大学英语精读1Lesson 6 知识要点.pptVIP

GOODMAN whirls around and stares at it.. (para.58) whirl (v.) to move quickly round and round 旋转, 打转, 回旋 seem to go round and round, reel 混乱不清, 头晕目眩 1. The leaves whirled (round) as they fell. 树叶打着转飘落下来。 2. I couldn’t sleep; my mind was still whirling from all I had seen and heard. 我睡不着, 所见所闻仍在脑中转来转去。 whirl (n.) whirling movement 旋转，回旋 rapid succession of activities 一个紧接一个的活动 state of confusion 混乱 1. the whirl of the propeller blades 螺旋桨叶片的旋转 2. an endless whirl of parties 接连的无尽无休的 3. My mind is in a whirl. 我心里很乱。  This stops the crowd, and GOODMAN, still backing away, goes up the steps and then stops to face the mob. (para.68) back away (from): to move backwards and away from something, especially because you are frightened 1. The government has backed away from its nuclear weapons strategy. = back off  What is this, a practical joke or something? (para.71) practical joke: a trick that is intended to give somebody a surprise or shock，and make other people laugh 恶作剧 1. He put a shovelful of snow in Kate’s bed as a practical joke. 他把一铲雪放在凯特的床上, 以此来开玩笑。 He looks like a man caught in the middle of a menacing circle. (para.78) be caught in:遇到，陷入 1. I wish you had not been caught in the rain yesterday. 但愿昨天你们没有淋到雨。 2. 窃贼遭警方用计擒获。 The thieves were caught in a police trap. menace (n.) ~ (to sb/sth) a person or thing that will probably cause serious damage, harm or danger (threat) (v.) ~ sb/sth (with sth) threaten; endanger 威胁，恐吓，危及 1. These weapons are a menace to world peace. 这些武器就是对世界和平的威胁。 2. 你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了! Your vicious dog is menacing my cat! Homework 3-4 Agenda Text Appreciation Language Points Homework Part 1 Para. 1 Text Appreciation What is the setting of the story? Why does the author emphasize the fact that this is a typical American town? It is Maple Street, a quiet, tree-lined, residential street in a typica