新编英语教程3 Unit4.pptVIP

Welcome to Unit 4 Text Ⅰ The Light at the End of the Chunnel 01 Text Ⅱ Confucius， the Philosopher 02 CONTENTS Text Ⅰ Words and Phrases Compound adjectives Humorous and visual languages The Channel Tunnel Words and Phrases Complexion (line 5) Natural colour or condition of the skin on their face. 肤色，面色 E.g. Black does not suit with her complexion. Foreboding （line 6） A feeling of evil to come(对不祥之事的)预感 E.g. She had a foreboding that she will never see him again. Shudder （line 10） Shake, as from cold; tremble , as from fear or excitement. 战栗 E.g. The sight of the snake sent a shudder through him. Inaugurate (line 19) To be a start of .开创 E.g. to inaugurate a new era. Feat (line 17) A notable achievement.功绩 E.g. His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. Hitch (line 18) Travel by getting free rides from motorists.搭便车 E.g. We hitched ride in a truck yesterday. Sink into （line 16） 陷进去 E.g. He was very tired and sank into a chair. by grace of (line 17) 承蒙 E.g. It was only by the grace of God that no one died. compound adjectives The soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel ---- that is to be opened soon（adj.+v-ed） E.g. an easy-to-perform trick A difficult-to-use camera The soon-to-be-completed Metro Gull-wing eyebows----like the wings of the gull E.g. a baby-food store A mountain-top hut City-reconstruction discussions Humorous and visual languages In Vieux Coquelles, a village a beet field away from the French terminal near Calais, Clotaire Fournier walked into his farmhouse.(line 11) A beet field means a field where beet, a root vegetable, is planted. But when used in this sentence, it refers to a short distance. I’m packed into a construction workers’ train along with several dozen other journalists.(line 30) Be packed into and dozen are used to describe an object. But the writer uses them to describe herself and those journalists in order to express how crowded the train is. It is very humorous and vividly for readers to understand. A