综合英语Unit Ten.pptVIP

Lead-in question: How different is your father from your mother in their methods when they try to give you proper education? Paragraph 1-6 Why was his mother’s attitude to Budd’s poem positive and affirmative? Since it is the first time for Budd to try on a poem. His mother wanted to encourage him to go on with writing. exuberant: (1) (of people and their behavior) overflowing with life and cheerful excitement 精力充沛的，热情洋溢的 He ran to Fanny and gave her an exuberant kiss. （一个热吻） (2) (of plants) growing strongly and plentifully 生机勃勃的 the exuberant growth of a tropical rain forest nothing short of: nothing less than, as good as The closure of the factory will be nothing short of a disaster for the people living in the area. More… nothing of the sort 绝无此事 all or nothing 要么不干，要么就干的漂亮 there is nothing for it 万不得已 something for nothing 不劳而获 not for nothing 事出有因 glow: (1) to give out heat or soft light without flames or smoke The cat’s eyes glowed in the darkness. (2) (+with) to show redness and heat, esp in the face She glowed with joy at her son’s achievement. flourish: (n) bold sweeping movement or gesture, used esp to attract attention 挥舞，（引人注目的）一挥手 He opened the door for her with a flourish. 他潇洒地为她开了门. T：杰克一挥手拔出了匕首。 Jack drew his knife again with a flourish. elaborate: 1. (adj) full of detail; carefully worked out and with a large number of parts 详尽的，精心策划的 She made elaborate preparations for the party, and then no one came. 2. (v) elaborate (on) sth 详述 Some of these points will have to be further elaborated (on) as we go along. Paragraph 7-20 What was Budd’s father’s response to his poem? How was that different from his mother’s? What kind of man was his father? burst in: to enter suddenly The police burst in and arrested the gang. burst into tears/laughter 突然大哭/大笑起来=burst out crying/laughing Oath: (1) a solemn promise to do sth or solemn declaration that sth is true There is a standard form of oath used in law courts. (2) swear-word; casual and