吉林省伊通满族自治县第三中学校高中英语人教版选修8课件：Unit 4 Pygmalion-Language points .pptxVIP

Language points1. Professor Higgins (H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society.希金斯教授是一位语音学专家, 他认为一个人的英语水平决定了他(她)的社会地位。▲ convince vt. to cause to believe or feel certain; to persuade 说服; 使相信; 说(某人)① We convinced him to go by train rather than plane.我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。② I tried to convince my wife that we can’t afford a new car.我试图说服我妻子我们买不起新车。 convinced adj. 坚信的;意志坚定的 convincing adj. 令人心服的2. Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.皮克林上校(简称P):陆军军官, 后来成为希金斯的朋友。希金斯给他安排了一项任务。▲ officer与official officer 主要用于指军官,也可指公司或政府机构中的高级职员; official 指政府内的文职官员,用作形容词时指“ 官方的,正式的”。① The officers live at headquarters ad the soldiers live in the camps.军官住在总部,士兵住在军营。② The president and his ministers are government officials.总统和部长为政府高级官员。▲ set (1) vt.安排;布置(岗哨); 定(时间、标准)；创造(记录);专心于① Set guards around the gate.在大门四周布下卫兵。② The time and date of the meeting have not yet been set.开会时间与日期尚未确定。③ He set a new record.他创下了一项新记录。④ Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事, 只怕有心人。(2) vt. 使……做某事;使……处于某种状态⑤ I opened the cage and set the bird free.我把鸟笼打开,让鸟自由飞翔。⑥ A spark set the woods on fine.星星之火使整个森林燃烧起来。(3) vi. (日、月等) 下落；下沉⑦ It will be cooler when the sun has set. 日落后天就会凉爽起来。(4) n.一套，一组；电器设备⑧ I bought a set of Lu Xun’s short stories.我买了一套鲁迅短篇小说集。⑨ I need a radio set.我需要一台收音机。set off 出发, 动身set out 出发, 着手set about 开始,着手set up 建立, 成立set sb. good example 为某人树立好榜样It’s ten years since the scientist ___ on his life work of discovering the valuable chemical. (2004 · 江苏) A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up3. While watching, he makes notes. 他一边观察, 一边做笔记。▲ while watching 为while he was watching 省略句。在以when, while, if, unless等引导的状语从句中,如果从句中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓语动词含有be动词的形式,往往将从句中的主语及be动词省略,而以动词的-ing形式或过去分词形式来代替。① After finishing the work, he went home.完成工作后他就回家了。② After being discussed, the p