新视野大学英语第二版第四册unit5单词课件.ppt

;组员：;Preview;Living alone – a common social phenomenon.;Main idea of the text ? The reading passage focuses on a social phenomenon — choosing to be alone on purpose. The passage mainly tells us: what living alone is, what people think of living alone, who prefer living alone, the author’s comments on living alone and what he advises for living in solitude. ; 1. choose to do sth. (the title) determine or decide to do 选定；拿定主意。; 2. on purpose (L5) intentionally; not by accident ; 2. on purpose (L5) intentionally; not by accident ; 3. cast out (L6) to throw out , to expel. 驱逐；抛弃 Example In former times, criminals were often cast out and had to live in the wild Lin Zexu was cast out of the court and exiled to Xinjiang because of Opium-ban Campaign.;4. solitary (L6) alone; lonely; without companions;5. tame (L6) Make sb. or sth. easy to control; train an animal or a bird;6. speak highly of (L11) express or have a high opinion of 赞扬；高??评价 Examples The students speak highly of their teacher. Don’t speak ill of others. 说坏话 Stop speaking hardly of her! After all, she is not that bad as you have imagined. 把…说得很坏 A broad-minded person never speaks evil of others. 诽谤 Speak daggers/fair to sb. 恶语中伤/对…彬彬有礼 Speak down to sb. 居高临下对人讲话 #;7. to seek out (L11) to single out 找出；挑出;8. set forth (L14) start a journey; (formal) present sth. or make it known 动身；阐述;9. humble (L39) a. not proud; low in rank 谦逊；卑微 ;10. at one sitting (L45)with one single effort /in one breath (move) (L. 45)  一口气地;11. back up (L53) block up; support sb. or sth. 阻塞；支持; 12. at length (L56) in great detail; at last. 详细地；最后。;