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The Greatest InventionThe Greatest Invention
Lord Dunsany
Lesson Seven
Part One: Warm-up
Part Two: Background InformationPart Three:
Text Appreciation (Key Points)
Part Four: Language Study (Difficult Points)
Part Five: Resource Extension
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Part one Part one Warm-upWarm-up
Discussion On Science
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ScienceScience
• What is science?
• What do you think is the greatest
invention?
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ScienceScience
• Science is an imaginative adventure of the mind seeking truth in a world of mystery.
—Sir Cyril Hinshelwood English chemist. Nobel prize 1956
• Science is the desire to know causes. —William Hazlitt English essayist
• Science is a great game. It is inspiring and refreshing. The playing field is the universe itself.
—Isidor Isaac Rabi U.S. physicist Nobel prize 1944
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ScienceScience
• What do you think is the image of a
scientist? What is the driving force of
the scientists to do their research?
• Is science only for science itself?
• What does science benefit us?
• Will science do any harm to human
being?
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ScienceScience
Science is a wonderful thing if one doesn’t have to earn one’s living at it.
—Albert Einstein
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (“I found it!”) but rather, “hmm... that’s funny…”
—Isaac Asimov No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power. —Jacob Bronowski
Quotes:
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I. Author
II. Fantasy and Fable
III. The Caribbean
Part two Part two Background InformationBackground Information
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His writings:
The work of Lord Dunsany must be the foundation of any good library of fantasy and science fiction. His most notable fantasy short stories include:The Gods of Pegana, The Book of Wonder, The Man Who Ate the Phoenix etc.His significance within the genre of fantasy writing is considerable.
I. Author I. Author
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Lord Dunsany (July 24, 1878—October 25, 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist. His full name was Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany.
I. AI. Authoruthor
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Quote of the author:
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect
when taken in too large quantities.when taken in too large quantities.
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I. AuthorI. Author
The Book of Wonder
At the Edge of the World
The Fourth Book of Jorkens
Books of the author
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II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
Fantasy
It is a situation imagined
by an individual or group,
which does not correspond
with reality but expresses
certain desires or aims of
its creator.
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Fantasy
II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
Fantasies typically involve situations
which are impossible (such as the
existence of magic powers) or highly
unlikely (such as world peace).
In literature fantasy is a form of fiction,
usually novels or short stories.
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As a genre, fantasy is both associated and
contrasted with science fiction and horror
fiction.
“Fantasy” seems reserved for fiction that
features magic, brave knights, damsels in
distress, mythical beasts, and quests.
Fantasy
II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
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Fable
II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
A fable is a short story or folk tale with a moral at the end. It often, but not necessarily, makes metaphorical use of an animal as its central character. In some cases usage of the term has been extended to include stories with mythical or legendary elements. An author of fables is a fabulist.
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Notable fabulists:
Aesop Berechiah ha-Nakdan
Jean de La Fontaine
Ivan Krylov Marie de France
Fable
II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
Stone Soup The Little Engine
That Could Jonathan Livingston
Seagull Watership Down
The Lion King
Notable fables:
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Modern fable
II. Fantasy and FableII. Fantasy and Fable
Features:
fabled characters of more modern archetypes
using familiar characters in an unfamiliar setting
introduce people’s characters in modern life
updated message with contemporary circumstance and plot line
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III. The CaribbeanIII. The Caribbean The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. These islands curve southward from the bottom tip of Florida to the Northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7,000 islands, islets, reefs and caves in the region. The name “West Indies” originates from Christopher Columbus’ idea that he had landed in India when he had in fact reached the Americas. The Caribbean consists of the Antilles and the Bahamas and is part of North America.
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IV. Germ WarfareIV. Germ Warfare
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Germ is an informal term for a disease-causing organism, particularly bacteria.
Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to incapacitate or kill an adversary.
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Part three Part three Text AppreciationText Appreciation
I. Text Analysis
1. General Analysis
2. Structure of the Text
3. Further Discussion
II. Sentence Paraphrase
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Genre of the story
Plot of the story
Setting of the story
Protagonists of the story
Theme of the story
I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
General Analysis
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Genre: modern fable
Plot: the development of the conflict between a
scientist driven by his scientific curiosity
and the government which wants to force
the scientist to serve their political purpose
Setting: Caribbean area
Protagonists: the man in the Ministry of Warfare
and the scientist
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Through the story, the author makes us think about the purpose of science and the driving force of scientific development.
Theme:
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Part 1 (Paras. 1— ):
Part 2 (Paras. ):
Part 3 (Para. ):
I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
Structure of the Text
4
5—44
45
the story itself
the concluding paragraph
Why did Jorkens tell the story?
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Question: “Happen” to what? What were people talking about? Who were they?
They might be the members of the club. They were talking about the world affairs. They were asking what was going to happen in the world.
“ What do you think is going to happen, Jorkens?”
In Para. 1
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“ Now that a man can carry in a bag a bomb that is more powerful than several battleships, it is hard to find out what any country can do or will do next.”
Question: How do you understand the sentence?
Nowadays, terrible weapons could be easily produced due to new technology, so the threat to the safety of the people in the world is only too real. No one can easily predicts what the other country will do and what will happen to their own country.
In Para. 4
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“ War is no long a matter of armies; it depends on the intelligence of scientists.”
In Para. 6
Question: How did the man understand “war”?
The man believed that modern wars didn’t depend on how big an army one country had, but on high technology which needed the intelligence of scientists.
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“ … but I was in our Ministry of Warfare.”In Para. 10
Question: How do you understand “Ministry of Warfare”?
It is usually called “the Ministry of Defense”. The author coined this name to show the country is a belligerent country.
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“ We relied, and rightly on that man’s wisdom; but we forgot his folly.”
Question: Why did the man say the scientist was foolish?
He cannot understand the scientist’s devotion to science. He thought that it was foolish of the scientist to make some useless inventions.
In Para. 20
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Question: Why did the scientist stop making the germ? Did he care about any political purpose?
Another fancy came into the mind of the scientist. He wouldn’t turn himself from his new fancy although he was appealed, bribed and threatened because he didn’t care about any political interests.
“ I tried everything: threats, appeals to him to think of our ancient glory, even bribes.”
In Para. 23
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Question: How do you understand the sentence?
For the scientist, his purpose of research is for the science itself, not for any political or economic purpose. He believed in pure science and the pure pleasure that science brought to him.
“‘I do not work for use, but for wonder.’”In Para. 38
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The minister is a warlike person who wants to dominate the Caribbean, even the whole world. He would take any kind of means, even terrorism to gain his end.
Question: How do you describe the character of
the man?
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How did they intend to dominate the Caribbean?
Did the scientist agree to work for the government? Did he produce the deadly germ?
What new project attracted the scientist’s attention?
How did the man do to change the mind of the scientist? Did the scientist give up?
What happened in the end?
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 11
I was tired of looking at the tropical sea, so I
went ashore and walked into a tavern to see if
they had any decent wines in that country.
(Para. 5)
to go to the shoreacceptable, good enough
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Why did Jorkens tell the story?
Where did Jorkens meet the man with black mustache?
What did the man do?
What was their Minister’s concept of war? What did they have to do for the new war policy?
How did the man understand modern warfare?
What did he mean by their “just aspirations”?
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 22
When the bottle had been uncorked and the wine poured out, like liquid tropical sunlight, I watched it go down under that black mustache. (Para. 5)
Simile:It suggests that the wine was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight.
omission of “had been”
The wine had been poured out.
The bottle was opened and the wine was poured out. The man with black mustache drank it up although it was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight.
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 33“ And we had a scientist who, as I have since seen proved, had no rival west of the Atlantic.” (Para. 6)
And we had the very best scientist in Latin American countries as I have seen him proved without rival.
to be the very best
relative pronoun as the object of “seen”
More examples
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 33
1. He was in such a fury as I have never seen.
2. Taiwan is, as you know, an inseparable part of China.
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 44And I had not thought it, for he was not at all what one would regard as the figure of a soldier. (Para. 11)
the kind of person one would expect to see as
a soldier
I had not thought that he had served in the military authority, for his shape of body was not like that of a soldier at all.
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 55“ He thought of war simply as an opportunity for cavalry charges and fine uniforms and glory.” (Para. 12)
beautiful uniforms and impressive appearance
Our minister only regarded war as charges on horseback, beautiful uniforms and impressive appearance.
charges on horseback
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“ Once, if a nation had twelve battleships it was a Great Power, and we could only obey.” (Para. 16)
It refers to the 19th century when colonialists and imperialists pursuedgunboat diplomacy.
Gunboat diplomacy: the use of a threat of show of armed force by a country to support a claim, demand, complaint, etc. against another.
at one time
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 77
But what if we know how to let loose a plague
capable of destroying whole nations? (Para. 16)
to let sb. or sth. free
What would happen if we know how to release a plague that can destroy whole nations?
adjective phrase as modifier
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 77
1. I think he is a man suitable for the job.
2. Soldiers normally timid don’t fight well.
3. A man so difficult to please must be hard to
work with.
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“ We knew that we had marvelous powers
within our grasp, if only Carasierra could be
kept at his work.” (Para. 18)
If we could keep Carasierra at his work, we
would be able to attain great power.
to force someone to continue to do sth.
to be able to achieve or attain sth.
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“ Always spurred on by a fierce ambition. His
very life was devoted to making inventions.”
(Para. 20)
He was always driven by a strong ambition. He had given his whole life to making inventions.
to urge sb. to try harderused to
emphasize a noun
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“ But nothing would turn him from his project. The splendor of his new inspiration gripped him, and he was like a man drugged.” (Para. 23)
Nothing could divert his attention from his work. The impressive beauty of his new inspiration interested him greatly and he was like a man who had bee drugged.
to divert his attention from
his project
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II. Sentence Paraphrase II. Sentence Paraphrase 1111
“ We were so nearly one of the Great Powers
but for a fancy that came to this man’s mind.”
(Para. 24)
If a fancy had not gripped this man, we would
have become one of the Great Powers.
if not for
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“ … he fell then to silent brooding, gazing, as it seemed, into the past at the grip that his country had lost on the Caribbean, perhaps on the world.” (Para. 45)
He fell then to silent thinking. He looked
intently into the past when his country had lost
the power on the Carribbean, even the world.
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I. Word Study
II. Phrases and Expressions
III. Word Building
IV. Grammar
Part four Part four Language StudyLanguage Study
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study
Word list:
1. appeal
2. aspiration
3. bribe
4. brood
5. charge
6. fierce
7. figure
8. glory
9. mastery
10. plague
11. rival
12. soothe
13. spur
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appeal n.
Chinese
恳求,呼吁;吸引力;
上诉, 申诉
Examples:
appeal for aid
an appeal to parents to supervise their children
The film has great appeal for young audience.
an appeal to the European court of Human Rights
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1. appeal
v. a. to make a serious request for help, money, information b. to be attractive or interesting c. to make formal request to a court
Chinese
恳求,呼吁;有吸引力;上诉
Word formation
n. appeal
Examples:
She appealed to the kidnappers to release her son.
Does the idea of working abroad appeal to you?
If you are not satisfied, you can appeal.
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2. aspiration
Word formation
v. aspire
n. a strong desire to have or achieve sth.
Examples:
When I was 12 I had aspirations to play professional football.
He had no political aspirations.
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study3. bribe
v. to pay money to sb. to persuade him to
help you by doing sth. dishonest
n. money or sth. valuable given to sb. to
persuade him to do sth. dishonest
Examples:The criminal bribed the policeman to let him go free.They tried to bribe the official into silence.The official took bribes from those who wanted favors.
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4. brood
v. to keep thinking for a long time about sth. that makes you very angry or worried
Examples:
She sat there brooding on whether life
is worth living.
Don’t brood over lost opportunities.
Just as physicists worry about the
nature of matter, historians brood
about the study of man’s past.
Chinese
沉思;念念不忘,计较;思考
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study5. charge
v. a. to rush in or as if in an attack b. to ask in payment c. to declare officially and openly
d. to load The hotel charged me $50 for a room for t
he night. Suddenly the wild animal charged at us. He was charged with murder and betrayal. The soldiers charged their guns and prepared to fire.
b
c
d
a
Select the proper
meaning of “charge” in
each sentence.
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a. very strong; done with very strong feelings and energy
6. fierce
fierce emotions
fierce attack
fierce competition
fierce anger
fierce look
fierce tempest
强烈的感情猛烈的进攻激烈的竞争极度愤怒面目狰狞狂风暴雨
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study7. figure
n. a. shape b. person c. number d. character
e. an amount of money
You have to watch our diet if you want to keep your figure.
keeping unemployment figure down
both a political and a religious figure
to play the figure of a judge
an estimated figure of $200 million
a
b
d
c
Select the proper meaning
of “figure” in each sentence.
e
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8. glory
n. great honor; praise
Examples:
return with glory
in one’s glory
go to glory
glory to do/in doing sth.
glorify oneself
a glorious death
凯旋 得意之时 死,升天 为做某事而自豪 自夸 光荣的牺牲
Word formation
v. glorifya. glorious
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9. mastery
n. the status of master or ruler; control
v. n. (to) master
Word formation
The enemy had complete mastery of
the seas and no ships could get
through.
Everybody was impressed by her quick
mastery of those complicated theories.
Examples:
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Examples:
The two girls were rivals for Jack’s attention.
The college’s facilities rival those of Harvard and Yale.
11. rival
n. a person, group or an organization that
you compete with in sport, business, a
fight, etc.
v. to be as good or important as sb. or sth.
else
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n. a. any disease causing death and spreading quickly to a large number of people
b. sth. that annoys youv. to cause trouble to sb.; to annoy sb.
Examples:A great many people have been swept away by the plague.That child is a plague of her life.The little boy plagued his father by begging over and over to go to the zoo.
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a. soothing
adv. soothingly
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12. soothe
v. a. to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset or angry b. to make a pain less severe
Examples:
She soothed the child who was afraid.
I bought some lozenges to soothe my
throat.
Word formation
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study13. spur
v. a. to encourage a horse to go fasterb. to incite or stimulate
n. a fact or event that makes you try harder to do sth.
Examples:The rider spurred on to his destination. He was spurred on by poverty to commit a crime.To him difficulties were simply spurs to endeavor.Ambition is an excellent spur for the young.
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List:
1. adapt to
2. be born to do/be sth.
3. but for
4. drive away
5. if only
6. let loose
7. lose grip on
8. mark off
9. put into/in
10. what if
11. within one’s grasp
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
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Examples:
Most students have little difficulty
adapting to college life.
When he moved to Canada, the
children adapted to the change very
well.
1. adapt to 适应
cf. adapt for
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
to change your ideas or behavior so that
you can deal with a new situation
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Examples:
The materials can be adapted for use
with older children.
You can adapt this fabric for anything
from driver’s suit to gloves.
adapt for改装,改造
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
to change sth. so that it can be used
in a different purpose
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Examples:
She was born to be a dancer.
He is a person born to lead.
2. be born to do/be sth.
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
“ born” phrases to be very suitable for a particular job, activity, etc.
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Examples:
But for these interruptions the meeting
would have finished half an hour ago.
But for my brother's help, I would not
have finished.
3. but for
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
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cf.
be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
be born under a lucky star
born and bred
I wasn’t born yesterday.
There is one born every minute.
cf.
生于富贵人家
生来就幸运
土生土长
不要拿我当小孩。
随时有人犯傻。
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4. drive away
to make someone stop wanting
sth. or stop wanting to be
with someone
Examples:
Increasing prices will only drive
customers away.
Your possessiveness will drive Liz
away if you’re not careful.
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5. if only
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
used to express a strong wish
Examples:
If only I had a car, I could get out of
this place.
“If only I could see for three days,”
said the blind girl.
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6. let loose
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
to let sb. or sth. go free
Examples:
You should not let loose your indignation
in this way.
Don’t let your dog loose if there are any
sheep around.
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7. lose grip on
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
“ grip” phrases
a. to lose the power and control over
b. to become less able to understand
things or deal with them
Examples:
The policeman would not lose his grip on the thief.Don’t lose your grip on the rope or you’ll fall.Are you starting to lose your grip on reality?
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be in the grip of sth. 处于不利局势之中The forest is still in the grip of winter.
get a grip on oneself 控制自己的感情Stop being hysterical and get a grip on yourself.
have a grip on sth. 对某事的控制The church no longer has a strong grip on the population.
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8. mark off
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
We marked off the limits of our lots with stakes.
The place was marked off as a tennis court.
Her smiling eyes marks her off from other girls.
to make an area separate by drawing a line around it or putting a rope around it
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9. put into/in
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
“ put” phrases
a. to enter a port or harbor
b. to spend time or use energy working or
practising sth.
c. to interrupt sb. in order to say sth.
Examples:
The ship put in a port.
You have to put in a lot of effort to learn a new language.
He put in a good word for me.
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cf.
put across
put away
put down
put forward
put off
put through
cf.
表达清楚收拾起来; 存钱批评某人提出延期为某人接通电话
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10. what if
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
what would happen if
Examples:
What if we move the picture over here?
It sounds like a good offer, but what if
it’s a trick?
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11. within one’s grasp
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
Success is within our grasp now.
She has an excellent position within
her grasp.
“ grasp” phrases to be able to achieve or attain sth.
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cf.
beyond one’s grasp
have a good grasp of
in the grasp of
keep a firm grasp on
Grasp all, lose all.
cf.
力量达不到
深刻了解
在 ······ 掌握中
抓紧
[ 谚 ] 贪多必失。
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List:
1. prefix – a-
2. prefix – un-
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ashore (para. 5)ashore (para. 5)
prefix
a-: in a particular condition or way
Examples:
They were walking They were walking abreastabreast..
He was standing a few steps He was standing a few steps apartapart from them. from them.
She left the door She left the door ajarajar..
Many of those visitors came from Many of those visitors came from afarafar..
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un-: +v. to show an
opposite
undress
unbutton
uncover
untie
unwrap
unmask
unpack
脱衣服
解开纽扣
揭开盖子,揭露
解开
打开包裹脱去面具解开包裹
uncork (para. 5)uncork (para. 5)
prefix
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IV. GrammarIV. Grammar
1. usage of “as”
2. relative pronoun as the object of a pr
eposition in relative clause
List:
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Example:
It is not to say that everyone would have
acted as he did, or as Usher, Windsor and
Skutnik.
as a conjunction to introduce a clause of manner
asas
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2) “As” is used as a conjunction to introduce an adverbial of manner.
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Example:
And I had not thought it, for he was not at all what one would regard as the figure of a soldier.
the object complement of “what”
1) “ As” is used as a preposition to introduce an object complement with verbs such as regard, describe, introduce. It can be followed by a noun, an adjective, a participle, etc.
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3)“As” is used as a relative pronoun to function as subject, object or predictive referring to what is stated in the main clause.
relative pronoun as object of “explained”, refer to warfare
asas
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More examples
Example:
But warfare, as he explained to me, has altered.
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The two brothers were satisfied with this decision, as was agreed beforehand.
relative pronoun as predicative
asas
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… he fell then to silent brooding, gazing, as it seemed, into the past…
relative pronoun as subject
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The man sat back, and the barber noticed strong, well-kept teeth, one of which was filled with gold.
relative pronoun as the object of a preposition in relative clause
IV. GrammarIV. Grammar
“ which” as object of “in”
“ which” as object of “of”
To learn the meaning of a word you’ve got to study the sentences in which it appears.
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Part five Part five Resource Resource ExtensionExtension
• Quiz
• Writing
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I. QuizI. Quiz
List
1. Quiz 1
2. Quiz 2
3. Quiz 3
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alter thoughtful
brood beg
appeal change
dominate disease
idle think
plague control
considerate at leisure
Match the synonyms in
the two columns.
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1. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
a. artificial b. unnatural
c. false d. unreal
2. People were surprised to find that he had the
ability to _____ everything he was involved in.
a. precede b. dominate
c. effect d. instruct
a b
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3. When people become unemployed, it is ____
which is often worse than lack of wages.
a. diligence b. poverty
c. idleness d. inability
4. Although the two players are ______ in the
tennis court, they are really good friends.
a. partners b. enemies
c. rivals d. companions
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c c
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d a
5. By _____ computation, he estimated that the
repairs on the house would cost him a
thousand dollars.
a. coarse b. rude
c. crude d. rough
6. He was _____ enough to understand my
questions from the gestures I made.
a. intelligent b. efficient
c. proficient d. diligent
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7. A well-written composition ____ good choice
of words and clear organization among other
things.
a. calls on b. calls for
c. calls up d. calls off
8. Craig assured his boss that he would ____ all
his energies in doing this new job.
a. call on b. call for
c. call up d. call off
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b a
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b a
9. ______ the speech contest I would have
gone to the dance party last Sunday.
a. In spite of b. But for
c. Because of d. As for
10. I’m sure he is up to the job _____ he would
give his mind to it.
a. if only b. in case
c. until d. unless
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11. Being somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of _____ at people.
a. glancing b. peering c. gazing d. scanning
12. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purpose, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
a. adapted b. acknowledged c. assembled d. appointed
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b a
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a c
13. ______, the little girl can help her mother
with some housework.
a. Young as she is b. Young as is she
c. As she is young d. As is she young
14. ______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is
a great American writer.
a. That b. Which
c. As d. It
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b b
15. American will never again have as a nation
the spirit of adventure ______ before the
West was settled.
a. as it was b. as it did
c. like it did d. like it was
16. Fog is one of the sailor’s ______ enemies.
a. deadly b. deadliest
c. fatal d. fatalist
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17. He built a telescope ________ which he could
study the skies.
a. on b. in
c. from d. through
18. The desk ________ which Jack is leaning is
John’s.
a. of b. for
c. against d. on
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d c
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1. The ship got ______ on a rock. (shore)
2. Mr. Spears did not ______ to obtaining a
better position in life. (aspiration)
3. The right hand is ________ in most people.
(dominate)
4. A sword rusts in _______. (idle)
I. Quiz 3I. Quiz 3
ashore
aspire
dominant
idleness
Fill in the blanks with the proper
form of the given words.
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5. A brave leader is an _________ to his followers.
(inspire)
6. There is keen _____ for these appointments.
(rival)
7. He’s very unhappy about her promotion; he
seems to feel that his own job is _________.
(threat)
I.Quiz 3I.Quiz 3
inspiration
rivalry
Fill in the blanks with the proper
form of the given words.
threatened
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II.Writing II.Writing
Topic
The idle curiosity or the desire to know rather than practical needs is the driving force of the scientists.
You may agree or disagree.
Present your argument with compelling
reasons and examples.