S2B-unit-2-Reading-vocabulary

Unit2ReadingpracticaljokeWhatisajoke?Ajokeissomethingyousaythatcauseslaughter.Whatisapracticaljoke?Apracticaljokeisatrickthatisplayedonanunsuspectingvictimtomakehimorherlooksillyorembarrassed.恶作剧Skimming1.whatkindofpassageisthis?2.Whatemotionsdoyouthinkthewriterwantsyoutohavewhenyoureadapassagelikethis?3.Whichcharacterdoyouthinkistheoneonwhomsomeonehasplayedapracticaljoke?Itisawebsite/onlinearticle.Thewriterwantstomakeyoulaugh.Mr.Potts,amanwearingthegreenhat.Skimming4.Howdotheothercharactersreacttothispracticaljoke?Theylaughatthepracticaljokeandthinkitisfunny.Scanning(Thefirstthreeparagraphs)1.Howdoesapracticaljokeusuallymakesomeonelook?2.Whatbookdidthisstorycomefrom?Itusuallymakessomeonelooksillyorembarrassed.ItcamefromRichardBoston’sBookofpracticaljoke.3.Whatisthenameofthemaincharacter?4.Wheredoesthemanwork?5.Whatobjectisimportanttothewholestory?Scanning(Thefirstthreeparagraphs)HeiscalledMr.Potts.Heworksinanewspaperoffice.ThegreenhatwhichbelongstoMr.Potts.Read&think1.WhydidMr.Potts’scolleaguesdecidetoplayapracticaljokeonhim?2.WhatwasthepracticaljokethattheyplayedonMr.Potts?Becauseheregardedthemashisinferiors.Theyboughtahatthatlookedexactlylikehisbutwaslarger.Thentheyswitchedthetwoofthem.Read&think3.WhydidMr.Potts’scolleaguesroarwithlaughterafterheleftonthefirstday?4.WhathappenedwhenMr.Pottsputonhishatonthesecondday?BecauseWhenMr.Pottsputonthelargehat,itfelloverhiseyes.Itstuckontopofhishead.Hiscolleagueshadstucknewspaperinhisoldhatsothatitwasnowtoosmall.Read&think5.Whydidhegotoseehisdoctor?Becausehebelievedthathisheadkeptchangingsize.define…asvt.解释,给...下定义Doyouknowwhodefinedmanasarationalanimal?你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的?Adictionarymaydefinegeneticsassimplythescienceofthestudyofheredity.词典上会把遗传学简单地定为“研究遗传的科学。”definitionn.1.下定义;定义;释义thedefinitionsinadictionary词典中的字义2.限定;定界;规定Theclubmustgiveacleardefinitionofitsgoals.俱乐部应对其宗旨作明确规定。Translation1.我们可以把正方形(square)定义为四边相等的长方形(rectangle)。Wemaydefineasquareasarectanglewithfourequalsides.2.把幸福界定为拥有很多钱是错误的。It'swrongtodefinehappinessasowinglotsofmoney.3.我很难理解这个单词的定义。（definition)It’sdifficultformetounderstandthedefinitionoftheword.playatrickonsb.开某人的玩笑TheboyshidJone'sbiketoplayatrickonhim.孩子们把乔恩的自行车藏起来捉弄他。makefunofsb.取笑某人Heisnotthepersonthatyoucanmakefunof.playapracticaljokeonsb.对某人恶作剧Sinceheneverlosthistemper,thechildrenoftenplayedpracticaljokesonhim.unsuspectingadj.不怀疑的;无戒备心的[(+of)]IwasunsuspectingofthefactthatJohnwasdebt-ridden.我没有料想到约翰已是债台高筑。suspectv.怀疑suspectsb.ofdoingsth./sth.怀疑某人做某事Thepolicesuspectedhimofplanningtherobbery.suspectthat推测suspectn.嫌疑犯;可疑分子[C]Avideohelpedpolicecatchthesuspect.一盒录像带帮助警方逮捕到这名疑犯。suspectv.怀疑他们怀疑Tim偷了钱。TheysuspectedTimofstealingthemoney.我猜他和这件事有点牵连。Isuspectthatheismoreorlessinvolvedintheaffair.我们没料想到他就是那里的老板。Wewereunsuspectingofthefactthathewastheverybossthere.embarrassedadj.尴尬的；窘迫的Iwasembarrassedathisunexpectedquestion.他突然的发问使我很尴尬。IfeelalittleembarrassedbutI’dreallyliketomeetyou.我觉得有点儿不好意思，不过我真的很想认识你。派生词：embarrassingadj.令人难堪的；使人尴尬的embarrassmentn.困窘；难堪embarrassv.使尴尬；使难堪Shemayembarrassyouwithherrudebehavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。Helaughedoffanembarrassingsituation.他以笑来解除这种尴尬的处境。Hisfaceflushedwithembarrassment.他因窘迫不安而红了脸。inferiorn.级别（或地位）低的人；不如别人的人Headmittedthatheismyinferior.他承认不及我。adj.较差的；次的（用to不用than)IadmitthatIaminferiortohiminmanyrespects.我自认在许多方面比他矮半截。Thisclothisnotinferiortorealsilk.这种织物不比真丝差。比较：superioradj.强于；优于junioradj初级的；小于senioradj高级的；长于Aftergraduationfromajuniormiddleschool,heenteredaseniormiddleschool.他初中毕业后进入高中。HefeltsuperiorinmathematicstoJohn.他觉得自己的数学比约翰强。Translation1.新鲜咖啡比速溶咖啡好。(superior)2.假花不如真花好。(inferior)3.他怀疑有人在捉弄他。（suspect)4.被问到年龄时，这位女演员很尴尬。(embarrassed)1.Freshcoffeeissuperiortoinstantcoffee.2.Artificialflowerisinferiortorealflower.3.Hesuspectedthatsomeonewasplayingapracticaljokeonhim.4.Theactressfeltembarrassedwhenaskedaboutherage.co-workern.=colleaguecolleaguen.共同工作者;同事;帮手TheprofessorpayareturnvisittohisAmericancolleague.教授回访了美国同事。regard…as…把……看作/视为Littlechildrenarelikelytoregardtheirteacherasheroes.小孩子们常常会把他们的老师视为英雄。Thesuspectwasregardedasguilty.嫌疑犯被认为是有罪的。同义词组：consider…(as/tobe)lookon/upon…as…thinkof…as…treat…as…view…as…see…as…humbleadj.1.谦逊的;谦恭的Manyfamouspeoplearesurprisinglyhumble.许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。2.(身份,地位等)低下的,卑微的Heisofhumblebirth.他出身卑微。3.(东西)粗糙的,简陋的Thefamilylivedinahumblecottage.这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。humblevt.1.使谦卑Hehadtohumblehimselfinthepresenceoftheprince.他在王子面前只得低声下气。2.使地位降低;使威信扫地Hisfailureinthecompetitionhumbledhim.竞赛失利使他丢了脸。Translation1、我一直把你视作一个很有前途的年轻人。2、边吃边说话被认为是不礼貌的。3、他是个谦虚的人，从不把别人看作不如他。1.Ialwayslookonyouasamostpromisingyoungman.2.Itisconsidered(as/tobe)impolitetotalkwithmouthfull.3.Heisahumbleman,andneverregardsothersashisinferior.It(so)happenedthat…碰巧……Itsohappenedthatmyclassteacherusedtobemymum’steacher.我的班主任碰巧曾经是我母亲的老师。ItsohappenedthatIhadnomoneywithmethatday.可巧我那天身边没带钱。Otherexpressionswithsimilarmeaning:bychanceaccidentallyIoverheardtheirconversationbychance.我偶然听到了他们的对话。Sheaccident