新视野大学英语读写教程ni5课件.pptVIP

10. prompt ① adj. done or acting without delay prompt goods 须当场付款的商品 e.g. Key 他总是迅速回复来信。 He is always prompt in answering letters. Translation * 10. prompt ② vt. cause or encourage sb. to do sth. ③ vt. to help sb. to continue speaking; to remind an actor/actress of his/her words Key 1. 是什么驱使你放弃这个工作呢? 2. We need somebody to prompt at the performance tonight. 1. What prompted you to give up your job? 2. 今晚的表演我们需要有人提示台词。 Translation * * Meaning:In my opinion, in too many families children begin to accept what their parents give them or do for them without thinking much about it, and what is more, the effects of this fact are possibly harmful to them to some degree. 1. I think in far too many families not only do children come to take their parents’ generosity for granted, ut also the effects of this can actually be somewhat harmful to children.(Para.2) 上一页 inversion structure Translation 我不仅认为孩子们把家长的慷慨大方视作理所当然的家庭实在太多了，而且认为这种做法的后果实际上对孩子们来说也是有害的。 * 2. …parents spoil their children out of a sense of guilt (Para.4) Parents do harm to the character, nature, or attitude of their children by giving them too much because they feel they have done something wrong to their children. out of: because of sth; have sth as one’s reason e.g I attended the lecture out of interest. * * * Useful Sentence Structures It was not unusual… upon doing * 1. It was not unusual for him to cough for an hour. (L7) It was not unusual … 对他来说咳嗽个把小时是再平常不过的事了。 e.g. 近年来中学生玩电脑游戏很常见。 e.g. In recent years it is not unusual to see secondary students play computer games. * 2. … as he lit his first cigarette upon getting out of bed. (L27) … as he lit his first cigarette immediately after he got out of bed. 他早晨下床点第一支烟时······ e.g. Upon asking for information I was told I must wait. e.g. On being introduced to someone, a British person often shakes hands. upon/on doing sth.: immediately after the occasion of sth. * 3 * 1