新概念英语课件第三册Lesson-54.pptVIP

Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? Wage carry on (a war or campaign) Launch Revulsion be filled with, feel ~ 充满厌恶；感到厌恶 cause ~ 引起反感 express ~ 表达反感 conceal ~ 掩饰反感 a feeling/sense of revulsion 厌恶感 Horde A school of fish 一群小鱼 A flock of birds 一群鸟 A colony of bees 一群蜜蜂 A herd of sheep （羊群） A troop of wolves 一群狼 Luscious Sweet and juicy How luscious the wine is ! 多么香甜的美酒！ luscious peaches 甘美多汁的桃子 We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. Do more harm than good : 害多益少 Do more good than harm : 益多害少 Be brought up to do:在------中长大成人。 The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods ….) We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, or devour our crops. Sin original sin Wrath Envy Gluttony Greed Lust Sloth Pride They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows. Uninvited: =unexpected Provocation: 你一惹他，他就会打你。 （at the mere provocation） They fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights = They are uninvited when they fly into our rooms on summer nights We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless one like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears. unpleasant insects: terrible ,awful. increases our understanding: 提高眼界，打开胸怀，拓展平台 Raise one’s vision Open up one’s mind Expand one’s life platform In dread of 介词分开 Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. crawl into/out of bed ：to get into or out of bed slowly because you are very tired: We crawled into bed at 2 am. does nothing to:对---无济于事。= Its no use（找例句） hi