新视野第二册(第二版)unit1课文.ppt

Contents I. Phrases and Expressions II. Parts III. Text IV. Exercises Text Part I. Part II. Part III. Part I Part I consists of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that Americans treasure two elements: time and labor. In the second paragraph, the author drops the topic of labor and starts to focus on the topic of time: Time is a precious resource. Part II Part Two is made up of five paragraphs, from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 7. In this part, the author tells us that: to Americans, time is always ticking away in their ears. Part III Part Three is the only Paragraph 8. In this part, the author brings out the cultural difference between America and other nations. fall behind move more slowly than other people so that one is behind them 落在...后面 She hurt her ankle and fell behind the others. 她的脚踝受伤了，所以落在了其他人后面。 result in make sth. happen; cause 导致；造成...的结果 Our efforts resulted in success. 我们的努力取得了成功。 run out 1. (of food, money, etc.) there is none left 用完；耗尽 Their supplies soon ran out. 他们的供给很快就用完了。 2. use all of sth. and not have any left 用完；耗尽 The printer has run out of paper. 打印机的纸用完了。 in a rush in a hurry 匆忙地 Im in such a rush that I cant stop. 我忙得手脚不闲，停不下来。 go with exist or take place at the same time with sth. else 同时发生；伴随 Money does not always go with happiness. 有钱并不一定就幸福。 work at put effort into sth. or doing sth. 致力于；从事 Ive been working at my essay all day. 我整天都在不停地写文章。 in person doing sth. by oneself 亲身；亲自 The winner will be there in person to collect the prize. 获胜者将亲自去那里领奖。 due to because of sth. 由于 His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the way. 他迟到是因为路上车辆太多。 pour into give a lot of effort, money, etc. to sth. 大量投入（精力或金钱等） A lot of his time was poured into his research. 他的很多时间用在了研究上。 Paragraph 1 Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people c