LanguagePointsforunit1分析.ppt

Language Points 21. lug-----v. carry or drag sth heavy with difficulty eg.① He lugged two heavy suitcases to the train station. n. ( slang ) a big fool ②He is a friendly lug.他是个笨蛋， 但很友好。 22. sibling----- n. a brother or sister sibling rivalry = competition between siblings 同胞竞争；手足相争 Unit 1 Reading Course 1 The Burden of Womanhood Too often in the Third World, a female’s life is hardly worth living -----By John Ward Anderson and Motty Moore Language Points 1. mash ----- v. crush; mix n. 糊状物 eg. a. She mashed bananas to feed her baby. b. Mashed potatoes taste good with butter or gravy. 土豆泥和黄油或肉卤在一起吃味道很好。 c. Distillers use a mash to make alcohol. 酿酒商用谷物糊造酒。 2. dollop---- n. a small quantity of liquid eg. His father put a dollop of mashed potato on his plate. 3. condemn----- v. state the punishment; force sb into an unhappy state of affairs; express disapproval of sth strongly 判处；谴责；宣告 eg. ① The judge condemned the criminal to life in prison. 法官判那个罪犯终身监禁。 ② The wife condemned her husband for drinking too much. 妻子因丈夫贪杯而责备他。 ③ He condemned the old house as unfit to live in. 他判断那间老房子不能再住了。 4. drudgery-----n. hard , dull, humble, uninteresting work 乏味，低级的工作 eg. He fastens screws on an assembly line and the work is pure drudgery. 5. slipped out of ------moved quietly out of crept -----moved slowly and quietly ( The two words imply that they are doing something illegal and evil. They don’t want others to know.) 6. weather-beaten face 饱经风霜的脸庞 n. + ved2 n. + ving eg. snow-covered playground pain-killing pills 7. cradle-to-grave discrimination 1) birth-to-death 2) life-long 3) worm-to-tomb 4) lifetime 8. gauge /gage ----- v.