精讀1第二單元重要知識點(diǎn)精讀1第二單元重要知識點(diǎn)精讀1第二單元重要知識點(diǎn)xxx公司精讀1第二單元重要知識點(diǎn)文件編號：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度TheFunTheyHadMargieevenwroteaboutitthatnightinherdiary.OnthepageheadedMay17,2157,shewrote,“TodayTommyfoundarealbook!”Itwasaveryoldbook.Margie’sgrandfatheroncesaidthatwhenhewasalittleboyhisgrandfathertoldhimthattherewasatimewhenallstorieswereprintedonpaper.Theyturnedthepages,whichwereyellowandcrinkly,anditwasawfullyfunnytoreadwordsthatstoodstillinsteadofmovingthewaytheyweresupposedtoonascreen,youknow.Andthen,whentheyturnedbacktothepagebefore,ithadthesamewordsonitthatithadhadwhentheyreaditthefirsttime.“Gee,”saidTommy,“whatawaste!Whenyou’rethroughwiththebook,youjustthrowitaway,Iguess.Ourtelevisionscreenmusthaveamillionbooksonitandit’sgoodforplentymore.Iwouldn’tthrowitaway.”“Samewithmine,”saidMargie.Shewaselevenandhadn’tseenasmanytelebooksasTommyhad.Hewasthirteen.Shesaid,“Wheredidyoufindit”“Inmyhouse,”hepointedwithoutlookingbecausehewasbusyreading.“Intheattic.”“What’sitabout”“School.”Margiewasscornful.“SchoolWhat’stheretowriteaboutschoolIhateschool.”Margiealwayshatedschool,butnowshehateditmorethanever.ThemechanicalteacherhadbeengivinghertestaftertestingeographyandshehadbeendoingworseandworseuntilhermotherhadshakenherheadsorrowfullyandsentfortheCountyInspector.Hewasaroundlittlemanwitharedfaceandawholeboxoftoolswithdialsandwires.HesmiledatMargieandgaveheranapple,thentooktheteacherapart.Margiehadhopedhewouldn’tknowhowtoputittogetheragain,butheknewhowallright,and,afteranhourorso,thereitwasagain,largeandblackandugly,withabigscreenonwhichallthelessonswereshownandthequestionswereasked.Thatwasn’tsobad.ThepartMargiehatedmostwastheslotwhereshehadtoputhomeworkandtestpapers.Shealwayshadtowritethemoutinapunchcodetheymadeherlearnwhenshewassixyearsold,andthemechanicalteachercalculatedthemarkinnotime.Margiewasdisappointed.Shehadbeenhopingtheywouldtaketheteacherawayaltogether.SoshesaidtoTommy,“Whywouldanyonewriteaboutschool”Tommylookedatherwithverysuperioreyes,“Becauseit’snotourkindofschool,stupid.Thisistheoldkindofschoolthattheyhadhundredsandhundredsofyearsago.”Headdedloftily,pronouncingthewordcarefully,“Centuriesago.”Margiewashurt.“Well,Idon’tknowwhatkindofschooltheyhadallthattimeago.”Shereadthebookoverhisshoulderforawhile,andthensaid,“Anyway,theyhadateacher.”“Suretheyhadateacher,butitwasn’taregularteacher.Itwasaman.”“AmanHowcouldamanbeateacher”“Well,hejusttoldtheboysandgirlsthingsandgavethemhomeworkandaskedthemquestions.”“Amanisn’tsmartenough.”“Sureheis.Myfatherknowsasmuchasmyteacher.”Margiewasn’tpreparedtodisputethat.Shesaid,“Iwouldn’twantastrangemaninmyhousetoteachme.”Tommyscreamedwithlaughter.“Youdon’tknowmuch,Margie.Theteachersdidn’tliveinthehouse.Theyhadaspecialbuildingandallthekidswentthere.”“Andallthekidslearnedthesamething”“Sure,iftheywerethesameage.”“Butmymothersaysateacherhastobeadjustedtofitthemindsofeachboyandgirlitteachesandthateachkidhastobetaughtdifferently.”Theyweren’tevenhalf-finishedwhenMargie’smothercalled,“Margie!School!”Margielookedup.“Notyet,Mamma.”“Now!”saidMrs.Jones.“Andit’sprobablytimeforTommy,too.”MargiesaidtoTommy,“CanIreadthebooksomemorewithyouafterschool”“Maybe,”hesaidnonchalantly.Hewalkedawaywhistling,thedustyoldbooktuckedbeneathhisarm.Margiewentintotheschoolroom.Itwasrightnexttoherbedroom,andthemechanicalteacherwasonandwaitingforher.ItwasalwaysonatthesametimeeverydayexceptSaturdayandSunday,becausehermothersaidlittlegirlslearnedbetteriftheylearnedatregularhours.Thescreenwaslitup,anditsaid:“Today’sarithmeticlessonisontheadditionofproperfractions.Pleaseinsertyesterday’shomeworkintheproperslot.”Margiedidsowithasigh.Shewasthinkingabouttheoldschooltheyhadwhenhergrandfather’sgrandfatherwasalittleboy.Allthekidsfromthewholeneighborhoodcame,laughingandshoutingintheschoolyard,sittingtogetherintheschoolroom,goinghometogetherattheendoftheday.Theylearnedthesamethings,sotheycouldhelponeanotheronthehomeworkandtalkaboutit.Andtheteacherswerepeople.Margiewasthinkingabouthowthekidsmusthaveloveditintheolddays.Shewasthinkingaboutthefuntheyhad.Paragraph1WordsandExpressions1.head.vt.1)tobeatthefrontortopofsomething.ThechapterwasheadedMyEarlyLife.這一章的標(biāo)題是“我早年的生活”。TheQueen'scarriageheadedtheprocession.2)tobeinchargeofagroupororganization.SheheadsoneofBritain'sleadingtravelfirms.她是英國一家主要的旅游公司的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。Synonym:leadParagraphs2-30WordsandExpressions2.crinkly:adj.1)havingmanythinfoldsorwrinkles;curly.Thepagesofthebookareyellowandcrinklyasaresultoflongage.Derivation:crinklevt./n.3.besupposedto:1)tohaveto;tohaveadutyoraresponsibilityto.Theyweresupposedtobehereanhourago.他們應(yīng)該在一小時(shí)以前到達(dá)這里。WhatareyoudoingoutofbedYou'resupposedtobeasleep.You'renotsupposed(=allowed)toparkhere.2)tobeintendedto.Thesebatteriesaresupposedtolastforayear.這些電池應(yīng)該可以用上一年。Weweresupposedtohavegoneawaythisweek,butDebbie'sillsowecouldn'tgo.Synonyms:oughtto,should4.plenty:1)n./pron.(thestateofhaving)enoughormorethanenough,oralargeamount.AsIhadplentyofmoneyIwasabletohelpher.我有很多錢，所以能幫助她。Ifalawyerhasplentyofclients,hegrowsrich.律師如果有大量的訴訟委托人，就會財(cái)源不斷。Agrowingchildneedsplentyofsleep.正發(fā)育的孩子必須有充足的睡眠。"Wouldyoulikesomemorewine""Nothanks,I'vehadplenty."2)adv.asmuchasnecessary.Thiscarcostmeplenty(=alotofmoney).There'splentymorebeerinthefridge.Synonym:enoughadv.Collocations:plentymore還有很多,大量的;inplenty很多；處于優(yōu)裕環(huán)境之中,，（過）優(yōu)裕的生活5.scornful:adj.showingcontemptordisrespectfor.Hefelthumiliatedbyherscornfulremarks.他因?yàn)槁牭剿切┏爸S的話而感到屈辱。Hegaveascornfullaughatmyproposal.他對我的建議輕蔑地一笑。Synonyms:contemptuous,disdainfulCollocation:bescornfulof.Heisscornfulofthegreedofothers.他看不慣別人的貪心。6.mechanical:adj.1)oformoved,worked,orproducedbymachinery.Thenewcarhadtobewithdrawnfromthemarketbecauseofamechanicaldefect.那種新汽車因有機(jī)械缺陷只好撤出市場。2)withoutthinkingaboutwhatyouaredoing,especiallybecauseyoudosomethingoften.Hewasaskedthesamequestionsomanytimesthattheanswerbecamemechanical.同樣的問題人們問得太多了，所以他的答案也是千篇一律。Iwastaughttoreadinamechanicalway.Derivation:machinen.for:asksb.torequestsb.elsetocome.Thechildisrunningahighfever.Wemustsendforadoctoratonce.孩子在發(fā)高燒，我們必須馬上派人去請醫(yī)生。Thereissomethingwrongwiththehavetosendforsomeonetorepairit.電視機(jī)壞了，你必須請人來修理。Synonym:call8.slot:n.alongnarrowhole,especiallyoneforputtingcoinsintoorforfittingaseparatepieceinto.Pickupthereceiveranddepositacoinintheslot.拿起聽筒之后，放一個(gè)硬幣在這個(gè)小口子里。Iputmymoneyintheslotandpressedthebuttonbutnothingcameout.9.innotime:veryquicklyorverysoon.It'sallreadyandI'llgetyousomethingtoeatinnotime都準(zhǔn)備好了，我馬上給你們弄點(diǎn)吃的。We'llhavethatleakfixedinnotime.Synonyms:quickly,soon10.superior:1)adj.betterthanaverageorbetterthanotherpeopleorthingsofthesametype;higherinrankorsocialpositionthanothers.I'llreportyoutoyoursuperiorofficer!我要把你的情況報(bào)告給你的上司！Thisisclearlytheworkofasuperiorartist.這顯然是出自一位優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)家之手的作品。2)n.apersonorgroupofpeoplewhoarehigherinrankorsocialpositionthanothers.Healwaysdoeswhathissuperiortellshim.他總是聽從上級的命令。Iwillpassyourcomplaintontomysuperior.Derivation:superiorityn.Antonym:inferiorCollocation:besuperiorto:bebetterthanorbeofhigherpositionthan.Forallbabies,breastfeedingisfarsuperiortobottle-feeding.對于所有的嬰兒來說，母乳喂養(yǎng)遠(yuǎn)勝于牛奶喂養(yǎng).11.regular:adj.1)happeningordoingsomethingoften.Iamaregularreaderofthisnewspaper.我是這份報(bào)紙的長期讀者。TopfootballersmakeregularappearancesonTV.2)usualorordinary.Hehasveryregularfeatures.他五官端正。Herregularsecretarywasoffsickforaweek.Icouldn'tseemyregulardentist.Derivation:regularityn.Synonyms:even;often;ordinary1)vi./vt.toargueaboutsth.esp.angrilyandforalongtime.Theyaredisputingabouttherightsandwrongsofthecase.他們正在激烈爭論這個(gè)事件的是非曲直。Thequestionwashotlydisputedamongthesescholars.Collocations:disputeaboutdisputeoverSynonyms:argue,debate2)n.anargumentordisagreement,especiallyanofficialonebetween,forexample,workersandemployersortwocountrieswithacommonborder.It'samatterofdisputewhethertheydidtherightthing.他們做得對還是不對，這是有爭議的。Thetwocountriesareinvolvedinaborderdispute.Theyhavebeenunabletosettle/resolvethedisputeoverworkingconditions.Collocations:beyond(all)dispute:certainly.HeisbeyondalldisputethefinestactorinHollywoodtoday.indispute:beingdoubted.Idon'tthinkherabilityisinIquestionisherattitude.opentodispute:notcertain.Hesaysit'sthebestmusicalequipmentyoucanbuy,butIthinkthat'sopentodispute.Synonyms:argument,difference:1)vt./vi..tochangesomethingslightly,especiallytomakeitmorecorrect,effective,orsuitable.Thiskindofdeskcanbeadjustedtotheheightyouneed.這種書桌的高低可以按照你的需要調(diào)節(jié)。Overtheyears,wealllearnedtoadjust,tobecomemorecomfortablewitheachother,andtoadapttoournewfamilyarrangement.年復(fù)一年，我們都學(xué)會了調(diào)整自己，學(xué)會了彼此寬容，學(xué)會了適應(yīng)我們新的家庭規(guī)則。2)vt./vi.toarrangeyourclothingtomakeyourselflooktidy.Sheadjustedherskirt,tookadeepbreathandwalkedintotheroom.3)vt.tobecomemorefamiliarwithanewsituation.Hecan'tadjusthimselftothebusylifeinthisbigcity.他無法適應(yīng)這個(gè)大都市的忙碌生活。Ican'tadjustmyselftolivingonmyown.Hereyesareslowlyadjustedtothedark.Synonym:adaptDerivation:adjustable14.tuck:vt.putsomethingintoasafeorconvenientplace.Tuckyourglovesinyourpocketsothatyouwon'tlosethem.把你的手套放進(jìn)口袋里以免弄丟了。Shehadadolltuckedunderherarm.她腋下夾著一只布娃娃。EventuallyIfoundthecertificatetuckedunderapileofoldletters.Collocation:tucksb.in:tomakesomeonecomfortableintheirbed,especiallyachild,byarrangingthecoversroundthem.HewasasleepbeforeItuckedhimin.我還沒來得及給他蓋好被子，他就睡著了。Sentences:1.Theyturnedthepages,whichwereyellowandcrinkly,anditwasawfullyfunnytoreadwordsthatstoodstillinsteadofmovingthewaytheyweresupposedto–onascreen,youknow.(Paragraph3)Explanation:Tomodifyverbs,weusuallyuseadverbs.Butwithcertainverbs,adjectivescanbeused.Thisaimstodescribethesubjectofthesentence,nottheaction.Verbsofthiskindarebe,seem,appear,look,go,sound,taste,feel,smell,stand,etc.Paraphrase:Thekidsopenedtheyellowandcrinklybook,andfounditveryinterestingthatallthewordsaremotionless,quitecontrarytowhattheywereexpectedto–onascreen,youknow.Translation:他們翻著泛黃并卷角起皺的書頁，覺得閱讀靜止的而不是本該移動的文字——你知道，就是屏幕上的那種——更有趣。2.HesmiledatMargieandgaveheranapple,thentooktheteacherapart.(Paragraph12)Paraphrase:HesmiledatMargieandgaveheranapple,thendissembletheteacherapart.Translation:他朝瑪吉