大学英语精读第二册 Unit 2lessons from Jefferson
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Attended the College of William and Mary, where he studied law.
1769
Joined the Virginia colonial legislature (立法
机关).
1772
Married a well-to-do widow, Martha Wayles Skelton.
当状语从句的主语与主句的主语一致时可以省略状语从句的主语和系动词be委员会的其他成员都坐在州议会大厦内研究有关这一问题的文件而杰斐逊却跳进一只独木舟去做现场观测
• Zhou Enlai was one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist movement.
依我浅见
对自己的翻译不要那么谦虚,它已是上乘之作。 Don't be so humble about your translation; it is excellent.
Note: modest与humble均有”谦逊的”之意. modest：强调虚心程度,不自吹自擂; humble：指把自己置于低于他人的位置上以示谦恭．
He campaigned on a theme of change, inspiring millions of people both at home and abroad.
"change has come to America"
A Brief Introduction to Thomas Jefferson
2. Of the American presidents, how many do you
know?
1.George Washington 乔治·华盛顿: 1789-1797 2.John Adams 约翰·亚当斯: 1797-1801 3.Thomas Jefferson托马斯·杰斐逊 : 1801-1809 4.Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯: 1861-1865 5.Franklin D. Roosevelt 富兰克林·罗斯福: 1933-1945 6.Harry S. Truman 哈里·杜鲁门: 1945-1953 7.John F. Kennedy 约翰·肯尼迪: 1961-1963 8.Richard M. Nixon 理查德·尼克松: 1969-1974 9.Gerald Ford 杰拉尔德·福特: 1974-1977 10.Ronald Reagan 罗纳德·里根 : 1981-1989 11.George Bush 乔治·布什: 1989-1993 12.Bill Clinton 比尔·克林顿 : 1993-2001 13.Barack Hussein Obama Jr.巴拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马（小）2009-
threaten: vt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 威胁 It’s no use threatening me ─ I’m not going to do it.
Pattern: threaten somebody with something be threatened to do something
N.+en ---- V. Exercise 3 on Page 36
reject: vt. refuse to take, believe, use or consider 拒绝
She rejected his offer of marriage. 他向她求婚, 她拒绝了。
reject, refuse & decline 这三个动词均含“拒绝”之意。
Served as the nation's first secretary of state under President George Washington.
Served as vice President under John Adams.
1801— Became the President of the United States. 1809
Bill Clinton (1946-):
the 42nd President of the United States (1993-1996)
the first president born after World War II, elected to a second term in 1996.
make an appointment with somebody 与某人约会
• Note: appoint通常指不经过选择的官方委任。
•
name指任命，提名，非正式用语；
•
assign指分配任务；
•
promote 指提升，升职
humble: adj. 1) low in position <身份、地位等> 微贱的,卑下的
appoint: vt. 1) choose (someone) for a position, job, etc. 任命，委任
2) to arrange, fix 约定，指定
Eg: Who will be appointed to the chairmanship when Mr. White leaves?
军医拒绝了几名新兵,认为他们身体不合格. rejection: n. 拒绝 e.g. He was never able to ask her to marry him out of fear of rejection.
hesitate: vt. feel doubtful; be undecided 犹豫，踌躇
他们每次争吵时，他女朋友总是威胁说要分手。
Every time they have an argument, his girl friend threatens to break up.
threat: n.[C] 恐吓,威胁 我仅仅是在死的威胁下才服从了．
Eg: I obeyed, but only under the threat of death.
statesman the first President of the United States
(On April 30, 1789, George Washington, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. He pursued two interests: military arts and western expansion. )
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲．
a man of humble birth/ origin 出身卑贱的人
a humble job
卑下的工作
2) having a modest opinion of oneself 谦虚的; 谦逊的 In my humble opinion, it is time for you to improve your image.
1776
1779— 1781 1789— 1793 1797— 1801
Asked by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to draft the Declaration the governor of Virginia.
refuse：语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。 reject：多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截
了当地拒绝。 decline: 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。
1. I _r_e_f_u_se_d___ to take part in anything that is illegal. 2. The army doctors r_e_j_ec_t_e_d_ several recruits as unfit. 3. I invited her to join us, but she__d_ec_l_in_e_d___.
• Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range.
Jefferson's Chronology
Date
Event
April 13, 1743
1762
Born at Shadwell, Goochland County , Virginia.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865):
The 16th President of the United States, born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky.
He preserved the Union during the Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves.
•Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
• is best remembered as a great President.
• the author of the Declaration of Independence.
• He also won lasting fame as a diplomat, a political thinker, and a founder of the Democratic Party.
3. Can you recognize the people in the following pictures?
George Washington (1732-1799):
born in Virginia on February 22, 1732.
the Commander-in-Chief(总司令) of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Barack Obama has become the 44th President of the United States.
He took the oath of office on 20th January 2009 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol before a crowd of more than one million people who had gathered to see the first African American become president.
Eg: I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.
Don’t hesitate in doing what you believe is good and correct.
• He was the first premier of the People's Republic of China, a post he held until his death in 1976.
• He was well known as a skilled international negotiator.
During his presidency, Bill Clinton seized important opportunities on issues from welfare to free trade.
• (His staffers were known to say, "If Clinton were the Titanic, the iceberg would sink." )
Pattern: appoint somebody as appoint somebody (to do) something appoint somebody to (a job, post, position, etc.)
公司任命了一位新的销售部经理.
The company has appointed a new sales manager. appointment: n. 1. 任命，委任 2. 约定，指定
1769
Joined the Virginia colonial legislature (立法
机关).
1772
Married a well-to-do widow, Martha Wayles Skelton.
当状语从句的主语与主句的主语一致时可以省略状语从句的主语和系动词be委员会的其他成员都坐在州议会大厦内研究有关这一问题的文件而杰斐逊却跳进一只独木舟去做现场观测
• Zhou Enlai was one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist movement.
依我浅见
对自己的翻译不要那么谦虚,它已是上乘之作。 Don't be so humble about your translation; it is excellent.
Note: modest与humble均有”谦逊的”之意. modest：强调虚心程度,不自吹自擂; humble：指把自己置于低于他人的位置上以示谦恭．
He campaigned on a theme of change, inspiring millions of people both at home and abroad.
"change has come to America"
A Brief Introduction to Thomas Jefferson
2. Of the American presidents, how many do you
know?
1.George Washington 乔治·华盛顿: 1789-1797 2.John Adams 约翰·亚当斯: 1797-1801 3.Thomas Jefferson托马斯·杰斐逊 : 1801-1809 4.Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯: 1861-1865 5.Franklin D. Roosevelt 富兰克林·罗斯福: 1933-1945 6.Harry S. Truman 哈里·杜鲁门: 1945-1953 7.John F. Kennedy 约翰·肯尼迪: 1961-1963 8.Richard M. Nixon 理查德·尼克松: 1969-1974 9.Gerald Ford 杰拉尔德·福特: 1974-1977 10.Ronald Reagan 罗纳德·里根 : 1981-1989 11.George Bush 乔治·布什: 1989-1993 12.Bill Clinton 比尔·克林顿 : 1993-2001 13.Barack Hussein Obama Jr.巴拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马（小）2009-
threaten: vt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 威胁 It’s no use threatening me ─ I’m not going to do it.
Pattern: threaten somebody with something be threatened to do something
N.+en ---- V. Exercise 3 on Page 36
reject: vt. refuse to take, believe, use or consider 拒绝
She rejected his offer of marriage. 他向她求婚, 她拒绝了。
reject, refuse & decline 这三个动词均含“拒绝”之意。
Served as the nation's first secretary of state under President George Washington.
Served as vice President under John Adams.
1801— Became the President of the United States. 1809
Bill Clinton (1946-):
the 42nd President of the United States (1993-1996)
the first president born after World War II, elected to a second term in 1996.
make an appointment with somebody 与某人约会
• Note: appoint通常指不经过选择的官方委任。
•
name指任命，提名，非正式用语；
•
assign指分配任务；
•
promote 指提升，升职
humble: adj. 1) low in position <身份、地位等> 微贱的,卑下的
appoint: vt. 1) choose (someone) for a position, job, etc. 任命，委任
2) to arrange, fix 约定，指定
Eg: Who will be appointed to the chairmanship when Mr. White leaves?
军医拒绝了几名新兵,认为他们身体不合格. rejection: n. 拒绝 e.g. He was never able to ask her to marry him out of fear of rejection.
hesitate: vt. feel doubtful; be undecided 犹豫，踌躇
他们每次争吵时，他女朋友总是威胁说要分手。
Every time they have an argument, his girl friend threatens to break up.
threat: n.[C] 恐吓,威胁 我仅仅是在死的威胁下才服从了．
Eg: I obeyed, but only under the threat of death.
statesman the first President of the United States
(On April 30, 1789, George Washington, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. He pursued two interests: military arts and western expansion. )
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲．
a man of humble birth/ origin 出身卑贱的人
a humble job
卑下的工作
2) having a modest opinion of oneself 谦虚的; 谦逊的 In my humble opinion, it is time for you to improve your image.
1776
1779— 1781 1789— 1793 1797— 1801
Asked by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to draft the Declaration the governor of Virginia.
refuse：语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。 reject：多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截
了当地拒绝。 decline: 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。
1. I _r_e_f_u_se_d___ to take part in anything that is illegal. 2. The army doctors r_e_j_ec_t_e_d_ several recruits as unfit. 3. I invited her to join us, but she__d_ec_l_in_e_d___.
• Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range.
Jefferson's Chronology
Date
Event
April 13, 1743
1762
Born at Shadwell, Goochland County , Virginia.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865):
The 16th President of the United States, born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky.
He preserved the Union during the Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves.
•Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
• is best remembered as a great President.
• the author of the Declaration of Independence.
• He also won lasting fame as a diplomat, a political thinker, and a founder of the Democratic Party.
3. Can you recognize the people in the following pictures?
George Washington (1732-1799):
born in Virginia on February 22, 1732.
the Commander-in-Chief(总司令) of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Barack Obama has become the 44th President of the United States.
He took the oath of office on 20th January 2009 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol before a crowd of more than one million people who had gathered to see the first African American become president.
Eg: I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.
Don’t hesitate in doing what you believe is good and correct.
• He was the first premier of the People's Republic of China, a post he held until his death in 1976.
• He was well known as a skilled international negotiator.
During his presidency, Bill Clinton seized important opportunities on issues from welfare to free trade.
• (His staffers were known to say, "If Clinton were the Titanic, the iceberg would sink." )
Pattern: appoint somebody as appoint somebody (to do) something appoint somebody to (a job, post, position, etc.)
公司任命了一位新的销售部经理.
The company has appointed a new sales manager. appointment: n. 1. 任命，委任 2. 约定，指定