第二版新视野大学英语读写教程第一册语言点 U 2.docVIP

U2 Part 1（Paras. 1~ 4） The talk between Sandy and her father. Part 2（Para. 5） Morning washing. Part 3（Paras. 6~ 20） The conversation between Sandy and her mother. Part 4（Paras. 21~ 28）The talk between Sandy’s father and mother about the problems they had with their daughter. Part 5（Para. 29） The mother’s consideration for how to talk to her daughter. General ideas: This article shows us the different attitudes of two generations towards some questions through the conversation between the parents and the daughter on a busy morning and draws the more serious questions of generation gap. From this article we can have some ideas of the aspects in which generation gap exists in America and their different views towards the same things. Words and Expressions: This study concerns couples expectations of marriage. 这项研究涉及夫妻对婚姻的期待。 be concerned about: I’m very concerned about his health. (L5) along with together with 一起，一道 Along with hundreds of others, she lost her job when the factory closed. 工厂倒闭，她和其他几百名工人一起失去了工作。 She burst out of the room without saying a single word 她什么也没说，冲出了房间。 burst into tears/songs enter somewhere suddenly /start suddenly （L17）reach for move ones hand or arm in order to touch or hold sth. 伸手去摸/取 There was no time for me to reach for my gun./ flashlight.我来不及伸手掏枪手电筒。 （L20）turn down reduce the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch 调小 She could not bear the music and turned down the volume. Can you turn the TV down? Im trying to work. 你能把电视的声音开小点吗？ turn up ---He turned the heat up because it was very cold inside the house. 他把暖气开大了点，因为屋里非常冷。 （L52）bug vt. (infml.) bother; annoy; trouble It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money. 我必须加班加点地干这么多小时，却没有额外的工钱，实在让人烦恼。 ▲What bugs you the most after you come to the university? (L58) that ad. (informal) so, to such a degree I didn’t know you cared that much. I like him but not that much. Compare : This : ad. (informal) so, to this