新编大学英语 Unit 7 Book 2.ppt

Task 1 Different Customs Task 2 Marriage Customs Task 3 Guessing Work Task 4 Video Clip Task 5 Proverbs and Sayings P236 Translation 1. If you sing the song several times, your children will (begin to ) pick up the words. 2. We tried to assure the nervous old man that flying/air travel was safe. 3. An inadequate supply of vitamin A may lead to night blindness. 4. I can use a computer, but when it comes to computer repairing, I know nothing about it. P236 Translation 5. Many a mother tries to have her dreams realized by her daughter. 6. The bad weather discouraged people from attending the parade. 7. I gave him some pills to ease his pain. 8. The job involves traveling/working abroad three months each year. 形容词形式: assured adj. sure; confident 确信的；深信的 ______________________ our government could effectively put the overheating economy under control. 你尽可以放心，我们的政府能够有效地控制经济过热增长。 You may rest assured that 名词形式：assurance n. certainty; confidence 确信；信心 9. discourage (Line 30, Para. 6) v. 1) lessen or take away the courage or confidence of 使······气馁；使······沮丧 Don’t let one failure discourage you; try again. 别因为一次失败就气馁，再试一次。 It’s very discouraging that every time I try to ride a motor bike I fall off. 我每次骑摩托车都会摔跤，真让人丧气。 2) vp. discourage somebody from doing something =put difficulties in his way; make it seem not worthwhile; try to persuade him/her not to do it 阻碍；使······认为某事不值得做；劝阻 雨天使人们不能去看车展 (auto exhibition)。 The wet weather discouraged people from going to the auto exhibition. 人们劝阻他不要放弃工作。 He was discouraged from giving up his job. 将军对那个士兵在战场上的勇气给予赞扬。 她非常高兴人们称赞她漂亮。 The general complimented that solider for his courage on battlefield. She is very pleased that people compliment her on her beauty. 10. compliment (Line 40, Para. 9) v. say something nice to someone in order to praise him/her 赞扬 The general paid that soldier a compliment on hi