Unit Three Text A重点.ppt

Pre-reading Activities—Listening Before you listen to the passage, predict the words that are missing in the printed version of the passage. Then when you hear the passage, mark where you hear differences between your predictions and what’s actually on the tape. Don’t worry about writing down exactly what you hear — just note where you hear differences. The Sense of Wonder Vocabulary Text Analysis Please go through the whole text quickly to make clear the organization of the text! dim *vt/vi (cause sth to) become less bright or unable to see or remember clearly 使…看不清楚；使…记忆模糊 The smoke dimmed his eyes. Old age hasn’t dimmed her memory. a. (of light) not bright; (of memories) not clearly remembered 光线昏暗的；记忆模糊的 a dim corridor with no windows dim memories dim adj adv dimly I can dimly remember my fourth birthday. If I had influence with the angels who are supposed to preside over all children, I would ask that their gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life. have influence with have influence on/upon sb/sth: have the power to affect sb’s actions, character or beliefs 对…有影响 Those so-called friends of hers have a bad influence on her. * have influence with sb: have the ability to obtain favorable treatment from sb, usually by means of acquaintance, status, wealth 利用（与某人关系的）影响力 She has great influence with the manager and could no doubt help you. preside *preside over : be in charge of; be responsible for 领导；主持（会议）；对某事物负有责任 The city council is presided over by the mayor. The present director has presided over a rapid decline in the firm’s profitability. Cf. preside at : be chairman (at a conference, meeting, etc) （在会上）担任主席；主持（会议） The Prime Minister will preside at today’s meeting. Translate: 倘若我能影响那些据说能主宰孩子命运的天使们，我便会请求他们赠送给世界上每个孩子一种永不磨灭、持续终生的惊奇感。 inadequate adj 1) not enough; not good enough 不充分的；不足的 The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.