(共15张PPT)
UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION
1. ridiculous adj. 愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的
It is/was ridiculous that...
……是荒谬的。
a ridiculous idea 荒唐的主意
ridiculously adv. 荒谬地
The meal was ridiculously expensive.
这顿饭贵得离谱。
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。
It is ridiculous to suggest they are having a romance...
暗示他们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
(1). (……是荒谬的)they are short of water in a country where it is always raining.
(2). She (看上去很可笑) in this hat while she was fond of the style.
(3). It sounded like (荒唐的主意). However,it was the idea that led to this invention.
It is ridiculous that
looked ridiculous
a ridiculous idea
keep/make an appointment守约/预约
have an appointment with… 和…约会
appoint sb. (as/to be)任命某人(为……)
appoint sb. to do sth. 指派某人去做某事
2. appointment n. 委任; 预约
She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。
She has an appointment with her accountant(会计)...
她和她的会计约好了见面。
They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
他们任命他为英格兰队队长。
1. Zhang Zheng was _________(appoint) as captain of China’s first aircraft carrier “Liaoning”.
2. I have an appointment Dr Smith, but I need to change it.
3. Mr Black is a careful and experienced engineer so he is often appointed __________(deal) with some challenging tasks.
4. She_______________ (appoint) mayor of the city for her integrity and what she had done for the public.
appointed
with
to deal
was appointed
be guilty of 犯有……罪
be guilty at/about 对/为……感到内疚/有愧
guilt n. 内疚; 犯罪
3. guilty adj.内疚的;有罪的;有过失的
They were found guilty of murder...
他们被判谋杀罪成立。
He felt guilty about not visiting his parents more often.
他因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。
Many survivors were left with a sense of guilt .
许多幸存者都有内疚感。
1. I still feel guilty _______these things I said to my father when I was a teenager.
2. A feeling of _____ (guilty) began to stir in her.
她心里渐渐生出了内疚感。
3. 约翰脸上显出惭愧的表情。(have a…look)
4. 他因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。
about/at
John had a guilty look on his face.
He was guilty about/at leaving his children and going to work.
guilt
inferior adj. 较差的;低下的
be superior/ inferior to ... 比……好/差
be senior/ junior to... 比……年长/幼
4. superior adj.更好的;占优势的;(在级别或重要性上)更高的
1. This model is technically superior to its competitors.
这一款式在技术上超过了与之竞争的产品。
2. Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
3. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops...
几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。
4. inferior goods
劣质商品
at a steady/gentle pace 以稳定的/徐缓的速度
at one's own pace 按照某人自己的节奏
pace up and down 踱来踱去
5. pace n. 速度;步伐;节奏;vt.&vi. 确定速度;调整节奏
It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。
I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.
我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。
She took two paces forward.
她向前走了两步。
It was a tough race and I had to pace myself.
这是场艰苦的比赛,我不得不控制好节奏。
1. As they waited, Kravis _____ the room nervously…
他们等的时候,克拉维斯在屋里不安地踱来踱去。
2. I cannot walk _____ a slow pace.
我不能以那种速度行走。
3. 他开始在屋里踱来踱去。
paced
at
He began to pace up and down in the room.
urgent adj. 紧急的;急迫的;催促的
urgency n.紧急; 急迫
urgently adv. 迫切地;紧急地
urge sb to do sth 力劝某人做某事
urge sth on/upon sb 大力推荐;竭力主张
It is urged that +should + 动词原形(虚拟语气)
6. urge n. 冲动; 强烈的欲望; v.催促
I had a strong urge to look at the random(随机) things that were being flashed(闪) before my eyes!
我有一种强烈的冲动去看那些随机在我眼前闪过的东西!
1. More and more people urge the government _____ (do) more for the disabled.
2. The report __________(urge) that all children________________ to swim. 这份报告呼吁应教会所有的儿童游泳。
3. ‘We must find him,’ she said _______ (urgent).
4. There is no sense of ________ (urgent)on either side.
5. We urged her _________ to Beijing as soon as possible.
to do
urged/urges
(should) be taught
urgently
urgency
to come
explosion n.爆炸;爆破;激增
explosive adj. 易爆炸的;暴躁的,易怒的
explode into laughter 突然大笑
explode with anger 勃然大怒
7. explode v.爆炸;爆破;情感迸发
1.There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside.
突然一声巨响,仿佛有人在外面引爆了火箭似的。
2. Suddenly Charles exploded with rage(愤怒).
查尔斯勃然大怒。
3. About 300 people were injured in the explosion.
约有300人在爆炸中受伤。
1. The speaker’s mistake was so funny that the audience________ (explode) with laughter.
2. After the second__________(explode), all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down...
3. He's inherited his father’s __________ (explode)temper.
4. the exploding world population
迅猛增长的世界人口
5. The population explodes to 40,000 during the tourist season...
旅游季节,人口激增至4万。
exploded
explosion
explosive
more than+数字:“超过;不止”=over;
more than+n. :不仅仅……”,相当于not only
more than+adj/adv:“非常,很”,相当于very
8. more than
1. Do not write more than 200 words.
写的东西不要超过200字。
2. He will be more than happy to come with us.
他非常乐意和我们一起来。
3. Kate was more than a doctor. She also spared no effort to care of her patients.
凯特不仅是一个医生。她还尽力去照顾好她的病人。
4. She is more a singer than an actress.
她是一位歌手,而不是一位演员。