现代大学英语精读1Lesson5AnglesonaPin.docVIP

Lesson Five (Book 1): Angles on a Pin Warm-up Questions 1) What does the author seem to imply through the story? 2) Why is the story entitled “Angels on a Pin”? Word Formation competent—competence calculate—calculation create—creation—creative educate—education instruct—instruction solve—solution select—selection—selective tempt—temptation measure—measurement system—systematic Not that simple after all He asked me if I would do him a favor. (Para. 1) 1) Offering help He asked me to do him a favor. (help, kind act) He asked a favor of me. He asked if I would be kind enough to help him. He asked me for a hand with his work. Can I help you? / What can I do for you? Do you need a hand with that? *May I do you a favor? 2) A little deeper understanding of “favor” The mother certainly favored the eldest son. /The queen soon lost/gain favor. (liking, preference) Chance had favored him. He was alone with her. (be in his favor) (make sth possible or easy) We favor John’s Plan (be in favor of) (support) We voted in favor of him (in his favor). / We are in favor of his plan. (to the advantage of sb) 3) Don’t get confused c.f. favor favorite v./n. The book is one of my favorites. *most favorite (best liked) favorable: ~report/ wind/ condition/ impression/ opportunity (positive) favoritism (practice of giving unfair advantages to the people one likes best) He insisted that he deserved a perfect score. 1) There is a world of difference between the two. He insisted that he deserved a perfect score. The girl insisted that Vingo join them. (P.26) He insists that she is careful. (state/ say sth. firmly and assertively) 坚持说，力言 He insists that she (should/ shall/ must) be careful. (firmly ask sb. to do sth; demand) 坚持要求 2) Sometimes you may produce sentences like these ones: ① *He insisted to go with me. (He insisted on/upon going with me.) ② *He insisted me to go with him. (He insisted on/upon my going with him.) deserve 1) How do you understand the word? He dese