新编英语教程6 unit8 appetite课文剖析.ppt

Unit 8 TEXT 1 Appetite TEXT(para 1) One of the major pleasures in life is appetite, and one of our major duties should be to preserve it. Appetite is the keenness of living it is one of the senses that tells you that you are still curious to exist, that you still have an edge on your longings and want to bite into the world and taste its multitudinous flavors and JuIces. Language points d keenness ki: nnis] n. a quick and penetrating intelligence. sharpness敏锐,锐利 D e.g. This hard work has drained away m keenness.这种艰苫的工作削弱了我的锐气 2 a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with someting. eagerness热情,热心 D e.g. His speech fired the people with keenness for the plan 他的发言引起了人们对这个计划的强烈兴趣。 Language points D edge: n(as a personal attribute) keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest; excitement esp. as an element in an otherwise routine situation D - to have an edge on /over somebody to have a slight advantage over somebody D e.g.-I have an edge over him in the election: I, m more likely to win the election. 口- There is an edge to somebody’ s Voice:He sounds angry or bitter. be on edge: tense, nervous; Language points a to bite into the world: 1)(lit)to put one’ s teeth into; D e.g. People with false teeth find it difficult to bite into apples a 2)(fig to damage on the surface; e. g a-- Acid bites into metals d 3in the text with literal meaning but usedmetaphorically