大学英语课件Book1_Unit8.ppt

Gregory Lampson couldn’t believe it.His 21-year-old son Joe,six months from graduation ,had just announced that he was dropping out of Stanford University to launch his own software company. “Can’t you wait a few months?”his father pleaded. “No,”Joe said quietly. “In software being first is everything.” dream of sth. /doing sth.梦想某事或做某事He dreamed of becoming a famous writer.He dreamed of a car. drop out (of) 1)退学,辍学He had to drop out at the age of 14 when his father was dead.He got a scholarship to Cambridge ,but he dropped out a year later.2)(从活动,竞赛等中)退出He had to drop out of the race because of a knee injury.Since his defeat he has dropped out of politics. announce v.宣布,宣告,通知They announced their engagement to the family.The prime minister announced that he would resign.n. announcement Launch开办,使开始 The company will launch new products next month.发射~ a satellite, a missile Plead 祈求,请求~ with sb. for sth.~ with sb. to do sth. John pleaded with his son to listen to his advice. She pleaded with him not to leave him alone. He pleaded with his parents for more understanding. Streamline 使简化The new manager soon streamlined the finance department.~ the decision—making processstreamlined adj. 流线型的 modern ~ cars instinct 本能,直觉Birds learn to fly by instinct.My first instinct was to refuse,butlater I reconsidered. instinct for sth./to do sth. have an ~ for survival Birds have the ~ to learn to fly. average --adj.平均的,一般的,普通的 What’s the ~ temperature of July ? There was nothing special about the film—it was just average. --n.平均数 The ~ of 4, 5, and 9 is 6. --v.平均为 The rainfall averages 36 inches a year. in spite of 不顾(某人/某事),不管,尽管 尽管下着大雨,他们还是出去 了 They went out in spite of the heavy rain. 他已竭尽全力,但仍然失败了 In spite of all his efforts he failed. get lost : go away 滚开 Venture (指有风险的)商业,企业,工作项目或事业 We are seeking possibilities of forming a joint venture with your company. venture capital 风险资本,创