Unit 2 Let’s celebrate! Developing ideas Reading Language points课件

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Unit 2
Unit 2
Let’s celebrate!
Time for a Change
1. We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home.
最近三年，我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的，和在家吃比起来，在外面吃一样开心。
no less than 不少于，多达
这里可以理解为我们在外面吃年夜饭的乐趣不亚于在家吃。
【拓展】no more than 就是，正是
e.g. It’s no more than you deserve. 这完全是你应该得到的。
2. Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work
难道他们不觉得准备年夜饭很辛苦吗？
admit v. to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
(不情愿地)承认
to allow somebody/something to enter a place
允许……进入
to allow somebody to become a member of a club, a
school or an organization 接纳；准许……加入
e.g. He admitted all his mistakes
You have to admit that she's good at her job.
Women were only admitted into the club last year.
It is now generally admitted that the government has acted too quickly.
【归纳】
admit sth. / to doing sth. 承认（做）某事
admit that ... 承认……
It is generally admitted that ... 人们普遍认为……
admit ... to / into ... 准许……进入……
admit of sth. 容许某事物；对某事物留有余地
【语境应用】根据汉语意思补全句子（每空一词）。
1) She admits to __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ (对自己的儿子严厉).
2) These windows can admit __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ( 少量光线进入房间).
3) The plan does not __________ __________ __________
__________ (容许任何改动).
being strict with
little light
admit of any
change
into the room
her son
3. I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.
花这么长时间准备一顿饭，饭后再花一个小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。
think后接的宾语从句
e.g. This art collection is worth a large amount of money.
The movie is well worth seeing.
1) be worth sth. 值……钱，拥有……价值的财产
be worth doing sth. 值得做某事
【语境应用】根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。
1) The local museum ________ ________ ________ (值得参观).
2) Who knows ________ ________ ________ __________ ________ ________ (这幅画值多少钱)
is worth visiting
how much the painting
is worth
2) effort n. an attempt to do something, especially when this involves a lot of hard work or determination
努力
an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do 艰难的尝试；尽力
the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something 力气﹔精力
【归纳】
put effort into ... 对……付出努力
make an effort (to do sth.) 努力（做某事）
in an effort to do sth. 努力做某事
spare no effort 不遗余力，竭尽全力
with (an) effort 费劲地
without effort 轻松地，轻易地
【语境应用】根据所给汉语完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1) 他们毫不费力地举起了那块大石头。
They lifted the big rock __________ __________.
2) 他说话缓慢而吃力。
He spoke slowly and __________ __________.
3) 除非你准备好付出努力，否则你永远学不会说另一门语言。
You'll never learn to speak another language unless you're prepared to __________ __________ __________.
4) 你应该不遗余力地学习，赶上别人。
You should __________ __________ __________ to study and catch up with others.
without effort
with effort
make an effort
spare no effort
4. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions.
在外面吃年夜饭是个挺好的选择，而且这也谈不上丢弃传统。
e.g. It might have something to do with the way it’s made.
The teacher asked some questions which had nothing to do with his lessons.
have nothing to do with sb./sth.: sb. or sth. is not connected with or involved in a particular fact or situation 与……无关
have something/little/much to do with sb./sth.
与……有些/些许/很大的关系
5. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.
小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。
what引导表语从句
when引导状语从句
这个句子可以这样说：
When I was a little boy, what I looked forward to most was the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival.
6. To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself.
对我来说，准备的过程甚至比年夜饭本身更重要。
process n. a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result (为达到某目标的) 过程，进程
a series of things that happen naturally and result in gradual change 变化过程
a method of making or producing goods
制作法，工序，工艺流程
e.g. I stood up to say hello and spilled my drink in the process.
We’re still in the process of moving house.
【归纳】
in the process 在进行中
in the process of ... 在……的过程中
process v. 加工, 处理; 审阅, 审核 ; (用计算机)处理
e.g. When food is processed, many of the nutrients are moved away.
It will take a week for your application to be processed.
The image is processed by computer software.
【语境应用】将下面句子翻译成英语。
1) 学习一门语言是一个缓慢的过程。
2) 这些计划正在被审核。
3) 2,000名工人被雇来为这家公司加工产品。
Learning a language is a slow process.
The plans are being processed.
2,000 workers are employed to process products for the company.