(共15张PPT)
Unit 4
Meeting the muse
Understanding ideas
1. be on display _______________
2. turn to _______________
3. through the generations_______________
4. be grateful for _______________
5. universal expression _______________
6. bring out _______________
展出
转向;求助于
历经世代
感激……
共同的表现力
Language points: Important lexical chunks
展示
1. One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his
children’s toys.
Language points
inspire v 启发;给……灵感;激发;唤起,激励;鼓舞
inspired adj 备受鼓舞的
inspiring adj 鼓舞人心的
inspiration n 灵感,鼓舞人心的人 / 事
inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事
Language points
译:
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent
perspiration.
天才就是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。
Her trust in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined possible.
她对我的信任激励着我去尝试本以为不可能的事。
This piece of music was inspired by dolphin sounds.
这首乐曲的创作灵感来自海豚的叫声。
2. Hofman’s inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations.
Language points
pass down 是固定搭配,意为 to give or teach something, such as knowledge or traditions, to people who are younger than you or live after you.
例如:Many good Chinese traditions have been passed down from generation to generation.
(许多中国优秀传统一代一代传下来。)
Language points
turn to 转向;翻阅;开始从事;求助于
求助于
开始从事
查阅
转向
→词性转换:floating adj. 不固定的;流动的
float v. 漂,浮;提出
Language points
floating breakfast
floating village
come to life 复苏,变活
come to an end
come to oneself
when it comes to...
Language points
3. These are the words of Chinese composer Tan Dun.
compose v【不用进行时】构成;组成;创作;撰写
composition n 组成;构成;创作;写作;作文;作品
be composed of 由……组成 / 构成
the chemical composition of the soil 土壤的化学成分
a composition for the piano 钢琴曲
Language points
Language points
他擅长写短篇小说。
He is good at the composition of short stories.
译:
What is water composed of
水是由什么构成的?
由......组成;由......构成
be composed of
be made up of
consist of 没有被动语态
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Women make up 56% of the student numbers.
一般都是被动语态结构
4. As Tan once said, Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.
Language points: Important sentences
so as to 通常不用于句首,意思相当于 in order to 或to,构成不定式结构表示目的。
例如:Megan got up a little earlier than usual so as to get a seat on the bus.
= Megan got up a little earlier than usual (in order) to get a seat on the bus.
= In order to get a seat on the bus, Megan got up a little earlier than usual.(Megan 比往常起床早了一些,以便能在公交车上找到一个座位。)
Language points: Important sentences
grateful 在此句中表示“感谢的,感激的”,一般和动词feel,be 搭配,固定搭配为 feel / be grateful (to sb) for sth,意为“因……感激(某人)”。
例如:I felt very grateful to you for everything you’ve done
for me.
(我非常感谢您为我做的一切。)
5. “I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,” says Yang.
aim to,“想要做……”;bring out,“表现出”。
6. My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai women’s beauty.
Language points
例如:Making a sentence aims to bring out the meaning of the phrase.
并列句
and连接两个并列的谓语动词comes和aims,并且时态一致,均使用一般现在时。