Unit3 Understanding your owner.ppt

Unit 3 Understanding Your Owner represent : /.reprizent/ vt. to be a sign or mark that means sth; to be a symbol of sth ?表现，表示，描绘，代表，象征，说明，阐明 –synonym stand for; symbolize 1.玫瑰花是英格兰的象徵。 The rose represents England. 2.在这出剧中把国王刻画成一个反面人物。 The king is represented as a villain in the play. 3.我公司驻印度代表是霍尔先生。 Our firm is represented in India by Mr Hall. 4.这篇论文说明你最近的工作取得了相当大的改进。 This essay represents a considerable improvement on your recent work. 1.倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。 If foreign aid dries up, the situation will be desperate. 2.他极想喝一杯水。 Hes desperate for a glass of water. 3.他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。 They invoked help in the desperate situation. 4.他拼命在她的书桌里搜寻那封信。 He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter. 5.饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子; 绝望的呼救声 The desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help. 理解你的主人 Comprehension work  (Questions for discussion ) 1. Who is the “owner” in the title? 2. What does the phrase “a set of sounds” mean? Why do some humans have difficulty communicating with others using a set of sounds? 3. What does the phrase “a set of marks on paper” mean? What is the use of the marks for human beings? Comprehension work  (Questions for discussion ) 4. Why shouldn’t a dog develop the same communicating means/skills as human beings? 5. According to the passage, what is the best policy for a dog to live peacefully with human beings? 6. What are the reasons that human beings hold for keeping a dog? Language work (A, p.156) 1. developed, humans, tasks, desperate 2. amount, gestures, interpret, owners, recognize, training, represent 3. breed, intelligence, specific, gather, senses 4. companionship, deny Language work (B, p.157) Answers 1. g 2. e 3. a 4. h 5. f 6. d 7. b 8. c Language work (C, p.158) 1. a. Being aware of the risk, we gave up the project. b. Being aware of his mistake, he apologized to us and asked for our forgiveness.