大学英语lesson.ppt

Unit 5 Section A Graceful hands Study of words graceful: a. 1) showing a pleasing beauty of form, movement or manner ---She was a blue-eyed blonde (金发女郎), possessed of graceful manners. 她是一位蓝眼睛的金发女郎，举止很优雅。 2). pleasing in both style and attitude 得体的He made a graceful speech accepting the award. 他作了一个得体的获奖演说。 2. Preceding [辨析]preceding/previous/prior/former preceding“时间、位置或顺序上紧接在前面的” e.g. the preceding chapter previous“时间上早于某人、事件或行动” ---He cannot go for he has a previous engagement. prior“优先的”?时间、顺序、重要性 e.g. a prior commitment former“以前的，前任的” e.g. the former Present decay (L5) n. the action or state of gradually going bad Dental decay in children is a common phenomenon all over the world. 儿童龋齿是一个全世界普遍的现象。 vi. ① rot; become bad 这些卷心菜已经开始腐烂。 The cabbages had already started to decay. vi. ② lose power, influence, etc. E.g. At that time, Rome Empire had already decayed. E.g. As people grow old, they will decay mentally as well as physically. 1. 那时，罗马帝国已经衰败。 2. 人们年老时脑力和体力都会衰退。 6. secure vt./a. ---Be sure not to forget to secure all the doors and windows before you leave. ---The wall was built to secure the village from attack. --Theyve secured the governments support for the project. 关紧;保护;得到; ---Are we secure from attack here? ---Make the window secure before leaving the house. ---The young man felt secure about his future. 安全的;牢固的;无忧的 association (L58) n. ① a group of people join together for a  common purpose; an organization NBA National Basketball Association (美国)全国篮球协会 Detailed study of the text the report I received from the preceding shift that tonight she will die. (Para. 1) E.g. I work on the night shift at the factory. N. a division of the working day As I stand there, the smell hits my nose, and I close my eyes as I remember the smell of decay from past experience. (Para. 2) Meaning: while I stand there, I smell the unpleasant smell of a dying person and I close my eyes as I recall the smell of the decay from the experience I ha