综合英语课文重点讲解(Unit 4)

Unit 4 An unusual job

课文重点讲解：

1) It’s all in a day’s work when you’re a stuntwoman.

all in a/the day’s work: (colloquial) not unusual; as expected 家常便饭,不足为奇

e.g. (1) Coping with the paparazzi at any time is all in a day’s work for the celebrity.对于明星来说，随时应对狗仔队已经成为家常便饭。

(2) When the machine broke down, Mary said it was all in a day’s work.

2)it’s a profession that badly lacks female participation

lack 的用法：可以做动词(及物和不及物)，也可以做名词

e.g. a lack (n.)of money; the lack (n.)of time

You will not lack (vi)in support from me.你将得到我的帮助。

The plant died because it lacked (vt.) moisture. 这株植物因为缺乏水分而死。

3) A stuntperson is a man or woman who does all the hair-raisingly dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV.

"hair-raisingly": n. + adv.的复合词形式 ,意思是: 令人毛骨悚然的

e.g. heart-breakingly bad news

bone-bitingly cold wind

ear-deafeningly loud noise

bits: small pieces 少许,少量

4) This can be anything from a relatively simple fall into a swimming pool, to tripping off the top of a skyscraper building.

本句中最主要的结构是:from …to…需要用平行结构,from 后面用的是名词a fall, 那么to 后面也要用名词,动名词或者名词词组, 这里tripped off是动名词词组.

trip off: jump from 从…跳离

5) It sounds like a crazy profession that only the crazy would attempt, but it’s actually a job that many people think about -few people actually go through with it.

the crazy: 定冠词+形容词表示一类人.

e.g. the weak the ordinary

the young the rich

think about: consider doing 考虑

e.g. I would like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply.

go through with: to complete or pursue (sth. which has been agreed or planned) to the end (often with difficulties)完成, 把...进行到底

e.g. (1) You’ll have to go through with the project once you start.

(2) He promised to help her, but now he feels it is hard to go through with it.

6) Sara Franzi, 24, is one of Britain’s 16 stuntwomen (as against 160 men): in comparison with 160 men

"As against" (表示对比)和…比, 和…对照

e.g. (1) Profits this year are $1.2 million as against $2 million last year.

(2) He was elected by a majority of 80 votes as against 30.

7) I was rarely out of work.

be out of work: don’t have job; be unemployed 失业

be out of work: don’t have job; be unemployed 失业

e.g. Her father was out of work after he had broken his leg.

8) I did think about it for the next two years-then decided to have a go.

have a go : (colloquial) to make an attempt to do sth 企图,尝试.

e.g. (1) She had a go at shooting at the target but didn’t do very well.

(2) John has had three goes at his driving test and hasn’t passed yet.

9) A lot of time during my training I was thinking ‘what has this got to do with being a stuntwoman?’

have(get) to do with : to be related to or connected with与..有关

e.g. (1) Her job has to do with computers.

have(get) to do with : to be related to or connected with与..有关

e.g. (1) Her job has to do with computers.

(2) What he said has to do with last night’s theft.

10) You can do it much more cheaply if you can job local clubs and are prepared to wait, but I wanted to get it over with.

get sth. over with: (colloquial) to do or finish something difficult or unpleasant that has to be done完成,把事情做妥当

e.g. (1) I’m very glad I’ve got my operation over with.

(2) Let’s get it over with and go home.

11) After five months of training, Sarah’s completed application was accepted by the Stunt Committee(the governing body which has the final say as to whether you are accepted or not).

have the final say: to have the power to make the final decision有最终决定权

e.g. It’s my mother who has the final say in my family.

12) Sarah was paid ￡210 a day for it, and because it was considered dangerous, she got another ￡200 fee for every extra take.