Unit 1 Teenage Life
1.3&4 Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives: Students can correctly grasp the core vocabulary and related expressions related to high school freshmen choosing courses and participating in extracurricular activities in a new environment.
Key Points: Students can correctly understand and translate key phrases and sentence patterns in texts.
Difficulty Points: Students can analyze and translate grammatical components according to key sentence patterns and related topic vocabulary in the text.
精读文章并对以下核心词汇和短语进行英汉互译。
汉译英
一项巨大的挑战 有点迷茫
选择合适的课程________________________报名参加______________________
高级文学 擅长于________________________
课外活动 做某事的方式_______________________
成功地加入某个团队________________一个志愿者社团
食品救济站 给某人分发食物____________________
无家可归者 在社区
对……负责_____________________________ 保持不落后
高级课程_________________________为…….作好准备_______________________
英译汉confused(adj.) confusing(adj.) fluent(adj.)
obviously(adv.) quit(v.) quit doing sth
the homeless responsible(adj.) (n.)
sign up be good at doing sth(do well in doing sth)
try to do sth try doing sth try one’s best to do sth
get/be used to doing sth used to do sth
be used to do sth be worried about in the future
熟悉文章中的重点短语并完成下列句子。
(1)Senior high school is a challenge. 高中是个挑战。
challenge(n.) 挑战;艰巨任务 (vt.) 怀疑;向…….挑战 (adj.)
challenging挑战性的;考验能力的
n. the challenge of doing sth
face a challenge
vt. 判断对错:challenge sb( )challenge to sb( )向某人挑战
challenge sb to do sth向某人挑战做某事
Robert challenged me to a game of Chinese chess, and I took up his challenge at once.
(2)The first week was a little confusing.高中的第一周我就有点迷茫。
confusing(adj.)难以理解的;不清楚的 (vt.) 使糊涂;使迷惑
(adj.) 糊涂的;迷惑的 (n.)困惑;混淆confusion
be confusing for sb 对某人来说是难以理解的
a very confusing experience 让人莫名其妙的经历
be confused about 对…..感到困惑
People are confused about all the different lables on food these days.
become/get confused 变得困惑
If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get confused.
(3)I hope to be fluent when I graduate.我希望在我毕业的时候说一口流利的汉语。
fluent(adj.) 流利的;熟练的 (adv.) (n.)
be fluent in在….方面流利
He is not Chinese, but he is fluent in Chinese.
graduate(vt; vi) 毕业;获得学位(n.)graduation 毕业
graduate from 毕业于(某学校)
graduate in 毕业于(某专业)
他毕业于北京大学物理专业。
(4)My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature...
我的指导老师还建议我选修高级文学……
recommend vt.建议,劝告 recommendation n.推荐;介绍信 a letter of recommendation推荐信
vt.推荐,举荐 recommend sth to sb 把某物推荐给某人
① recommend doing sth.建议做某事
He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.
他建议先看这本书,再去看这部电影。
② recommend sb.( not ) to do sth.建议某人(不)做某事
Teachers recommend parents not to allow their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
为了安全起见,老师建议家长不要让 12岁以下的孩子骑自行车上学。
③recommend that sb. ( should) do sth.建议某人做某事
从句用虚拟语气,should 可以省略
④It’s recommended that sb. ( should ) do sth. 有人建议某人做某事。
The English teacher recommended that every student ( should ) take part in the English party to be held next weekend.英语老师建议每个学生都应参加下周末举办的英语晚会。
(5) Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won't quit.很显然,我并不高兴,但我不会就此放弃。
obviously (adv.)显然;明显地(→obvious adj.明显的;显然的)
Obviously, we all want to experience things that make us feel good.
=It is obvious that we all want to experience things that make us feel good.
很显然,我们都想体验一些能让我们感觉好的事情。
(6) ... get used to being responsible for a lot more.……习惯承担更多的责任。
responsible adj.负责的;有责任的 irresponsible adj.不负责任的;无责任感的
responsibly adv.认真负责地
be responsible for 对……负责;是……的成因
Greenhouse gases are thought to be responsible for global warming.
(n.) responsibility 责任;职责;义务
a sense of responsibility责任感
It’s one’s responsibility to do sth.某人有责任做某事。
我们有责任保护环境。
重点句式
I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that l can make the team next year.
__________________________________________________________________________________so that句中的so that引导的是目的状语从句,意为“目的是;为了……”。so that还可引导结果状语从句,意为“结果,因此”。
Children should be given equal opportunity in education so that/in order that they can succeed in life.
____________________________________________________________(__________状语从句)
Helen studied hard and became more confident after she attended senior high school, so that she became popular among the students.
________________________________________________________________(_______状语从句)
三、翻译下列句子并进行句子成分分析。
(1)First, I had to think very carefully about which course I wanted to take.
翻译:
分析句子成分:First, (I)had to think very carefully about (which course I wanted to take).
(2)I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
翻译:
分析:(I) know 【that Chinese(is)a very difficult language】, but (I) hope to be (fluent) when I graduate.
(3)My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it.
分析:(My) adviser (recommended) 【that (I) should sign up for (advanced literature) [because(I) like (English) and (I)’m good at (it)]】.
小试牛刀:语法填空。
1._ ( obvious ), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.
2. I don't think the film is _( suit) for children because it contains some violent scenes.
3. With the help of the ( advance) technology, we can finish the work without difficulty.
4. Although the task sounds difficult, it is ( actual) easy to handle.
5. Lucy and his research team selected ( volunteer ) aged between 45 and 64 who did not exercise much but were otherwise healthy.
7.Her curiosity turned into a ( confuse) look on her face when a stranger waved and shouted at her repeatedly.
8. When surfing the Internet, how can we protect ourselves How can we use the Internet ___________(responsible )
9.It’s a (challenge) for a teenage to give a lecture at the graduation ceremony.