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Teaching Objectives
– 1) grasp the main idea (the belief in
superwomen encourages average women to
achieve their goals) and the structure of the
text;
– 2) appreciate how the author achieves
coherence for her essay;
– 3) master the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text;
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
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Text Structure
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
One 1—19
-Despite her friend’s advice,the author,unable to resist the temptation,
falls for superwomen stories again,
Two 20-37 Her encounter with a superwoman and its impact on her,
Three 38-65
She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman
herself,
Four 66-80 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales
Five 81-88
She comes to the conclusion that to her,admiring a heroine is
something worth doing,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3
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Background Information
– Feminism
In the 1960s feminism (= the belief that women and men are equal in abilities
and should have equal rights and opportunities) became the subject of intense
debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject
their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights
with men in areas such as employment and pay
Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced,However,
the battle between feminist and traditional views of a woman’s role continues,
It is widely accepted by younger people that women should,if they wish,be
allowed to develop their careers and not give up work when they have a family,
Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language,Many
words for job titles that included ―man‖ have been replaced,for example,
―police officer‖ is used instead of ―policeman‖ and ―chairperson‖ for ―chairman‖,
―He‖ is now rarely used to refer to a person when the person could be either a
man or a woman,The title ―Ms‖ is used for women instead of ―Miss‖ or ―Mrs.‖,
since it does not show whether a woman is married or not,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
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Background Information
– The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge,built in 1883,spans the East
River in New York City,The bridge connects the
densely populated boroughs of Brooklyn and
Manhattan,The bridge was designed by the
American engineer John Augustus Roebling,and
constructions was begun in 1869 by his son
Washington Augustus Roebling,When the Brooklyn
Bridge was opened for use on May 24,1883,it was
the longest suspension bridge in the world,The
main suspension span is 486m ()
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Unit Six
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Background Information
– US,Degrees
The most commonly granted degrees in the U.S,are the B.A.,
or bachelor of arts,and the B.S.,or bachelor of science,both
given generally after the completion of a 4-year course of
study and sometimes followed by a mark of excellence,The
master’s degree is granted after one or two years of
postgraduate work and may require the writing of a thesis or
dissertation,The doctorate requires two to five years of
postgraduate work,the writing of a thesis,and the passing of
oral and written examinations,In the mid-1990s U.S,
institutions of higher learning annually granted about 1.2
million bachelor’s degrees,some 387,000 master’s degrees,
and 43,000 doctor’s degrees,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6
Unit Six
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Background Information
John Milton (1608-1674) is an English poet,whose rich,
dense verse was a powerful influence on succeeding English
poets,and whose prose was devoted to the defense of civil
and religious liberty,Milton is often considered the greatest
English poet after Shakespeare,The epic poem Paradise Lost
(1667),Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in
world literature,dramatizes the Biblical account of humanity’s
banishment from Paradise,Milton also wrote a sequel to
Paradise Lost,called Paradise Regained (1671),in which
Jesus triumphantly resists Satan and regains the Paradise lost
by Adam and Eve,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
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Words and Phrases
? item n,
1) a single piece of news
– Are there any interesting news items in the paper this
morning?
2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set
– Let us go on to the next item on the agenda,
– 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一个项目。
– a shopping list with numerous items
– 拥有大量条目的售货清单
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Words and Phrases
? undo v,
1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly 使烦恼，使不安
– The news of your illness undid him,
2) untie; open松开，解开
– His buttons were undone,
– She undid the string round the parcel,
3)cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy 毁掉，摧毁
– That mistake has undone all our good work,
– 那个过错使我们前功尽弃。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
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Words and Phrases
? hit/drive home make (sth.) clear so that people
understand it 【 drive sth,home (to sb)】
– We must hit/drive home to them where the difficulties
lie,我们必须使他明白困难在哪里。
– Peter was lazy,His parents tried to drive home to him
the importance of hard work,
– It was only after his wife left him that it finally hit/drove
home to him how much he relied on her,
– 只有在他妻子离开他之后，才终于使他意识到自己是
多么地离不开她
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
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Words and Phrases
? incredible adj,that can’t be believed 难以置信的
– The soldiers fought with incredible bravery,
– The film star has an incredible car in addition to large
house,
那位电影明星有一辆极好的车和一座大宅子。
– He gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the
accident,
他对事故发生的原因作了令人难以置信的解释。
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Words and Phrases
? consume v,
1) eat or drink饮食
– The children consumed lots of chocolate in the Spring
Festival,
2) use up消耗
– Each year Americans consume a high percentage of
the world's energy,
每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例。
– His old car consumed much gasoline,
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Words and Phrases
? care for
1) take care of照顾，关心
– He cares for no one,
– Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals,
– 狄克大叔照管生病的动物很在行。
2) like or love 【 用于否定句和疑问句 】
– My wife doesn’t really care for tea; she likes coffee
better,
– I couldn’t care for him to join the club,because he is
sort of naughty,
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Words and Phrases
? rarely adv,not happening often 很少，难得
– The leader rarely shows herself in public,这位领导她
很少在公众场合露面。
– I rarely eat in restaurants,我很少在饭馆吃饭,
Note,当 rarely 位于句首时，此句应部分倒装，如,
– Rarely did he fail to keep his promise,
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Words and Phrases
? guilty adj,感到内疚的，感到惭愧的；有罪的
【 +about】【 +of】
– I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday,
– She must have done something wrong,because
she’s looking so guilty,
她一定做了错事，因为她看上去很心虚。
– The man was proved guilty of murder,
这个男子被证实犯了杀人罪 。
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Words and Phrases
? lap
1)n,a) the flat area formed by your thighs when you are sitting
down（人坐着时的）大腿部
– The baby sat on his mother’s lap,
b) a part of a long journey,between two points when you stop
– The last lap of our journey is from Chongqing to Tibet,
2)v,a) (esp,of animals) drink sth,by putting its tongue into it 舐食
– The cat lapped up the milk,
b) (of water) move with a sound like the lapping up of liquid
– The waves gently lap against the shore,
海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。
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Words and Phrases
? harmony n,
1) （音乐）和声
– There are some beautiful harmonies in the song,
2) a state or condition of agreement,cooperation,or peacefulness
融洽，和睦
– My cat and dog live in perfect harmony,
– There was not much harmony in international affairs during
those years,
那些年国际事态不很协调。
Collocation
– be in harmony with 与 … 协调一致 be out of harmony with 与 …
不协调一致 live in harmony 和睦相处
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Words and Phrases
? by nature as a result of inborn or inherent qualities;
innately 生性（本性上，生来）
– She is proud by nature,
– He is endowed with a gift in music by nature,
? put pencil to paper start to write 开始动笔写
– The moment she put pencil to paper,her baby would
cry,
– My mind flashed back to last Christmas as soon as I
put pencil to paper,
– 我一提起笔脑海里就闪现出去年圣诞节的情形。
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Words and Phrases
? at intervals
1) sth,that happens at intervals happens occasionally; sth,that
exists at intervals exists here and there 不时，处处
– He visits me at regular intervals,
2) used to state the precise gap in time or distance between things
间隔
– Trees are planted at intervals of ten feet in the street,
街上每隔十英尺种一颗树。
Collocation
– at intervals of 相隔，每隔 at long intervals 偶尔，间或
– at regular intervals 每隔一定时间；每隔一定距离
– at short intervals 常常
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Words and Phrases
? set aside
1) put (time or money) away for a special purpose 留出（专用）
– The couple set aside some money every month for their old age,
那对夫妻每月留出一些钱以备养老之用。
2) disregard 不理会，撇开
– He tried to set aside his personal feelings to deal with this matter,
but he failed,
3)(law) reject （法律）驳回（判决、裁决）
– The judge set aside the decision of the lower court,
法官宣布下级法院的裁决无效。
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Words and Phrases
? race the clock do sth,quickly in order to finish it in
the available time 争分夺秒地工作
– We have to race the clock because the term paper for history will
be due the day after tomorrow,
– New year is round the corner,We have to race the clock to
prepare for the party,
新年就快到了，我们必须尽快准备晚会。
? bide one’s time wait patiently for a chance 等待良机
– The bad woman bided her time,planning revenge,
– Our neighbor seems to be doing nothing,but in fact he’s just
biding his time,
我们的邻居看来似乎无所事事，但事实上他在等待时机。
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Words and Phrases
? possess v,
1) (fml) have or own 持有
– The scientists possess valuable data for their research,
– Does he possess the necessary patience and tact to do the job
well?
2) to be dominated by sth,为 … 所支配或控制
– She was possessed by the desire to be rich,
Collocation
– be possessed by/with 被（鬼怪、思想等）缠住，迷住 be
possessed of 拥有，占有，具有，享有 possess sb of sth 使某人
拥有某物
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Words and Phrases
? charm
1) v,attract; give pleasure to 迷人，使 … 迷醉
– She charmed everyone at the party,
– She could charm the birds from the trees!
她又沉鱼落雁的魅力！
be charmed with/by 醉心于，给 … 迷住
2)n,pleasing quality; attractiveness 魅力
– Her charm of manner made her very popular,
她风度优雅，备受欢迎。
– He is a man with a great deal of charm,
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Words and Phrases
? sophisticated adj,
1) worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world 老练的，
久经世故的
– a sophisticated girl 一个老于世故的女孩子
2) advanced or complicated 复杂的，难懂的
– the latest and most sophisticated technology
最新最尖端的技术
– I can’t work this sophisticated new equipment,
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Words and Phrases
? move on to stop doing one thing and begin dealing
with the next 更换（工作，话题等）
– We are about to move on to the next chapter,
我们继续讲下一章。
– The host moved on to talk about something else,
Collocation
– move about/around 走来走去；老在搬家；经常更换工
作 move back 后退，退缩 move in 把 … 搬入；开始新
的职务，接收 move on 继续前进；走开 move over 坐
过去一点；躺过去一点；让位 move up 向上移；往前
移动；（被）提升；上涨，上升
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Words and Phrases
? investment n,putting money in sth,投资
– It is a sound investment to buy a house in the
downtown,
– The firm has made a huge investment in new plant,
该公司投入巨资购置新设备,
make an investment in 投资于
Note,该词常用来修饰另一个名词,如,investment
analysis 投资分析 an investment trust 投资信托公司
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? A friend said that if I believed everything
in the report,she had a bridge in
Brooklyn she’d like to sell me,(L6-8)
– What does this sentence imply,
– It implies that the friend thought the author so
gullible that the author could be persuaded to buy
the bridge from her,She deliberately played on the
meaning of the expression selling the Brooklyn
Bridge to somebody (tricking somebody in a deal),
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? But like a dieter who devours a whole box of
cookies in a moment of weakness,I found my
resolve slipping occasionally.(L12-13)
Paraphrase the sentence,
– But like a dieter who eats quickly a whole box of
cookies when his determination to go on a diet was
not firm,I sometimes found my resolve was not firm
either,
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? In weak moments I’d comb the pages of
newspapers and magazines and
consume success stories by the
pound.(L13-15)
Paraphrase the sentence,
– In the moments when I felt weak,I’d search
newspapers and magazines thoroughly and read
great quantities of success stories,
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? When,I wondered aloud,had she found the
time to complete such an impressive holiday
project? I should have known better than to
ask.(L31-32)
What does ―wonder aloud‖ mean? And what’s the
Chinese equivalent?
– If you wonder aloud,you express your thoughts as
they occur to you rather than thinking first and then
speaking,不由得惊问
– 译, should have known better than to ask‖ 真不该
多此一问
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? The woman ahead of me in the supermarket
line will pay for her groceries with a check
drawn on a Martian bank,and only the
manager (who has just left for lunch) can OK
the matter.(L52-55)
– Here ―a Martian bank‖ refers to a bank which is
alien to shop assistants,
– ―OK the matter‖ means ―only the manager can give
his approval for accepting the woman’s check.‖
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? but he forgot to add that they don’t get to be
superwomen that way.(L56-57)
– Here ―get to be‖ means ―have the opportunity to
become‖,
Note,―get + infinitive‖ means,have the chance or
opportunity to do sth; manage to do sth
– He got to try out all the new software,
– Did you get to see the Louvre while you were in
Paris? 你在巴黎时有机会参观罗浮宫吗?
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into space
while I imagine how lovely life would be if only I
possessed the organizational skills and the
energy of my superheroines.(L59-61)
Note,―if only‖ 用来表达愿望，句中使用虚拟语气
– If only I were rich,
– If only he’d remembered to buy some fruit,
要是他当时记得买些水果来该多好。
练习参照课后练习 p191
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Sometimes I think that these modern fairy
tales create as many problems for women as
the old stories that had us biding our time for
the day our prince would come.(L63-65)
– Paraphrase the sentence,
The fairy tales,no matter how old or modern they are,had us
waiting for some man to come along to save us,
– The sentence infers,Many fairy stories,like Cinderella,are
about ladies being rescued from danger or poverty by a
handsome prince,suggesting that a woman has to rely on a
man to take care of her,
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Women,of course,have always believed that
we can’t have our cake and eat it too ---- the
old low-dream diet.(L74-75)
– 译文：女人嘛，当然相信鱼与熊掌不能兼得 ----人们
反复灌输的不要好高骛远那一套。
– Paraphrase,Women have always expected little,
believing that you can’t have everything at once,
– The sentence implies,Men are encouraged to
achieve their goals in life,but women know that they
can only achieve some goals at the expense of
other goals,
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? we working women are too sophisticated for
that (L77-78)
– 译文：我们职业女性业已成熟，不再干这种傻事。
Note,―too + adj,+ for‖ can be used to indicate that an
amount or degree of a quality is more than that is
desirable or acceptable,
The task is too difficult for a nine-year-old,
练习参照课后练习 p191
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Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Then I’ll fell her a story the tale of a woman
who bought her own version of that bridge in
Brooklyn and found that it was a wise
investment after all,
Paraphrase the sentence,
– Then the author will tell her fiend a story about her
choice to follow her dreams and her discovery that
following her dreams was a good choice,
Unit Six
I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge
Teaching Objectives
– 1) grasp the main idea (the belief in
superwomen encourages average women to
achieve their goals) and the structure of the
text;
– 2) appreciate how the author achieves
coherence for her essay;
– 3) master the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text;
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
Unit Six
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Text Structure
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
One 1—19
-Despite her friend’s advice,the author,unable to resist the temptation,
falls for superwomen stories again,
Two 20-37 Her encounter with a superwoman and its impact on her,
Three 38-65
She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman
herself,
Four 66-80 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales
Five 81-88
She comes to the conclusion that to her,admiring a heroine is
something worth doing,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3
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Background Information
– Feminism
In the 1960s feminism (= the belief that women and men are equal in abilities
and should have equal rights and opportunities) became the subject of intense
debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject
their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights
with men in areas such as employment and pay
Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced,However,
the battle between feminist and traditional views of a woman’s role continues,
It is widely accepted by younger people that women should,if they wish,be
allowed to develop their careers and not give up work when they have a family,
Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language,Many
words for job titles that included ―man‖ have been replaced,for example,
―police officer‖ is used instead of ―policeman‖ and ―chairperson‖ for ―chairman‖,
―He‖ is now rarely used to refer to a person when the person could be either a
man or a woman,The title ―Ms‖ is used for women instead of ―Miss‖ or ―Mrs.‖,
since it does not show whether a woman is married or not,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
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Background Information
– The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge,built in 1883,spans the East
River in New York City,The bridge connects the
densely populated boroughs of Brooklyn and
Manhattan,The bridge was designed by the
American engineer John Augustus Roebling,and
constructions was begun in 1869 by his son
Washington Augustus Roebling,When the Brooklyn
Bridge was opened for use on May 24,1883,it was
the longest suspension bridge in the world,The
main suspension span is 486m ()
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Unit Six
I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge
Background Information
– US,Degrees
The most commonly granted degrees in the U.S,are the B.A.,
or bachelor of arts,and the B.S.,or bachelor of science,both
given generally after the completion of a 4-year course of
study and sometimes followed by a mark of excellence,The
master’s degree is granted after one or two years of
postgraduate work and may require the writing of a thesis or
dissertation,The doctorate requires two to five years of
postgraduate work,the writing of a thesis,and the passing of
oral and written examinations,In the mid-1990s U.S,
institutions of higher learning annually granted about 1.2
million bachelor’s degrees,some 387,000 master’s degrees,
and 43,000 doctor’s degrees,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6
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Background Information
John Milton (1608-1674) is an English poet,whose rich,
dense verse was a powerful influence on succeeding English
poets,and whose prose was devoted to the defense of civil
and religious liberty,Milton is often considered the greatest
English poet after Shakespeare,The epic poem Paradise Lost
(1667),Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in
world literature,dramatizes the Biblical account of humanity’s
banishment from Paradise,Milton also wrote a sequel to
Paradise Lost,called Paradise Regained (1671),in which
Jesus triumphantly resists Satan and regains the Paradise lost
by Adam and Eve,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
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Words and Phrases
? item n,
1) a single piece of news
– Are there any interesting news items in the paper this
morning?
2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set
– Let us go on to the next item on the agenda,
– 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一个项目。
– a shopping list with numerous items
– 拥有大量条目的售货清单
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Words and Phrases
? undo v,
1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly 使烦恼，使不安
– The news of your illness undid him,
2) untie; open松开，解开
– His buttons were undone,
– She undid the string round the parcel,
3)cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy 毁掉，摧毁
– That mistake has undone all our good work,
– 那个过错使我们前功尽弃。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
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Words and Phrases
? hit/drive home make (sth.) clear so that people
understand it 【 drive sth,home (to sb)】
– We must hit/drive home to them where the difficulties
lie,我们必须使他明白困难在哪里。
– Peter was lazy,His parents tried to drive home to him
the importance of hard work,
– It was only after his wife left him that it finally hit/drove
home to him how much he relied on her,
– 只有在他妻子离开他之后，才终于使他意识到自己是
多么地离不开她
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
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Words and Phrases
? incredible adj,that can’t be believed 难以置信的
– The soldiers fought with incredible bravery,
– The film star has an incredible car in addition to large
house,
那位电影明星有一辆极好的车和一座大宅子。
– He gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the
accident,
他对事故发生的原因作了令人难以置信的解释。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 11
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? consume v,
1) eat or drink饮食
– The children consumed lots of chocolate in the Spring
Festival,
2) use up消耗
– Each year Americans consume a high percentage of
the world's energy,
每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例。
– His old car consumed much gasoline,
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? care for
1) take care of照顾，关心
– He cares for no one,
– Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals,
– 狄克大叔照管生病的动物很在行。
2) like or love 【 用于否定句和疑问句 】
– My wife doesn’t really care for tea; she likes coffee
better,
– I couldn’t care for him to join the club,because he is
sort of naughty,
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? rarely adv,not happening often 很少，难得
– The leader rarely shows herself in public,这位领导她
很少在公众场合露面。
– I rarely eat in restaurants,我很少在饭馆吃饭,
Note,当 rarely 位于句首时，此句应部分倒装，如,
– Rarely did he fail to keep his promise,
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? guilty adj,感到内疚的，感到惭愧的；有罪的
【 +about】【 +of】
– I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday,
– She must have done something wrong,because
she’s looking so guilty,
她一定做了错事，因为她看上去很心虚。
– The man was proved guilty of murder,
这个男子被证实犯了杀人罪 。
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? lap
1)n,a) the flat area formed by your thighs when you are sitting
down（人坐着时的）大腿部
– The baby sat on his mother’s lap,
b) a part of a long journey,between two points when you stop
– The last lap of our journey is from Chongqing to Tibet,
2)v,a) (esp,of animals) drink sth,by putting its tongue into it 舐食
– The cat lapped up the milk,
b) (of water) move with a sound like the lapping up of liquid
– The waves gently lap against the shore,
海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。
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? harmony n,
1) （音乐）和声
– There are some beautiful harmonies in the song,
2) a state or condition of agreement,cooperation,or peacefulness
融洽，和睦
– My cat and dog live in perfect harmony,
– There was not much harmony in international affairs during
those years,
那些年国际事态不很协调。
Collocation
– be in harmony with 与 … 协调一致 be out of harmony with 与 …
不协调一致 live in harmony 和睦相处
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? by nature as a result of inborn or inherent qualities;
innately 生性（本性上，生来）
– She is proud by nature,
– He is endowed with a gift in music by nature,
? put pencil to paper start to write 开始动笔写
– The moment she put pencil to paper,her baby would
cry,
– My mind flashed back to last Christmas as soon as I
put pencil to paper,
– 我一提起笔脑海里就闪现出去年圣诞节的情形。
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? at intervals
1) sth,that happens at intervals happens occasionally; sth,that
exists at intervals exists here and there 不时，处处
– He visits me at regular intervals,
2) used to state the precise gap in time or distance between things
间隔
– Trees are planted at intervals of ten feet in the street,
街上每隔十英尺种一颗树。
Collocation
– at intervals of 相隔，每隔 at long intervals 偶尔，间或
– at regular intervals 每隔一定时间；每隔一定距离
– at short intervals 常常
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? set aside
1) put (time or money) away for a special purpose 留出（专用）
– The couple set aside some money every month for their old age,
那对夫妻每月留出一些钱以备养老之用。
2) disregard 不理会，撇开
– He tried to set aside his personal feelings to deal with this matter,
but he failed,
3)(law) reject （法律）驳回（判决、裁决）
– The judge set aside the decision of the lower court,
法官宣布下级法院的裁决无效。
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? race the clock do sth,quickly in order to finish it in
the available time 争分夺秒地工作
– We have to race the clock because the term paper for history will
be due the day after tomorrow,
– New year is round the corner,We have to race the clock to
prepare for the party,
新年就快到了，我们必须尽快准备晚会。
? bide one’s time wait patiently for a chance 等待良机
– The bad woman bided her time,planning revenge,
– Our neighbor seems to be doing nothing,but in fact he’s just
biding his time,
我们的邻居看来似乎无所事事，但事实上他在等待时机。
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? possess v,
1) (fml) have or own 持有
– The scientists possess valuable data for their research,
– Does he possess the necessary patience and tact to do the job
well?
2) to be dominated by sth,为 … 所支配或控制
– She was possessed by the desire to be rich,
Collocation
– be possessed by/with 被（鬼怪、思想等）缠住，迷住 be
possessed of 拥有，占有，具有，享有 possess sb of sth 使某人
拥有某物
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? charm
1) v,attract; give pleasure to 迷人，使 … 迷醉
– She charmed everyone at the party,
– She could charm the birds from the trees!
她又沉鱼落雁的魅力！
be charmed with/by 醉心于，给 … 迷住
2)n,pleasing quality; attractiveness 魅力
– Her charm of manner made her very popular,
她风度优雅，备受欢迎。
– He is a man with a great deal of charm,
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? sophisticated adj,
1) worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world 老练的，
久经世故的
– a sophisticated girl 一个老于世故的女孩子
2) advanced or complicated 复杂的，难懂的
– the latest and most sophisticated technology
最新最尖端的技术
– I can’t work this sophisticated new equipment,
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? move on to stop doing one thing and begin dealing
with the next 更换（工作，话题等）
– We are about to move on to the next chapter,
我们继续讲下一章。
– The host moved on to talk about something else,
Collocation
– move about/around 走来走去；老在搬家；经常更换工
作 move back 后退，退缩 move in 把 … 搬入；开始新
的职务，接收 move on 继续前进；走开 move over 坐
过去一点；躺过去一点；让位 move up 向上移；往前
移动；（被）提升；上涨，上升
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? investment n,putting money in sth,投资
– It is a sound investment to buy a house in the
downtown,
– The firm has made a huge investment in new plant,
该公司投入巨资购置新设备,
make an investment in 投资于
Note,该词常用来修饰另一个名词,如,investment
analysis 投资分析 an investment trust 投资信托公司
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? A friend said that if I believed everything
in the report,she had a bridge in
Brooklyn she’d like to sell me,(L6-8)
– What does this sentence imply,
– It implies that the friend thought the author so
gullible that the author could be persuaded to buy
the bridge from her,She deliberately played on the
meaning of the expression selling the Brooklyn
Bridge to somebody (tricking somebody in a deal),
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? But like a dieter who devours a whole box of
cookies in a moment of weakness,I found my
resolve slipping occasionally.(L12-13)
Paraphrase the sentence,
– But like a dieter who eats quickly a whole box of
cookies when his determination to go on a diet was
not firm,I sometimes found my resolve was not firm
either,
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? In weak moments I’d comb the pages of
newspapers and magazines and
consume success stories by the
pound.(L13-15)
Paraphrase the sentence,
– In the moments when I felt weak,I’d search
newspapers and magazines thoroughly and read
great quantities of success stories,
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? When,I wondered aloud,had she found the
time to complete such an impressive holiday
project? I should have known better than to
ask.(L31-32)
What does ―wonder aloud‖ mean? And what’s the
Chinese equivalent?
– If you wonder aloud,you express your thoughts as
they occur to you rather than thinking first and then
speaking,不由得惊问
– 译, should have known better than to ask‖ 真不该
多此一问
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? The woman ahead of me in the supermarket
line will pay for her groceries with a check
drawn on a Martian bank,and only the
manager (who has just left for lunch) can OK
the matter.(L52-55)
– Here ―a Martian bank‖ refers to a bank which is
alien to shop assistants,
– ―OK the matter‖ means ―only the manager can give
his approval for accepting the woman’s check.‖
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? but he forgot to add that they don’t get to be
superwomen that way.(L56-57)
– Here ―get to be‖ means ―have the opportunity to
become‖,
Note,―get + infinitive‖ means,have the chance or
opportunity to do sth; manage to do sth
– He got to try out all the new software,
– Did you get to see the Louvre while you were in
Paris? 你在巴黎时有机会参观罗浮宫吗?
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? Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into space
while I imagine how lovely life would be if only I
possessed the organizational skills and the
energy of my superheroines.(L59-61)
Note,―if only‖ 用来表达愿望，句中使用虚拟语气
– If only I were rich,
– If only he’d remembered to buy some fruit,
要是他当时记得买些水果来该多好。
练习参照课后练习 p191
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? Sometimes I think that these modern fairy
tales create as many problems for women as
the old stories that had us biding our time for
the day our prince would come.(L63-65)
– Paraphrase the sentence,
The fairy tales,no matter how old or modern they are,had us
waiting for some man to come along to save us,
– The sentence infers,Many fairy stories,like Cinderella,are
about ladies being rescued from danger or poverty by a
handsome prince,suggesting that a woman has to rely on a
man to take care of her,
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? Women,of course,have always believed that
we can’t have our cake and eat it too ---- the
old low-dream diet.(L74-75)
– 译文：女人嘛，当然相信鱼与熊掌不能兼得 ----人们
反复灌输的不要好高骛远那一套。
– Paraphrase,Women have always expected little,
believing that you can’t have everything at once,
– The sentence implies,Men are encouraged to
achieve their goals in life,but women know that they
can only achieve some goals at the expense of
other goals,
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? we working women are too sophisticated for
that (L77-78)
– 译文：我们职业女性业已成熟，不再干这种傻事。
Note,―too + adj,+ for‖ can be used to indicate that an
amount or degree of a quality is more than that is
desirable or acceptable,
The task is too difficult for a nine-year-old,
练习参照课后练习 p191
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? Then I’ll fell her a story the tale of a woman
who bought her own version of that bridge in
Brooklyn and found that it was a wise
investment after all,
Paraphrase the sentence,
– Then the author will tell her fiend a story about her
choice to follow her dreams and her discovery that
following her dreams was a good choice,
