大学英语精读第三册_Unit_One_A_Brush_with_the_Law(_课件修改版) 2.pptVIP

Unit One A Brush with the Law A young man finds that strolling along the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law. One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he ends up in court ... I. Before Reading New Words 1. arbitrary: adj. decided by or based on personal opinion only rather than on reason ---His arbitrary decision resulted in the failure of the project. arbitrary boss 独断专行的老板 arbitrary punishment 肆意的惩罚 New Words 2. circumstance：n. 环境，情况 ---Under these circumstances I have to do it. ---In no circumstances can a soldier leave his post. 3. subsequent：adj. later; coming after, following ---Subsequent events proved me wrong. 常与 to 连用，意为：“ 在……之后”。 4. due : adj. expected to happen or arrive at a particular time; supposed (to) 应有的; 到期的; 约定、预定 ---The manager is due to set out on his journey this evening. ---Your report is due tomorrow. due to : caused by sth/ sb ：由于，因为 ---She has been absent from work due to illness. New Words 5. intention：n. a plan or desire to do sth. ---Jenny came with the intention of settling the dispute. have no intention of doing something ---I have no intention of retiring. New Words 6. commit: v. 1) 做（不合法的﹑ 错的或愚蠢的事）; --- The woman has committed murder and must be punished. 2) ~ sb/sth to sth 将某人[某事物] 转交 --- commit a patient to a mental hospital 把病人送进精神病院 3.不能不做某事 ，承诺（保证） commit somebody to doing something ---The government has committed itself to improving education. New Words 7. turn out: be found or discovered (to be); prove to be Pattern: turn out (to be) + n. / adj. turn out + (that)- ---It turned out (to be) a fine day. ---It turned out that the experiment was much more difficult than they had expected. New Words 8. confirm: v. prove to be true or correct ---请来信确认一下您所预订的项目。 Plea