必修3_U3_Reading.pptVIP

Unit 3 The Million Pound Note Reading 5) spot n.v. n. 斑点 豹和虎哪一个身上有斑点？ Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? n. drop 滴 下了几滴雨, 你感觉到了吗？ Did you feel a few spots of rain? n. 地点, 场所 这就是事故发生的地点。 This is the very spot where the accident happened.? v. 找出, 认出, 发觉 杰克最终找到了他想要的衬衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted. 我看不出两者的区别。 I can’t spot the difference between them. 8. I earned my passage by working as unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. 我靠做义工来顶替船费, 这就是我为什么 衣冠不整的原因了。 1) earn one’s passage 挣取旅费 e.g. He couldn’t afford the fare, and so he had to earn his passage by doing jobs on the ship. passage n. 船费(包括食宿) 她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费来到美国。 Her grandfather had worked his passage to America. 2) account for : 对…做出解释, 说明原因 他因病缺席。 His illness accounts for his absence. 请你对自己的行为作出解释。 Please account for your own conduct. 导致 Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是由坏天气导致的。 3) appearance n. arrival 出现, 来到 警察突然出现, 小偷就逃跑了。 The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away. 外貌, 外表 勿以貌取人—外貌不可靠。 Don’t judge by appearances---- appearances can be misleading. 9. seek (sought, sought) vt. vi. 1) 寻找, 追求 He found it worthless to seek fame. 他发现追求名声是不值钱得的。 2)请求, 征求, 求教 You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter. 在这件事上你应征求你律师的意见。 * * Imagine that somebody gives you a large sum of money to spend as you like. What would you do with it? Pre-reading help the poor buy a big flat run a business spend them on food and clothing share with friends plan a trip do some science research Have you read the story of The Million Pound Bank Note? Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it? THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE Reading Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note. Background Henry, the hero of the st