重庆科创职业学院英语精读.ppt

Unit Eight Daydream a Little Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken –winged bird That can not fly Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow 梦 想 紧紧地抓住梦想 ??????????????????因为如果梦想逝去 ????????????? ???生活就只是一只折翅的鸟 ???????????????? 再也不能飞翔 ??????????????????紧紧地抓住梦想 ????? ???????????因为如果梦想消失 ?????????????????生活就只是一片荒芜的土地 ???????????????? 被寒雪封冻 Warming-up What does “daydream” mean? Have you ever daydreamed? Can you tell us one of your daydreams? 4. How do you think of daydream? Is it a good thing or a bad thing ?Please give your reason ? Introduction We often hear parents scold their children for daydreaming. And we often hear teachers ask the question “John, are you daydreaming?” with implied criticism. People usually take a hostile attitude towards daydreaming because they think daydreaming is a waste of time and an escape from real life. Well, daydreaming can be a waste of time and it can be an escape. But daydreaming can also do us a lot of good. In the text, the author tells us some of the conclusions researchers have reached about daydreaming. 1.hostile adj 敌对的 （同义）unfriendly ????????????????? (反义) ?hospitable ? hostility 敌意，敌视。 ? be hostile to… 对……有敌意 ? 例：a hostile country 敌国 ? The prime minister was given a hostile reception. 首相受到了不友好（有敌意的）接待。 2.view vt. 看待，考虑 ? view…as 把…看作(=look upon as ) ? We should view things in their totaling. 我们应当看事物的全部。 3.interfere vi 干涉，妨碍 ? interfere in 干涉，插手?? interfere with妨碍，阻止 ? interference后的介词搭配与interfere的一样。 ? Don’t interfere with him. 不要打扰他。 Nothing will interfere (????? ) our friendship of course. A. to????? B. with??? C. for??? D. in ??? ?B????? ??interfere后面一般搭配介词with或in，但二者含义不同。interfere in 意为“插手、干涉”。interfere with 意为“妨碍”