1、Section B Ahead of the Game,CONTENTS,Preview the following questions before reading the text.,In what way is the writer humorous? What can we learn from the text? What do you think of the ticket to a successful relationship? What is the meaning of “ahead of the game”? 5. What is the meaning of from

2、above”?,Questions Preview,A friend of mine was suffering from a lack of self-confidence after the end of a particularly difficult relationship. He was a bit concerned about returning to the dating world, worried that he had “l(fā)ost his touch” with women.,Para. 1,Ahead of the Game,Text B,Chinese,Unfort

3、unately, soon after ending his previous relationship, he began to lose his hair, and he saw this as a sign from above that he was supposed to be alone for the rest of his life. “Who is going to want to date a man without hair?” he said to me. He was convinced that good hair was the ticket to a succe

4、ssful relationship. “What will she run her fingers through now?” he asked sadly. “The skin on top of my head?”,Para. 2,Text B,Chinese,When he finally started asking women out again, he only took them to locations where a cap was acceptableplaying in the park, walking the dog, or any kind of sporting

5、 event where he could successfully hide his thinning top. This worked out fine for a while, but there are only so many sporting events to go to, and only so many sunny days to walk the dog.,Para. 3,Text B,Chinese,One of the many great aspects of my friends character is that he really loves going out

6、 for a nice dinner. Back in college, we enjoyed many nights at the most expensive restaurants in town, spending too much money on bottles of wine and delicious food. Unfortunately, none of these restaurants allow caps to be worn. Hearing this, my friend was once again disappointed. Then, one day, he

7、 received a note in the mail saying that he had won a free dinner for two at a lovely new restaurant located in the business center of town.,Para. 4,Text B,Chinese,“Congratulations!” the letter read. “ You and a guest have been chosen to sample and enjoy our wonderful cooking and atmosphere. Please

8、find the enclosed gift certificate for fifty dollars!” My friend was delighted! Jumping up and down with happiness, he thought out loud about what to wear, what to order, when to go, and. who to take. He couldnt wear a hat into this new restaurant, and wondered if there was a woman out there who wou

9、ldnt be disappointed by his bare head.,Para. 5,Text B,Chinese,After worrying for a few minutes, my friend shouted out, “Im going!” Jumping up from his seat, he took on that all-too-familiar glow on his face as he quickly glanced through his address book for a possible date. At last, he landed on Sar

10、ah, the woman whom he had been interested in, from a distance, for months. He sat down in his favorite chair, dialed her number confidently, and asked her to join himshe accepted without even hesitating.,Para. 6,Text B,Chinese,A few nights later, dressed to the nines and without a cap in sight, he a

11、nd Sarah shared a perfect evening and have been wonderfully in love ever since. That was the best fifty dollars Ive spent in a very long time!,Para. 7 (2) Ahead of the game, meaning “being the winner in the game”. The writer tries to be humorous by using this title.,Ahead of the Game,Meaning of the

12、Sentences,Meaning: One of my friends had an extremely difficult time with his ex-girlfriend and when they finally broke up, he lost all his confidence.,A friend of mine was suffering from a lack of self-confidence after the end of a particularly difficult relationship.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meani

13、ng: He was a bit worried if he could successfully date another woman, because he was afraid he did not know how to deal with women.,He was a bit concerned about returning to the dating world, worried that he had “l(fā)ost his touch” with women.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Sadly, not long after he

14、broke up with his ex- girlfriend, he began to lose his hair, and he thought that it was a hint given by God telling him that he would never be able to find another girlfriend.,Unfortunately, soon after ending his previous relationship, he began to lose his hair, and he saw this as a sign from above

15、that he was supposed to be alone for the rest of his life.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: He firmly believed that to set up a good relationship with a lady, one must have good hair.,He was convinced that good hair was the ticket to a successful relationship.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: “Wha

16、t will she move her fingers through when she strokes my head, now that I dont have hair on my head?”,What will she run her fingers through now?,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: When in the end he began to go out with women again, he only took them to places where he was allowed to wear a cap.,When

17、he finally started asking women out again, he only took them to locations where a cap was acceptable.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: . or going to watch any kind of sporting event as long as he can wear a cap to cover his head on which the hair is getting thinner and thinner.,. or any kind of spo

18、rting event where he could successfully hide his thinning top.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: In this way, things went on quite smoothly for some time, but it cannot last long because there are a limited number of sporting events that one can go to, and there are also a limited number of sunny da

19、ys when one can take the dog out for a walk.,This worked out fine for a while, but there are only so many sporting events to go to, and only so many sunny days to walk the dog.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: In the past, when we were in college, we spent many nights enjoying ourselves at the most

20、 expensive restaurants in town, spending a lot of money drinking a lot of wine and eating tasty food.,Back in college, we enjoyed many nights at the most expensive restaurants in town, spending too much money on bottles of wine and delicious food.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: When he heard that

21、 one was not allowed to wear a hat at those expensive restaurants, my friend became hopeless again.,Hearing this, my friend was once again disappointed.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: The letter said, “We are happy to tell you that you have won a dinner for two.”,“Congratulations!” the letter rea

22、d.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: We have chosen you and a guest of yours to taste our delicious food while enjoying the special character of our environment.,You and a guest have been chosen to sample and enjoy our wonderful cooking and atmosphere.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Along with th

23、e letter, there is also a gift certificate in the envelope and it is worth 50 dollars.,Please find the enclosed gift certificate for fifty dollars!,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: . he talked to himself about what he should wear for the special dinner.,. he thought out loud about what to wear.,Mea

24、ning of the Sentences,Meaning: He. did not know if there would be any woman who would not care at all when she saw his hairless head.,He. wondered if there was a woman out there who wouldnt be disappointed by his bare head.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: He jumped up from his seat and then quickl

25、y went through his address book to look for a woman who would possibly date him. While he was doing so, the look of pleasure he used to have came back to his face.,Jumping up from his seat, he took on that all-too-familiar glow on his face as he quickly glanced through his address book for a possibl

26、e date.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: In the end, he fixed his attention on Sarah, the lady whom he had been interested in for several months, but dared not get close to her.,At last, he landed on Sarah, the woman whom he had been interested in, from a distance, for months.,Meaning of the Senten

27、ces,Meaning: He sat down in the chair he liked most, and began to call her with confidence. On the phone, he asked her to go out to dine with himand she agreed immediately.,He sat down in his favorite chair, dialed her number confidently, and asked her to join himshe accepted without even hesitating

28、.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: A few nights later, wearing his best clothes but no hat, my friend spent a wonderful evening with Sarah. From then on, they have been in love with each other.,A few nights later, dressed to the nines and without a cap in sight, he and Sarah shared a perfect evenin

29、g and have been wonderfully in love ever since.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: That fifty dollars was worth more than any amount of money I have spent in a long time.,That was the best fifty dollars Ive spent in a very long time!,Meaning of the Sentences,New Words,Words women seldom get it. 通常男性易

30、患此疾病，而女性則很少。,Expressions,Deaf people suffer from the problem of being unable to hear sounds.,previous adj.【1】happening or existing before the one mentioned 在先的；以前的 e.g. The previous century produced many great artists. 上世紀(jì)產(chǎn)生了許多偉大的藝術(shù)家。 【2】before a particular time or event 在之前 e.g. The writer has publ

31、ished two novels previous to this. 在此之前，這位作家已經(jīng)出版了兩本小說。,Exercises,New Words,Exercises,previous,2. 上星期，這個可憐的家伙把右腿給弄斷了。而在這之前，他 的左腿已在一起車禍中斷了。,The poor guy broke his right leg last week. Previous to that, he had broken his left leg in a car accident.,1. 律師引用了以前的一個案例作為辯護的依據(jù)。,The lawyer cited a previous ca

32、se to support his argument.,New Words,Exercises,convince v. 使確信；使信服,e.g. Theyre convinced that the picture is genuine. 他們相信這幅畫是真品。,警察確信女孩被謀殺了。,The police were convinced that the girl had been murdered.,New Words,Exercises,disappoint v. 使失望,e.g. Not to disappoint your clients is the key to the succes

33、s of your business. 不讓你的客戶失望是你生意成功的關(guān)鍵。,我女兒看我沒有買來她要的那種玩具娃娃時，非常失望。,My daughter was very disappointed when she saw I did not bring back the doll she wanted.,New Words,locate adj.【1】 fix or set in a certain place; situate 坐落于 e.g. A new factory is to be located in this area. 一家新工廠將建在這個地區(qū)。 【2】 find the p

34、osition of 找出；查明的位置 e.g. X-rays are used to locate breaks in bones. X 光被用來確定骨折的位置。,Exercises,New Words,Exercises,locate,2. 這些新增的觀測站能幫助我們確定許多小震級地震的發(fā)生地點。,These additional stations help us to locate many small earthquakes.,1. 上海位于中國東部。,Shanghai is located in eastern China.,New Words,Exercises,atmospher

35、e n. 氣氛； 環(huán)境,e.g. The restaurant has a very sweet atmosphere and is the perfect place for a romantic dinner. 這家餐館環(huán)境溫馨，是享用浪漫晚餐的理想場所。,這篇文章說，社會環(huán)境和習(xí)俗的突變造成了文化沖擊。,According to the passage, culture shock results from the sudden change of the social atmosphere and customs.,New Words,delight vt. cause (someon

36、e) great satisfaction or joy 使高興；使欣喜 e.g. I am delighted to be invited to your wedding party. 我很高興受邀參加您的婚禮。 n. a great pleasure or joy; something or someone that gives great pleasure 高興；使人高興的東西（或人） e.g. Reading is the delight of my son: he would rather read than watch TV. 看書是我兒子的愛好：他情愿看書，不愿看電視。,Exer

37、cises,New Words,Exercises,delight,2. 演出精彩極了；我當(dāng)時高興得忍俊不禁。,It was a very wonderful show; I could hardly keep from laughing with delight.,1. 聽到妻子的建議，他又驚訝又欣喜。,He was surprised and delighted with his wifes suggestion.,New Words,distance n.【1】 (singular) a distant point or place 遠處； 遠方 e.g. Perhaps distanc

38、e learning can fit our needs. 遠程教育也許能滿足我們的需要。 【2】 the amount of space or time between two points or events （ 空間或時間上的）距離；間隔 e.g. Its within walking distance. 步行能到那兒。,Exercises,New Words,Exercises,distance,2. 你所在的城市距桂林有多遠？,Whats the distance from your city to Guilin?,1. 從這兒你能清晰地看到遠處的那座島嶼。,From here yo

39、u can see quite clearly the island in the distance.,New Words,favorite adj. most loved or liked 最受喜歡的 e.g. Red is my favorite color. 紅色是我最喜歡的顏色。 n. something or someone that is loved above all others 最受喜愛的東西（人） e.g. This suit is my husbands favorite. 這套西裝是我丈夫最喜歡的。,Exercises,New Words,Exercises,favor

40、ite,2. 她所有的書我都喜歡，但這本是我最喜歡的。,I like all her books but this one is my favorite.,1. 與人交談是我最喜歡做的事情之一。,Talking with people is one of my favorite activities.,New Words,Exercises,hesitate v. 躊躇；猶豫不決,e.g. If I were you, I wouldnt hesitate to buy that jacket. 如果我是你的話，我會毫不猶豫地買下那件夾克衫。,如果你需要什么的話，請馬上告訴我們。,In cas

41、e you need something, please dont hesitate to ask me.,New Words,sight n.【1】 presence in ones view, the range of what can be seen 視野 e.g. It was raining and no boats were in sight. 天空下著雨，看不見一艘船。 【2】 the seeing of something （觀）看；（瞥）見 e.g. He always faints at the sight of blood. 他一看到血就會昏過去。,Exercises,N

42、ew Words,Exercises,sight,2. 一看到那座房子，麥琪就哭了起來。,Maggie burst into tears at the sight of the house.,1. 他信奉“ 眼不見心不煩”的處世方式。,He has acted on the principle of “out of sight, out of mind”.,New Words,Expressions,Exercises,in/within sight 看得見,小男孩希望看見鳥，可是一只也看不見。,e.g. The train is still in sight. 還能看得見那列火車。,Expr

43、essions,The little boy hoped to see a bird, but there was none in sight.,Exercises,be concerned about 擔(dān)心； 操心,他母親一直以來對他非常關(guān)心，但是他好像一點也不在乎。,e.g. Is it a waste of time to be concerned about other peoples troubles? 關(guān)心他人的煩惱是不是在浪費時間呢？,Expressions,His mother has been concerned about him all the time, but he

44、seems not to care at all.,Exercises,work out 產(chǎn)生結(jié)果；結(jié)果是,她每天學(xué)3 個新詞，以此來增加詞匯量，效果相當(dāng)不錯。,e.g. Things did not work out as they had expected. 事情并不像他們想象的那樣。,Expressions,She tried to increase her vocabulary by learning three new words every day and this worked out very well.,take on 【1】 begin to have (a quality

45、 or appearance) 露出；呈現(xiàn) e.g. With the spring flowers, the city with a long history is now taking on another look. 春花怒放，古城呈現(xiàn)一派新貌。 【2】 accept (work or responsibility, etc.) 接受（工作）； 承擔(dān) （責(zé)任） e.g. Single-parent children often take on some of the housework. 單親家庭的孩子經(jīng)常做些家務(wù)活。,Exercises,Expressions,Exercises,ta

46、ke on,2. 我開始后悔接受這項工作了：它實在太難了。,Im beginning to regret that I took on that job: its too difficult.,1. 1904 年移居巴黎后，畢加索的畫色調(diào)更趨于暖色，作品更趨于 樂觀。,After he moved to Paris in 1904, Picassos paintings took on a warmer, more optimistic mood.,Expressions,Exercises,ever since 從此以后,自從我們使用了新名字后，一切都有所好轉(zhuǎn)。,e.g. He left l

47、ast year and has been away ever since. 他去年走的，此后就一直不曾回來。,Expressions,Things have changed better ever since we began to use the new name.,Exercises,1. I have been busy recently, _ this week. 2. A key task is to get pupils to see for themselves the _ between success and hard work. 3. On the _ night, sh

48、e had promised not to say a word, but the next day, the whole town knew the secret. 4. Mary is _ that love rather than money is the key to happiness.,locate convince delight relationship enclose confident delicious bare previous particularly,particularly,relationship,previous,convinced,Fill in the b

49、lanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only.,Part I Using the Right Word,5. I thought the whole meal was good and the soup was particularly _. 6. The first Mcdonalds restaurant is _ in Downey, Southern California. 7. I was _when I knew my b

50、est friend had won the race. 8. In contrast to your belief that we will fail, I am _ that we will succeed.,delicious,located,delighted,confident,Part I Using the Right Word,locate convince delight relationship enclose confident delicious bare previous particularly,1. The doctor did not tell the family that Tom would be likely to suffer _ heart disease for fear of frightening them. 2.