新世界大学英语读写教程4教学全套课件教学资源包04 Unit Four Happy Accidents.docxVIP

Unit Four Happy Accidents 【基本要求】 本单元呈现了很多意外发明的例子。学生将学习如何从已知信息里推断意义或者作出结论，学习倒装的语法知识，学会总结叙事以及如何书写招领启事。 【重点难点】 1.正确掌握有关倒装的语法知识。 2.正确掌握和理解招领启事的书写格式及要点。 【讲授学时】 2 学时 【课程内容】 Ⅱ.Reading and Speaking Background information George de Mestral George de Mestral is an electrical engineer who invented Velcro. He was born to Albert de Mestral, an agricultural engineer, and Marthe de Goumo?ns in Colombier, near Lausanne, Switzerland. De Mestral designed a toy airplane at age twelve and patented it. He attended the école polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. After graduation in 1930, he worked in the machine shop of an engineering company. He worked on inventing Velcro hook and loop fasteners for ten years starting in 1948. In 1955 he successfully patented hook and loop, eventually selling 60 million yards (about 55,000?km) a year through a multi-million dollar company. Text A New words(见课本第104页) Phrase and Expressions Proper Names Detailed Study Key Words and Expressions 1. herald vt. 公开称赞 She has been heralded as one of the country’s finest musicians. 她被称赞为该国最优秀的音乐家之一。 2. to date至今，迄今 To date, our review team consists of individuals from the Americas, Europe, South East Asia and China. 迄今，我们的评论员队伍由来自美洲，欧洲，东南亚和中国的人员组成。 3. alleviation n. （疼痛或困难）减轻，缓和 These hopes gradually brought alleviation to Tom’s pain. 这些希望逐渐缓解了汤姆的痛苦。 alleviate vt. 减轻（痛苦，愤怒等） This new drug can effectively alleviate your suffering. 这种新药可以有效减轻你的痛苦。 4. jealousy n. 忌妒 You have to be careful to see the jealousy, because good friends always work hard to hide it. 你必须很细心才能看到那种忌妒，因为好朋友总是很努力地把它隐藏起来。 jealous a. 嫉妒的 be jealous of 羡慕，嫉妒 I have to admit that I would be jealous of a girl if she was your girlfriend. 我承认如果一个女孩成为了你的女朋友，那我就会嫉妒她的。 5. pass out 失去知觉，昏厥 The first day of work there nearly made Xiangzi pass out. 头一天在那里上工，祥子就差点昏过去。 6. commit vt. 犯（错误、罪行） The criminals sometimes just make use of your mistakes to commit crimes. 罪犯有时就是利用你的错误去犯罪。 7. go through 经受，经历 If you went through life refusing all the bait before y