大学英语精读预备级Unit10研讨.ppt

Model: It was not until he was 22 that he suddenly became fired with a great passion for music. = He didn’t become suddenly fired with a great passion for music until he was 22. Structure: It is/was +被强调的部分+that/who … Structure：p142 1.It was on Monday night that all this happened. 2. It’s me that he blamed. 3. It was at Kennedy Airport in New York that I met her father. 4. It was they who/that cleaned the classroom yesterday. 5. It wasn’t until she took off her sunglasses that I realized she was a famous film star. Translation Parents should pay special attention to their children during their formative years and watch for symptoms of psychological problems. Geniuses usually have a great passion for things they’re interested in. He has no idea that Jane is his biological sister; only her name sounds faintly familiar to him. Translation Seeing the rice crops dying in the dry sun, the peasants could do nothing but sigh. Ever since his boss turned down his request for a long vocation, Jack has been thinking about quitting his job. I don’t care for soccer, and today’s no exception. So I don’t feel like going to watch the game with you. Useful Expressions Useful Expressions1.1 1. 年轻时 at an early age 2. …永远不嫌迟 It’s never too late for … / to do 3. 远非；完全不 far from 4. 十几岁的时候 in one’s teens 5. 沉溺于 be given to 6. 表现出…的潜力 show promise of … 7. 性格形成时期 in one’s formative years 8. 喜欢；癖好 be fond of Useful Expressions1.2 9. 对…充满激情 be fired with 10. 事情就是这样。 So it goes. 11. 喜欢；想要；爱好 care for 12. 是…的耻辱 be a disgrace to sb. 13. 神学院 divinity school 14. 拒绝 turn down 15. 视力不好 poor vision 16. 还是 just the same 17. 中途退学 quit school Useful Expressions1.3 18. 只有，不过，简直 nothing but 19. 在…与…间犹豫不决 waver between … and … 20. 完全弄乱 mix up 21. 意欲；想要 feel like 22. 为某人赢得诺贝尔奖 win sb. a Nobel Prize 23. 一小群 a small army of 24. 更成功；更幸福；更富有 be better off * * Far from far from 远非；完全不 a long way from being; not at all Examples: — The show was far from being a failure; it was a great success. — The high te