A Christmas Carol教案

[點撥] personally ---as far as i am concerned; for myself 意為“就我來說，就自己而言”，常用語一句話的開始，后有逗號。e.g. personally, i don’t like him at all. 就我而言，我一點都不喜歡他。my business occupies me constantly. 我自己的事整天都忙不了了。[點撥] 此句中occupy 意為“使忙碌，使從事”。e.g. he was occupied with /in writing a novel. 他忙于寫小說。[點撥] occupy 用法小結：1. occupy意為 “take up or fill (time, space, sb’s mind, etc)” “占據，充滿（時間，空間，某人的頭腦等）”。e.g. the speech occupied three hours. 發言工占去了三個小時。a bed occupied the corner of the room. 一張床占去了房間的一角。2. occupy意為 “take possession of and establish troops in (a country, position, etc)” “（軍事）占領（國家、陣地等）”。e.g. the army occupied the enemy’s capital. 軍隊占領了敵國首都。3. occupy意為 “live in or have possession of (a house, land, etc)” “占用，占有（房屋、土地等）”。e.g. the family have occupied the farm for many years. 這家人在農場已居住多年。they occupy the house next door. 他們住在隔壁。4. occupy oneself (in doing sth/with sth) “忙著（做某事）；忙（于某事）”。e.g. how does he occupy himself now he is retired?他既已退休，都如何打發日子呢？they are all gone.他們都走了。[點撥] gone 此處是形容詞，意為“離開，離去”，另外，gone 還有“過去”之意。e.g. gone are the days when you could buy a three-course meal for under $1.   一頓飯吃三道菜不到一美圓，這日子一去不復返了。and make it short, because it’s time to close up. 快點說，該關門了。[點撥] close (sth) up “（尤指暫時）關閉（某事物）”。e.g. sorry madam, we’re closing up for lunch.很抱歉，小姐，我們現在要關門吃飯。he closes the shop up at 5.30.他在5點30分停止營業。close up 還可以指傷口愈合。e.g. the cut took a long time to close up. 傷口經過很長時間才愈合。alone is what you are, and what you have been. 你是孤單的，你一直都是孤單的。[點撥] 此句是倒裝。alone 是副詞，在句中作表語，這里是表語前置；其的主語為what you are 和what you have been.integrating skillsthese are but shadows of the past. 這些只是過去的影子。[點撥] but 此處是副詞，意為“只，僅僅”。e.g. he is but a boy. 他不過是個孩子。i don’t think we can succeed. still we can but try. 我想我們不會成功，但是，不妨試一試。another idol has taken my place. 另一個偶像取代了我。[點撥] take sb’s/sth’s place`; take the place of sb/sth 代替某人/某事物e.g. she couldn’t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. 她不能出席會議，所以由助手替她。nothing could take the place of the family he had lost.他失去了家庭，這一損失是無法彌補的。