大学英语第一册Unit

大学英语第一册Unit
Discussion
Directions:
Look at the following pictures. In small groups, answer these questions.
1. In which countries are these pictures taken? (Can you tell us where these photos are taken?)
▪ have contact with
接触到，和…有联系
▪ make contact with
和…接触/联系
▪ lose contact with
和…失去联系，离开…
e.g.
Have you been in contact with your parents recently?
(你近来与你父母有联系吗？)
(一场重病使他决定戒烟。)
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damage vs. harm vs. injury
⑴damage(损害, 损坏, 毁坏): 多指直接对外观、价值、使用性和完好性的破坏、损害；e.g. ▪ The storm caused extensive damage. ▪ (暴风雨造成了巨大的损害。) 习惯用法: do damage to… “对…损害”; e.g. ▪ The accident did great damage to John’s car. ▪ (事故严重损坏了约翰的车。) ⑵harm(损害,伤害,危害): 指对身体、精神或名声的损害;e.g. ▪ A few late nights never did anyone harm. ▪ (偶尔熬几个夜对人没什么伤害。) ⑶ injure(损害，伤害):可指损害身体，健康，机能，感情等，还可指损毁某人的容貌，名声，成就等。
▪ develop＋-ed→ developed (发达的) ▪ advance＋-ed→ advanced (先进的) ▪ consider＋-ed→ considered (深思熟虑的) ⑵ determine to do “决心做某事”；e.g. He determined to study harder at English at the beginning of this term. ⑶ determine sb. to do “使某人决定做某事;” e.g. A serious illness determined him to give up smoking.
▪ “a. ＋n. ＋-ed”→ (new) adj./adv.
▪ e.g. good-mannered 有礼貌的；
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warm-hearted 热心的；
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absent-minded 心不在焉的。
▪ 另外，solo： a. =single-handed “单独的 ”；作此意是，使用不太普遍，多用于表“独奏”。如： a solo play
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Sir Francis Chichester（1901 – 1972）—— English aviator and adventurer
Birthplace:
Devon, Britain
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Achievements:
As a young man, he went to New Zealand to work as a miner, salesman and land agent.
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transatlantic: a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横渡大西洋的
▪ trans- <prefix>“横过，贯通，在…另一方;”
▪ e.g. transcontinental (a.横贯大陆的)
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transnational (a. 跨国的)
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single-handed: adj./adv. (done) by one person alone, by oneself 单独的(地)
▪ e.g. He can’t accomplish the task single-handed.
▪ The word-formation of this word:
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transoceanic (a. 横渡大洋的)
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determine vs. determined vs. determination
⑴determined is derived from the word root determine, the suffix –ed can be added to some verbs or nouns to form adjectives, with the meaning “有…”,“具有…特征”; e.g.
e.g. ▪ That accident injured him physically and emotionally. ▪ (那场意外使他身心俱损。)
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cover: v.
Cover作动词的常见意思： ⑴ =travel (a certain distance)行过(一段距离)；它用作“行走”时，没有被动语态。E.g. The Red Army covered 25,000 li on their long March. ▪ (在长征中红军走了二万五千里。) ▪ ⑵. 覆盖，包括，涉及。 ▪ 如说,“桌子上布满了灰尘。” ▪ The table is covered with dust.
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fortunate：adj. =lucky幸运的
▪ 常用结构： ▪ ⑴ be fortunate in… 在…方面幸运；e.g. ▪ We’re fortunate in having a good teacher. ▪ ⑵ be fortunate to (be) 很幸运做… e.g. ▪ We were fortunate enough to catch the last bus yesterday evening.
persuade sb. to do sth. / persuade sb. into doing sth. e.g. The mother persuaded her son to put on more clothes. (母亲说服儿子多穿些衣服。) ▪ Nothing would persuade him into accepting our opinion. ▪ (什么也不能使他接受我们 的意见。)
▪ solo还可以作n., 意为“独唱(曲)，独奏(曲)”; 如：a violin solo 小提琴独奏曲
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adventure vs. venture
▪ ⑴ Adventure: vt./ n. 冒险(活动)，探险；多指经历一种令人兴奋的危险的艰难。e.g. ▪ Tom Sawyer set out in search of adventure. ▪ (汤姆.索亚踏上了历险的征途。) ▪ ⑵ Venture: n. 冒险, 冒险事业；指有风险的事业以及商业投机，多指经济风险。e.g. ▪ a business venture (商业冒险)
In 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane.
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Achievements: In 1931, he made the first eastward flight across Tasman Sea from New Zealand to Australia.
The lost boy was out of contact with his parents for a long time.
(失踪的男孩长期与他父母亲失去联系。)
We first made contact with countries on the east coast.
(我们首次与东海岸的国家接触。)
In 1960, he won the first solo transatlantic ocean race sailing from Plymouth, England to New York City in 40 days.
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2. If you could sail to any place in the world, where would you like to go? Why?
3. If you decided to sail round the world, what would you need to take with you on the boat?
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contact: v./n. get in touch with 联系, 接触, 交往
▪ contact指人与人之间因交往或联系而接触； 它用作名词时的常用结构有：
▪ be in contact with 和…接触/有关系
▪ be out of contact with 脱离接触,失去联系
Part division
2. Global analysis
Parts
Paras
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Main Ideas His decision to sail round the world alone
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The accomplishment of his great voyage
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