新编英语教程UnitFour

1Unit4TextII.WritingSkills1)Thetextisapieceofnarrativewritingandorganizedintheusualchronologicalorder.Butatthestartofthetext,theauthorusedtheflashbacktechniquebybeginningwiththesigningofthewillandthenturnedbacktotheclassificationofShakespeare’slifeintoseveralperiodsbasedonatimeorder.Theauthoralsousedthe“cyclicreturn”inthewritingbyusingthekeyword“signature”bothinthefirstparagraphandthelastparagraph.ThetwotechniqueshelpedtheauthortoinformthereaderaboutthelifeofShakespearemosteffectively.2)Theauthorusedmanyadjectivesendingwith“–ing”,superlativesandsomeemphaticsentencepatternstoachievean“emotional”tone,tryingtoarousethestrongfeelingsinreaders.II.LanguagePoints1.Thewaytoexpressdatee.g.inMay;in1999;inJune,1998;onAugust3rd,19982.number-year/month-old+n.e.g.Hehasatwo-month-oldbaby.Heofferedhisseattoasixty-five-year-oldwoman.cf:Theyhadaten-minutetalk.Nodecisionwasmadeafteratwo-hourmeeting.3.will,legacy,inheritance,estatewill:alegalstatementabouthowtodealwiththepropertyafterdeathlegacy:moneyorotherbelongingslefttoanotherpersonafterdeathinheritance:receivingproperty,titlefromancestorsaccordingtothewillestate:Estateincludesrealestateandpersonalestate.realestate(动产):landandbuildingpersonalestate（不动产）:money,property4.thesecond/third/byfar+thesuperlativedegreeofanadjectivee.g.HainanIslandisthesecondlargestislandinChina.Paraphrase:SheisoneofthemostdiligentgirlsinourclassandconsideredtobeNo.3.TheAmazonisthelongestriverintheworld.(use“byfar”)Thisbookisthemostinterestingoneofallthebooks.(use“byfar”)5.adv+off=richcomfortablyoff,welloff,welltodobebetteroff=beinbettercircumstancesbeworseoff=beinworsecircumstances26.amountto①addupto,reache.g.Ourmonthlyexpenditureonfoodusually～sto150yuan.②beequalinmeaning,bethesamease.g.Failuretopreparealessonwellbeforeclassonthepartoftheteacher～stonegligenceofduty;whereasfailuretoattendtheclassontimeonthepartofthestudent～stoabreachofdiscipline.7.thereisno…not…doublenegationforemphasise.g.NoonewhowastreatedbyDrWangwasnotdeeplymovedbyhisconscientiouswork.Use“Noone…not”toparaphrasethefollowing:EveryonewhohasbeentoBeijingisimpressedbythemagnificenceandgrandeuroftheGreatWall.Everyonewhosawthehousedesignedbyhimwasinterestedinitsstructure.Everyonewhoheardthereportwastouchedbyhisdeeds.8.awe①awe(n.):amixedfeelingoffearandfeare.g.Hehasafeelingof～whenstandinginfrontofhisfather.Ireadhisnovelwith～.Thelazyboystoodin～ofhissternteacher.awe-inspiring:fillwithawe,makepeopleshowmorerespecttosb.e.g.Heisanawe-inspiringwriter/manager.awe-stricken/struck:struckwithawee.g.Hewasawe-struckwhenhesawhisfather.②awe(v.):fillwithawee.g.Thesight～dthem.Iwas～dbyhiswords.~sb.into+n./doingsth.e.g.He～dthechildrenintoobedience.Theywere～dintosilence.Theboss～dtheworkersintoworkingovertime.③adj.A.awesome:causingawee.g.Hisworksare~tosomereaders.B.awful:dreadful,verybada)(showingone’sfeeling)e.g.Hediedan~death.Ifeel~.b)(describingthecharacteristicsofanobject)e.g.Everythingisinan~mess.Thepainis~.3④awfully(adv.):verye.g.Youlook~welltoday.Heis~worriedabouthisson.9.inspiteof,althoughinspiteof+n.;although+sentencee.g.Althoughheisold,heisstillstudyingEnglish.Inspiteofhisoldage,heisstillstudyingEnglish.Use“although”and“inspiteof”toparaphrasethefollowingIt’sverycoldoutside,buttheboysareplayinghappily.It’sveryexpensive,butIbuyoneasasouvenir.Themountainisreallyverytall,butwemanagedtoreachthetop.10.ratherthan(n/v-ing):insteadofe.g.Youngpeopleshouldbeanasset（财产）tosociety～amenaceoracurse.Ratherthansqueezingyourownoranges,haveyoutriedbuyingpacksoforangejuice?Paraphrase:ItwassuchalowdoorwaythatIhadtobendmyheadtogointotheroominsteadofwalkingintotheroomupright.Hediedinsteadofsurrendering.11.havedifficultyin+V-ing/with+n.e.g.HehasdifficultyinlearningEnglish.Idon’thaveanydifficultywithmymath.12.plot①v.---makesecretplans设计（谋），密谋~todosth.e.g.Thetwothieveswereplottingwithanothertwotorobthebank.Paraphrase:Theyaremakingsecretplanstoclimboverthewalltopoisonthedog.~+n.e.g.Theyareplottingacoupd’etats(or:coupsd’etat政变)inthegarden.~againstParaphrase:Theguerrillasweretryingtooverthrowthegovernment.②n.a)make/formaplot(=asecretplan)e.g.Theyaremakinga~tooverthrowtheirgovernment.Twomenformeda~toburnthebarn(torobthebank)b)designtheplotofastory(=outline)e.g.Thisplayhasaverycomplicated~.c)apieceoflande.g.Thereisavegetable~behindhishouse.13.involve4①involve(v.):causesb.tobecomeconnectedorconcerned牵涉，拖累e.g.Thiscase~sallofus.Don’t~meinyourquarrel.be/get/become~din卷进e.g.Igot~dinthequarrelbetweenMaryandJones.Davidwas~dintherobbery.~(oneself)with与…混在一起e.g.Don’t~yourselfwiththatsortofpeople.He~shimselfwithcriminals.②involved(adj.):complicated,difficulttounderstande.g.Hetoldmean~storyabouthislargefamily.Theletterwasvery~.③involvement(n.)e.g.Hecan’tgetridofthe~inthemurder.脱不了干系，洗脱不了嫌疑14.puzzle①puzzle(v.):causingdifficultytounderstande.g.Hisillness~dthedoctor.Theboy’srecentbehavior~dme.~about:makeagreateffortofmindinordertofindananswertothequestione.g.I’vebeenpuzzlingaboutthequestion.Paraphrase:Hewastryingtofindoutthewaystosettletheproblem.~out（绞尽脑汁地）想出e.g.Hespentthewholeafternoon,try