Dictation of Unit 2
1,Enough ; 2,Flexible; 3,Suitable; 4,Polite,kind and pleasant;
5,Person who controls,directs or runs the affairs of a country,organization
or business;
6,标准,尺度 ; 7,气氛,氛围 ; 8,永存的,不朽的 ; 9,失业金,救济金 ;
10,看法,前途,景色 ; 11,变化性,种类 ; 12,隔离,分离 ;
13,令人满意的 ; 14,重要的,有重大意义的 ; 15,令人向往的,值得拥有的,
Phrases:
1,Not until you have a good command of _____ can you speak English
suitably ______.
2,His _____ modern economics was one of the reasons why he failed in his
business.
3,She told me she always had _____ that she was blind,in spite of the
clear vision of her eyes.
4,We would _____ that reading,writing and arithmetic were important,
5,Although the composition teacher considers these expressions _____ but
cliches,they still _____ the students.
6,No matter how hard he had tried,_____ improve his image in mind of
the public proved to be ineffective.
7,What my mother said had ___ me ___ and eventually changed my
attitude towards school.
Unit 3 Lead-in
1) salvation,the state of having one’s soul saved from sin and its
consequences.
2) save,set free from the power of or from the eternal punishment for sin.
3) sin,breaking of God’s laws,disobedience to God’s commandments.
4) revival,series of meetings intended to produce an increase in interest in
religion,or to stir up the religious faith among those who have
been indifferent.
5) lamb,young members of church flock or Christian congregation.
6) fold,body of believers in the Christian religion.
Religions,Christianity; Islam; Buddhism,etc.
Jesus Christ—Bible—the Old Testament & the New Testament—
Genesis—Noah’s Ark
Salvation Army; christening; psalm; priest; deacon; preacher;
Prayer; sermon; flock; sinner; altar; the Holy communion;
Congregation; the Trinity(Father,Son,the Holy Spirit/ the Holy Ghost)
Unit 3 Detailed Studies
1,I was saved from sin…
(I was set free from the eternal punishment for
my wrong doing and disobedience to God… )
sin,an offense against God or moral principles.
e.g,Telling a lie; stealing.
crime:offense for which there is severe punishment
by law.
e.g,Murder; drug-smuggling.
… I was going on thirteen.
(… I was approaching thirteen.)
e.g,He looks old,he must be getting on 80.
Unit 3 Detailed Studies
2,… very hardened sinners had been brought to Christ.
( some sinners who had shown no signs of shame or repentance have
become faithful believers in Christ.)
3,… and the membership of the church had grown by leaps and bounds.
(membership,number of members; all members.)
e.g,The drama society in our school has a large membership.
(by leaps and bounds=in /with leaps and bounds,very quickly)
e.g,If you read a newspaper every day,your knowledge of English
should improve ~.
e.g,The two neighboring countries stopped the decade-long war
and signed a peace agreement,From then on,their economic
exchange and bilateral trade developed ~.
4,… to bring the young lambs to the fold.
(… to persuade the children to become members of the church.)
Unit 3
5,… I was escorted to the front row.
escort,(n.) a person who goes with someone as a guard or as an honor.
under the escort of sb.; escort carrier; an escort of jet fighters.
e.g,The guest of honour was accompanied by an escort.
Mary went to the party with John as her escort.
(v.) escort sb,Home/ to the house
e.g,The Nobel Prize winner was escorted to the platform by the
chairman.
The Nobel Prize winner went onto the platform escorted by
the chairman.
6,… a great many…
many a; a good many; numerous; a large number of; numbers of
(vast/large/great quantities of ; lots of
much,a good deal of; a great deal of)
Unit 3
7,… so I sat there calmly…
serene; quiet; still; tranquil; placid
1) a slave as ___ as a cow
2) Isn’t there a ___ corner somewhere in the house where I can
concentrate on my reading?
3) When he returned home,the quarrel was over,His daughter was
asleep,her face ___ and peaceful.
4) You know that people often say,“___ water runs deep”.
5) a ___ blue sky; a ___ smile
6) a ___ mind give to reflection
8,… all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell,…
dire,dreadful; terrible
lonely,having no companionship and indicates the,state of mind of one
being or feeling isolation and sadness,
it may also be applied to places which are remote from human
habitation,It can be used attributively and predicatively.
alone:,by oneself”,it doesn’t mean the feeling of isolation and sadness;
only being used predicatively.
Unit 3
e.g,1)He was ___ confronted by a case which he had to diagnose and
treat unaided.
2)A ___ house stood in a ___ wood.
3)Sometimes I dare not be ___ at night.
4)With the development of the travel business,swarms of tourists
now visit the newly discovered cave in the once ___ mountainous
area.
5)He lives entirely ___ and is very ___.
6)Better be ___ than in bad company.
9,… knelt around us…
kneel,(v.) go on the knees; rest on the knees.
e.g.When his saw his heart-broken parents,the young man knelt
down/ went on his knees and begged their forgiveness.
10,… old men with work-gnarled hands.
gnarled,(of hands or fingers) twisted with swollen joints and rough
skin; deformed)
Unit 3
e.g,Holding out his work-gnarled hands,the old fisherman with a
weather-beaten face started to tell us about the hardships of his
life on the sea.
11,… the whole building rocked with prayer and song.
e.g,The whole hall rocked with cheers and clapping.
12,…while prayers and songs swirled all around me …
e.g,When the dance party was in full swing,music and songs swirled
all around the ballroom.
13,… in a mighty wail of moans and voices.
cry,常见,哭出声音 ; weep,无声流泪 ;
sob,抽泣 (吸气声 ); blubber,哭闹 ; wail:长时间痛哭,哀号
moan,呻吟 ; whimper,害怕,伤心的呜咽,哭诉
1) The little girl is apparently badly injured,She’s been ___ for
hours and she’s still ____.
2) It is no use ___ over split milk.
3) She ___ over the death of her child.
4) The wind ___ in the chimney all night.
5) He saw her lying in bed ___ like a child,She would not failed in the
experiment if he had given her timely support.
Unit 3
14,I began to be ashamed of myself…
be ashamed of sth,/ doing sth.
be ashamed of oneself for sth.
feel ashamed for sb.
be ashamed to do sth.
e.g,The young man felt ashamed of himself for causing so much
trouble to the family.
ashamed,耻于,羞愧 ;
shameful,可耻的,不道德的, A shameful action/conduct.
shameless:无耻的,不要脸的 a shameless young man
15,… holding everything up…
I held up my hand to show that I had a question.
hold up a bank;
We were held up on our way to the airport in a traffic jam.
hold out
The lady held out her hand to him.
Our food supplies won’t hold out long.
The town held out against the heavy bombing.
Unit 3
16.,.break into… -----begin suddenly to give voice to
… a sea of shouting…
… waves of rejoicing swept the place…
… leaped in the air…
… threw her arms around me…
… take sb,by the hand…
17,… punctuated by a few ecstatic…
e.g,The hall broke into a sea of cheers,And his speech was punctuated
by deafening clapping.
18,… the last time but one
1,Enough ; 2,Flexible; 3,Suitable; 4,Polite,kind and pleasant;
5,Person who controls,directs or runs the affairs of a country,organization
or business;
6,标准,尺度 ; 7,气氛,氛围 ; 8,永存的,不朽的 ; 9,失业金,救济金 ;
10,看法,前途,景色 ; 11,变化性,种类 ; 12,隔离,分离 ;
13,令人满意的 ; 14,重要的,有重大意义的 ; 15,令人向往的,值得拥有的,
Phrases:
1,Not until you have a good command of _____ can you speak English
suitably ______.
2,His _____ modern economics was one of the reasons why he failed in his
business.
3,She told me she always had _____ that she was blind,in spite of the
clear vision of her eyes.
4,We would _____ that reading,writing and arithmetic were important,
5,Although the composition teacher considers these expressions _____ but
cliches,they still _____ the students.
6,No matter how hard he had tried,_____ improve his image in mind of
the public proved to be ineffective.
7,What my mother said had ___ me ___ and eventually changed my
attitude towards school.
Unit 3 Lead-in
1) salvation,the state of having one’s soul saved from sin and its
consequences.
2) save,set free from the power of or from the eternal punishment for sin.
3) sin,breaking of God’s laws,disobedience to God’s commandments.
4) revival,series of meetings intended to produce an increase in interest in
religion,or to stir up the religious faith among those who have
been indifferent.
5) lamb,young members of church flock or Christian congregation.
6) fold,body of believers in the Christian religion.
Religions,Christianity; Islam; Buddhism,etc.
Jesus Christ—Bible—the Old Testament & the New Testament—
Genesis—Noah’s Ark
Salvation Army; christening; psalm; priest; deacon; preacher;
Prayer; sermon; flock; sinner; altar; the Holy communion;
Congregation; the Trinity(Father,Son,the Holy Spirit/ the Holy Ghost)
Unit 3 Detailed Studies
1,I was saved from sin…
(I was set free from the eternal punishment for
my wrong doing and disobedience to God… )
sin,an offense against God or moral principles.
e.g,Telling a lie; stealing.
crime:offense for which there is severe punishment
by law.
e.g,Murder; drug-smuggling.
… I was going on thirteen.
(… I was approaching thirteen.)
e.g,He looks old,he must be getting on 80.
Unit 3 Detailed Studies
2,… very hardened sinners had been brought to Christ.
( some sinners who had shown no signs of shame or repentance have
become faithful believers in Christ.)
3,… and the membership of the church had grown by leaps and bounds.
(membership,number of members; all members.)
e.g,The drama society in our school has a large membership.
(by leaps and bounds=in /with leaps and bounds,very quickly)
e.g,If you read a newspaper every day,your knowledge of English
should improve ~.
e.g,The two neighboring countries stopped the decade-long war
and signed a peace agreement,From then on,their economic
exchange and bilateral trade developed ~.
4,… to bring the young lambs to the fold.
(… to persuade the children to become members of the church.)
Unit 3
5,… I was escorted to the front row.
escort,(n.) a person who goes with someone as a guard or as an honor.
under the escort of sb.; escort carrier; an escort of jet fighters.
e.g,The guest of honour was accompanied by an escort.
Mary went to the party with John as her escort.
(v.) escort sb,Home/ to the house
e.g,The Nobel Prize winner was escorted to the platform by the
chairman.
The Nobel Prize winner went onto the platform escorted by
the chairman.
6,… a great many…
many a; a good many; numerous; a large number of; numbers of
(vast/large/great quantities of ; lots of
much,a good deal of; a great deal of)
Unit 3
7,… so I sat there calmly…
serene; quiet; still; tranquil; placid
1) a slave as ___ as a cow
2) Isn’t there a ___ corner somewhere in the house where I can
concentrate on my reading?
3) When he returned home,the quarrel was over,His daughter was
asleep,her face ___ and peaceful.
4) You know that people often say,“___ water runs deep”.
5) a ___ blue sky; a ___ smile
6) a ___ mind give to reflection
8,… all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell,…
dire,dreadful; terrible
lonely,having no companionship and indicates the,state of mind of one
being or feeling isolation and sadness,
it may also be applied to places which are remote from human
habitation,It can be used attributively and predicatively.
alone:,by oneself”,it doesn’t mean the feeling of isolation and sadness;
only being used predicatively.
Unit 3
e.g,1)He was ___ confronted by a case which he had to diagnose and
treat unaided.
2)A ___ house stood in a ___ wood.
3)Sometimes I dare not be ___ at night.
4)With the development of the travel business,swarms of tourists
now visit the newly discovered cave in the once ___ mountainous
area.
5)He lives entirely ___ and is very ___.
6)Better be ___ than in bad company.
9,… knelt around us…
kneel,(v.) go on the knees; rest on the knees.
e.g.When his saw his heart-broken parents,the young man knelt
down/ went on his knees and begged their forgiveness.
10,… old men with work-gnarled hands.
gnarled,(of hands or fingers) twisted with swollen joints and rough
skin; deformed)
Unit 3
e.g,Holding out his work-gnarled hands,the old fisherman with a
weather-beaten face started to tell us about the hardships of his
life on the sea.
11,… the whole building rocked with prayer and song.
e.g,The whole hall rocked with cheers and clapping.
12,…while prayers and songs swirled all around me …
e.g,When the dance party was in full swing,music and songs swirled
all around the ballroom.
13,… in a mighty wail of moans and voices.
cry,常见,哭出声音 ; weep,无声流泪 ;
sob,抽泣 (吸气声 ); blubber,哭闹 ; wail:长时间痛哭,哀号
moan,呻吟 ; whimper,害怕,伤心的呜咽,哭诉
1) The little girl is apparently badly injured,She’s been ___ for
hours and she’s still ____.
2) It is no use ___ over split milk.
3) She ___ over the death of her child.
4) The wind ___ in the chimney all night.
5) He saw her lying in bed ___ like a child,She would not failed in the
experiment if he had given her timely support.
Unit 3
14,I began to be ashamed of myself…
be ashamed of sth,/ doing sth.
be ashamed of oneself for sth.
feel ashamed for sb.
be ashamed to do sth.
e.g,The young man felt ashamed of himself for causing so much
trouble to the family.
ashamed,耻于,羞愧 ;
shameful,可耻的,不道德的, A shameful action/conduct.
shameless:无耻的,不要脸的 a shameless young man
15,… holding everything up…
I held up my hand to show that I had a question.
hold up a bank;
We were held up on our way to the airport in a traffic jam.
hold out
The lady held out her hand to him.
Our food supplies won’t hold out long.
The town held out against the heavy bombing.
Unit 3
16.,.break into… -----begin suddenly to give voice to
… a sea of shouting…
… waves of rejoicing swept the place…
… leaped in the air…
… threw her arms around me…
… take sb,by the hand…
17,… punctuated by a few ecstatic…
e.g,The hall broke into a sea of cheers,And his speech was punctuated
by deafening clapping.
18,… the last time but one
