1、Language Focus一、Text生詞make it big: (infml ) be very successful 成功，出名e.g. Thousands upon thousands of start-up companies pour into the market every year, but veryfew of them make it big in business.每年有成千上萬家創(chuàng)業(yè)公司進入市場，但成功的沒幾家。take control of: have the power to make decisions about (sth.) 控制e.g. The CEO

2、was forced to quit as he failed to take real control of the company.總裁未能真正掌控公司大局，被迫辭職。splash: vt. display (a news story, photograph, etc.) noticeably ?各置于顯眼位置e.g. The pop star was in high spirits during the interview and was obviously not much affected by her recent divorce splashed all over the new

3、s media.那位流行歌星受訪時心情頗佳，顯然沒怎么受媒體大肆報道的她近日離婚之事的影響。claim: v. state that (sth.) is true, even though it has not been proved 聲稱e.g. American scientists claimed to have spotted for the first time the gravitational waves ( 引力波 ) predicted by Einstein in 1916.美國科學家稱首次捕捉到了愛因斯坦1916年預測的引力波。remarkable: a. extraor

4、dinary or worthy of attention 不同尋常的；引人注目的e.g. The local government achieved remarkable success in its efforts to attract more college graduates to the region.當地政府努力吸引更多的大學畢業(yè)生前來該地，成績斐然。present: v. give (sth.) to sb. formally 贈送e.g. The firefighter was presented with a gold medal by the mayor for his

5、brave rescue of two children in a fire.消防隊員火中勇救兩位兒童被市長授予金獎。local: a. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood 當地的；本地的e.g. Some local residents joined the studentsprotest against extecnustisveinbeudugceattion.不少當地居民參加了學生反對大幅削減教育預算的抗議活動。surge: v. rise suddenly and

6、greatly 急劇上升，飛漲s support hae.g. Political analysts and observers were amazed that the independent candidatesurged so greatly since the start of his presidential campaign.總統選舉開始以來，這位獨立候選人的支持率急劇上升，令政治分析人士和觀察家頗為驚訝。find out: get information through study or inquiry 查明e.g. An investigation was underway t

7、o find out the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a restaurant.酒店在爆炸事件中嚴重受損，有關爆炸原因的調查正在進行中。origin: n. the place where sth. begins, where it springs into being 出身，血統；起源e.g. Barack Obama was the first U.S. president of African American origin.巴拉克 奧巴馬是首位非洲裔美國總統。cancel: v. end (an agreement or ar

8、rangement that you have with sb.) 取消，廢除e.g. Scheduled flights can be cancelled because of bad weather.預定的航班會因惡劣天氣而取消。contract: n. a legal agreement 合同；契約e.g. A Chinese company won a contract for work on highway construction in central Africa. 一家中國公司拿下了在中非修建公路的合同。give birth to: produce a baby or youn

9、g animal 生孩子；產仔 e.g. Chinese parents traditionally favor boys over girls, and women giving birth to a girl are more likely to plan a second child.傳統上中國父母重男輕女，生女孩的婦女很可能計劃生二胎。come out with: offer (sth.) for public inspection, sale, etc. 拿出；推出；發(fā)表e.g. The Corporation has come out with a low-price, high

10、performance smartphone.公司推出一款低價高性能的智能手機。frame: v. put (a picture) in a structure that will hold it firmly 給(圖片等)鑲框e.g. The girl was very excited when her dad framed her drawing and hung it on the wall of theirsitting room.小女孩很興奮，因為她爸把她的畫裝入鏡框掛在了客廳的墻上。private: a. of, belonging to a particular person;

11、personal 私有的；私人的e.g. Children tend to have more self-confidence if their parents show respect for their privatelife.如果家長尊重孩子的隱私，孩子往往更自信。deliver: v. express in words; send forth 陳述，講；傳遞e.g. The course Public Speech aims to help students deliver forceful speeches that impress theaudience.公共演講課旨在幫助學生進行

12、有說服力的、能打動聽眾的演講。definitely: ad. without question and beyond doubt 明確地；確定無疑地e.g. A witness of the car accident said there were definitely two people in the car but the man inthe car claimed he was all by himself.車禍目擊者說車里肯定有兩個人，可車里那人聲稱只有他一人。image: n. a picture of a person or thing 影像；圖像e.g. The term “

13、seaside holiday ” revived in my brain images of relaxing days in cafes overlooking a white beach and blue sea.“海邊度假”一詞在我腦海里喚起的是閑坐在咖啡館，俯瞰白沙碧海的畫面。contact: v. get in touch with 聯系；聯絡e.g. The police didn t think the missing boy was kidnapped, foitrhad been weeks and no one contacted the family.警方認為失蹤的孩子

14、并沒有被綁架，因為已經幾個星期了，還沒有人跟孩子家人聯系。submit: v. present (sth.) for consideration or judgment 提交；呈遞e.g. The coach of the national team submitted his resignation one day after stories of soccer fraud had been splashed over the front pages of newspapers.報紙頭版紛紛報道足球騙局的次日，國家隊教練提出了辭呈。contest: n. an occasion on whi

15、ch a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 比賽；競賽e.g. The girl that no one had ever heard of became famous overnight when she won the first prize in a national singing contest.那個沒人聽說過的女生贏得全國歌唱比賽一等獎，一夜成名。outstanding: a. extremely good; excellent 杰出的；優(yōu)秀的e.g. The billionaire set up a sch

16、olarship to encourage outstanding young people to pursue scientific research.那位億萬富翁設立獎學金鼓勵青年才俊從事科學研究。exclaim: v. cry out suddenly and loudly from pain, anger, etc. 驚叫；大聲說e.g. The children rushed downstairs to the living room and exclaimed in delight when they sawthe presents under the Christmas tree

17、.看到圣誕樹下的禮物，孩子們歡呼著沖下樓來到客廳。competition: n. contest 競爭；比賽e.g. Physical stores face heavy competition from e-business.實體店面臨電商的激烈競爭。be prone to: have a tendency to do or to be affected by 有的傾向； 易于的e.g. The auto company recalled their latest model because there are increasing complaints that the cars are

18、prone to accidents.汽車公司召回了最新的型號，因為不斷有投訴說那款車很容易出事故。collection: n. a group of similar things deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time （一批）收藏品；收集（物）e.g. The private museum attracts visitors from all over China for its collection of thread-bound Chinese books.那家私人博物館收藏的線裝書吸引了來自全國各地的參觀者。numer

19、ous: a. great in number; many 為數眾多的；無數的e.g. For startup companies, it is important to spot the right business opportunity among numerous options.對創(chuàng)業(yè)公司而言，在眾多選擇中找到合適的商機至關重要。amaze: v. surprise （sb.） greatly 使驚奇；使吃驚e.g. I like cooking and very often I amaze myself at what I produce by experimenting on c

20、razy cooking ideas.我喜歡烹飪，會大開腦洞嘗試各種方式，結果常常令人驚喜。throughout: prep. in or during the entire time; through the whole time of 在整個期間； 貫穿始終e.g. What I like a lot of the city is there are many convenience stores open around the clock, throughout the year.這個城市我非常喜歡的一點是，很多便利店二十四小時營業(yè)，全年無休。flee: v. run away (fro

21、m) 逃離e.g. Thousands have fled the country ever since the civil war broke out three months ago. 三個月前內戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)，成千上萬的人逃離出境。find/take refuge in: 在 避難e.g. People fleeing from the fighting between the government and the rebel army have takenrefuge in UN-organized camps.人們紛紛逃離政府軍與叛軍的戰(zhàn)斗，在聯合國組織的難民營避難。二、 Text 難句Le

22、ss well-known, however, was the fact that the“ Aryan ” girl it claimed to show was actuallyJewish. (Para. 3)But few people were aware that the girl that was claimed to be“ Aryan ” was, in fact, Jewish.但不太為人所知的是，這張照片要展示的所謂“雅利安”女童其實是個猶太人。As remarkable as that revelation is, more remarkable is the stor

23、y that accompanies it.(Para. 4)Although that revelation is remarkable, more remarkable is(As) + adj./adv. + as(=AlthouJ彈元的雪點句型，可以結合練習進行操練。雖說這一披露非同尋常，但更為驚人的是整個事件的來龍去脈。It was the time of surging anti-Semitism in Berlin.(Para. 5)Anti-Semitism spread quickly in Berlin at that time.當時正值柏林反猶太運動高漲之時。have h

24、er picture taken (Para. 6)have sth. done 此處表示“安排他人(尤指理發(fā)師、修理師等專業(yè)人員)做某事”。e.g. I m having my car repaired, so I took a taxi home.我的車在修，所以我打的回家。ll get you the m(aPgaarazi.n1e0.)Just give me some money, and I8The sentence meansIf you just give me some money, Ill get you the magazine.你給我點錢，我可以去把雜志給你買來。Do

25、，and sb./sth. will: If you do ，sb./sth. wille.g. “ Gohome and have a good rest, and you will be fine tomorrow, ”the doctor said to the patient.“回家好好休息，明天就會好的，”醫(yī)生對病人說。Just: used, esp. with the imperative, to cut short a possible argument or delay or to appeal for attention or understanding:e.g. Just listen to what I' msayingi!Just try to understand! 你要明白！Just listen to him (i.e. and you will see how clever, funny,