世纪大学实用英语综合教程四册.pptVIP

Unit 3 Text A The New Frontier of Beauty Starter Background Information Text Understanding Language Points Exercises Writing Background Information Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Reading Analysis Exercise Vocabulary Structure Translation Text A Exercises -5 9.It isn’t that… It’s just that …: It’s not because…It’s just because… e.g. It isn’t that I dislike basketball. It’s just that I don’t know how to play it. 不是我不喜欢篮球，只是我不会玩。 10.hasily: ad. In a hasty way 匆忙地 e.g. “I’ll call you later,” he said hastily and hung up. “我等会儿再给你打，”他匆忙说完就把电话挂了。 11. venture: vt. Dare to say or utter; be bold enough to say 敢说；大胆表示 e.g. At last I ventured that the whole thing was a failure. 最后我大胆地说这事是彻底的失败。 Nobody ventured to say a word. 没有人敢置一词。 12. trying desperately to stay in tune: trying very hard to sing at the correct pitch 13. “You do have a ear!”: You do have the ability to appreciate and respond to music. 你确实能欣赏音乐的！ ear在这里表示灵敏的听力。又如： This listening exercise is aimed at developing your ear for the British accent. 这项听力练习旨在培养你听英国口音的能力。 I have no ear for music. 我没有音乐欣赏能力。 14. nonsense: n. foolish talk; foolish unacceptable behavior 胡说，废话；胡闹 e.g. You are talking utter nonsense. 你在胡说八道。 Stop that nonsense, children. 别胡闹了，孩子们。 15. in panic: in sudden fear 惊恐地 e.g. “What’s that?” Alice stared at the darkness in panic. “那是什么？”爱丽丝惊恐地盯着那一片黑暗说。 16. I could not shake my feeling of awe over the way this great man, into whose company I had been thrown by chance, was completely absorbed by what we were doing, as though I were his sole concern: I couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed by how Einstein the great man, with whom I happened to be together, was fully occupied by what we were doing, as if I were the only one he cared for. 本句中，在this great man 和was completely absorbed 之间是一个插入的非限制性定语从句。 17. reach for: extend the hand, etc. in an effort to get; aim for 伸出手等去拿取；努力争取 e.g. We need not bother to hope for l