新编英语教程5Unit 3.ppt

Unit 3 My Friend, Albert Einstein My Friend, Albert Einstein What do you know about Einstein? Paragraph 1 convey–- make known (ideas, views, feelings, etc.) to another person. Examples: Mary asked me to convey her gratitude to you. His recent book conveys to us his outlook on life.? Convey also means ‘carry sth. (from one place to another)’. Example: Pipes convey heat from the central heating system to every part of the building. Paragraph 1 anecdote：short, usually amusing story about some real person or events downpour: a heavy rain admirable: causing admiration; excellent logic: science of reasoning Paragraph 1 would be none the worse for its wetting–-- would not be harmed by its being wet none the worse for –-- not harmed by; not adversely affected by.并不更差；依然如故 Example: He got lost in the street for quite a while, but was none the worse for it. After all his explanations, I remained none the wiser. 他讲了半天，我还是糊里糊涂。 Paragraph 1 none the wiser: 不知情，一无所知 After all his explanations, I remained none the wiser. 他讲了半天，我还是糊里糊涂。 none the less: 依然 She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing. 即使她衣衫褴褛，却仍然美丽。 Paragraph 1 knack: a clever way of doing something． Example： He has a knack of doing sums in her head，however complicated they may be． Paragraph 1 instinctively: intuitively，直觉地，本能地 extraordinary：unusual Paragraph 1 In Hoffmann’s opinion “simplicity” is the best word to describe the essence of Einstein’s character. The abstract notion of simplicity is explained by a phrase in the first paragraph. Which is it? Knack for going instinctively to the heart of a matter. Paragraph 1 Main idea of paragraph 1: The essence of Einstein: Simplicity. Paragraph 2 as to They should make decisions as to whether the student needs more help. Andy sat down at the table and inquired as to what the problem was. paragraph 2 plead with: ask (someone) very strongly in a begging way．Beg. Example：?? The girl pleaded with her parents to let her go