UnitOnePersonality

TeachingAims:

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1)gettoknowsomeusefulinformationconcerningthetopicofthereading

passagesinthisunitandtoknowmoreaboutEnglishculture;

2)dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.topractice

theirspokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

3)graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrich

theirvocabulary;

4)readthein-classreadingpassageinalimitedtimeandgraspsomeexpressions

andgrammaticalpointsinthein-classreadingpassagetoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

5)dosomepost-readingexercisesandsomeafter-classreadingtopracticewhat

theyhavegottoknowinclasstoimprovetheirEnglishcomprehensiveskills.;

6)translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsome

expressionslearnedinthereadingpassagestoacquiresometranslatingskills

andbettertheirtranslatingabilities.

TeachingProcedure

PartI.Preparation

1.Mr.andMisssoandso

gentle,dedicate,considerrate,adventurous,calm,

aggressive,critical,energetic,selfish,ambitious,

self-sonfident,easy-going,truthful,out-going,frank,

sensitive,bossy,patient,talktive,persuasive,sympathtic,emotional

2.PersonalityandJob

1)salesperson

shrewd,hardworking,boastful,tricky

2)teacher

humorous,bossy,patient,tolerant,talkative.

3)doctor

patient,calm,independent,careful,sympathetic.

4)policeman

brave,alert,independent.

5)accountant

careful,honest,cautious

6)lawyer

persuasive,expressive,eloquent,serious.

7)touristguide

enthusiastic,talkative,expressive,energetic

8)hostorhostessofashow

emotional,expressive,optimistic,easy-going

9)reporter

curious,extrovert,open-minded,adventurous.

10)secretary

easy-going,tolerant,sensitive,frank,thorough

11)spokesman

intelligent,talkative,diplomatic

3.PersonalityTest

4.PersonalityWords

affectionate,generous,adaptable,cooperative,prompt,reasonable,logical,

romantic,enthusiastic,sympathetic,

resourceful,ambitious,agreeable,creative

talented,imaginative,energetic,independent

PartILPre-Reading-centeredActivities

SectionA:Pre-readingquestions

1)Whatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforshyness?

2)Whatarethewaystoovercomeshyness?

Samples:

1)Therearemanyfactorsthatcontributetoshyness.Someareduetolow

self-esteem,lackofself-confidence,limitedsocialactivities,andlackof

education.Somepeople,Ithink,arebornshy.It'satraitinheritedfromtheir

parents.IstillrememberwhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwasextremlyshy.Iwas

broughtupinthecountryside,andthereweren'tmanyactivitiesformetotake

partin.therewereveryfewchancesformetomeetdifferentsortsofpeople.

EvenwhenIwasspokento,1wasreluctanttorespond.Myfacewouldturnred

immediately.ButafterIenteredcollege,Igainedmoreself-confidence.Icameto

realizedthatappearanceisonlyskin-deep.What'smoreimportantisone's

knowledge,one'spersonalqualities,one'scharacter,andone'svirtues.

2)Thereareseveralwaystoovercomeshyness.First,weshouldremember

thatnobodycanbeperfect,sothere'snoreasontofeeldiscouragedifwehave

someshortcomings.Onthecontraryweshouldknowourstrengthsand

emphasizeourgoodaspectstobuildself-confidence.Don'talwaysfocusonour

weakness,becausewecanimproveourselves.Forexample,studyhardandread

widelytoenrichourknowledge,trytomakemorefriends,andencourage

ourselvestogetinvovledinmoreactivitiesinschool.Don'ttakeotherpeople's

commentstooseriously,buttrustourselves.Andanotherimportantpointisthat

wecandosomethingtochangeourpersonalities.Sowhydon'twestart

fromnow?

SectionB:PassageReading

1.Organizationofthetext

1)Introduction:(para.1)

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople

2)Reasonswhyshynesscanhaveanegativeeffect:(para.2-3)

People'sself-concepthasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.

Peoplewithhighself-esteemusuallyactwithconfidence.

Peoplewithlowself-esteemarelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedby

others.

3)Waysofovercomingshyness:(para.4-15)

Recognizeyourpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses.

Setreasonabegoals.

Don'twastetimeandenergyondestructivefeelingssuchasguiltandshame.

Don'tbeafraidtospeakupandgiveyourpointofview.

Donotmakenegativecommentsaboutyourself.

Acceptcriticismthoughtfully.

Profitfromfailuresanddisappointmentsbyviewingthemas1earingexperiences.

Donotassociatewithpeoplewhomakeyoufeelinadequat.

Setasidetimetorelax,enjoyhobbies,andreevaluateyourgoalsregularly.

Practicebeinginsocialsituations.

4)Conclusion:(para.6)

Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfull

potential.

1.LanguagePoints

1)todwellon:towrite,speakorthinkalotabout

eg.Youdwellonasubjectifyoukeepthinkingortalkingaboutit

Donotdwellsomuchonyourpast.

Donotdwelltoomuchonyourpainfulmemories.

Donotletyourminddwellonthesetroubles.

Heexpressedfromresolve,butdwellondifficulties

todwell:live

eg.Youdwellsomewhereifyoulivethere.

Hedwellsinthecountryduringmostoftheyear

2)toconcentrateon:tokeepordirect(allone'sthoughts,efforts,attentionetc)

eg.Don'ttalk,justconcentrateonyourdriving.

SheisconcentrateongettingagradeforherFrench

3)tospeakup:speakboldly,freelyandplainly;speakout

eg.Ifyouthoughtthatwasnotfair,whydidnotyouspeakup?

Ifyoudonotapproveofwhatyourfriendisdoing,whydon'tyouspeakup?

tospeakup:tospeakmoreloudly說大聲點

eg.Thejudgeaskedthewitnesstospeakup.

Pleasespeakup;wecan'thearyou.

4)profitby;learnorgainadvantagefrom

eg.Heprofitedfromhismistakes.

Areyougoingtoprofitfromyourownexperiences?

Ihopeyou511beabletoprofitbymistakesandavoidthemyourself.

5)tocomealong:tohappen;arrivebychance

eg.Iwillwaittillsomethingcomesalong.

Takeeverychancethatcomesalong.

HewenttoLondonwheneverthechancecamealong.

Whentherightopportunitycomesalong,he'lltakeit.

tocomealong:toadvance;improve

eg.Howisyourworkcomingalong?

tocomealong:improveinhealth

eg.Shewascomingalongwellaftertheoperation.

tocomealong:follow

eg.Yousay4comealong5whenyouwantsomeonetohurryup,ordosthyou

wantsomeonetodo.

Comealong,eatupyourvegetables.

Yougonow,PHcomealonglater.

Comealong,rilshowyouyourroommyself.

6)tohavesth.atheart:tohavesth.inone'scare

eg.Hehasthewelfareofthepooratheart

sth.breaksone'sheart

eg.Somethingthatbreaksyourheartmakesyousad.

toloseone'sheartto

eg.Youloseyourhearttosomeoneorsomethingwhenyoufallinlovewiththem

withallone'sheart

Youdosomethingwithallyourheartwhenyoudoitwithwarmandsincerity.

7)tosetaside:tosaveforaspecialpurpose

eg.Everyweekhetriedtosetasideafewdollarsofhissalary.

Healwayssetssometimeasideeverydaytotellstoriestohischild.

Setasidealittletime/moneyeachweek

tosetaside:paynoattentionto

eg.Iwarnedthemnottodoit,butmyobjectionsweresetaside.

Thejudgesetasidethedecisionofthelowercourt,

tosetaside:todeclaretobeofnoeffect取消:宣布無效

eg.Hetriedtosetcontractasidebecauseconditionshadchanged.

8)toliveupto:tokeeptothehighstandardsof

eg.Someoneorsomethinglivesuptoyourexpectationsiftheyareasgoodas

youexpectedthemtobe

Shecouldn'tliveuptoherparents,expectations

We'llcontinuetoliveuptoourpromises.

toliveuptoonesposition/one'sbeliefs/one'sprofessions/one'sincome.

PartIII.FurtherDevelopment

1.Enrichingyourwordpower

2.Whatisyourpersonality?

StepTwo

Thepersonalitytraitsarelistedbelow,fromlefttorightandfromtopto

bottom.

1)Introspective,SensitiveandReflective

Youarelesssatisfiedwithyourselfandyourenvironmentthanaremost

people.Youhatesuperficiality;you'dratherbealonethanhavetosufferthrough

smalltalk.Butyourrelationshipswithyourfriendsareverystrong,whichgives

youtheinnercalmnessandharmonythatyourequire.Youdonotmindbeing

aloneforlongperiodsoftime;yourarelybecomebored.

2)Independent,UnconventionalandFree

Youdemandafreeandunattachedlifeforyourselfthatallowsyouto

determineyourowncourse.Youhaveanartisticbentinyourworkorleisure

activities.Yoururgeforfreedomsometimescausesyoudoexactlytheoppositeof

whatisexpectedofyou.

3)Dynamic,ActiveandExtroverted

Youarequitewillingtoacceptcertainrisksandtomakeastrong

commitmentinexchangeforinterestingandvariedwork.Routine,incontrast,

tendstohaveaparalyzingeffectonyou.

Whatyoulikemostistobeabletoplayanactiveroleinevents.Indoingso,

yourinitiativeishighlyevident.

4)DowntoEarth,Well-BalancedandHarmonious

Youvalueanaturalstyleandlovethatehichisuncomplicated.People

admireyoubecauseyouhavebothfeetplantedfirmlyonthegrondandtheycan

dependonyou.Yougivethosewhoareclosetoyousecurityandspace.Youare

perceivedasbeingwarmandhuman.Yourejecteverythingthatisshowyortrite.

Youdon'tlikefashinableclothing.Foryou,clothinghastobepracticaland

pleasantlyelegant.

5)Professional,PragmaticandSelf-Assured

Youtakechargeofyourlife,andplacelessfaithinyourluckandmorein

yourowndeeds.Yousolveproblemsinapractical,uncomplicatedmanner.You

takearealisticviewofthethingsinyourdailylifeanddealwiththemwithout

hesitation.Youaregivenagreatdealofresponsibilityatwork,becausepeople

knowthatyoucanbedependentupon.

6)Peaceful,DiscreetandNon-Aggressive

Youareeasy-goingyetdiscreet.Youmakefriendseffortlessly,yetenjoy

yourprivacyandindependent.Youliketogetawayfromitallandbealonefrom

totimetoreflectthemeaningoflifeandenjoyyourself.Youneedspace,soyou

escapetobeautifulhideaways,butyouarenotaloner.Youareatpeacewith

yourselfandtheworld,andyouappreciatelifeandwhatthisworldhastooffer.

7)Carefree,PlayfulandCheerful

Youloveafreeandspontaneouslife.Andyouattempttoenjoyittothe

fullest,inaccordancewiththemotto:"Youonlyliveonce.^^

Youareverycuriousandopenabouteverythingnew;youthriveonchange.

Nothingisworsethanwhenyoufeeltieddown.Youarealwaysreadyfora

surprise.

8)Romantic,DreamyandEmotional

Youareaverysensitiveperson.Yourefusetoviewthingsonlyfromasober,

rationalstandpoint.Whatyourfeelingstellyouisjustasimportanttoyou.Infact,

youfeelitisimportanttohavedreamsinlife,too.

Yourejectpeoplewhoscornromanticismandareguidedonlybyrationality.

Yourefusetoletanythinglimittherichvarietyofyourmoodsandemotions.

9)Analytical,TrustworthyandSelf-Assured

Youaresensitive.Youliketosurroundyourselfwithlittle"gems”,which

youdiscoverwherevertheyareoverlookedbyothers.Thus,cultureplaysa

specialroleinyourlife.Youhavefoundyourownpersonalstyle,whichis

elegantandexclusive,freefromtheinfluenceoffashiion.Yourideal,uponwhich

youbaseyourlife,isculturedpleasure.Youvalueacertainlevelofcultureonthe

partofthepeoplewithwhomyouassociate.

3.PenPalTime

Samples

DearHostorHostess,

I'mafreshmanfromNortheastUnivesity,majoringinElectrical

Engineering.PmwritinginthehopethatIcanmakesomenewfriends.

Onthewhole,I'malively,activeandhelpfulgirl,whoenjoysstayingwith

friends.Ialsohaveasensitiveandemotionalsoul.Ivaluefriendshipmorethan

anythingelse.InmyfreetimeIenjolisteningtomusic,suchasclassic,pop,or

lightmusic.MyfavoritegroupisBackstreetBoys.Mymottois“IbelieveIcan

fly”.ButIdon'tlikesports,sothosewhoenjoywatchinggamesandtalking

aboutsports,donotwritetome.Otherwise,theywillbedisappointed.

Anyonewhoisofasimilarageandwantsafriendstotalktoorwriteto,

pleaseemaiklanyuel222@.writetomeandyouwillreceivemyreply

immediately,especiallyifyouwriteinEnglish.

ZhangYan

4.CanWeImproveOurPersonality?

1)AdviceFortheselfishperson:

Makeapointofthinkingofotherperson'sfeelings.

Makeapointofsharingmoreoften.

Thinkofkindthingstodoforyourfriends.

Behelpfultootherperple.

2)Advicefortheimpatientperson:

Askyouselfwhatthingsorsituationsorparticulartypesofpeoplemakeyou

feelimpatient.Forexample,ifatandinginalonglinemakesyouimpatient,you

cansolvethepeoblembyreadinganewspaperorlisteningtomusicwhile

waiting.

Rememberthatpersonalitydiffersfrompersontoperson.Somepeopleare

bornslowindoingthings,soyouneedtobemoreunderstanding.

Putupsomereminderssuchas“BePatient"onthewall.

3)Adviceforthepersonwhoisdishonest:

Makefriendswithanhonestperson.

Askyouselftheadvantagesofbeinghonest.

Askyourselfwetheryouwouldliketomakefriendswithadishonestperson.

Supposeyouweretheparent:doyouwantyouchildtobedishonest?

Rememberthefamoussaying:honestyisthebestpolicy.

PartIVWritingandTranslation

1.TranslationPractice

1)Itisbelievedthatpessimismoftenleadstohopelessness,sicknessandfailure.

2)Optimism,bycontrast,canmakeyouhappy,healthyandsuccessful.

3)Whenyoufailinsomething,profitfromthefailureasalearingexperience.

4)Thinkaboutyourstrengthsandbuildupself-confidenceinfrontofproblems

ordifficulties.

5)Don'tletnegativethoughtsholdyouback.

6)Everyonehasexperiencedfailuresanddisappointments,sodon'tblame

yourseltoomuch.

2.Writing

MyAdvicetoPessimists

Sample1：

Itisbelievedthatpessimismoftenleadstohopelessness,sicknessand

failure,whileoptimismusuallybringshappiness,goodhealthandsuccess.

Pessimistsalsomakethosearoundthemverymiserable.Therefore,pessimists

shouldchangetheirwayofthingkingandovercomethenegativeaspectsoftheir

personalities.Hereareafewtipsforthem:

1.Trytosmileoften.Asmilehasagreatpower.Itcanchasesadnessaway.

Itwillmakeyouandotherpeoplefeelhappy.Anditmayevenmakethingseasier

andbetter.Smilinginthemorningmakesagoodbeginningfortheday.Asmileis

themostimportantsignofoptimism.

2.Buildupyourself-confidence.Trytodiscoverasmanyofyourpersonal

strengthsasyoucan.Thenwritethemalldown.Readthemseveraltimeswhen

youaregettingreadytodosomethingorwhenyouarefacingdifficulties.Your

listwillhelpyouseeyourabilities.

3.changeyourwayofthinking.Don'talwaysthinkthatthingswillwillgo

wrongorthatiftheydotherewillbeterribleresults.Instead,convinceyourself

thatthingswillimproveandthatyoucanworkhardtohelpimprovethem.Ifyou

fail,thinkaboutwhatyouhavelearnedfromthefailure.Ifyousucceed,praise

yourself.Don'tbetoomodest!Thereisnothingmoreencouragingthan

self-praise.

Tryyourbesttobecomeanoptimist.

Sample2:

MyAdvicetoPessimists

Areyouanoptimistorapessimist?Ifyou'reapessimist,hereissome

adviceforyou.

Aseveryoneknows,pessimismisharmfultopeople.Itmakesyouunhappy

andunhealthy,andevenbringsdepression,lonelinessandfailure.Pessimiststend

tosuffermorefailuresandsetbacksbecausetheydon'tbelievetheycansucceed

andthusdon'tstruggleforit.Optimism,bycontrast,canmakeyouhappy,

healthyandsuccessful.Soitisgoodforyoutochangeyourselffromapessimist

toanoptimist.

Herearesomesuggestionsforyoutobecomeanoptimist:

1.Rememberthateveryoneexperiencesfailuresanddisappointments.So

whenyoufail,don'tblameyourselftoomuch.Itmaybenotyourfault.

2.Whenyoufailinsomething,profitfromthefailureasalearning

experienceinsteadofgettingdepressed.Andnexttime,youcanmakeyourplans

tobemoresuccessful.

3.Whenyoufail,don'tbediscouraged.Tryagain.Don'tletnegative

thoughtsholdyouback.Justgiveyourselfanotherchance.Sonevergiveupjust

becauseyoufailed.

Pessimismisharmful,butitcanbechanged.Trustyourselfandtrytoadopt

anoptimisticattitude,andthenyouwillbeawinnerinlifemoreoften.(204

words)

UnitTwoMythsandLegends

TeachingAims

1)toprovidethestudentssomebackgroundinformation

2)toinspirethestudentstothinkaboutsomemythsandlegendsintheeastern

andwesterncultures,andencouragethemtoexplorethepossiblereasonsandthe

morals;

3)topresentthemsomeimportantwordsandphrases,andhelpthemtoenlarge

theirvocabularyandmasterthesewordsandphrases;

4)tohelpthemtounderstandsomedifficultsentencesandimprovetheirreading

skills;

5)tointroducethemsomeknowledgeabouttranslationandwriting

TeachingPoints

1.Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints

2.Translation:否定句的翻譯

3.Writingassignment

TeachingProcess

PartonePreparation

1.BackgroundInformation

Inordertounderstandtheworldaroundthem,virtuallyallearlycultures

developedmythsthatexplainedvariousaspectsoflifeandthemysteriesofnature.

Animals,plantsandpeople—bothimaginaryandreal—wereoftenattributedwith

specialpowersthatgavethemaspiritualsignificance.InancientChina,for

example,thephoenix,thedragon,theunicornandthetortoisewereregardedas

sacredcreaturesthatsymbolizedvariouscharacteristicsincludingwisdom,

longevity,indestructibilityandpower.TheancientGreeksdevelopedacomplex

systemofmythsrelatedtohundredsofgodsandgoddessesthatweresaidto

controlthefateofallmenandwomen.Whethermythsbecamepartofan

establishedreligionornot,theywerealwaysincorporatedintostoriesthatcould

betoldandretoldascaptivatingexplanationsofnaturalandsupernaturalevents.

Andassuchtheybecameculturaltreasuresthateducatedandunitedpeople

aroundcommonbeliefs.

Althoughthelinebetweenmythandlegendisoftenblurred,mythstendto

focusonsuperhumananimalsandgods,whereaslegendsglorifyaherooragreat

eventandusuallycontainanelementoftruth.Likemyths,legendsbecame

popularstorieshandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Inallcultures,storytellingwasawayoftransmittingbeliefs,customs,and

moralprinciplestopeopleofallageswhocouldneitherreadnorwrite.

Storytellingwasalsoanimportantformofentertainmentatthelevelofthe

familyandthevillage.Withtheadventofradioandtelevision,however,

storytellershaveallbutdisappeared.Insteadofgatheringaroundanindividual

capableofrememberingallkindsofwonderfulandamusingtales,peoplenow

prefertositinfrontofatelevisionset.

Itismainlyintheirwrittenformthatwecanstillenjoytraditionalmyths,

legends,fablesandfolktales.Inreadingstoriesfromdifferentcultures,wecan

discoversomeoftheuniversalcharacteristicsofhumankind.Atrickster(騙子，

惡作劇的精靈)，forinstance,isaclever,deceitfulandgreedyindividualwho

inspiresadmirationbutwhomustbetaughtalesson.Insomeculturesheappears

asamonkey,inothersatortoiseoraraven(渡鴉).Or,totakeanotherexample,

folktalesfromallovertheworldhaveshownthatthekindestandmost

compassionatepersonisnotnecessarilybeautiful.Irrespectiveoftheirorigin,

traditionalstoriesoftenpresentuniversaltruthsinasimplebuteloquentway.

2.DiscussionandRole-play

1)Discussion:AnArgumentAbouttheSuna.Howwouldyouanswer

thequestion?b.Whycouldn'tConfucuissettlethematter?c.Whatisthe

lessonofthefable?

2)RolePlay:AssigneachdomitorytoprepareafamousChinesefableand

actitintheclass.

3.Sumplements:MatchingPictures1.Aphrodite2.Ares3.Hephaestus4.

Artemis5.Demeter6.Dionysus7.Poseidon8.Athena9.Apollo10.Hermes11.

Hera12.Zeus

PartTwoReading-CenteredActivities

1.In—ClassReading:WhytheTortoise'sShellIsNotSmooth?

l)Pre—readingQuestions

a.Whatcharacteristicscometoyourmindwhenyouthinkofatortoise?

b.Canyouguesswhytheshellofthetortoiseisnotsmooth?Giveabrief

explanation.

2)SummaryoftheText

Onceuponatime,allthebirdswereinvitedtoafeastinthesky.Tortoise,a

manfullofcunning,discovereditandpersuadedthebirdstotakehimwiththem.

Eachbirdgavehimafeather,withwhichhemadetwowings.Whenthegreatday

came,Tortoiseaskedeachbirdtotakeanewnameandhechode“Allofyou”as

hisownnewname.Whenthedisheswereserved,Tortoiseasked,“Forwhom

haveyoupreparedthisfeast?”Theanswer,asheexpected,was“Forallofyou”.

SoTortoiseatethebestpartofthefood.Thebirdsweresoangrythateachtook

backthefeatherhehadlenttotheTortoise.Parrotagreedtotakeamessagefor

Tortoise'swife,buthetoldhertobringallthehardandsharpthings.When

Tortoisefellontotheground,hisshellbrokeintopieces.

3)LanguagePoints

murmur(Z.4)n/v.

n.i)low,continuousindistinctsound低沉持續而不清的聲音

e.g.thedistantmurmurofthesea,ofabrook遠處海浪的澎湃聲,溪水的潺潺

聲

ii)quietlyspokenwords低語聲

iii)quietexpressionoffeeling低聲的情感表達

e.g.Thereweremurmursofdiscontentfromtheworkforce.工人不滿，頗有微

詞。

v.i)makeamurmur

e.g.Thewindmurmuredinthetrees.風在林中低鳴。

amurmuringbrook流水淙淙的小溪

ii)murmuraboutsth:saysthinalowvoice

e.g.Hemurmuredwordsofloveintoherear.他向她喃喃耳語，傾訴愛慕之意。

Hewasdelirious,murmuringabouthischildhood.他精神恍惚,低聲念叨

著童年往事。

iii)murmuragainstsb/sth:complainaboutsb/sthquietly,notopenly私下低

聲抱怨某人或事

e.g.Forsomeyearsthepeoplehadbeenmurmuringagainstthegovernment.兒

年來人們一直私下議論政府。

escapeone'snotice"10)notbeobservedornoticedbysomeone逃過某人的

注意，疏忽

e.g.Nothingimportantescapeshernotice.

Itwon'thaveescapedyournoticethatFvebeenunusuallybusyrecently.

bringsthtosb'snotice:tellsbaboutsth,showsbsth,etc將某事知會某人，

使注意到某事

e.g.ItwasSusanwhobroughttheproblemtoournotice.

Xcometosb'snotice:(fml)beseen,heard,etcbysb.

e.g.Ithascometomynoticethatyouhavebeenstealing.

takenonotice/nottakeanynotice(ofsb/sth):paynoattention(tosb/sth)

e.g.Takenonotice/Don'ttakeanynoticeofwhathesays!

achangedman(/.27)

“Achangedman”means“someonewhohasbecomeverydifferentfromwhat

theywerebeforeasaresultofapowerfulexperience”一個改過自新的人

e.g.Sincehestoppeddrinking,he'sachangedman.

restassured(that)，.24)notworry,becertain請放心(一般只用于祈使句)

e.g.Youmayrestassuredthateverythingpossibleisbeingdone.

(Youcan)restassuredthatwewilldoallwecantopullhimthrough..

honor(1.39)n/v.

n.i)[U,singjsourceofprideandpleasure,privilege光榮，榮幸

e.g.theseatofhonorattheheadofthetable上首席位

Itisagreathonortobeinvited.承蒙邀請，十分榮幸。

ii)[U]reputationforgreatness,goodbehaviour,truthfulness,etc.榮譽，名譽，信

春日

e.g.fightforthehonorofone'scountry

Myhonorisatstake.我的名譽厲害攸關。

iii)inhonorofsb/sth,insb'shonor:outofrespectforsb/sth

e.g.aceremonyinhonorofthosekilledinbattle為紀念陣亡戰士而舉行的儀

式

v.honorsb/sth(withsth):showgreatrespectforsb/sth;givepublicpraiseand

distinctiontosb向某人(物)致敬；表揚某人；給某人以榮譽

e.g.Willyouhonormewithavisit?如蒙造訪則榮幸之至。

Ifeelhighlyhonoredbyyourtrust.我得到您的信任，感到十分榮幸。

approvala.47)(approvev.)

i)thebeliefthatsomeoneorsomethingisgoodoracceptable贊成，同意(in

approvalof)

e.g.Dotheplansmeetyourapproval?

Childrenarealwaysseekingapprovalfromtheirparents.

ii)aformalorofficialstatementthatsomethingisacceptable批準，認可

e.g.Thetestingandapprovalofnewdrugswillbespeededup.

Thepresidenthasalreadygivenhisapprovaltotheplan.

grumble".62)v.

i)grumble(at/tosb.)(about/at/oversth.)complainorprotestina

bad—temperedway發怨言，鳴不平

e.g.Stopgrumbling!You'vegotnothingtocomplainabout.

Whygrumbleatmeaboutyourownstupidmistakes?

ii)grumble(away)makeadeepcontinuoussound發出低沉、連續的聲音

e.g.thundergrumblingawayinthedistance遠方隆隆的雷聲

thesooundofone'sstomachgrumbling肚子咕咕的叫聲

deliver(1.76)v

i)takesomething(tosomeoneorsomeplace)

e.g.Didyoudelivermymessagetoyourfather?

ii)(forawoman)givebirthtoababy

e.g.Annedeliveredahealthysetoftwins.

iii)(foradoctorormidwife)helpawomantogivebirthtoababy

e.g.Midwiveshelpdeliverbabieswhenwomengivebirthathome,

iv)giveaspeech,;readsomethingoutloud

e.g.Shedeliveredatalkonphilosophytothesociety.

crash".83)i)fallorstrikesomethingsuddenlyandnoisily突然倒下,撞擊(某

物)發出聲響e.g.Therockscrasheddownontothecars.

Thetreecrashedthroughthewindow.

ii)crash(sth)(intosth)(causesthto)haveacollision使(某物)猛撞

e.g.Theplanecrashedintothemoutain.

Hecrashedhiscarintoawall.

iii)makealoudnoise

e.g.Thethundercrashed.雷聲隆隆。

2.After—classReading

Passage1BeautyandtheBeast

1)Introduction

Beautywasabeautifulandsweetgirl,andhertwosisterswerejealousof

her.Once,herfatherhappenedtomeetamonster,whothreatenedtokillhim.Tb

saveherfather,Beautywenttolivewiththemonsterdespiteherfears.Shefound

theBeastwasuglybutgood—naturedandgenerous.Whenshefinallyconsented

tomarrytheBeast,shesawoneofthemosthandsomeprinces,overwhoma

terriblespellhadbeencastbyawickedwitch.Beautyandtheprincelived

happilyeverafter,andherjealoussistersweretransformedintotwostatuesof

stone.

2)WordsandExpressions

accustomedadj.

i)befamiliarwithsthandacceptitasnormal

e.g.Hereyesquicklybecameaccustomedtothedark.

Shehadnotyetbecomeaccustomedtothefactthatshewasarichwoman,

ii)usual,habitual

e.g.Sheperformedthetaskwithheraccustomedease.

Hetookhisaccustomedplaceattheheadofthetable.

beconsumedwith/by:(ofafeelingoranidea)absorballtheattentionand

energyofsomeone

e.g.Hewasconsumedw