unit 2 现代大学英语第二版本精读3.ppt

1.Abate v 释义:to gradually become or make something become less strong 减弱；使减弱 例句：Nothing could abate her rage(愤怒）. 2.Couch v 释义： to be expressed in a particular way 表达；措辞 例句： His criticism is couched in a tactful(圆滑的） way. 6.Interior n a 释义1：the inner pare or inside of something 内部 例句1：The interior of the car is very grand. 释义2：inside or indoors 内部的 例句2：The interior walls were all painted blue. 7.Literacy n 释义：the ability to read and write 读写能力 例句：The workers are required to have the basic literacy skills. 8.Lure n v 释义1： something that attracts people, or the quality of being attractive 诱惑力 例句1: Life in big cities is a lure to many countrymen. 释义2:to persuade somebody to do something wrong or dangerous by promising them a reward 诱骗 例句2:The little girl was lured into a car but managed to escape. 9.Perplexed a 释义：confused and worried by something that one does not understand 迷惑的 例句：The students looked at him, perplexed. Reinforcement Summary Discussion How Reading Changed My Life Unit 2 Reinforcement Summary Writing Techniques 1. symbol e.g. the club chair, the girl 2. comparison and contrast e.g. Reading for pleasure, spurred on by some interior compulsion, became as suspect as getting on the subway to ride aimlessly from place to place. (para. 12) e.g. I vs. others 3. simile and metaphor e.g. My perfect island. Structure of the Text 1. Between paragraphs By the time I became an adult, I realized that while my satisfaction in the sheer act of reading had not abated in the least, the world was often as hostile, or as blind, to that joy… (para. 10) A transitional sentence: summary of the previous part + leading to new idea 2. Within paragraph my home, my sustenance, my great invincible companion→ most undersung, at least publicly→ I did not read from a sense of superiority, or advancement, or even learning. Reinforcement Summary The orthodox “history” of reading Exclusively for the literati and the intellectually worthy Gutenb