Unit-2-Lessons-from-Jefferson

Unit2LessonsfromJefferson“Youareextendingyourhandacrossthevastestoceanoftheworld---noexchangebetweenourtwonationsfor25years.”•Iamaslowwalker,butIneverwalkbackwards.(AbrahamLincoln,Americanpresident)•Eachmomentinhistoryisafleetingtime,preciousandunique.(RichardNixon,Americanpresident)•MyfellowAmericans,asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou;askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.(JohnKennedy,AmericanPresident)•Ourdestinyoffersnotthecupofdespair,butthechaliceofopportunity.(RichardNixon,AmericanPresident)•Doyoulovelife?Thendonotsquandertime;forthat'sthestufflifeismadeof.•Neverleavethatuntiltomorrow,whichyoucandotoday.•Timeismoney.(BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericanstatesman)•Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheircreatorwithcertainrights,thatamongthesearelife,libertyandpursuitofhappiness.•我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。BruceBlivenThomasJefferson,thethirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,maybelessfamousthanGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln,butmostpeoplerememberatleastonefactabouthim:hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependence.AlthoughJeffersonlivedmorethan200yearsago,thereismuchthatwecanlearnfromhimtoday.Manyofhisideasareespeciallyinterestingtomodernyouth.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote:LessonsfromJeffersonDeclarationn.documentcontaininganopenpublicannouncementLanguagefocusObamawillmakeadeclarationofcandidacyagainforthepresidentialcampaignsin2012.Fillinthiscustomsbaggagedeclarationform,please.请把这份海关行李申报单填好。四级高频词汇Recently,JeremyLinfrequentlyobtainedthenomination(提名)ofThebestplayerforhisexcellentperformanceinNBA.Obtain:getthrougheffortMoreinformationaboutJeremyLincanbeobtainedfromtheinternet.LanguagefocusComputertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.计算机技术帮助研究人员获得人脑前部和侧部的准确体积，这是与人的智能和情绪有关的部分，而且也决定人的性格特点。四级经典句子achieve,acquire,attain,gain,obtain都含有一定的“获得,达到”之意achieve强调由于极大的努力，克服困难后达到目标。1.Afteroneyearofhardexercise,hefinallyachievedthetopthreeofthechampionships.经过一年的刻苦练习,他终于获得了锦标赛的前三名。acquire指经过不懈努力才获得的技术，知识等抽象的东西，也指养成习惯等。2.Alicehas___someveryunpleasanthabitsrecently.A.obtainedB.gainedC.attainedD.acquired爱丽丝最近养成了一些不良的习惯。3.She___agoodknowledgefromthefilm.A.achievedB.attainedC.acquiredD.gained她从影片中学到很多知识。attain正式用语，指经过艰苦努力才使人达到完美境地。4.InF1,racingcar___aspeedgreaterthan300kmperhour.A.assumeB.accomplishC.attainD.assemble方程式F1,赛车的车速每小时高达300公里。obtain指经过努力或付出代价或经过很长时间儿得到所需要的东西。5.Whowontheprizes___admirationofallaudience.A.obtainedB.acquiredC.wonD.attained获胜者得到了全场对他的敬意。gain指需要做出比obtain更大的努力，往往指通过竞争获得某些有价值的东西。6.No___withoutpains.A.obtainsB.gainsC.attainsD.acquires不劳则无获。FederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI)Investigationn.detailedorcarefulexaminationLastweek,FBIreleasedaninvestigationreportonSteveJobs.NorthChinalaunchesinvestigationintodeathof1,000pigs.Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.四级经典句子Source:n.placefromwhichsth.comes;placewhereariverstartsJeffersonbelievedthatafreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooksandthatpersonalinvestigationisimportant.ChangjiangRiverhasitssourceinTuotuoRiver.Television,asasourceofentertainment,isrelativelycheap.sauce[sɔ:s]source[sɔ:s]sour[sauə]sore[sɔ:，sɔː(r)]shore[∫ɔ:,∫ɔə]Accordingtoareport,aJapanesetrainstationhasappointedtwomonkeysastheirstationmaster.Pattern:appointsb.asappointsb.(todo)sth.appointsb.to(ajob,post,position,etc.)appointvt.任命,委派;约定ElaineZhao,whowasappointedasSecretaryofLabor,isthefirstChineseinthecabinetoftheU.S.government.赵小兰被任命为美国劳工部部长,成为美国政府内阁成员中的第一位