00015英语二课文精讲讲义(6)

00015英语二课文精讲讲义（6）

Unit 6 The Value of Money(金钱的价值)

一提到“金钱”，我的脑海中马上会浮现出很多有关金钱的英语谚语，如：

Money is not everying, but without money, everying is nothing.

钱不是万能的，但是没有钱是万万不能的。

Money makes the mare to go.有钱能使鬼推磨

诸如此类的等等，可见金钱对于人们的重要，该如何花钱才最明智呢？

Text A Teaching Children to Spend Pocket Money Wisely(教给孩子如何明智地使用零花钱)

短文共6个段落，领读课文和单词！

一：本课重点词汇讲解，学习

1.allocate: v分配；名词：allocation

如：I can never think quickly to allocate my time properly.

2. formation: n 组成，形成；动词：form；若当做名词是形式的意思。

如：1). This article has analyzed the formation of crime psychology theoretically.

2).Children should form good habits from the very beginning.

3.opt: v选择，名词：option

如：1).Opt for a walk in an air - conditioned mall on hot, humid days

2).You will have to pay them; you have no option.

4.constraint: n 限制，限定；动词constrain

如：The boy felt constraint in her presence.

5.budget: n预算；v谨慎花钱；

如：It is essential to balance one's budget.

6.indulge: v沉迷于...overindulge: v 过多地享用；形容词：indulgent；放纵的，纵容的；名词：indulgence

如：1). He had been a strict father but was indulgent to his grandchildren.

2). I never indulge children with plenty of pocket money.

7.short-sighted: adj 目光短浅的，近视的；far-sighted有远见的，慎重的，远视的

如：1).Only a short - sighted man will lose sight of the importance of education.

2). the most far-sighted of politicians (最有远见的政治家)

8.mentality:n心态，心理；同根词mental: adj精神的

如： He has many years' experience of the criminal mentality.（他研究犯罪心理有多年经验）

9.rationing:n定量配给；ration v限量供应

如：1). We have to ration the water.

2).Food rationing was abolished in that country long ago.

10.unnecessarily: adv没有必要地；同根词：necessary:adj; unnecessary: adj;

如：1). It’s very foolish of the commander to expose his men to unnecessary risks.

2). It is necessary for us to drink enough water every day.

11.differentiate: v区分（相当于distinguish）,同根词：different: adj; difference: n

如：1). It’s improper to differentiate between pupils according to their family background.

2).Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.

12.resist: v抵挡，名词：resistance，一起学习 temptation: n 诱惑

如：1). We anticipate that we will meet a certain amount of resistance to our plan.

2). Most girls can’t resist the temptation of chocolates.

二．课文重点短语，句子分析、讲解：

1. Parents give pocket money to their children in different ways. Some give a lump sum at the beginning of a month or a week. Others prefer to give pocket money on a daily basis.

译文：父母以不同的方式给孩子零花钱。有些家长在周一或每月第一天一次性给孩子零花钱，而有些家长则喜欢每天给零花钱。

语言点：该句的核心结构： Some...Others...一些。。。另一些。。。

固定搭配： in different ways用不同的方式；prefer to do sth更喜欢做。。。；

on a daily basis每天地；

2. The way in which pocket money is given affects how money is spent or saved. On the other hand, the children’s spending habits may affect how pocket money is given.

译文：一方面，家长给孩子零花钱的方式会影响到孩子花钱的或者攒钱的方式；另一方面，孩子们花钱的习惯也会影响到家长给零花钱的方式。

语言点： in which pocket money is given是定语从句，修饰The way；

写作常用搭配：on the one hand...on the other hand: 一方面...另一方面..

3. Pocket money given on a daily basis is sometimes termed as “food money”.

译文：每天都给的零花钱有时候称为“饭钱”。