[文学]大学体验英语二.ppt

 Background Knowledge Figure Skating Sabena Airlines Sabena was founded in 1923, and opened its first scheduled service between Brussels and Strasbourg (France)(斯特拉斯堡) in 1924. However, on Monday, this bankrupt Sabena airline of Belgium was sold for 3.4 million euros (US$3.8 million) to an anonymous(匿名的) buyer. The selling price was nearly a million euro (US$1.12 million) more than the auctioneers had anticipated. Warm-up questions Have you ever traveled by airplane? How do you like it? It is said that traveling by air is safer than any other form of transportation. Do you agree? How do you feel when you hear of, or read about, an air disaster? Death of a Dream Words and Expressions bound bound v. tie or fasten tightly; restrain bind, bound, bound adj. 1) going to The train is bound for Berlin. 2) certain, sure Marriage based on money is bound to break up. The new discovery is bound to be of great service to mankind. 3) fastened by The victim was found in the lavatory, bound hand and foot. bound n. (pl.) There are no bounds to his foolishness. boundless adj. 同源词汇：boundary边界, 分界线 be bound up with与…有密切关系 know no bounds 不知限量，无限 college-bound 准备入大学的 championship 1)a competition held to determine the champion 2)the position, title, rank of being a champion Champion 冠军 Synonyms: contact v. connect, get in touch with (someone) n. connection, association destruction destruction N. the act of damaging sth so severely that it cannot be repaired distress: n. 1. [U] mental suffering, caused by grief, anxiety, or unhappiness 悲痛,苦恼,忧伤 2. [U] hardship or difficulty贫困,穷苦 3. [U]great danger or difficulty, with a need for immediate assistance 危难,不幸 4. [C]引起痛苦或悲痛的事物 vt. 1. make somebody extremely upset, anxious, or alarmed 使悲痛,使苦恼,使忧伤 [(+at/about)] Arthur‘s visits caused him more distress than pleasure. The widow was in distress.那个寡妇十分贫困。 If the storm continues on the mountain, the climber will be in distress by morning. The lifeboat went out to rescue a ship in di