全新版大学英语2(第二版)-UNIT2-语言点

1Unit2ValuesHappinessisnotinthemerepossessionofmoney;itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeeffort.——FranklinD.Roosevelt幸福不在于仅仅拥有金钱，而在于取得成就时的喜悦和创造性劳动带来的喜悦、激动。———富兰克林·D·罗斯福DetailedReadingⅠ.DifficultSentences1.(LL.1~2)ItwasearlyDecember2003,myfirstseasonasaSalvationArmybellringer,whenIwasconfrontedwiththequestion.1.WhatdoesaSalvationArmybellringerdo?(=Toringthebellandaskpeopletodonatemoneytohelpthepoor.)2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。)2.(LL.5~6)Icanstillseetheconfusionandcuriosityinhiseyesasheasked,“Areyoupoor?”1.Whydidtheboyasksuchaquestion?(=Becausehewasconfusedandcurious.)2.HowmuchdidtheboyknowabouttheSalvationArmybellringer?(=Obviouslyheknewnothingaboutthat.)3.(LL.7~8)“Well,”Istammered,tryingtothink,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasother.”1.Howdidtheauthorthinkofthequestion?(=Hethoughtitwasdifficulttoanswer.)2.Whatdoestheauthor’sanswermean?(=Thismeansheisneitherpoornorrich.)4.(LL.8~9)Hismotherscoldedhimforthesocialno-no...1.Whatis“socialno-no”?(=Somethingthatissociallyinappropriate.)2.Whydidthemotherscoldherson?(=Becausetheauthorlookedpoor,thequestionwassociallyinappropriatetoask.)5.(LL.13~14)YetIfeelnothingmorethanapassingwhimtoattainthematerialthingssomanyotherpeoplehave.1.Whatdomanyotherpeoplehave?(=Thematerialthings.)2.Pleaseparaphrasethissentence.2(=However,Ihaveonlyoccasionallyfelttheurgetogoafterthematerialthingssomanyotherpeoplehave.)6.(LL.19~20)AndIlovethe“cando”attitudethatfollows.1.Whatisthe“cando”attitude?(=Thatisselfconfidence.)2.Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?(=AndIlovethefeelingofselfconfidencebroughtbybriskexercises.)7.(L.31)Shortlyafterhervisit,ourrelationshipwentstraightsouth.1.Whatwastheirrelationshipafterhervisit?(=Theirrelationshipwentsour.Thatistosay,theywerenolongerboyfriendandgirlfriend.)2.Whytherewassuchachangeintheirrelationship?(=Becausethegirlactuallypaidmuchattentiontomaterialthingsalthoughsheclaimedthatshewasinterestedinwhatwasontheinside,andaftershewenttotheauthor’sapartment,shefoundhewasreallypoor.)8.(LL.35~38)Thereisacommercialontheradiothatbegins,“Everybodywantsahigh-endTV…”Thepressuretopurchaseisreal.Itmaybetruethateverybodywantsahigh-endTV.Afterall,nobodywantstobeanobody.1.Whatis“ahigh-endTV”?(=ATVthatisexpensiveandofhighquality.)2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispartaboutwhatrolecommercialscanplayinsociety?(=Commercialscanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.)9.(L.49)DecemberisthetimeofyearIfeelwealthiest.Whydoestheauthorthinkso?(=BecauseDecemberisthetimeforhimtoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.)10.(LL.50~51)Overthepastfouryears,I’vegrowntounderstandmoreaboutmyselfbecauseofasinglequestionfromacuriouschild.1.Howhastheboy’squestionaffectedtheauthor?(=Theboy’squestionhashelpedhimrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.)2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=由于一个好奇的孩子提了一个简单问题，我在过去的四年中对自己的了解进了一步。)Ⅱ.WordsandExpressions1.(L.2)confront:vt.1)(ofaproblem,difficulty,etc.)face(sb.)threateningly*Thedifficultiesthatconfrontusseeminsuperable.*Amajordifficultythatconfrontsinternationalstudentsishowbesttojudgethequalityofaprograminaforeignuniversity.32)(ofaperson)faceanddealwith(aproblem,difficulty,etc.)军人必须面对危险和死亡。(=Asoldierhastoconfrontdangeranddeath.)*Astronautshavetoconfronttheunknown.beconfrontedwith:bebroughtfacetoface(=Theprisonerwasconfrontedwithhisaccusers.)*conclusionsthatcanbeconfrontedwithexperience2.(L.3)donation:n.moneyorgoodsgivenforagoodcause*Thehospitalreceivesagooddealofmoneyindonations.他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。(=Theymadeagenerousdonationtocharity.)Collocation:ablooddonation献血make/giveadonation捐赠promiseadonation允诺捐助3.(L.5)confusion:n.astateofuncertaintyaboutwhatsth.means,etc.*Theenemyretreatedingreatconfusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。(=Theirunexpectedarrivalthrewourplanintoconfusion.)Collocation:coveredwithconfusion非常慌张inconfusion乱七八糟，处于混乱状态throwintoconfusion使狼狈，使慌乱N.B.:该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”，confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。4.(L.5)curiosity:n.astrongdesiretoknowaboutsth.*Justtosatisfymycuriosity,howmuchdidyoupayforyourcar?(=Weburnedwithcuriosityoverwhatwasinthebox.)Collocation:from/outofcuriosity在好奇心驱使下inopencuriosity公然出头过问与自己无关的事Curiositykilledacat.好奇伤身。5.(L.7)stammer:v.speakwithatendencytorepeatrapidlythesamesoundorsyllable*It’scrueltomakefunofpeoplewhostammer.他结结巴巴地道了谢。4(=Hestammeredhisthanks.)6.(L.10)deny:vt.1)saythatsth.isnottrue*ThereisnodenyingthefactthatJapanbegantoinvadeChinaasearlyastheearly1930’s.2)refusetoadmitoraccept(=Hedeniedknowinganythingabouttheirplans.)7.(L.10)fillout:addinformationsuchasyournameandaddressin(aformordocument)*Ittookmequiteawhiletofilloutthequestionnaire.请把附表填好。(=Pleasefillouttheattachedblank.)8.(L.11)fallinto:belongto(aparticulargroupofthingsthathavesimilarqualities)理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营(=Thecouncilmembersdisagreed,fallingintoliberalandconservativecamps.)*Allwhalesfallintotwogroups,thosewithteethandthosewithout.9.(L.13)nothingmorethan:only,just(=Ha