综英课本Unit11

3. notify (fml) ---to give notice to, inform e.g. I have notified my intention to the party concerned. 我已经把我的意图通知了有关方面。 Staff members were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs. 1) notify sb. of sth. 通知/告知某人某事 e.g. notify the police of a crime 2) notify sth to sb 3) notify sb. that
Language Structures
The nominal clause
1. It seemed that everything went wrong this morning. 2. It just happened that he was out of town. 3. It doesn’t matter how he did it. The nominal clause used as the subject. 4. It all depends on whether it will be fine or not. The nominal clause used as the object. 5. I find it odd that you should set the clock one hour ahead in summer. The nominal clause used as the postponed object.
2. graceful & gracious graceful [elegant] 优美的，优雅的，尤用于形容 形体的动作、姿态优美动人，还可表示人的礼貌、 风度，尤其是在表示歉意或接受挫折时。 e.g. a graceful dancer gracious 亲切的，和蔼可亲的, 可用于指上对下所 表示的客气。 e.g. The Queen thanked them graciously.
4. mischief 1) behavior esp. of children that causes trouble and possibly damage, but no serious harm 淘气，恶 作剧 2) damage or harm, wrong-doing [fml] 伤害，损坏， 干坏事 • go / get into mischief 恶作剧，淘气起来 • keep out of mischief 别淘气，别胡闹 • do sb./ oneself a mischief 伤害某人/自己 • make mischief between 挑拨离间 • mean mischief 有意弄坏或加害
Words & Expressions
1. leak out (of news, facts, etc., that ought to be secret) to become known（尤指秘密）泄露 e.g. It has leaked out that the company intends to make its expansion into Asian market. leak sth. to : leak the information to the press take a leak: to urinate
当你老了 袁可嘉译
当你老了，头白了，睡意昏沉， 炉火旁打盹，请取下这部诗歌， 慢慢读，回想你过去眼神的柔和， 回想它们昔日浓重的阴影； 多少人爱你青春欢畅的时辰， 爱慕你的美丽，假意或真心， 只有一个人爱你那朝圣者的灵魂， 爱你衰老了的脸上痛苦的皱纹； 垂下头来，在红光闪耀的炉子旁， 凄然地轻轻诉说那爱情的消逝， 在头顶的山上它缓缓踱着步子， 在一群星星中间隐藏着脸庞。
5. neglect
Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. ---fail to give sb/ sth the amount of attention that sb/sth deserves. neglect / ignore / overlook / disregard He neglected the warning. “疏忽，不留心，遗漏”，指对应负责管理或给与关注的某 事 未能给予足够的重视，可以是故意的，也可以是无意的。 They jeered at me, but I ignored them and walked on. “忽视，不顾”，含有置之不理，不肯考虑的意味，即故意 不 注意某种很显然的事情。 When planning your holiday, make sure not to overlook your travel insurance. “忽略”，常指由于匆忙或没注意而忽略。 He totally disregarded my feelings in this matter. “不理”，有漠视的意思。
Language points
1. beyond recognition beyond -- outside the range/ limits of 超出……范围，非……可及 Paraphrase: hardly recognize you It’s beyond belief (impossible to believe) that anyone could be so stupid. We succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. (far better than we could have expected) It's beyond me (too hard for me to understand) why she married him. E-C Translation beyond expression beyond repair beyond hope beyond words beyond control beyond cure
When You Are Old ------ William Buttler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look you eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loves your beauty with love false or true, But one man loves the pilgrim Soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down besides the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
notify & inform notify指通过正式通知或官方公告把所要求的或 有关的信息情况告知某人 inform强调把任何种类的事实情况或知识直接 告诉或转达别人。 e.g. 请通知所有的学生，校长将在10点来这里。 Please notify all the students that the headmaster will be here at 10.
3. the well-groomed young man ---attentive to details of dress 精心修饰的，打扮整 洁的
groom 1) To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim 使整洁，打扮 e.g. He groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror before dating with his girlfriend. groomed: adj. (通常用于副词之后)穿着打扮整洁的 eg. perfectly groomed; badly groomed 2) 饲养（马等） The horses were exercised and groomed with special care. 3) 培养，训练 Mathew is being groomed to run the family company when his father retires. n. 马夫，新郎 (bridegroom)
Review the use of the nominal clause: Unit 2
The uses of the introductory "it" 1) It as the introductory subject for a nominal clause e.g. It’s a pity that you missed the concert. It’s very strange that the twins died at the same time. 2) It as the introductory subject for an infinitive e.g. It's difficult to remember words in isolation. It makes me angry to hear you talk like that. 3) It as the introductory subject for –ing participle e.g. It's no use crying over spilt milk. It’s not much fun picking up broken glass. It’s enjoyable sitting in the sun.
2. misplace 1) mislay e.g. I’ve misplaced my glasses again 我又把眼镜乱放，现在找不到了。 2) bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea. 把（如信任）寄托于一个不正 确的、不适当或不值得的人或计划 e.g. Your trust in that man is misplaced; he’ll deceive you if he gets the chance. mis-: wrong(ly), bad(ly), ill e.g. misbehave misfortune mislead misunderstand mistrust mischief
Dialogue I The Young on the Old Pre-reading discussion
What will you be like forty or fifty years from now? What problems do you think you will have then? How can you live a rich and full life when you grow old?
informnotify指通过正式通知或官方公告把所要求的或有关的信息情况告知某人inform强调把任何种类的事实情况或知识直接inform强调把任何种类的事实情况或知识直接告诉或转达别人
Learning Objectives
To review the nominal clause To discuss about aging To introduce and respond to a piece of news To discuss about the concept of family To grasp new words and expressions
Broad questions
1. What were A& B like 10 years ago? What are they like now?
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2. Why is B worried about his fate when he grows old?
3. Is it good to have clubs and associations for the old? Why?