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课程名称, 大学英语(第四册)
学时数,64
本章名称,Th e t em p t a t i o n o f a r esp ec t ab l e w o m an
学时数,4
授课对象,全院非英语专业学生
授课学期,第四学期
授课教研室,外语系第一教研室
授课教师,外语系第一教研室全体教师
Unit 1
Section A
The Temptation of a Respectable Woman
制作人,辛 晶
Can you name out some
temptations?
What do you know about temptation?
Suggested answer
All temptation is an attack that falls
upon you anytime and from anywhere.
Temptation is also something that you
crave for now but regret later.
Just as fire tries iron,temptation tries a
just man.
New words
respectable
respectable adj.
a respectable profession 一个体面的职业
respective adj.
their respective homes 各自的家中
respected adj.
a respected judge 一位受人尊敬的法官
temptation
tempt v.&n,诱惑
attempt v.&n,尝试
temptation,n.诱惑,诱惑物
temptation
avoid temptation 避开诱惑
yield to / give way to the
temptation of 经不住,..,.,的诱惑
resist the temptation抗拒诱惑
All that money is certainly a big
temptation,
那些钱当然是个极大的诱惑。
idle
an idle glance
漫不经心的一瞥
A man,like a sword,rusts in
idleness,
刀不用会生锈,人闲着会怠惰。
penetrate
(into / through / to)
The rain penetrated through to his
skin,
雨把他淋得浑身湿透了
The cold seemed to penetrate his
bones,
他感到寒气刺骨
breeze
The branches of the willow are
trembling in a slight / faint breeze,
柳枝在微风中颤动
Banners are flapping in the breeze,
旗帜随风飘扬。
farewell
n,v.goodbye
They waved farewell to their
friends.
他们挥手向朋友们告别
propose
He proposed to her on bended
knee,
他跪下向她求婚。
The government proposed
changes to the voting system,
政府提出对选举体制进行修改。
honorable
an honorable man
一位有名望的 / 高尚的人
an honorable agreement
一份体面的协议
deserve
One player in particular deserves
a mention,
一位选手尤其值得一提。
He deserves to be locked up
forever for what he did,他应为他所
做的事被永远关起来。
Phrases & Expressions
no better than
“no” means,not at all”
It's no colder today than it was
yesterday but it's no warmer
either,
今天并不比昨天冷,但也不比昨天热 。
impose one's company /
oneself upon sb.
Don't impose your company on
them,They are busy with their
work,
别缠着他们了,他们正忙着呢
for my part
translate:人们对诱惑的看法往往是仁
者见仁智者见智。然而,就我而言,它
是对我美德的考验。
Temptation may be many things to
many people,For my part,however,
it is a test of my moral excellence.
to be annoyed to
translated,得知我国第一次载人航天
飞行取得圆满成功,我们兴奋不已。
We were all overexcited to learn that
our first manned space-flight turned out
to be a complete success.
be full of surprises
do unexpected things
She's always full of surprises.
她老是做些出人意料的事。
count upon / on
expect with confidence; rely on
I'm counting on you to help me.
我正指望你来帮我。
make a fuss
1)show anger,about sth.,esp,sth,
that is not important
You shouldn't make all that fuss
about so simple a matter,
这么简单的事,你不该那么大惊小怪。
2)(over / of) pay a lot of attention
to sb.
They made a great fuss of the
new baby,
他们非常宠爱这个新生儿
the last thing:
1)sth,that is desired in the least
The last thing we need is to have
the police involved,
我们最不需要的就是警察的介入。
2)
sth,that is taken as the last one
My feeling was that if this was the
last thing I was going to do,I
wanted it to be of some value.
我的看法是,如果这是我要做的最后一
件事,我想使它具有一定的价值
run down,
(cause to) decline in physical
condition
His health ran down to a
dangerous level.
他的健康状况已经恶化到危险的地步。
seat sb,/ oneself
(formal) give sb,a place to sit
He seated himself at one end,
and Emily sat beside him.
他自己坐在一头,埃米莉坐在他旁边。
object to
feel or express opposition to or
dislike of
We object to being blamed for
something that we haven't done,
我们反对因为与我们无关的事情而受到
谴责。
make an observation upon
make a comment about sth,or sb
She has made some general
observations on possible future
developments,
她对未来可能的发展做了一些概述。
in no sense,
not at all
In no sense can the issue be said
to be resolved,
这事根本没有解决,
他一点也不聪明
His mind was in no sense brilliant,
period,
Tomorrow's weather will be dry
with sunny periods,
明天天气干燥,间或有太阳。
a succession of
a number of people or things
following each other closely
He thought life was just an
endless succession of parties and
dinners,
他认为生活只不过是一连串无休止的聚
会和筵席。
in succession
one after another
three victories in succession
successive adj 一连串
successor n,后继者
drink in,
look at or listen to with great
interest and enjoyment
We just stood there drinking in
the scenery,
我们只是站在那儿,沉醉于风景中。
They drank in the words of their
leader.
他们全神贯注地听领导讲话
might have done
She said it might have been all
right,if the weather had been
good.
她说如果当时天气好,就没问题了。
He could have got tickets if he
had arrived there earlier,
他如果早到一会儿,就能买上票了。
yield to,
decide to do sth,because one
cannot resist the temptation
=give in to
Plenty of mysteries have lasted for
centuries and finally yielded to
explanation,
许多持续了数百年的谜最终得到了破解。
sensible
reasonable,
I think it's a very
sensible
suggestion,
我想这是一个很合理
的建议。
sensitive
easily upset
Her reply showed
that she was very
sensitive to
criticism,
她的回答表明她对批
评很敏感。
Can you pick out some adjectives from
the text to show Mrs,Baroda’s
emotional change.
annoyed
?puzzled
?troubled
?annoyed
?confused
?unnoticed
?laughing
That night Mrs,Baroda went and sat
__1__ upon a bench that stood
beneath an oak tree at the edge of the
walk,Then Gouvernail came and seated
himself upon the bench beside her,He
talked __2__ and ___3___ and his
silence melted for the time,Mrs,
Baroda’s mind only ___4___ grasped
what he was saying; she only drank in
the tones of his voice.
She was __5__ attracted by him,but
she _6__ resisted the temptation,As
soon as she could take leave without an
appearance of being rude,She left him
there _7_,Mrs,Baroda was _8_
tempted that night to tell her husband
of this foolishness that had seized her,
But she was very sensible in not doing
so.
That night Mrs,Baroda went and sat
alone upon a bench that stood
beneath an oak tree at the edge of the
walk,Then Gouvernail came and seated
himself upon the bench beside her,He
talked freely and intimately and his
silence melted for the time,Mrs,
Baroda’s mind only vaguely grasped
what he was saying; she only drank in
the tones of his voice.
She was greatly attracted by him,but
she carefully resisted the temptation,As
soon as she could take leave without an
appearance of being rude,She left him
there alone,Mrs,Baroda was greatly
tempted that night to tell her husband
of this foolishness that had seized her,
But she was very sensible in not doing
so.