Unit 1 Living well-Reading 课件

【拓展】 until 除了用作连词外，还可以用作介词。 当句子为肯定句时，介词until表示谓语动 词所表示的动作一直持续到until短语所表 示的时间为止。until 用作连词时，则表示 主句谓语动词所表示的动作一直持续到从 句谓语动词所表示的动作发生或状态出现 时为止。一般可译为“一直到……时(为止)”。 例如: She slept until nine. = She stopped sleeping at nine.
in word意为“口头上”，相当于with words, 即：in speech only，与in deed相对。 如： I don’t want you simply to promise me in word that you will be good. in words指用文字、语言表示，它不和行 动相对，仅涉及语言文字本身。如： I can hardly describe the beauty of the scene in words.
4. make fun of sb. 取笑某人
It's cruel to make fun of a blind man.
取笑一个盲人是残忍的。
相近短语：
laugh at sb. 嘲笑, 因......而笑 play a joke on sb. 开个玩笑 tease sb about sth. 戏弄某人
Match in other words 切去；省略；停止 adapt to 总而言之 cut out 换句话说 out of breath 闲坐着 all in all 上气不接下气 sit around 在很多方面 as well as 适合 in many ways 取笑 make fun of 和；也
2. Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to school so my education suffered. 有时我也因为身体太虚弱不能去上学，所 以教育受到影响。 ①在这里“too…to…” 意为“太…… 而不 能…… ”， 可用be not… enough to... 及 so…that…来改写。 ②句中suffer意为“变坏、变差、变糟”。 例如：Your studies will suffer if you play too much basketball.
词义辨析： in other words, in a word, in word, in words [辨析] in other words相当于that is, that is to say，意思是“换句话说、也就是说”。 如：What he said is doubtful. In other words, we don’t believe his words. in a word= in one word= in short，意为 “总之，总而言之，一句话”。如： In a word, the situation is getting better and better.
要把这故事改编成电影很难。
(3) adapt (oneself) to 适应…… be well adapted to 非常适应
He is quick to adapt (himself) to new
circumstances.
他很快适应新的环境。
These flowers are well adapted to the
3. annoy使……不悦, 惹恼 These flies are annoying me. 这些苍蝇使我烦恼。 be annoyed with sb 生某人的气 She was annoyed with Mary for forgetting to phone. 因为玛丽忘了给她打电话,她就很生玛丽 的气。
但是，当主句为否定句时，用作连词的 until则表示主句谓语动词所表示的动作在 从句谓语动词所表示的动作发生之后才开 始。until用作介词时，也具有类似的意义。 这种用法的until可根据情况译为 “直 到……之前 (……尚未)”或“直到…… 才…… ”。例如： She didn’t sleep until nine. = She started sleeping at nine.
【拓展】
当all too, but too, only too, quite too与动 词不定式连用时，就没有否定意义了。 例如： I’m only too delighted to accept your kind invitation.
Read the passage quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
2. adapt
(1) (使) 适应, (使) 适合 He couldn’t adapt his way of life to the company. 他的生活方式无法适应公司(的要求)。 The children found it hard to adapt to their new school.
to change something to suit different conditions or uses adapt vt. 使适应；改编
to make someone angry vt. 使……不悦；惹恼 annoy angry adj. 颇为生气的 annoyed
when someone talks or behaves in a way that gives you confidence to do something n. 鼓励；奖励 encouragement
confused because you do not understand sth. adj. 困惑的, 茫然的 puzzled a company or business n. 公司 adj. 结实的；坚定的 strong and tight firm
friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others adj. 外向的；友好的；外出的；离开的 outgoing
Skimming
Reading Comprehension II
1. When Marty says “ I am one in a million”, he really means he ________. A. is unique B. has a rare disease C. has a muscle disease D. lives a hard but happy life 2. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Positive. D. Negative.
the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person's character on their behaviour n. 心理（学） psychology adv. 心理（学）地; 精神上地 psychologically describes someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you adj. 同类的；同伴的 n. 同伴；同志；伙伴 fellow
Careful reading to solve difficult points
1. in other words 换句话说 In other words, we'd better change our plan. 换句话说，我们最好改变一下计划。 In other words, none of us can go to the movie. 换句话说，我们都不能去看电影。 Years of hard work brought great success. In other words, no pain, no gain. 多年的努力取得了巨大的成功。换句话说， 一份耕耘，一份收获。
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
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Though he is a disabled person, Marty never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys his life.
课文难句精析 1. Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the stadium. 接下来，我的身体开始变得越来越虚弱， 直到只能坐在体育馆的长凳上欣赏足球了。 这是一个复合句。句中until意为“直到…… 时(为止)”，作连词，引导时间状语从句。
孩子们发现很难适应新学校 (的生活)。
(2) 改造, 修改, 改编 The materials can be adapted for use with older children. 这些布料可以修改一下用在大一点的孩子 身上。
It’s hard to adapt the story for the film.
He was annoyed with his wife because the dinner was badly cooked. 因为那顿饭做的不好, 所以他对妻子很 生气。 be annoyed that + clause 生……的气 Tom was annoyed that the book was missing. 书不见了, 汤姆很生气。
3. What shouldn’t people do for the disabled? A. Encourage them to live as rich and full a life as you do. B. Accept them for who they are. C. Don’t give them any help. D. Don’t ignore their feelings.
conditions of rooms.
这些花非常适应室内的环境。
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词义辨析：adapt, adjust, fit, suit, match adapt: 指修改或改变以适应新条件 adjust: 多指“调整，调节”使之适应 fit: 多指“大小适合”，引申为“吻合” suit: 多指“合乎要求、口味、性格、 情况” match: 指“大小、色调、形状、性质” 等相配或相称
Unit 1 Reading
MARTY’S STORY
Read the explanation
and speak out the word
it explains.
awkward in movement or manner clumsy adj. 笨拙的 when someone is not where they are usually expected to be n. 缺席；不在某处 absence the instructions which control what a computer does; computer programs n. 软件 software a long, usually hard, seat for two or more people, often found in public places, or a long table for working on n. 长凳 bench