UFO 研究生英语教材.ppt

A UFO in My Yard; A UFO is technically an unidentified flying object . ; Background information;At least 90 percent of UFO sightings can be identified as conventional objects, although time-consuming investigations are often necessary for such identification. ;New Words LearningPassage A ;illuminate: 1)T o provide or brighten with light. 照明，照亮：给予光亮或用光使发亮 eg: The streets were illuminated for the celebration. 街道灯火通明以示庆祝。 2) To make understandable; clarify: 解释，说明：使某物能被理解；说清楚： eg: “Cleverly made attacks can often serve to illuminate important differences between candidates, as well as entertain the voters” “灵活的攻击往往能突出竞选者之间的重大区别，同时又能取悦于选民. ;fearsome:1) Causing or capable of causing fear: 令人恐惧的：引起（或能够引起）恐惧的. eg: “The Devil is a fearsome enemy “魔鬼是可怕的敌人” a fearsome monster 可怕的怪物;2) 极大的 John had a fearsome sincerity. 约翰为人极为诚恳。 3) Fearful; timid. 恐惧的；怯懦的 a little fearsome beast 胆怯的小动物 ;hover: 1) To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: （在空中）滑翔，悬浮，盘旋： eg: gulls hovering over the waves. 在浪尖盘旋的海鸥 2) To remain or linger in or near a place. 在某处或其附近逗留；徘徊： eg: hovering around the speakers desk. 在演讲台边徘徊。;3)　 To remain in an uncertain state; waver: 踌躇，犹豫不决；动摇： eg：hovered between anger and remorse. 在愤怒与懊恨之间傍徨 ; protrude: vt., vi. 伸出; 吐出; 凸出; 突出 protrude ones tongue 吐舌头 His belly protrudes. 他的肚子凸出。 A baby with protruding teeth.;difficult sentences: My heart skipped a beat: I was startled at the sight, which made my pulse become abnormal.; In the wake of the hovering enigma: Following the path of the mysterious hovering UFO, …;Passage B;swallow: 1) To put up with (something unpleasant): 忍受（不快的事）： swallowed the insults and kept on working. 忍受侮辱继续工作 2) To refrain from expressing; suppress: 压抑：避免表达；抑制： swallow ones feelings. 压抑情绪 ;3)　To consume or destroy as if by ingestion; devour: 吞噬：象消化食物一样耗尽或毁灭；吞没： a building that was swallowed up by fire. 被???焰吞没的建筑 4) To take back; retract: 彻回；收回： swallow ones words. 收回前言 ;groggy:adj. 1)　脚步不稳的; 踉踉跄跄的; 头昏眼花的 2) (因生病, 震惊,