book4unit1新视野第三版4教案

大学英语三（读写）教案

6）surpass v. be even better or greater than sb. or sth. else 超过；胜过In the first several years, the cost level of Euro Disney surpassed the revenue level although attendance

level had been high. 在最初几年，虽然参观率很高，但欧洲迪斯尼乐园的财政支出超过了收益。

7) discern v. notice sth. especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it（尤指仔细思考或研究之

后）看出，觉察出，辨明

We should learn to discern and analyze the essential of complicated questions.

我们应该学会认识和分析复杂问题的本质。

8) crumble v. 1) stop existing or being effective 崩溃；瓦解；消失

2) break sth. into very small pieces, or be broken into very small pieces 弄碎；（使）成碎屑

Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture. 把饼干弄碎撒在水果拼盘上。

9) give sb. the axe end a relationship abruptly 抛弃（恋人等）；和某人一刀两断

Her boyfriend did not want to stop smoking, so she gave him the axe.

她男朋友不肯戒烟，所以她和他断了关系。

10） ingenious a. good at inventing things and solving problems in new ways （人）有独创性的

They are attacking the honest and ingenious scientist because his ideas are new.

他们攻击这位诚实并富有独创能力的科学家，是因为他的观点新颖。

2 .While-reading Activities

Step 4. Intensive reading

Students are asked to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. During the reading, there is an explanation for the following points: Language Points:

1. That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn’t stand the idea of being the only

football player who didn’t, so he made a pact that he’d give me his girl in exchange for my jacket.

Meaning: That year every young man in the college wore a leather jacket. Rob was the only one in the football team who didn’t have one. He felt frustrated whenever he thought about it, so he made an agreement with me that if I gave him my leather jacket, he would, as an exchange, give me his girlfriend.

make a pact: 达成协议 in exchange for: 作为（对... 的）交换

2. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I

just might edge past the competition. (Para. 2)

Meaning: When looking for a job, if I could show the top law companies that I had a partner who was not

only beautiful but also intelligent and polite, I might well be able to gain an advantage over my

competitors and successfully get a job offer.

3. “Radiant” she was already. I could dispense her enough pearls of wisdom to make her “well-spoken”.

(Para. 3)

Meaning: She was already very beautiful. And I could teach her to speak intelligently so that she would

sound very pleasant and smart when she speaks.

Meaning beyond words: The word “dispense”, which means “give sth. to people”, shows