Unit 10
Reading I
Reading II
Reading I
Questions on the text
1.Why does the author compare a
language with a living organism?
2.Which language family does English
belong to?
3.What is it that causes the
languages within a single language
family to become different from one
another? Does this happen to one
particular language in different
periods of time,too?
ultimate,most extreme or important
because either the original or final,or
the best or worst
The sun is the ultimate store of
power.
Your ultimate goal as an athlete is to
represent your country.
Although other people can advise him,
the ultimate decision about who to
employ lies with Andrew.
in turn
1)依次往上推, 又 （ 对别人 ） 做同样的
事
They protested to the dean,and he
in turn to the president.
2)轮流 =by turns
comprise (fml.)
1)to have as parts or members
The United Kingdom comprises England,
Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2)to be those parts or members
Women comprise about 52 percent of the
population of the nation.
They comprise the overwhelming majority.
3)be comprised of
The United States is comprised of 50
states.
in some respects,respect---a
particular feature or detail
This proposal differs from the
last one in many important
respects.
In most respects the new film
is better than the original.
pertain to,to relate to or have a
connection with
The 201 file contains all the
documents that pertain to a
given agent.
The criteria will be different
from those that pertain to
elsewhere.
endeavour to do,try to do
Engineers are endeavoring to
locate the source of the
problem.
Endeavour as a noun
Crossing the North Pole on foot
was an amazing feat（ 壮举 ） of
human endeavor.
interfere with,spoil something or
prevent its achievement
She never had children
because they would interfere
with her dancing career.
Even a low level of noise
interferes with my
concentration.
account for,to explain something
or the cause of something
She was unable to account for
over $5000,(She could not
explain where the money was.)
He has to account to his boss
for all his movements.
There is no accounting for
taste,萝卜白菜, 各有所爱 。
given,already decided,arranged
or agreed
At the given signal,the group
rushed forward to the barrier.
The procession set off at the
given time,(any)
The bomb could go off at any
given(=any)time and in any
given(=any) place.
Word derivation
Organic--
organism
German--
Germanic
Europe--
European
Sweden—
Swedish
Denmark--
Danish
Norway--
Norwegian
Iceland--
Icelandic
clear—
clarity—clarify
Reading II
Questions on the text
1.When was old English used?
What about Middle English?
2.Why is Shakespeare's language
difficult to understand?
3.Can an Australian communicate
with a Canadian easily?
4.What makes English unique?
be/feel at a loss,do not know
what to do
I was at a loss to
understand what he alluded
to.
A good salesman is never at
a loss for words.
regardless of,paying no attention
to; despite
He continued talking,regardless
of my feeling.
The plan for a new office tower
went ahead regardless of local
opposition.
regardless of the pay/consequence
as was pointed earlier,...
as作为关系代词代替这个主句 。 可以在
主句前, 中或后面 。
Which则指前面提到的事实 。
As 后若为 is/was + 过去分词构成的被动
语态, is 或 was 可省掉 。 Which 后的不
可省 。
As (not which) might be expected,
John was admitted to the
university.
As 引导的结构，一般用于句首
As is known to all 众所周知
As is often the case 情况常常如此
As may be imagined 可以想象得出
As often happens 这种情况常常发生
As has been said before 如前所述
As will be shown in 将在,..指出
a body of,a large amount of,a
large collection of
a body of cold air 一团冷空气
a body of water 一泓水
a body of sand 一堆沙子
He had a large body of facts
to prove his statement.
Language family
Reading I
Reading II
Reading I
Questions on the text
1.Why does the author compare a
language with a living organism?
2.Which language family does English
belong to?
3.What is it that causes the
languages within a single language
family to become different from one
another? Does this happen to one
particular language in different
periods of time,too?
ultimate,most extreme or important
because either the original or final,or
the best or worst
The sun is the ultimate store of
power.
Your ultimate goal as an athlete is to
represent your country.
Although other people can advise him,
the ultimate decision about who to
employ lies with Andrew.
in turn
1)依次往上推, 又 （ 对别人 ） 做同样的
事
They protested to the dean,and he
in turn to the president.
2)轮流 =by turns
comprise (fml.)
1)to have as parts or members
The United Kingdom comprises England,
Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2)to be those parts or members
Women comprise about 52 percent of the
population of the nation.
They comprise the overwhelming majority.
3)be comprised of
The United States is comprised of 50
states.
in some respects,respect---a
particular feature or detail
This proposal differs from the
last one in many important
respects.
In most respects the new film
is better than the original.
pertain to,to relate to or have a
connection with
The 201 file contains all the
documents that pertain to a
given agent.
The criteria will be different
from those that pertain to
elsewhere.
endeavour to do,try to do
Engineers are endeavoring to
locate the source of the
problem.
Endeavour as a noun
Crossing the North Pole on foot
was an amazing feat（ 壮举 ） of
human endeavor.
interfere with,spoil something or
prevent its achievement
She never had children
because they would interfere
with her dancing career.
Even a low level of noise
interferes with my
concentration.
account for,to explain something
or the cause of something
She was unable to account for
over $5000,(She could not
explain where the money was.)
He has to account to his boss
for all his movements.
There is no accounting for
taste,萝卜白菜, 各有所爱 。
given,already decided,arranged
or agreed
At the given signal,the group
rushed forward to the barrier.
The procession set off at the
given time,(any)
The bomb could go off at any
given(=any)time and in any
given(=any) place.
Word derivation
Organic--
organism
German--
Germanic
Europe--
European
Sweden—
Swedish
Denmark--
Danish
Norway--
Norwegian
Iceland--
Icelandic
clear—
clarity—clarify
Reading II
Questions on the text
1.When was old English used?
What about Middle English?
2.Why is Shakespeare's language
difficult to understand?
3.Can an Australian communicate
with a Canadian easily?
4.What makes English unique?
be/feel at a loss,do not know
what to do
I was at a loss to
understand what he alluded
to.
A good salesman is never at
a loss for words.
regardless of,paying no attention
to; despite
He continued talking,regardless
of my feeling.
The plan for a new office tower
went ahead regardless of local
opposition.
regardless of the pay/consequence
as was pointed earlier,...
as作为关系代词代替这个主句 。 可以在
主句前, 中或后面 。
Which则指前面提到的事实 。
As 后若为 is/was + 过去分词构成的被动
语态, is 或 was 可省掉 。 Which 后的不
可省 。
As (not which) might be expected,
John was admitted to the
university.
As 引导的结构，一般用于句首
As is known to all 众所周知
As is often the case 情况常常如此
As may be imagined 可以想象得出
As often happens 这种情况常常发生
As has been said before 如前所述
As will be shown in 将在,..指出
a body of,a large amount of,a
large collection of
a body of cold air 一团冷空气
a body of water 一泓水
a body of sand 一堆沙子
He had a large body of facts
to prove his statement.
Language family
