Unit 5 Training And Learning 大学英语 教程文件.pptVIP

difficult sentences (Pare. 1) Stereotypes and misunderstandings about people from other cultures sometimes seem to be unavoidable. 对于从其他文化环境中来的人，人们有时似乎不可避免地存有某种成见和误解。 Seem to be means “appears to be” (似乎，好像)。Unavoidable is the negative form of avoidable. The prefix un- is very useful in forming negative word, such as unimportant, unaffected. Example: To me, it seems to be the best solution. next (Pare. 2) He explained to me that this is a common way to name Children in Ghana. 他对我解释说，这是加纳人给孩子取名字的一种常见的方式。 That introduces an object clause, and explain to sb, that is quite a useful pattern. To name children… is an infinitive phrase modifying way. Example: She explained to the children that this is the only right way to do it. (Para.3) Confused by the sudden request, I replied, “Why are you asking me, Kofi?… 我被这突如其来的请求搞糊涂了，于是回答他：“你怎么会找我呢，科菲？” Confused by the sudden request is a past participial phrase used as an adverbial of reason, with its, the logical subject being that of the sentence. It may be rewritten as “ As I was confused by…” Example: Moved by his sincerity, the woman finally decided to marry the American businessman. next (Para. 4)He didn’t believe that I had never used a computer until I explained that not many people used computers in Japan at the time, and many things were still handwritten. 他不相信我从未用过电脑。直到我向他解释那时在日本用电脑的人也不多，很多东西依然是手写的，他这才相信。 Not…until is a useful expression meaning “直到…才” in Chinese, with until introducing a clause or a phrase. Example: He didn’t stop working until night. (Para. 8) What interested me most was the way Vietnamese concepts and values were translated into English. 令我最感兴趣的是越南人的观念和价值观译成英语时的表达方式。 What interested me most is the subject clause, while Vietnamese concepts and values were translated into English is a relative clause modifying the way. Example: What impresses me most is his sincerity and diligence. back (Para. 9) Another expression which startled me at first was the standard response made by students upon bei