大学英语(修订本)2 unit 2.ppt

Unit 2 The Dinner Party Language Points and Text Comprehension 1. track down: find by determined searching or hunting Eg. She spent weeks in the library tracking down reference information in almost all the books on the subject. It was almost two weeks before they tracked down the facts they needed. Did the hunter manage to track down the wounded deer? I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if (it is) true- though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. as if …仿佛… 用于省略句中如果as if 引导的从句是“主语＋系动词”结构，可省略主语和系动词，这样as if 后就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词（短语）、介词短语或分词。 　　如： 　　He acts as if （he was） a fool． 　　他做事像个傻子。 　　Tom raised his hands as if （he was going） to say something． 　　汤姆举起手好像要说什么。 　　She left the room hurriedly as if （she was）angry． 　　她匆忙离开房间好像生气的样子。 To read paragraph 1-2, please answer the following question. Q1 :where is the story take place? When did it first appear in a magazine? Was it a true story? Q2; Who gave the dinner party: What kind of guests were invited? Q3: Describe in some detail the room where the party was held. 2. spring up: arise, develop or grow quickly and as if from nowhere eg. It was rather warm all day. But towards evening a cold wind sprang up. Towns have sprung up in what was a desert. Suspcious sprang up in her mind. 3. Women have outgrown the jumping- on- a- chair- at – the- sight- of – a- mouse era: women have grown so mature that they do not lose self- control upon such small provocation as seeing a mous 4. outgrow: grow beyond or away from; get rid of by growing old eg. to outgrow boyhood friends to outgrow a childish habits to outgrow one’s earlier interests 5. at (the) sight of : on seeing eg. At sight of the police officer the thief took to his heels. The old man flew into a rage at the sight of her daughter dancing with that young man. 6. … while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts: though a man may