大学英语三unit 5 第一次课.ppt

job at the radio station Opened a nursery Information Finding Directions: Go through the text again and pick out the jobs the author’s mother has done. a motel Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried A mother and her son learn more from a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life. New words 1.issue: n. a particular edition of a magazine or newspaper 必威体育精装版一期的《翻译》上有你的文章。 The latest issue of Translation contains an article written by u. CF: Issue edition issue 指的是报纸、期刊等发行或刊物。常用的搭配有the latest issue（必威体育精装版一期期刊） the back issue（过期期刊） at issue (在争论中， 不和)等。 edition指的是出版或发行的版本。常用的搭配有 first edition(第一版), revised edition(修订版)等。 2. qualify: v. e.g. 这项训练将使你获得电脑操作员资格。 This training will qualify you as a computer operator. sb is qualified for sth. He is qualified for the post ?sb is qualified to do sth. Are you qualified to teach French? ?qualify sb. as sth. His training qualifies him as a lawyer. 3. respond: v. The government responded to pressure and dropped the proposal. 区别：respond, answer reply 这三个动词均有“回答、答复”的意思。 respond指对别人提出的要求、问题或某种刺激作出反应。 answer 主要指对于提出的问题、呼吁或请求等作出回答、答复或响应。 reply 指较正式的回答。这种回答是经过思考和认真对待的。该词除后接直接引语或者that引导的宾语从句外，只用作不及物动词。 tension: n 该协定签定后，两国间的紧张局势应趋于缓和。 The tension between the two countries should be reduced when the agreement is signed. tension, stress, pressure strain 这组名词都有“压力”的意思。 Tension 指弹性物体伸长而引起的应力，也可指人的紧张情绪；还可指人与人, 团体，国家之间因关系不好而造成的紧张状态。 Stress 指由于困难的情况或精神上、肉体上的痛苦所带来的 “压力，忧虑”。 Pressure 指某事物所产生的压力、影响力,可用于任何情况,从小的临时困难到大的连续发生的灾难。 Strain 指对智力、体力、财力、能力等的严格要求，即 “负担，压力”，也可指人在某种压力下所产生的影响健康的“紧张状态” pressure: n. Collocations: build up / increase (the) pressure 增加压力 bring / place / put pressure on 压迫某人，给某人施加压力 4. have sth. to oneself 1) Would you like to have a table to yourself when you dine? 你吃饭时想一个人单独坐一张桌子吗？ 2) 孩子们都出去了，我就一个人独自占有整个房子了。 I had the entire house to myself