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Unit 5 Overcoming Obstacles
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Pre-text Discussion Text A: True Height Post-text exercise Further Discussion
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Pre-text Discussion Cyberpunk Cyberspace Domain Name Download Surf the internet Ethernet FAQ -- (Frequently Asked Questions) Fire Wall Login
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Netiquette Netizen
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Vocabulary Bear out: Evidence bears out the idea that students learn best in small groups.
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field Pole-vault High-jump Long-jump Triple-jump Decathlon Heptathlon Shot-put Discus Javelin Hammer
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Track Sprint Middle distance Long distances Relay races Hurdles Steeplechase ( 障碍赛)
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Gymnastics,
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pommel horse
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The Rings
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Uneven Bars
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vault
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all-around competition
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the balance beam
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trampoline
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Recur Cursive Cursory Precursor Concurrence
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outrun Outscore Outsell Outshine Outshoot Outsmart Outsource Outspend Outweigh Outwit Outwork Outmaneuver
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Animal words (adj) Canine Bovine Leonine Aquiline Asinine Porcine Vulpine Simian Serpentine Equestrian Lupine
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motto aphorism, adage, watchword, proverb, byword
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bar They played a few bars, then stopped. After repeatedly failing his examinations, he was eventually called to the bar in the Inner Temple. Her killer was finally put behind bars.
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They seized his passport and barred him from leaving the country. to officially prevent someone from entering a place or from doing something bar somebody from (doing) something
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All five men were ____from entering France for three years. A.debarred B. disbarred
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A bay of hay A flock of____ A herd of ____ A fit of ____ A peal of ____ A flash of ____ A display of ____ A litter of ____ A handful of ____ A troupe of ____ A pack of ____ A bundle of ____ A spiral of ____ A stroke of ____
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A flock of birds A herd of elephants A fit of anger A peal of applause A flash of hope/light A display of courage/force/power/ skill/ fireworks
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A litter of kittens A handful of soil A troupe of actors A pack of lies A bundle of firewood A spiral of mosquito incense A stroke of laughter
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A ear of ____ A fleet of ____ A constellation of ____ A congregation of ____ A suite of ____ A grove of ____ A cluster of ____ A board of ____ A choir of ____
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A ear of corn A fleet of ships A constellation of Hollywood stars A congregation of Christians A suite of followers A grove of maples A cluster of grapes A board of trustees A choir of singers
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intensity Compare: intensive and intense involving or needing a lot of energy, knowledge etc capital-intensive, labor-intensive He is still in intensive care in Bristol General Hospital.
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intense The pain was so intense I couldn't sleep. He took an intense interest in all religious matters. At least 3000 people were killed in a week of intense fighting. having a very strong effect or felt very strongly serious, uses a lot of effort
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Hypodermic Hypothermia Hypotension
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Text A
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Hot Pun: One shop announced: DARWIN IS RIGHT — INSIDE. (This is J.R. Darwin ’ s Everything to Wear Store) Uncle Sam waved his arms in the international arena. Pun words: row, power.
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A bird ’ s eye view Root: spect vis
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gawk Peep Peek Sweep (survey) Scrutinize Gape Ogle Leer To smile in a silly or affected way: simper to move in an awkward clumsy way: shuffle to say something rapidly and incoherently without pause: babble
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soar Hover: Dart: cruise
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alternate if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern alternate Mondays/weekends etc The service runs on alternate days.
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alternate (vt&vi) 1. alternate between She alternated between outrage and sympathy. alternation
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2.alternate with Periods of depression alternate with excited behavior. 3. alternate something and/with something Twist your body, alternating right and left stretches.
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alternative 1Have you any alternative suggestions ? An alternative route is along the Via Unione. 2 alternative music/theatre etc Tucson ’ s alternative radio 3. Acupuncture is widely used by practitioners of alternative medicine.
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alternative medicine/therapies (=medical treatment that is not based on the usual western methods)
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Human poses Perch: Bobby had perched himself on a tall wooden stool. Squat Crouch: crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon Prostrate: to lie on your front Prone: adj to lie on your front Supine: adj lying on your back
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Speak : address utter, articulate, murmur, whisper, stammer stutter babble:
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Speak: acknowledge, admit add affirm allege agree announce argue ask assert boast claim complain concede challenge consider confess contradict conclude contend declare deny disagree disclose elaborate emphasize explain imply enquire insist joke maintain object observe promise pledge protest repeat remark reply refute retort reveal state stress suggest
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Ped(e)- foot Pedestrian Pedant Impede
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shame Shame Sham The elections were a complete sham. It all turned out to be sham and hypocrisy.
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Paradox (P 149 line 68) My heart leaps up when I behold. A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began, So is it now I am a man, So be it when I shall grow old Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man And I could wish my day to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
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Oxymoron: Juliet: (When she was told that Romeo killed her brother) O Serpent heart, hid with a flow ’ ring face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical? Dove-feather ’ d raven! Wolfish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem ’ st, A damned saint, an honourable villain!
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Oxymoron: 1. A living death Conspicuous absence Tearful joy Jarring concord 2. Cold pleasant manner Poor rich guys 3. Dully bright Mercifully fatal 4. Hasten slowly Shine darkly 5. A love-hate relationship
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Familiar (Adj. Introduction) Alive aloud awake ablaze asleep
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Adj. Positions The members present The present members The person responsible A responsible person People concerned\involved\interested (only) The concerned\involved\interested party= The party concerned\involved\interested People + 后置 adj (only in this form)
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off off period/season etc In the off season, there's hardly anyone staying at the hotel. off the coast a small island off the coast of Scotland present members
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Animal sound a pig grunts A calf bleats a bull bellows A cock crows An elephant trumpets a lion roars A lamb bleats a rat squeaks A sheep bleats (baas) a tiger growls a wild-goose honks A cow moos
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A bee hums (buzzes) A cat miaows A dog yaps (yelps, barks, snarls) A dove\ pigeon coos A fly hums (buzzes, drones) A horse neighs A mosquito hums (buzzes) A snake hisses A wolf howls
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Conversion 1. 具体的或特定场合写表现的动作或行为 He likes a quiet smoke after supper. He was admitted to the university after a three-year wait.
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Using the metal (titanium) to its best advantage calls for a thorough rethink of metal-working methods.
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2. 表示动作的结果 This film is a remake. We had to do six takes for this particular scene. ( in movie-making: take a scene) Will he score a goal this time? No, no it's a miss. The match was basically a repeat of last year's game at Wembley.
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3. Cognates ( 同源词)的对比 Command---commandment combine --- combination exhaust --- exhaustion Divide --- division
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4. 转化为动作行为的主体: A bore A cheat A sneak A tramp A coach A good kick A crack shot
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5. 右分支结构: The breakdown of the car was annoying. The break-up of their marriage was known to us all. The take-off of the plane was smooth and efficient. The cave-in of the roof caused a number of injuries among the miner.
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6. 左分支结构: The outbreak of the disease threw the village into confusion. The overflow of the water posed a threat to the crops. The first onrush the SARS epidemic happened in late 2002 unnoticed.
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The input of information is carefully controlled Most of the money is spent on the upkeep of the building. an airport with a weekly throughput of 100,000 passengers.
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名词做定语: 动作主客体关系: A department decision A drug addict
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状语与谓语的关系: Impulse buying (buying on impulse) Instrument flying (flying via the naviagation of the instrument) Insulation tape (tape for insulating)
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表示同位关系: A supplier country A member state His lawyer relative Intercepter plane Djector seat A recipient country. Debtor countries Creditor countries
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Bankruptcy lawyer Economy measure Efficiency expert Obesity specialist Riot police Capacity audience Bankrupt businessman Economic measures Efficient worker Obese specialist Riotous police Capacious room
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Advocacy journalism is new in name only. Basically it rests on the belief that the reporter should not be merely a disinterested observer and re-counter but the engaged advocator of social doctrine.
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He arose one morning filled with inspiration to market a new line of celebrity ashtrays.
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我给那些因为在近旁而极响的爆竹声惊醒,看 见豆一般大的黄色的灯火光,接着又听得毕毕剥 剥的鞭炮,是四叔家正在 “ 祝福 ” 了;知道已是五 更将近时候。我在蒙胧中,又隐约听到远处的爆 竹声联绵不断,似乎合成一天音响的浓云,夹着 团团飞舞的雪花,拥抱了全市镇。我在这繁响的 拥抱中,也懒散而且舒适,从白天以至初夜的疑 虑,全给祝福的空气一扫而空了,只觉得天地圣 众歆享了牲醴和香烟,都醉醺醺的在空中蹒跚, 预备给鲁镇的人们以无限的幸福。
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I was brought back to life by the deafening firecrackers in proximity, spotting the bean-sized yellowish light and hearing more bangs of firecrackers. It must have been the sacrificial ceremony in Fourth Uncle ’ s house. It was around ? o ’ clock. In the morning haze, indistinct undulating firecrackers came in, composing a dense cover of a whole day ’ s dins and clamors, with dancing snowflakes, embracing the whole town.
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Embraced in the dins, I felt lazy and cozy. A whole day or even the early night ’ s apprehension was driven away by the sacrificial air. Left was only a hunch that the gods of heaven and earth, enjoying the sacrifice and incense, staggering with intoxication in the air, must be ready to grant all the townees boundless bliss.
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