实用英语第四册unit2.ppt

Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 10. This phenomenon proves that the human glance can be penetrative, when humans can look through opaque objects. 这种现象证明，当人能看穿不透明的物体时，人的目光具有穿透力。 phenomenon: n. [C] 现象，迹象 e.g. (1) International terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon. (2) Hurricane is a violent natural phenomenon. penetrative: a. 有穿透力的，能进入的 e.g. (1) His glance is penetrative. (2) This penetrative radiation is strongest during springtime. penetrative派生自动词penetrate，意为“刺入，刺穿；透入，深入，进入”。 e.g. (1) The rain had penetrated through his clothes. (2) The knife penetrated his chest. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 11. The glance of Joseph Stalin could paralyze people’s will and made them lower their gaze. 约瑟夫·斯大林的目光能使人意志瓦解，垂下目光。 gaze: n. [C] 凝视，端详 e.g. (1) He termed his gaze to the newcomer. (2) He turned his head away, feeling too shamed to meet her gaze. 12. When the film was developed the committee found a vague picture resembling the original one. 当胶卷被冲洗出来以后，委员会成员看到了一幅类似原图的模糊图片。 vague: a. （形状）模糊不清的，朦胧的 e.g. (1) Everything looked vague in the heavy fog. (2) On the hillside, we could see the vague shapes of sheep coming through the mist. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 13. He met an old woman named Tamara in a godforsaken village in Russia’s Vladimir Region who was rumored to be capable of putting an evil eye on people. 在俄罗斯弗拉基米尔地区一个偏僻的村庄，他见到了一个叫塔玛拉的老妇人，有传言说她能用毒眼伤人。 godforsaken从字面意思上看意为“forsaken by God 被上帝遗弃的”。 rumor: vt. 谣传，传说 e.g. (1) He was rumored to have left the country. (2) It’s rumored that there’ll be an election this year. rumor还可作名词，意为“ 谣言，传闻”。 e.g. (1) The whole article was based on rumor. (2) Rumor has it that he’s getting married again. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 14. Contrary to the general idea of a witch Vinokurov saw a woman that looked like a good fairy with a round face, turned-up nose and blue eyes. 和人们一般所认为的巫婆相反，维诺库罗夫看到的巫婆