or thing that you have just mentioned e.g. The money is used to buy basic foods such as flour, rice, and pasta The museum has paintings by such Impressionist artists as Manet and Degas 3. be a/no stranger to: is(un )accustomed to or(un)acquainted with something specified XR 种特定事物不习惯或不熟悉 eg. He is a stranger to Latin.他不懂拉丁文 He is no stranger to poverty.他曾饱尝贫穷之苦
１２ 3. back and forth: 类似短语如 up and down, to and from e.g. He was walking back and forth along the corridor. Para.6 1. doubles: a game, esp. in tennis, between two people on one side and two people on the other. e.g. mixed doubles the men’s doubles 2. line: queue; a queue of people waiting for something e.g. We stood in line to get the ticket. wait in line 3. there is no doing…: It is not possible to do… e.g. There is no knowing where he is. There is no denying the fact that …… 4. whoever, whatever, etc. used as conjunctions: whoever, whatever, etc. can be used as conjunctions in the same way as the expressions no matter who, no matter what, etc. They are used to join two clauses. e.g. Please let us know no matter where (= wherever ) you go. Everyone makes mistakes, no matter how (= however ) wise he is. Ask students to do Exercise VIII. 5. responsible: adj. (for) a. having the duty of looking after someone or something e.g.1) A pilot is responsible for his passenger’s safety. 2) The children were responsible for cleaning their own rooms. b. having done or been the cause of something bad e.g.1) The freezing weather is responsible for the cracks in the pavement. 严寒的天气是造成人行道裂缝的原因。 2) Who’s responsible for this terrible mess? 6. take one’s turn: have one’s chance to do something after someone else has done it. The phrase often occurs in the form of “take turns”, meaning that two or more people do something one after the other, esp. because this is fair. e.g. The students take turns answering the teacher’s questions. Para.7 1. You always know your place in line: you always know when it is your turn. one’s place in line --- one’s position in a queue of people waiting 2. n. + such as / such + n. + as: used as introducing more examples of the type of person or thing that you have just mentioned. e.g. The money is used to buy basic foods such as flour, rice, and pasta. The museum has paintings by such Impressionist artists as Manet and Degas. 3. be a / no stranger to: is (un)accustomed to or (un)acquainted with something specified 对某 种特定事物不习惯或不熟悉 e.g. He is a stranger to Latin. 他不懂拉丁文。 He is no stranger to poverty. 他曾饱尝贫穷之苦
4. and so on/forth and other things of this kind e.g. You can program a computer to paint, play chess and so on He can talk for hours about art, literature, history and so forth Translation No 6: Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace in Beijing No8:I don't want you simply to agree or disagree with me. I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on Para. 8 1. knock down: make something fall by hitting or pushing it e.g. a bus nearly knocked him down when he was crossing the street Translation No 4: The driver is responsible for this accident. His car knocked down a tree and a man on his Para. 9 1.… that you are done:… that you have finished The past participle done is often used as an adjective which means"finished","completed"or 'ended e.g. Just one more question and I'm done At last the battle was done The entire project will not be done until next year Para. 10 1.(It's)no wonder/little wonder /small wonder that: it is not surprising, naturally AE> 奇,十分自然 e.g. It's no wonder you've got a headache when you drank so much last night It's little wonder the children are bored 2. halfway at the midpoint between two things e.g. The car ran short of gas halfway between two gas stations I was halfway up the stairs when I heard a knock no the door 3. fall apart: break, fall to pieces, end in failure散开,垮台,崩溃,分裂,破碎 egI) Feudalism was falling apart封建制度正在土崩瓦解 2)Ann did what she could to keep the marriage from falling apar 3)The book was old and soon fell apart Ask students to do exercise ix Para.11 get a western style discussion going: cause a western style discussion to be carried on get: to bring sb. or sth. to the point at which he or it is doing something e.g. It's not hard to get him talking The lecturer soon got us thinking ll on
１３ 4. and so on/forth: and other things of this kind e.g. You can program a computer to paint, play chess and so on. He can talk for hours about art, literature, history and so forth. Translation: No.6: Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace in Beijing. No.8: I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me. I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on. Para.8 1. knock down: make something fall by hitting or pushing it e.g. A bus nearly knocked him down when he was crossing the street. Translation: No.4: The driver is responsible for this accident. His car knocked down a tree and a man on his bike. Para.9 1. …that you are done: … that you have finished The past participle done is often used as an adjective which means “finished”, “completed” or “ended”. e.g. Just one more question and I’m done. At last the battle was done. The entire project will not be done until next year. Para.10 1. (It’s) no wonder / little wonder / small wonder that: it is not surprising, naturally 不足为 奇，十分自然 e.g. It’s no wonder you’ve got a headache when you drank so much last night. It’s little wonder the children are bored. 2. halfway: at the midpoint between two things e.g. The car ran short of gas halfway between two gas stations. I was halfway up the stairs when I heard a knock no the door. 3. fall apart: break, fall to pieces, end in failure 散开，垮台，崩溃，分裂，破碎 e.g. 1) Feudalism was falling apart.封建制度正在土崩瓦解。 2) Ann did what she could to keep the marriage from falling apart. 3) The book was old and soon fell apart. Ask students to do Exercise IX. Para.11 1. get a western style discussion going: cause a western style discussion to be carried on. get: to bring sb. or sth. to the point at which he or it is doing something. e.g. It’s not hard to get him talking. The lecturer soon got us thinking. 2. call on / upon:
a. to pay a short visit to(sb)拜访 e.g. We can call on Mary tomorrow b. to ask sb to do something esp. formally要求,号召,呼吁 e.g. The President called on his people to make sacrifices for the good of their count 3. refer to a to mention or speak about提到,说起 e.g. In her autobiography she never referred to her parents b. to look at for information参考,查阅 e.g. 1)Let me just refer to my notes to find the exact figures 2)She could make a new dish without referring to any cookery books c. to concern, be directed towards or be relevant to针对,有关,指的是 e.g. 1) The figures in the left-hand column refer to our overseas sales 2)When I said people are stupid I wasnt referring to you d. refer sb/sth to sb--- to send or direct to for information, decision, or action 叫.求助于,提交作处理(决定),让..参考 e.g. 1)The professor referred me to an article she had written on this subject 2)We referred the proposal to the board of directors 4. parallel: adi(to, with) a.(of two lines or row) running side by side with another line but never getting nearer to or further away from it平行的 e.g. Draw a line parallel to / with this one b of the same type and happening or done at the same time, corresponding, similar rlhs 同时发生的,相应的 e.g. 1) My feelings in this matter are parallel to yours c. in parallel/ without(a) parallel/ be on a parallel with平行/无与伦比的,举世无双/ 与平行,相似 eg. It is a great event without parallel in history.史无前例的 The present famine is almost on a parallel with the disastrous one of ten years ago. E 前的饥荒几乎与10年前的灾难性饥荒一样严重。 Translation in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBa finals of the previous wa don as he joined No. 3: We called on him to take part in our conversation about pop music, but as soon as he joined Para. 12 1. now(that): because of the fact that; since(something) has happened Now that we are alone, we can speak freely 2. switch:v. to change or exchange,esp. completely or unexpectedly(完全或突然地)转变, 转换,改变 e.g. 1) He got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories 2) Having considered that problem, they switched their conversation to other matter do er Translation No. 1: Referring to the differences between American English and British English, he said,"The
１４ a. to pay a short visit to (sb) 拜访 e.g. We can call on Mary tomorrow. b. to ask sb to do something esp. formally 要求，号召，呼吁 e.g. The President called on his people to make sacrifices for the good of their country. 3. refer to: a. to mention or speak about 提到，说起 e.g. In her autobiography she never referred to her parents. b. to look at for information 参考，查阅 e.g. 1) Let me just refer to my notes to find the exact figures. 2) She could make a new dish without referring to any cookery books. c. to concern, be directed towards or be relevant to 针对，有关，指的是 e.g.1) The figures in the left-hand column refer to our overseas sales. 2) When I said people are stupid I wasn’t referring to you. d. refer sb/sth to sb--- to send or direct to for information, decision, or action 叫…求助于，提交…作处理（决定），让…参考 e.g. 1)The professor referred me to an article she had written on this subject. 2) We referred the proposal to the board of directors. 4. parallel: adj. (to, with) a. (of two lines or row) running side by side with another line but never getting nearer to or further away from it 平行的 e.g. Draw a line parallel to / with this one. b. of the same type and happening or done at the same time, corresponding, similar 类似的， 同时发生的，相应的 e.g. 1) My feelings in this matter are parallel to yours. c. in parallel / without (a) parallel / be on a parallel with 平行/无与伦比的，举世无双/ 与平行，相似 e.g. It is a great event without parallel in history.史无前例的 The present famine is almost on a parallel with the disastrous one of ten years ago.目 前的饥荒几乎与 10 年前的灾难性饥荒一样严重。 Translation: No.3: We called on him to take part in our conversation about pop music, but as soon as he joined in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous week. Para.12. 1. now (that): because of the fact that; since (something) has happened e.g. Now (that) John’s arrived, we can begin. Now that we are alone, we can speak freely. 2. switch: v. to change or exchange, esp. completely or unexpectedly（完全或突然地）转变， 转换，改变 e.g. 1) He got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories. 2) Having considered that problem, they switched their conversation to other matter. Ask students to do Exercise X Translation: No.1: Referring to the differences between American English and British English, he said, “The
United States and Britain are after all two different countries No 5: Since our production of radios came to a halt we have switched to the production of mobile phones I. Translation: Exercise Xll Il Structured Writing: Exercise XIV 15
１５ United States and Britain are, after all, two different countries. No.5: Since our production of radios came to a halt, we have switched to the production of mobile phones. Assignments: I. Translation: Exercise XII II. Structured Writing: Exercise XIV