教學內容:Fact and fantasy
she turned her attention to a new problem.她把注意力轉移到一個新問題上。
常用短裙:call sb.’s attention to sth.引起某人注意某事。
pay attention to sth.注意某事
draw sb.’s attention to sth. 令(某人)注意某物
9. alive [ ′laiv] adj. [作表語] living; not dead 活著;沒死 eg:
she was still alive when i reached the hospital.
當我趕到醫院的時候,她還活著呢。
10. labour [′leib ] n. physical or mental work(體力或腦力)勞動 eg:
workers are paid for their labour. 工作的人按勞獲得報酬。
11. hesitate [′heziteit]v. be slow to speak or act because one feels uncertain or unwilling; pause in doubt 猶豫;躊躇;遲疑;(因有疑慮而)停頓 eg:
she replied without hesitating.她毫不猶豫地作了回答。
△hesitation [ hezi′tei n] state of hesitating 猶豫 eg:
she agreed without hesitation. 她毫不猶豫地同意了。
12. horror [′h r ](1)n. feeling of intense fear or dismay; terror恐怖;恐懼;驚恐 eg:
to her horror she saw him fall. 她看見他跌下感到驚恐萬狀。
(2) adj. designed to entertain by arousing pleasurable feelings of horror, shock, etc.以恐怖、驚嚇等并以此為樂的;引起恐怖的 eg:
this is a horror film. 這是一部恐怖電影。
13. grave[greiv] (1) n. hole dug in the ground for a dead body; mound of earth or monument over it 墓穴;墳墓;墳頭;墓碑 eg:
i put some flowers on her grave. 我往她墳墓上放了一些花。
(2)adj. (of situations, etc.) needing careful consideration; serious(指情況等)需要認真考慮的;嚴重的;嚴峻的 eg:
this could cause grave consequences. 這會造成嚴重后果。
14. butcher [′b t ]n. person whose job is killing animals for food or cutting up and sellin meat 屠夫;肉商 eg:
i bought some meat at the butcher’s. 我在肉鋪里買了一些肉。
15. curtain[′k tn] n.
①piece of material hung to cover a window, and usu. movable sideways窗簾 eg:
he drew the curtains. 他拉上了窗簾。
②screen of heavy material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage(舞臺的)幕 eg:
the curtain rises. 幕啟
16. lip[lip]n. either of the flesh edges of the opening of the mouth 一片嘴唇
eg: she had a cigarette between her lips. 她叼著一支香煙。
17. brainstorm [′breinst m](1) n. sudden clever idea 靈機
(2)v. 獻計獻策 eg:
he brainstormed for the plan. 他為這個計劃獻計獻策。
二、語言點講解
1. my father was not scientific, so i had to look for a road without having a map.我的父親沒有什么科學頭腦,所以我不得不在沒有指導的情況下自己摸索。(本句注意so引導的句子要意譯。)
2. i found all that was taught at university very disappointing and decided that would pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the word the deepest mysteries of nature.我發現大學里所教的一切東西都很令人失望。我決定要開辟一條新路,探索未知的能力并且向全世界展現自然界最深的奧秘。