newamericanculture讲解.ppt

.使她摆脱了一种乏味的生活 ? to save her from a very boring life 诚实不仅让他保住了饭碗，还得到了晋升。 His honesty not only saved him from being dismissed, but got him a promotion as well. 下一页 上一页 Back Today, American coins honor prominent figures of the US government — mostly famous former presidents. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians Para.12 honour 表示尊敬, 敬意； 给以荣誉 formal to show publicly that someone is respected and admired honour somebody with something He was honored with an award. honour somebody for something Be honored for their courage. in honour of Captain Alfred Dreyfus 向…表示敬意 min=project,表示“伸出，突出” eminent a 杰出的，突出的（e 向外)  preeminent a 卓越的，杰出的（pre 前+eminent 突出的→向前突出→杰出的）  prominent a 突出的，显著的（pro 向前+min+ent→向前伸→突出的） imminent a 急迫的；即将来临的（im 进+min+ent→伸进来→来临的） settle Pioneers settled the West. 殖民 / 定居 My son has settled happily in America. settle down To begin living a stable and orderly life: 安顿下来 He settled down as a farmer with a family struct=build，表示“建立” structure n 构造；结构 construct v 构造，建筑（con 共同+struct→共同建立→建造） destruction n a 毁灭（de+struct+ion） destroy v 毁坏，破坏 instruct n 指导，教导（in 进+struct→[把知识]建立进去→指导） obstruct v 妨碍（ob 反+struct→反建设→妨碍）  While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. 想到一个主意 ? to come up with an idea (L. 19) 幸福是什么？对这个问题人们有各种各样的答案。 What is happiness? People have come up with various answers to this question. 下一页 上一页 Back idea for The idea for the book came from an old war movie.好主意; 念头；点子 What gave you the idea of using a male actor for the part? L22 The three-dimensional model for Barbie was a German doll — a joke gift for adults Drinking Helmet Joke Gift 22 describe somebody/something as (being/having) something After the