现代大学英语精读4-Unite-Two.pptxVIP

Part of the Words;henceforth 从此以后(+句子) eg: Henceforth, u are a father. hence adv. ①因此，所以； ②（时间+）此后 eg: ten days hence 十天之后 the rim of a cup gold-rimmed spectacles 金边眼镜 ;Unit 2 Spring Sowing;About the Author;East beach of?Inishmore, OFlahertys birthplace;Structure ;I. The beginning of their first day of spring sowing;Figures of speech;2. as it were: seemingly eg: 他似乎活在梦里。 He was living in dreams, as it were. eg: 他闭上眼睛，似乎想要重温那个幸福的时刻。 He closed his eyes, trying to relive that happy moment, as it were. 3. Had been married had married 4. moustache: hair that grows on a man’s upper lip beard: hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks whiskers: refer to the hair on a mans face, especially on the sides of his face; The?whiskers?of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth.;Aran Islands Inishmore Ireland;Q: What are their feelings before the spring sowing?;5. better off: ①in a more favorable position; happier, more successful eg: 他们坐飞机比开车到那更好。 They would be better off flying than driving there. ② in a more favorable financial circumstances (the comparative form of “well off”) well off: wealthy better off: having more money than someone else or than you had before eg: 他们并不富裕，但是比大多数邻居条件要好。 They were not rich, but they were better off than most of their neighbors. OPP: worse off 6. at this rate: progressing at this speed eg: 照这个速度，我们不可能及时完成。 At this rate, we’ll never finish in time. 照这样下去，他们很快就能超过别的国家。 At this rate they’ll soon overtake other countries. ;II. The couple worked in their field before sunrise till sundown;9. strip/strip/ v. 剥夺；脱衣服 n. 带，条 a strip of paper/land eg: Jack stripped and jumped into the shower. 把墙纸从墙上揭下来 strip the wallpaper off the wall stripper n. 脱衣舞者 stripped 剥去的 stripe /straip/ n./v. 条纹；种类 striped 有条纹的 a shirt