新视野大学英语写教程2-Unit6.docVIP

Unit6 SectionA As His Name Is,So Is He! Detailed study of the Text As His Name Is ,So Is He!(Title) Meaning:A man’s name suggests something about his nature or manner. →The “as…so…”structure here is used to express parallelism or proportionality.()More examples: As the desert is like a sea ,so is the camel like a ship.沙漠似海，骆驼似舟。 As is the teacher ,so is the pupil.有其师必有其徒。 In the above two examples ,there is inversion in the second clause ,but it is also OK to use the normal order .For example: As you treat me ,so I shall treat you.你怎样对待我，我也将怎样对待你。 As time went on ,so their hopes began to decrease.随着时间的推移，他们的希望开始变得越来 越小。 I just don’t feel like a Debbie.(Para.1) Meaning:I just don’t think the name Debbie can show my character. →In English-speaking countries ,the name “Debbie” often makes people think of profession of cook.That is why the writer does not like her name. feel like sth./doing sth. We all feel like celebrating.我们都想庆祝一番。 One day ,while filling out an application form for a publishing job ,the young woman impulsively substituted her middle name ,Lynne ,for her first name Debbie. (Para.2) Meaning:One day ,when she was filling out an application form for a publishing job ,the young woman replaced her first name Debbie with her middle name Lynne without thinking much. →Note that middle names are chosen by parents at the same time as the first name.Popular middle names are identical to those of first names ,such as John ,James ,David ,etc.,with an emphasis on biblical figures(again ,like first names).In the US and UK ,a male’s middle name is sometimes his father’s first name.Alternatively ,a male’s first name may be the same as his father’s ,in which case the middle name may be used as a first name so as to distinguish him form his father. fill out:add information such as your name or address on an document;fill in It took me an hour to fill out the application form.填写申请表花了我一个小时。 impulsively:ad.without thinking about the possible results of what one i