(共27张PPT)
Unit 5
Words and Expressions
energy
It is important to save energy.
节能十分重要。
She’s always full of energy.
她总是精力充沛。
n. 能源;能量;精力
energetic adj. 精力充沛的
enable
The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds.
这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。
v. 使能够,使可能
able
ability
unable
disabled
disability
adj. 精力充沛的
n. 能力;本领
adj. 不能的,不会的
adj. 残疾的
n. 缺陷;残疾
prove
Good communication with people around you could prove (to be) difficult.
与你周围的人的良好沟通会被证明是很难的。
It’s obvious that the sports meeting proved (to be) a great success.
很明显,这次运动会取得了巨大的成功。
He has proved his courage in battle.
他已在战斗中证明了自己的勇气。
Margie proved herself to be a good mother.
玛吉证明了自己是个好母亲。
Can you prove your theory to us
你能向我们证明你的理论吗?
vt. 证明;展现
award
He was nominated for the best actor award.
他获得最佳演员奖提名。
The university awarded him an honorary degree.
这所大学授给他名誉学位。
n. 奖,奖品,奖金,奖状
v. 授予;奖励
授予某人某物
award sb sth
award sth to sb
original adj. 原来的;独创的
原作的 n. 原件;原作
记忆技巧:origin 起源 + al …的→ 起源的;独创的
He read every book or author it deals with, often in the original.
这方面的每一本书和每一位作家他都读过,而且通常均为原著。
phenomenon pl. phenomena n. 现象
记忆技巧:phen 显示;外观 + omen 预兆 + on 表名词 → 显示预兆 → 现象
No historical phenomenon is a mere repetition of the past.
任何历史现象都不会是简单的重复。
altogether adv. (用以强调)全部;总共
We were not altogether sure that the comet would miss the Earth.
我们不能完全肯定彗星不会与地球相撞。
Altogether, it was a delightful town garden, peaceful and secluded.
总体上说,这是个令人愉快的城市花园,宁静而偏僻。
thus adv. 如此;因此
so far thus far
到目前为止;迄今为止;到这点为止
until now; up to this point
What do you think of the show so far
到目前为止你觉得这场演出怎么样? Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.
至今侦探仍茫然无法解释他的死因。
1. The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.
虚拟合唱团是获奖作曲家兼指挥家埃里克.惠塔克的创意。
virtual此处意为“( 通过计算机软件,如在互联网上)模拟的;虚拟的”。例如:
New technology has enabled development of
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an online“virtual library”.
新技术已经使在线“虚拟图书馆”的发展成为可能。
virtual还可以用来表示某事物非常接近事实以至于可以被当作事实本身,意为“很接近的;儿乎……的;事实上的;实际上的;实质上的”。例如:
He married a virtual stranger.
他娶了一位几乎素不相识的女子。
The country was sliding into a state of vital civil war.
这个国家实际上正逐渐进入内战状态。
注意award一词的词性及用法。
award作动词时,是及物动词,意为“授子:给予(奖品或奖金);奖励”。常用短语有
award sb sth或award sth to sb
Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in medical research.
屠呦呦因她在医学上的研究而获得诺贝尔奖。
award作名词时,是可数名问。意为“奖(货);奖品;奖金”。
例如:
The movie has won a number of awards.
该片获得了多个奖项。
award作名词时的常见搭配:
win an award获奖
get / receive an award获奖
present sb with an award给某人颁奖
be nominated for an award获得奖项提名
另外,要注意区分award与reward。
reward作动词,意为“以报酬;报答”。例如:
She rewarded her children with ice cream for being so patient.
她给她的孩子们冰激凌来奖赏他们的耐心。
reward作名词,意为“报酬;报偿”。例如:
The rewards of art are not to be measured in money.
艺术的报偿不是以金钱来衡量的。
2. Moved by this music, he said,“It was like seeing color for the first time.”
他被这段音乐打动了,他说:“那种(兴奋的)感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。”
moved by this music是过去分词短语,在句中作状语,用于说明原因,相当于As Eric was moved by this music,它对主句动作起到修饰作用,表明主语是在被音乐打动后发出了感慨。
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[思考]
文中还有哪些句子使用了动词过去分词作状语
3. He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.
他1995年大学毕业,随后于1997年获纽约茱莉亚音乐学院音乐创作硕士学位。
Juilliard School茱莉亚音乐学院,建于1905年,原名为音乐艺术学院,是美国一所培养音乐艺术人才的高等学府。
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4. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.
总共有来自80个国家的2,292名青年参与演唱惠塔克的歌曲《假如》。
altogether 总共,共计。
如:Altogether there are 360 artists coming to the World Music Festival.
总共有360位艺术家来到了这届世界音乐节。
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join in (sth/doing sth) 或join in (with sb/sth) 参加,加入(活动)。
如:
He wanted his son to join in with the other children.
他希望儿子能和别的孩子一块儿玩。
5. It’s an honour to be here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact on my life.
非常荣幸来到这里与大家分享音乐是如何影响了我的人生的。
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impact作用,影响。一般与on搭配。
如:
The climate change is having a great impact on the environment.
气候变化正在给环境带来巨大影响。
6. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.
它(音乐)使我的内心深受鼓舞。
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being在这里指“身心,思想感情”。
如: The woman loved her dancing career with her whole being.
那个女子全身心地热爱着自己的舞蹈事业。
The whole of his being had been taken over by fear.
他的身心充满恐惧。
Exercise
1. 至少要给他机会解释一下发生了什么事。
2. 如果你不再履行你的职责,你将被解雇。
3. 我们还不允许你在才艺比赛上表演。
At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
You will be fired if you are no longer able to perform your duties.
We are also not allowing you to perform on the talent show.
4. 她在新工作中将大有作为。
5. 共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役。
6. 为表彰他的奉献精神,市长授予他荣誉奖章。
She’s onto a good thing with that new job.
The republic’s legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
7. It is one of the most o______ works of imagination in the language.
8. It’s a normal p__________.
9. His tour may have to be cancelled a________.
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thank you!