大学英语12.pptVIP

contract: 1) make or become tighter or narrower 2) make or become smaller or shorter e.g. ? Jason contracted his brow when he was deep in thought. ? Metal contracts as it cools. widen: make or become wider 这个词由词根 wide（宽的）加上动词后缀 -en 组成。表示“使”， “变得”， “变得有”。 举出由后缀 -en组成的其它单词： shorten broaden deepen whiten sharpen lighten lengthen strengthen * 成都电子机械高等专科学校 Book 2 Unit 2 The Dinner Party Pre-Reading Activities Text New Word Reading Text A: Language Points Newspaper Reading Exercise Check-up Assignment Background Information Pre-reading Questions Summary of the Text India Cobra Background Information Background Information Britain and other European countries established trading companies and trading posts in India in the early 1700‘s. Gradually the British influence became dominant (占统治地位的) over the domestic and foreign affairs of India. In 1772 Britain named its first Governor General to India and formally began to rule the country as a British colony. British administrators or colonial officials held key posts within the government but they were dependent on Indian personnel under them to carry out the daily operations of the government. India underwent a long series of wars between the ruling British colonialists on the one hand and various regional and political groups or religious sects on the other. Background Information In 1947 at last, the Indian people, under Gandhis leadership, won their struggle for independence and British rule in India ended. Background Information Cobras, found in some parts of Africa and Asia, are poisonous (有毒的) snakes. Most cobras bite their victims and their bite may cause death within a few hours. Spitting cobras of Africa spit (喷吐) poison which causes blindness if it gets in the eyes. A full-grown Indian cobra is nearly six feet long and about five inches around. On the back of its hood it has a mark like a pair of spectacles (眼镜). That is why it is sometimes called the “spectacled