新概念英语第三册第8课.ppt

NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH BOOK 3 Summary writing for L7 John Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after a very good day, he put his wallet containing ￡3000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fiancée, Jane, went horse-riding, after which Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed. John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to the Mutilated Ladies department who identified the remains and returned the money. New words： 1、Monastery n.寺院，修道院( a sacred building where monks live) abbot n.男修道院院长 abbess n.女修道院院长 convent / nunnery n.女修道会, 女修道院 (a sacred building where nuns live) nun n.修女 Sister Maria 圣母玛利亚; Brother 和尚 “Sound of Music” 《音乐之声》 “Sister Act” 《修女也疯狂》 2. St.?Bernard 圣伯纳德 Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂 St. Paul’s Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂 St. ： Saint n. 圣人 ; Strait 海峡；Street 街道 Saint Valentine’s Day 情人节 Eg. People will send a special card, flowers esp. red roses to someone they love but without saying who they are. Taiwan Strait 台湾海峡 Wall Street 华尔街 Wall street is in N.Y., famous as stock market which is the most important financial center in America. And Actually Manhattan is the business center of N.Y. City, but of course, the business area is mainly on Wall Street at the southern end of Manhattan where the New York Exchange and the World Trade Center are located. 3. Pass n. 1 （ a road or path which goes through)小路，小径；2（a place that is difficult to cross)关隘，山隘 come to a pretty pass 陷入困境（对顶修饰） a dead living; 虽生犹死 a living death Eg. Party is such a sweet sorrow. (Shakespeare “Rome and Juliet”) 分离是如此甜蜜的伤心。 Eg. A mountain pass is a narrow gap between mountains. intersection 交叉路口，十字路口 crossroad交叉路口，十字路口 at a / the crossroad 转折点 6. enclosure n. 围场，圈地；附件 eg. The enclosure of public land meant that ordinary people could no longer use it. 公用地的圈占意味着普通 人不能再使用这块土地 enclose. v. 围起；把…装入；封入 enclose a garden with a wall Eg. The mountains were