unit5a专用课件.ppt

Why does the author say the admiration Americans have had for Lincoln borders on worship? 1. Lincoln had courage to do right things. 2. He dedicated himself to preserving the Union. Paraphrase That’s to say, a person who has a strong desire to achieve greatness, is intelligent, and is willing to work hard can become a leader or succeed in any of the professions without depending on social status, money or family background. border on / upon 1) touch at the edge or boundary 接壤 2) be very much like 近似 e.g. 中国西部同缅甸接壤，南部和老挝、越南毗连 。 border, boundary, frontier 他站在得克萨斯和俄克拉荷马的边界上，两脚各在一方。 the frontier between China and Mongolia China’s Mongolian frontier the border between China and Mongolia memorial n. 纪念，纪念堂，纪念仪式； a. serving to preserve the memory self-made 白手起家的；自学成功的 ambition n. strong desire 实现抱负 achieve one’s ～(s) 胸怀大志 have great ～s / full of ～s Little men can never appreciate the high ～s of great minds. manual a. 用手的，手工做的 n. 手册、指南 manual labor a manual typewriter user’s manual a shorthand manual patience be out of patience with 对…耐不住 lose patience with sb. exhaust sb.s patience 使某人忍无可忍 Our patience has worn out. His rudeness drove me beyond the limit of my patience. tolerance n. 容忍, 宽容, 耐性 ；公差, 容(许间)隙 show tolerance towards sb. have a limited tolerance to / of cold The bridge was built to a tolerance of 1o millimeters I won’t ____ your rudeness. He has ____ great pain for a number of years. She can’t ____ the noise in the room. cabinet 储藏橱，陈列柜；内阁 a filing cabinet; medicine cabinet The cabinet meet / meets tomorrow to discuss this problem. This will be discussed in cabinet(=in a meeting of the cabinet). a shadow cabinet restraint 1) the quality of being restrained or restraining oneself; 2) control ; 3) restriction restrain, refrain restrain=hold back from, control vt. refrain=hold oneself from, avoid vi. Translation：忍住不笑;请勿吸烟（poster）！ opponent = oppone (oppose) + ent 对手，敌手；反对者 oppo