泛读教程Unit课件.ppt

Unit Four 英语专业教研室 张燕华 zyhreading@ Outline Discussion New lessons 1. Reading Skills 2. The Lady on Pemberton Street 3. Exercises Summary assignments Abstract from Michelle’s Speech Studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future. Its also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share. 出国留学绝不仅是改善你们自己的未来，也关乎塑造你们的国家、关乎我们共有的世界的未来。 And thats why it is so important for information and ideas to flow freely over the internet and through the media. 同时，这也是为什么信息和思想在互联网上、以及通过媒体自由流动是如此重要。 Because thats how we discover the truth. thats how we learn whats really happening in our communities, our country and our world. 因为那是我们如何得以发现真相......那是我们如何得以了解我们的社群、国家和世界到底在发生着什么。 And thats how we decide which values and ideas we think are best 一 by questioning and debating them vigorously... by listening to all sides of every argument and by judging for ourselves. 那也是我们如何解决我们认为那些价值观和思想是最好的—通过有力地对它们提出疑问，进行辩论......通过每次倾听争论中的所有各方，也通过我们自己进行判断。 Because time and again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be heard. 因为我们一次又一次地看到，当所有公民的声音和观点都能得到倾听的时候，国家会变得更加强大和繁荣。 But when it comes to expressing yourself freely, and worshipping as you choose，and having open access to information - we believe those are universal rights that are the birthright of every person on this planet. 然而，就自由地表达自我、选择自己所崇拜，以及享有信息公开而言—我们相信那些是这个星球上的每个人与生俱来的普世权利。 Homonym Homonyms are words that are both alike and different. They sound alike when you say them, but they have different spellings and different meanings. Often, the differences in spelling are quite small—one or two letters may be different. 1. counsel / council He refused to listen to the old man’s counsel. the State Council 2. complement /compliment The two suggestions complement each other. They gave us a compliment on our beautifully set table. 3. elicit / illicit In one h