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1、Unit 5 How to Celebrate HolidaysText A Writing Three Thank-you Letters Pre-reading Questionsn Can you name some Chinese n 她有个习惯就是, 看完书后就把书收好. nShe has a habit of putting away her books after reading them. n You wash the dishes and Ill put them away in the cupboard.储蓄,存钱 nThe old couple has put away
2、a considerable sum of money for their future life.I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat. 译:我信步走去,一边深深呼吸着空气,一边慢 慢地踱着步, 头上还戴着那顶白色的厨师 帽.get to sth./doing sth.: 开始考虑, 做事 Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the par
3、t-time job. Ill get to the accounts as soon as possible. 经历了这次事件之后, 他开始对他周围的人好了. Having gone through the accident, he got to treating people around him kindly.and the rest: and so on; and the like等等 The patient can have apples, apple sauce, and the rest. The citizens are interested in the government
4、s policies on such important issues as health, education, tax, and the rest. in quest of: seeking 寻求,探求 Tony went to the school library in quest of Mark Twins novels. 他们去加州寻找金子.They went to California in quest of gold.reverse: v. 扭转,反转; adj. 相反的,反面的 n. 背面, 反面; n. 失败,挫折 They have made it clear that t
5、hey will not reverse the decision to increase prices. Why dont you reverse the order so that I play first and she plays second? The financial reverses wont discourage him.turn over: think about 思考; Even when she didnt say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind. 他静静地坐在那里, 思考着那个问题.
6、 He sat quietly, turning over the problem.移交(控制权/所有权等) The old lady turned the shop over to her granddaughter when she retired.repay: pay back, reward 偿还 She repaid me the money. 我该如何报答你对我的好呢?How can I ever repay you for your kindness?Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so muc
7、h as a simple, sincere “Thank you”. Paraphrase:I had never expressed my thanks to them, even a simple, sincere “thank you.”So much as “甚至” He doesnt so much as invite his best friends.他甚至连他最好的朋友都没邀请. Mike left all of a sudden, without so much as a simple “bye-bye”.Summary of Part One(para1-9):The wr
8、iter came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.I realized, swallowing hard, that half of them had since died-so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me. Paraphrase:I feel terribly sorry since about half of them had died, so th
9、at they could never receive any expression of appreciation from me. gratitude: 感激 (to sb./for sth.) It is my great pleasure to be here to express my sincere gratitude to my fellow members for electing me as your president. 她对我们的帮忙表示感激.She expressed her gratitude for our help.Sincere / show / feel /
10、deep specific: 具体的specific description/purpose/details/facts The new system made it easier for employers to recruit workers based on specific needs. 你有没有一些对你要申请的工作有用的具 体技能?Do you have any specific skills that will be of use to you in the job you are applying for?on ones behalf/ on the behalf of sb.:
11、 代表, 为了的利益. He delivered a speech on the behalf of all the graduates on Graduation Day. 律师代表当事人说话.The lawyer spoke on behalf of his client.impress: 使重视, 给予强烈影响; 使印象深刻 The teacher tried to impress on his students the necessity of being honest. 我父亲使我明白了努力工作的价值.My father impressed on me the value of ha
12、rd work. Mr. Smith often impresses his students with humor in his speeches. I was deeply impressed by/with his performance.impressive 动人的, 使人印象深刻的impression n. 印象diminish: make or become smaller or less vt/i. (使)减少, 变小 Her patience with the children diminished as the hours went by. Time will not dim
13、inish our friendship. 沉重的工作负担并没有降低他对户外运动的热情.The heavy workload does not diminish his enthusiasm for outdoor sports. So many times I have felt a sadness when exposed to modern children so immersed in the electronic media that they have little or no awareness of the marvelous world to be discovered in
14、 books. Paraphrase:have felt sorry for many times when I saw modern children immersed themselves in the electronic media to such an extent that it almost remained unknown to them that there is a marvelous world in books.expose: leave uncovered; make accessible 使暴露, 使接触 be exposed to 暴露于; 与接触 It is f
15、eared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation. 这种植物不能暴露在强光下.This plant cant be exposed to strong sunshine.immerse: over completely in a liquid; absorb deeply 使沉浸(在水中); 专心于 I held my breath and immersed myself in water, trying to stay under water for as long as possible. 约翰完全沉浸在电脑游戏中, 没有意识到周围发生的事情 .John was so immersed in playing the computer games that he was unaware of things happening around him.assemble a) brin
