专业英语精读Unit 3 Book3 第三版).pdfVIP

Unit3 TextI I.Writing Skills 1) The text is apiece ofnarrative writing and organized in theusual chronological order.But at the start ofthetext,the author usedthe flashback techniqueby beginningwith the signing of the will and then turned back to the classification of Shakespeare’s life into several periods based on a time order. The author also used the “cyclic return” in the writing by using the key word “signature” both in the first paragraph and the last paragraph. The two techniques helpedtheauthortoinformthereader aboutthelifeof Shakespearemost effectively. 2) The author used many adjectives ending with “–ing”, superlatives and some emphatic sentence patterns to achieve an “emotional” tone, trying to arouse the strong feelings in readers. II.LanguagePoints 1. Theway to expressdate rd e.g.inMay; in 1999; inJune, 1998; onAugust 3 , 1998 2. number-year/month-old+ n. e.g.Hehasatwo-month-oldbaby. Heofferedhisseatto a sixty-five-year-oldwoman. cf:Theyhad aten-minutetalk. Nodecisionwasmadeafter atwo-hourmeeting. 3. will,legacy,inheritance, estate will:alegal statement abouthowtodealwith theproperty after death legacy:money or otherbelongingsleft to anotherperson after death inheritance:receivingproperty,title from ancestorsaccordingtothewill estate:Estate includesrealestateandpersonalestate. realestate (动产):land andbuilding personalestate （不动产）:money,property 4. thesecond/third/by far+the superlativedegreeofan adjective e.g.Hainan Islandisthe secondlargest islandin China. Paraphrase: Sheisoneofthemost diligent girlsin our classandconsideredtobeNo.3. TheAmazon isthelongestriver in theworld.(use“by far”) Thisbook isthemost interesting oneofallthebooks.(use“by far”) 5. adv + off rich comfortably