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Unit 2 Charlie Chaplin Part I　1. How much do you know about Charlie Chaplin’s life? 2. What is the most important factor that contributes to Chaplin’s success in career? 3. Which of his films impresses you most? What kind of emotional conflict is reflected in Chaplin’s creations? How does he make clear his story? Talk about movies made by Chaplin. Part II Try to find the English equivalents of Chinese for the following phrases from the textbook: 使某人声名永驻 ? 给予某人掌声 ? 永久地离开了某地 为······拍手喝彩 瞟某人/某物的眼神 证明某人的国籍 是某人头疼的事 闻名世界 获得巨大的成功 发掘并扩展天才 唤起了某人的想象 把······事先写成文字 以沉重代价换来的自知之明 跨越37岁的年龄差距 引发争吵 令人遗憾的是/不幸的是 尽管如此: 有一种要做······的欲望: 到达；进入: 对······失去信心: Part III Translate the following sentences: Para. 1 1. Sb./Sth. else might do / have done ... But only sb./sth. can do / could have done ... 别的人/物或许会做······，但只有某人/物才会做······ 用于强调“某人／物的特殊性”。 谈到择偶，别人或许会给些建议，但只有你自己才能做出最终决定。 when it comes to sth. / choose between one’s future spouses / come up with some advice / make the final decision Para. 3 1. 令人遗憾的是/不幸的是 sad to say 令人遗憾的是，他没能抵制住金钱的诱惑，参与了非法勾当。 fail to resist the temptation / lend oneself to sth. / illegal business 2. 反抗to revolt against 在中国文化里，犯上作乱被视为大逆不道。 in the Chinese culture / be regarded as worst offence / revolt against authority 3. 绊倒;（使）出错; 暴露: to trip up 就像纸里包不住火，你干的坏事终将会暴露。 find no way to do sth. / wrap oneself in paper / one’s wrong doing / in time / trip oneself up 4. 尽管如此all the same 他的一生充满坎坷，但他从未失去追求更好生活的勇气。 be full of frustrations / never lose one’s courage to do sth. / seek a better life Para. 4 1. He later said he imagined the Tramp to be a college-educated gentleman who’d come down in the world. 落魄，潦倒；失势to come down in the world 落魄时易丧志，腾达后会忘形。 be liable to do sth. / get dejected / be apt to do sth. / get swollen-headed 2. If sb. had done sth., it is doubtful if sb. would have done sth. else. 如果某人······，那么他/她是否会······就难说了。 用于表述“对过去事实的假设及结果的怀疑”。 假如他当初没有听从劝告，那么他是否会拥有如此高的地位就难说了。 follow the advice / enjo