王守仁泛读教程第册 Unit 7 shyness.pptVIP

Unit 7 Shyness Pre-reading Questions 1. Have you ever given a presentation on the platform? Were you shy while doing so? 2. When did you feel shy for the first time? What’s the situation? 3. How did you overcome shyness at the time? 4. What physical reaction you may have when you are shy? What is Shyness? Feeling nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know. Section A Word Pretest 1. profound: adj. deep, intense or far-reaching; very great 深的; 深切的; 深远的; 极度的; 极大的: a profound sigh, silence, sleep, shock 一声长叹﹑ 一片死寂﹑ 一阵酣睡﹑ 一次沉重的打击 take a profound interest in sth 对某事物产生极大的兴趣 profound ignorance 极度的无知 profound changes 深刻的变化. Section A Word Pretest 2. affect: v. have an influence on (sb/sth); produce an effect on 影响: The tax increases have affected us all. 加税已经影响了我们大家. The change in climate may affect your health, ie be bad for you. 气候的变化可能影响你的健康 Their opinion will not affect my decision. 他们的意见不会影响我的决定. Section A Word Pretest 3. diminish: v. (cause sth to) become smaller or less; decrease 变小; 变少; 使（某事物）变小; 使（某事物）变少; 缩小; 减少; 降低: His strength has diminished over the years. 经过这许多年月, 他的体力不如从前了. Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project. 什麽也不能影响她对这项计划的热忱. diminishing hopes, supplies, funds 逐渐渺茫的希望﹑ 渐渐用完的物资﹑ 渐渐枯竭的资金.  Section A Word Pretest 4. timid: adj easily frightened; shy 胆怯的; 羞怯的: as timid as a rabbit 胆小如兔 5. numerous: adj (fml 文) very many 很多: her numerous friends 她的许多朋友 * on numerous occasions 无数次. Section A Word Pretest 6. interpret: v. ~ sth as sth understand sth in a particular way 理解; 了解: How would you interpret his silence? I would interpret it as a refusal. ‘你认为他的沉默是什麽意思?’‘我认为意思是拒绝.’ Section A Word Pretest 7. isolate: v. ~sb/sth (from sb/sth) put or keep sb/sth entirely apart from other people or things; separate sb/sth 使某人[某事物]与他人他事物完全隔离; 孤立某人[某事物]: isolate a problem, ie in order to deal with it separately 将一问题剔出（以便单独处理） When a person has an infectious disease, he is usu