综合英语一上册第六课lesson six.doc

Lesson six How Dictionaries Are Made It is widely believed that every word has a correct meaning, that we learn these meaning mainly from teacher and grammars, and that dictionaries and grammar books are the highest authority. in matters of meaning and usage, Few people ask by what authority the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say. I once got into an argument with an woman over the pronunciation of a word and offered to look it up in the dictionary. The English woman said firmly, “what for? I am English. I was born and brought up in England. The way I speak is English.” Such confidence about one’s own language is not uncommon among the English. In the United States, however anyone who is willing to quarrel with the dictionary is regarded as out of his mind. Useful Expressions Offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事 Bring up 抚养,养大 Quarrel with (sb.) 与某人争吵 Be out of one’s mind 疯了 Begin with 以…….开始 Huge/great amount of 大量的(不可数) A (large) number of 大量的(可数) According to 按照 That is to say 也就是说 From……to 从……..到 Regard……as 看做,当做 Set up 制定 Provide sth. For sb. 给某人提供某物 Look up 查字典/拜访 某人 Please look up the new word in your dictionary. If you don’t know the word, look it up in the dictionary. I looked up a classmate when I went to Shanghai. What for 为什么 You are leaving us? What for? What are you studying German for? He knows clearly what he has come here for. Arrive at The two parties finally arrived at an agreement in the end. Apply to 适用于 This law does not apply to foreign companies. Divide up (between/ among) 分配,分享,分担 they don’t know hwo to divide up the work base on /upon 以….为基础.把基础….放在 this film I based on a novel by a famous writer. Word List Widely 广泛的,普遍的 Mainly 主要地 Grammar 语法书,语法 Authority 权威著作,学术权