Unit 20 Archaeology教案
4. what’s the title of the passage?
a. cambridge―a university town.
b. cambridge―a centre of learning.
c. cambridge with many students.
d. cambridge with a long history.
【閱讀指導】
一、生詞和詞組
1. date back to: having existed since自某時代存在至今,追溯回,始于 eg:
this building dates back to the 14th century.這座房子建于14世紀。
注:date back to也可以說成date from eg:
our partnership dates from 1970.我們從1970年就合伙了。
2. warrior[′w ri ]n. person who fights in battle 戰士,武士,勇士 eg:
jingke is a warrior.荊軻是一名勇士。
3. pin[pin](1)n. short thin piece of stiff wire with a share point at one end and a round head at the other大頭針 eg:
please fasten two sheets of paper with a pins.用大頭針把兩張紙別在一起。
(2)v. ①attach sth. with a pin or pins.用針固定或別住某物 eg:
pin the bills together so you don’t lose them.
把賬單別在一起以防遺失。
②attach or fix sth. to sb.將某事附加在某人身上
常用于pin sth. on sb. eg:
we’re pinning all our hopes on you.我們把希望完全寄托在你身上了。
4. a variety of: many different kinds of各種各樣的 eg:
he left for a variety of reasons.他由于種種原因而離開了。
5. tend[tend](1)vt. ①take care of or look after sb./ sth.照料,照管 eg:
the nurses are tending the injured.護士正在照料受傷者。
they are shepherds tending their sheep.他們是照管羊的牧人。
②serve customs in (a shop, bar, etc.)在(店鋪、酒吧等)中接待顧客、服侍
eg: i would like to tend the store for you while you’re away.
你不在時,我愿意替你照看店鋪。
③be likely to behave in a certain way or to have a certain influence傾向;趨于 eg:
he tends to get angry when people object to his plan.
別人反對他的意見時,他很容易生氣。
(2)vi. take a certain direction朝某方向 eg:
the track tends upwards.這痕跡是朝著上方的。
6. for this reason因為這個理由
for no good reason無緣無故,沒有正當的理由 eg:
you mustn’t leave for no good reason.沒有合適的理由,你不許離開。
7. have a hand in: be involved in sth. which happens; be partly responsible for sth.參與,插手,對某事負部分責任 eg:
john should have a hand in this.約翰應對這件事負責任。
注:相關詞組:lend sb. a hand幫助某人 from hand to mouth僅夠糊口地
hand in hand手牽手 on the other hand另一方面
shake hands with sb.與某人握手 hand in交出……;提出
hand out分發,分配 hand down(將傳統,習慣等)傳給后世,流傳下來
8. in terms of意思是“用……的話”,“以……的觀點”,“就……而說” eg:
he thought of everything in terms of money.他每件事都從錢的角度考慮。
the figures are expressed in terms of a percentage.
那些數字是以百分數表示的。
9. spare[spe ]vt. ①use as little as possible 吝惜,節約,舍不得用 eg: