新视野大学语unit 3.pptVIP

Unit 3 A Good Heart to Lean on Background Information Words Expressions Language Points Text Structure Analysis Exercises Background Information New York city consists of five boroughs: Manhattan is an island in New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River.It is the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York.It is also New York Citys business and cultural center. Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City and an industrial and international port area of the city. With about 2.5 million inhabitants, it would be the fourth largest city in the United States all by itself, were it a city. Words Expressions lean(title) adj. 贫乏的，瘦的balance keep a balance between A and B 保持均衡 lose ones balance 失去平衡 disturb the balance of ones mind 心神不宁 severe a severe headache 剧烈的头疼 a severe punishment 严厉的惩罚 inward a. an inward movement 向内移动  cripple Clutural Notes: Whereas at one time it might have been acceptable to call a person a cripple if injuries or deformities kept him from walking properly, it is no longer so. Nowadays we use the term handicapped person or disabled person/individual Some especially sensitive people prefer the terms: handi-capable person and specilly-abled person. bother v. 打扰，麻烦 n. 费心 coordinate vt. 使协调 The plan was not very well coordinated. 那项计划协调得不好。 pace n. keep pace with 跟上，与...齐步并进 adjust (oneslf) to The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature. 人体能很快自行调节以适应气温变化。 despite prep. in spite of 尽管，不管 They had a wonderful holiday despite the bad weather. 尽管天气不好, 他们的假日仍然过得很愉快。 even if although 即使，虽然 Well go tomorrow even if it rains. 即使下雨，我们明天也去。 cling vi. (clung, clung) . 坚持，忠于 cling to+宾语 He clung to his own idea. 他坚持自己的观点。 free of not containing something unpleasant What we need is a world free of war. 我们需要一个没有战争的世界。 amaze vt. Notice: if be amazed is complemented by a how-clause, the preposition at can be omitted: You would be amazed (at) how difficult the jo