1、,Language points: 1. while 他在獄中寫出第一部小說。,While in prison, he wrote his first novel. 上班的路上他一邊開著車一邊聽收音機(jī)。,He listens to the radio while driving to work. 盡管我承認(rèn)有問題,但我不同意這些問題不能解決。,While I admit that there are problems, I dont agree that they cant be solved. 我愛喝清咖啡而他喜歡加奶油的。,I drink black coffee while he pre

2、fers it with cream.,2. belief 信念，信條，復(fù)數(shù)為beliefs,以-f或 fe結(jié)尾的名詞變復(fù)數(shù) 1）變-f, -fe 為-ves: half ,knife , leaf, self, thief, wife, life, loaf, shelf, wolf 等。 2）直接加-s: belief, gulf, reef, dwarf, chief, proof, cliff等。,Her belief in God is very firm.,I havent much belief in his honesty.,What she said is beyond be

3、lief.,Tom came to you in the belief that you could help him.,v. aim at sb/sth 瞄準(zhǔn) aim at the target 瞄準(zhǔn)靶子 aimless a. 無目標(biāo)的，無目的的 aimlessly ad. aimlessness n.,3. aim n. 目的，目標(biāo),achieve ones aim 達(dá)到目的 miss ones aim 打不中目標(biāo),She led an aimless life.,The hunter aimed his gun at the tiger but missed it.,4.symbol b

4、e a symbol of / for 鴿子是和平的象征。,The dove is the symbol of peace.,The lion is the symbol of courage.,O is the symbol for oxygen.,O是氧的化學(xué)符號(hào)。,symbolic a. symbolism n.象征主義 symbolize v.,我將暫時(shí)代替我的父親。 準(zhǔn)確講，事故是何時(shí)發(fā)生的？ 婚禮昨天舉行。,Ill take the place of my father for a while. =Ill take my fathers place for a while.,Whe

5、n did the accident take place exactly?,The wedding took place yesterday.,5. take the place of = take ones place代替 take place 發(fā)生,6.value : worth n. 價(jià)值，重要性 這本書對(duì)我們的學(xué)習(xí)有很大價(jià)值。 美金價(jià)格下跌了。,The book is of great value(=is very valuable) to us in our studies.,The value of the American dollar has fallen.,valueles

6、s a.無價(jià)值的,珍惜時(shí)間: set a high value on ones time,7.focus on 聚焦于使成為興趣的焦點(diǎn) 我要把鏡頭對(duì)準(zhǔn)那兒的一群重要人物。 所有的目光都集中到他的身上。,Ill focus on the main group of people over there.,All the eyes were focused on him.,Please focus your minds on the following problem.,Im so tired I cant focus (on anything) today.,8. possession n.擁有，

7、占有，財(cái)產(chǎn) 個(gè)人財(cái)產(chǎn),personal possessions,He lost all his possessions in the fire.,- Does the young man standing there _ the company? - No. The company is _ his father. A.have of; in of B.in of ; in the of C.take of ; in the of D.have of ; in of,9.convince vt. convinced convincing = persuade 表說服的結(jié)果 try to per

8、suade / convince 表勸說的動(dòng)作 advise sb to do sth 我說服他放棄嘗試。,I persuaded him to give up the attempt. =convinced persuade sb (not) to do sth,persuade sb into doing sth勸說某人去做某事,昨天晚上他吃了很多。 他跑得比我快得多。,He ate a great deal for supper yesterday.,He ran a great deal faster than I.,10.a great deal= a good deal 修飾不可數(shù)

9、名詞 ,還可做副詞，名詞 那項(xiàng)目花費(fèi)了大量的錢。,A great deal of money was spent on the project.,A great many buildings have been built along the street.,1._ the students in our school go to college in their teens. A good many B. A great many of C. A great deal of D. A lot of 2. He is _ better now. Dont worry about him. A.

10、more B. a great deal of C. a number of D.a great deal,11.The impressionists were the first artists to paint outdoors.,He is always the last one to leave the classroom.,12.Scores of 修飾可數(shù)名詞 score 20個(gè) 數(shù)詞+ score+（of) 那件事我已經(jīng)聽過很多遍了。 很多人參加了那個(gè)特殊的演出。,I have heard that scores of times.,Scores of people attended the special performance.,有20人參加了聚會(huì). 那些人中有40人想乘飛機(jī)去那兒.,A score of people were present at the party.,Two score of those people wanted to fly there.,13.attempt v.嘗試，企圖 第二道題太難了，我連試都沒試。 我想開口說幾句，但有人叫我別做聲。,The second question was so difficult; I didnt even attem