B1Unit-2-sailing-round-the-world

SailingRoundtheWorldItisAlwaystheadventurerwhoaccomplishgreatthings.---MontesquieuContentsPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingSongWarm-upQuestionsBackgroundInformationPartDivisionsVocabularyLanguagePointExercisesWarm-upQuestions1.Inwhichcountriesarethesepicturestaken?(Canyoutelluswherethesephotosaretaken?)2.Ifyoucouldsailtoanyplaceintheworld,wherewouldyouliketogo?Why?ExplorerinhistoryColumbus(1451-1506)—ItalianexplorerMagellan,Ferdinand（1480-1521）—PortuguesenavigatorFirstcompletingcircumnavigationoftheglobe.ZhengHeorChengHo(1371-1433)—Chineseadmiral,explorer,anddiplomatZhengHeextendedChinesemaritimeandcommercialinfluenceintheregionsborderingtheIndianOcean.SirFrancisDrake(1543-1596)—EnglishnavigatorandexplorerFrancisDrakewasthefirstEnglishmantosailroundtheworld.SirFrancisChichester（1901–1972）——EnglishaviatorandadventurerBirthplace:Devon,BritainAchievements:Asayoungman,hewenttoNewZealandtoworkasaminer,salesmanandlandagent.In1929,hemadeasoloflighttoAustraliainabiplane.Achievements:In1931,hemadethefirsteastwardflightacrossTasmanSeafromNewZealandtoAustralia.In1960,hewonthefirstsolotransatlanticoceanracesailingfromPlymouth,EnglandtoNewYorkCityin40days.Achievements:In1966-1967,hesailedaroundtheworldaloneina55-footsailingyacht,thelongestpassagemadebyasmallsailingvesselwithoutaportofcall.In1967,hewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.ContentsKnightandknighthoodHighestclassoffightingmeninEuropeduringtheMiddleAges.GreatheroesofthetimeFadedoutbytheyear1500---HiredfootsoldiersKnighthood---existingHonoraryawardgiventotheexcellentpeople—Sir/DamePartDivisionoftheTextPart1(Line1~11):Chichester’sdecisiontosailroundtheworldsingle-handed.Part2(Line12~45):Chichester’saccomplishmentofhisgreatvoyage.Part3(Line46~49):thesignificanceofhisgreatvoyage---givingmannewprideWordsofPart1setoutprologuesingle-handedline1giveupline4determineline8carryoutline8retireline9voyageline10setout1.tostartajourney,especiallyalongjourneysetoutforKatesetoutforthehouseontheothersideofthebaysetoutonajourney/voyage2.tostartdoingsomethingormakingplanstodosomethinginordertoachieveaparticularresultsetouttodosth(带着某目的)开始做某事Theprofessorsetouttostudythecustomsofthenatives.教授着手研究当地居民的风俗人情。HesetouttoconquertheliteraryworldofLondon.他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉.single-handed:adj.&adv.(done)byonepersonalone单独的（地）Maryaccomplishedthetaskbyhersingle-handedefforts.Thismanhaschangedthewholesituationalmostsingle-handed.这个工作无法由一个人独自完成。Thejobcannotbedonesingle-handed.determined:withone’smindfirmlymadeup下定决心的bedeterminedtodo/aboutdoingsth.:haveastrongwillto(do)Heisdeterminedaboutgivingupsmoking.坚定的Sheisadeterminedwomanandhasbroughtupherchildrensingle-handed.carryout:dosthasrequiredorspecified;fulfillsth实施;执行;carryoutapromise实践诺言carryoutaplan实施计划Asurveyisnowbeingcarriedoutnationwide.retirevi.1）giveupone’sjobbecauseofoldageThoughsheisnearly65,Marydoesn’twanttoretire.retirefrom:giveupone’sregularwork,esp.becauseofageHeisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.2）goaway;withdraw离开，退回Afteradance,theguestsretiredtotheirseats.voyagen.longjourney,esp.byseaorinspace航海，航行Inthosedays,thevoyagetoAustraliawaslonganddangerous.CF:Journey;travel,trip,expedition,tour,voyageAtfirstIwasafraidthelongjourneywouldbetoomuchforher.Herinterestsarepolitics,music,andtravel.DidyouenjoyyourtriptoShanghai?journeyanexpeditiontofindthebeginningoftheChangjiangRivermakeatouroftheworld周游世界Part1Questions1.WhywereFrancisChichester’sfriendssurprisedbyhisaction?2.WhywasChichesterdeterminedtosailroundtheworld?WordsofPart2steerline14coverline14setoffline22dissuadeline23turnoverline27contactline32nearbyline32steervt.1.掌(船)舵,驾驶Hesteeredhisboatintotheharbor.他将船驶进港内。2.指导;带领Shesteeredtheconversationawayfromtheunpleasantsubject.她设法摆脱这一不愉快的话题。covervt.travel(acertaindistance)走完（一段路程）;Theywerehopingtocover40milesyesterday.include(sth);包括（某事物）;涉及;researchthatcoversawidefield涉及范围很广的研究工作Part2---para.3setoffbeginajourney;start出发,动身I'llsetoffearlytoavoidthetraffic.cause(sth.)toexplode使爆炸,引起,使爆发It’sthecustomforChinesepeopletosetofffireworksduringtheSpringFestival.Setofffor…动身去某地（如：上海）setoffforholidaysPart2---para.5dissuadevt.preventfromdoingsth.byreasoning劝阻Hedissuadedhisfriendfromgambling.dissuadesb.fromdoingsth./sth.父亲最终说服儿子不要放弃工厂的工作。Thefatherfinallydissuadedhissonfromgivingupthejobinthefactory.persuadepersuadesb.todosth./intodoingsth.persuadesb.outofdoingsth.Tomtriedtopersuademeoutofjoiningthebookclub.turnover(causeto)fallover;upset（使）翻转Thenurseturnedtheoldmanovertowashhisback.givethecontrolofsth.tosb.移交给Heturnedthebusinessovertohisdaughter.dobusinessworth(thespecifiedamount)营业额达...该公司每年的营业额达1.5亿英镑.Thecompanyturnsover150millionayear.contactn./vt.collocationscomeintocontactwithmake/establishcontactwithbeoutof/breakoff/losecontactwithbe/get/stayincontactwith接触到与…取得联系与…失去联系与…保持联系nearby：adv.Inoticedapolicemanstandingnearby.adj.昨天下午我倒附近的银行寄了一封信。Yesterdayafternoon,Iwenttoanearbypostofficeandpostedaletter.WhendidhearriveinAustralia?Whocametomeethim?Part2Questions:NEXTWhydideveryonemeetinghiminAustraliasay“