董亚芬大学英语精读(第三版)第1册教案Unit2解析

Unit 2 Sailing Round the World

Ⅰ.Lead-in

Many people have travelled round the world, but no one else has done it the way Sir Francis Chichester did. A British adventurer, he travelled round the world alone in a small yacht called “Gipsy MothⅣ”in spite of the fact that he had lung cancer. This text tells us briefly what happened to him on his voyage, one of the greatest seafaring exploits of all time.

Ⅱ. New words

1. single-handed: adj. & adv. (done) by one person alone

Example: Mary accomplished the task by her single-handed efforts.

The job cannot be done single-handed. 这个工作无法由一个人独自完成。

★这是一种以形容词或形容词短语用作状语的语法现象，其作用类似非限定性定语从句，表示某种增补的意义。它们通常用来说明主语的状况，例如：

The man opened the letter, nervous.

The sun rises in the east, red.

The soldier fell down, dead.

但它们也可用来说明宾语的状况，如

He writes his characters large

We drink it hot.

She pushed the door open.

2. solo: single-handed [△chorus:合唱]

[助记]sole solo

●Love is a chord in life, not a solo.(Beethoven) 爱是人生的和弦，而不是孤单的独奏曲。

（贝多芬）

3. lung: n.

Example: Smoking can cause lung cancer.

At the top of one’ s lungs用最大声音

Collection: heart(心) liver(肝) kidney(肾) spleen(脾) stomach(胃)

4. determined: adj. with one’s mind firmly made up

be determined to do / about doing sth: have a strong will to (do)

Example::He is determined about giving up smoking.

Columbus was determined to prove that India could be reached by sailing west.

★be determined to do sth. & make up one’s mind to do sth.

be determined to do sth. 侧重某人的决心。

make up one’s mind to do sth. 则强调某人打定主意，不再动摇。

Example: At last we made up our minds to tell her the truth.

★determine; decide

Determine决心大，意志坚决，任何时候都不动摇。

Example: Mr. Black determined to maintain his position at all costs.

Decide表示经过考虑在几种可能中做出选择的决定。

Example: He decided to go on Monday instead of Tuesday.

5. retire: vi.【re-(back)+tire(累):（累回）家中】stop working at one’s job.

1) give up one’s job because of old age

Example: He thinks it lucky to retire at full salary. 虽然已近65岁，马莉还不想退休。

2) go away; withdraw

Example: The soldiers had retired 25 miles from the frontier.

3) go to bed

Example: I have a habit of retiring early and getting up early.

6. voyage:

n. a long journey (by sea, by land or through outer space)

Example: The sailor will make a voyage to Austrilia.

vi. go on a (sea) journey; sail

Example: Sir Frances Drake was the first man who voyaged around the world.

★voyage, journey, travel & trip

①voyage在现代英语中通常指较长距离的水上航行，但也可指空中航行。Example: In those days, the voyage to Australia was long and dangerous.

②journey是比较正式的用语，通常指陆地上的远行，没有回到原出发地的含义。Example:At first I was afraid the long journey would be too much for her.

起初我担心她受不了长距离的旅行。

③travel的单数形式泛指旅行这一行为或过程，而要表示某次具体的旅行时，通常用复数，而且通常指到远方作长时间的旅行。

Example: Her interests are politics, music, and travel.

④trip通常指较短距离的旅行，但在较通俗、随便的用法中可代替journey。Example: Did you enjoy your trip to Shanghai?