unit-2-the-boy-and-the-bank-officer現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀-1

Lesson4TheBoy

and

theBankOfficer

PhilipRossContents:Warm-upBackgroundInformationTextAppreciationDetailedAnalysisAssignmentsWarm-up:

BankVocabulary(1/6)Howmanyofthefollowingbank-relatedwordsdoyourecognize?.(automatictellermachine)amountinfigures

amountinwords

annualinterestrate

Bank/pass/accountbookbillblankcheck/chequebyinstallmentcash

change

check/chequeaccount

chequebook/checkbook

clerkcoin

collateral

commercial/merchantbank

自動取款機(jī)

小寫金額

大寫金額

年利率

存折

鈔票

空白支票

分期付款

現(xiàn)金

找零

支票帳戶

支票簿

柜臺職員

硬幣

擔(dān)保物

商業(yè)銀行

countercreditcarddailyinterestaccountdebtexchangerate

expenseaccountextensionfillout/inaformfullrefund

moneyinfives/tens

jointaccount柜臺信用卡按天計息帳戶債務(wù)匯率公款支付帳戶延期填寫全額歸還五元/十元面額聯(lián)名帳戶Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(2/6)loan

moneyordermonthlysavingsaccountmortgagemutualfundnickelordercheck/chequeounceoverdraw/overdraft

password/code

payslip/enveloppayday貸款匯票按月計息帳戶抵押基金

(美加)五分硬幣

記名支票盎司1/16磅

透支

密碼薪水單發(fā)薪日penny

quarterrebaterubbercheck/chequeservicechargesignaturecardstatementtellerbalanceofaccounttraveler’scheck/chequeWorldBankIMF分幣(美加)25分回扣空頭支票效勞費/手續(xù)費簽名卡對帳單出納帳戶余額旅行支票世界銀行國際貨幣基金組織Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(3/6)openanaccount

開戶closeanaccount

關(guān)閉帳戶pay/settleone’saccount

付/結(jié)帳savingsaccount

儲蓄帳戶Depositaccount

定期存款帳戶checking/currentaccount

活期存款帳戶savingsbank

儲蓄銀行depositmoneyinthebank存錢withdrawmoneyfromthebank取錢balance結(jié)余interest利息rateofinterest利息率exchangerate

外匯兌換率denomination面額Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(4/6)drawing-outslip取款單

thenumberslip號碼牌

awithdrawalform取款單

tofillinthereceipt

[r?'si?t]induplicate['dju?pl?k?t]

一式兩份填這張收據(jù)

teller,cashier

[k?'???]出納accountnumber帳目編號

depositor存戶

pay-inslip存款單

adepositform存款單

abandingmachine自動存取機(jī)

depositreceipt存款收據(jù)

privatedeposits私人存款

certificateofdeposit存單

depositbook,passbook存折Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(5/6)cheque,check支票

chequebook支票本

ordercheque記名支票

bearercheque不記名支票

blankcheque空白支票

rubbercheque空頭支票

chequestub,counterfoil['ka?nt?f??l]票根

cashcheque現(xiàn)金支票

traveler'scheque旅行支票

chequefortransfer轉(zhuǎn)帳支票Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(6/6)buyingrate買進(jìn)價格

sellingrate賣出價格

exchangetable,conversiontable匯兌換算表

foreignexchange外匯

exchangerate外匯率

conversionrate折合率

foreignexchangerestriction外匯限額

foreignexchangequotations外匯行情

Warm-up:

Listentothefollowingdialogueand

payattentiontotherelatedwords

andexpressions.

KeysWarm-up:

AttheBankBankClerk:CanIhelpyou,sir?Wang:Hello.Iwanttoopenanaccount.Clerk:Fine.Haveaseat,please.Whatsortofaccountdoyouwant?Wang:I’mnotverysure.Perhapsyoucanmakesomesuggestionstome.Clerk:Howmuchmoneydoyouplantokeepinyouraccountonaregularbasis?Wang:Idon’thavemuchmoney.Ireceive$500amonthfrommyuniversityandthathastocoverallmyexpenses.Besides,I’lljustbehereforayearortwo.Clerk:Soyouwanttodeposityourpaycheckandbeabletogetmoneywheneveryouneedit.Isthatright?Wang:Exactly.Clerk:Isee.Whatyoureallyneedisacheckingaccount.Itwillletyouwriteasmanychecksasyouwantandyoucanalsowithdrawmoneywhenyouneedit.Warm-up:

AttheBankWang:Iwastoldthattherewasakindofjointchecking-savingsaccountthatallowsmetoearnalittleinterestonmydeposit.Clerk:Yes.Wehaveanaccountlikethat.Wecallit“Home”account.Wang:Canyoutellmehowitworks?Clerk:Certainly.Youdeposityourmonthlycheckinyoursavingsaccount,whereitearnsinterestuntilyoutransferittoyourcheckingaccounttocoverthechecksyouwritetopayyourbills.Wang:Whatistheannualinterestrate?Clerk:Itvariesfromtimetotime.Atpresentitissixpercent.Wang:Thatsoundsgood.Allright,I’llopena“Home”account.Clerk:Fine.Willyoupleasefilloutthisform?SignitherewhereIhavemarkedthe“X”. (Wangfillsouttheform.)Warm-up:AttheBankClerk:Howmuchmoneydoyouwanttodeposittoday?Wang:Hereisa$500check.Iwanttocash$50formypocketmoneyanddeposittherest,thatis,$450.Clerk:Well,accordingtoourpolicy,youhavetowaitforaweekorsobeforeyoucangetanycash.ButI’llmakeanexceptioninyourcase.Wang:Thankyou.Clerk:Pleasesignyournameonthebackofthecheck.Allright.Here’syourpassbookandyourpasscard.Thispassbookisforyourownrecord.Bringthepasscardwithyoueverytimeyoucometodepositorwithdrawmoney.Italsoallowsyoutobankbycomputerduringnon-bankinghours.Wang:Thankyou.Isthatall?Clerk:You’reallset.Warm-up:Oralworkshop

(Atthebank)TwogroupsofstudentsGroupA:OpeninganAccountGroupB:ClosinganAccountWarm-up:

BankNamesTalkabouttheEnglishtranslationofthefollowingbanksnamewithyourpartner.Englishnamesforbanksinchina:

中國銀行

BankofChina中國人民銀行

ThePeople'sBankofChina中國工商銀行IndustrialandCommercialBankofChina中國農(nóng)業(yè)銀行

AgriculturalBankofChina中國建設(shè)銀行

ChinaConstructionBank中國郵政儲蓄銀行

PostalSavingsBankofChina

中國農(nóng)業(yè)開展銀行

AgriculturalDevelopmentBankofChina中國光大銀行

ChinaEverbrightBank中國民生銀行

ChinaMinshengBankingCorp.,LTD中國中信銀行

ChinaCiticBank中國招商(商業(yè))銀行

ChinaMerchantsBankHowdoyoufeelaboutBank?中國建設(shè)銀行〔CCB〕：存存不?=ChinaConstructionBank

中國銀行〔BC〕：不存!(BOC:別零存!)=BankofChina

中國農(nóng)業(yè)銀行〔ABC〕：啊,不存!=AgriculturalBankofChina

中國工商銀行〔ICBC〕：愛存不存！=IndustrialandCommercialBankofChina

民生銀行〔CMSB〕：存么?傻B!=ChinaMinshengBank

招行〔CMBC〕：存么?白癡!=ChinaMerchantsBank

興業(yè)銀行〔CIB〕：存一百=ChinaIndustrialBank

國家開發(fā)銀行〔CDB〕：存點吧!=ChinaDevelopmentBank

匯豐銀行〔HSBC〕：還是不存!=TheHongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporation

BackgroundInformation:BanksAboutthehistoryofthebankingbusiness:

YourreportBackgroundInformation:BanksBanksfirstemergedintheMiddleAgeswhenpeoplegrewtiredofcarryingaroundalltheirgoldandbeganleavingtheirmoneywiththegoldsmith(金匠).TheMedicifamily,oneofthemost

prominent

bankingfamiliesinEuropeduringthistime,becamequitewealthyfromitsbankingandmoneylendingpractices.This14thcenturypaintingdepictspeopledepositingandwithdrawingmoneyinanItalianbank.

BackgroundInformation:

BanksHISTORYOFBANKSFunctionsperformedbybankstodayhavebeencarriedoutbyindividuals,families,orstateofficialsforatleast4,000years.Claytabletsdatedfromabout2000BCindicatethattheBabylonians巴比倫人depositedpersonalvaluablesforaservicechargeofone60thoftheirworth.Interestchargesonloansranashighasonethird.ThewidespreadcommerceofRomerequiredawell-developedbankingsystem.RomanauthoritiessetasidetheStreetofJanusintheForumformoneychangers.Theseindividualsnotonlyboughtandsoldforeigncoins;theyaccepteddeposits,madeloans,issuedbillsofexchangeandbillsofcredit(similartotoday'schecks),andboughtmortgages.BackgroundInformation:BanksTheJustinianCode東羅馬帝國皇帝ofthe6thcentury

ADincludedlawsthatgovernedthe

lendingandtradinginmoney.DuringMiddleAgesbankingactivitieswere

curbed抑制bysevererestrictionsonlending

practices.Butduringtheearly

Renaissance,asinternationaltraderevived,Italianmoneychangersonce

againappeared.Theydidbusinessin

thestreetsfromabench(bancainItalian;hencethewordbank).Florence,Italy,becameagreatbankingcenter,dominatedbytheMedicifamily.

美第奇家族(歷史上一顯赫的意大利貴族家庭)A16th

centurypaintingdepictsamoneychangerandhiswifeBackgroundInformation:BanksIn1587，bankingasitisnowpracticeddatesfromtheBancodiRialto[r?‘?lt??]里亞爾托島,foundedinVenice.Itaccepteddemanddepositsandpermitteddepositorstotransfertheircreditsbychecks.Itcouldnotmakeloans,however,orpayinterestondeposits.Itsserviceswerefreesinceitsexpenseswerepaidbythecity.In1619,theBancoGirowasformedinVenice.In1637,thetwobanksmergedandcontinuedtooperateunderthenameBancoGirountilNapoleonliquidated(停業(yè)清理)itin1806.BuiltinthestyleofancientGreektemple,theBankofUnitedStateshaditsheadquartersinPhiladelphia.Itwasthenation’sfirstexperimentwithcentralbanking.BackgroundInformation:BanksIn1609,withthegrowthofcommerceandtradeinNorthernEurope,theNetherlandsbecameaninternationalfinancialcenter.TheBankofAmsterdamwasorganized.In1656,achartered特許的publicbankwasopenedinSweden.Itwasprobablythefirstfinancialinstitutionintheworldtoissuestandard-sizepayable-on-demandbankbills,whicheliminatedthehandlingofcoppercoins.ThisbankwasmergedwiththeBankofSwedenin1668.

BackgroundInformation:BanksUntilthefoundingoftheBankofEnglandin1694,England'sgoldsmithswereitsfirstbankers.Theykeptmoneyandothervaluablesinsafecustody保管fortheircustomers.Theyalsodealtingoldbullion金銀錠andforeignexchange.Theyprofitedfromacquiringandsortingcoinsofallkinds.Toattractcoins,thesmithswerewillingtopayinterest.BackgroundInformation:BanksThegoldsmithsnoticedthatdepositsremainedatafairlysteadyleveloverlongperiodsoftime.Depositsandwithdrawalstendedtobalanceeachotherbecausecustomersonlywantedenoughmoneyonhandtomeeteverydayneeds.Thisallowedthesmithstoloanoutatinterestcashthatwouldotherwisebeidle閑散的.Fromthispracticeemergedthemodernfacetsofbanking:keepingdeposits,makingloans,andmaintainingreserves.Anotherpracticeofthegoldsmiths,bywhichacustomercouldarrangetotransferpartofhisbalancetoanotherpartybywrittenorder,wasthestartofthemoderncheck-writingsystem.BackgroundInformation:Banks

Banksofthe17thcenturyalsobegantoissuebanknotes鈔票asaformofmoney.Thenoteshadmonetaryvaluebecausetheycouldbeexchangedforspecie硬幣:hardcashintheformofgoldorsilver.Theamountsofthebanknotesissueddependedonabanker'sexpectationofpublicdemandforspecieandthebank'sconfidenceinitself.Banknoteswereprobablyfirstissuedinthe1660sbytheBankofStockholminSweden;thepracticesoonspreadtoEngland.TheBankofFrancewasfoundedin1800.Formostofthe19thcenturythemoneymarketsofEuropeweredominatedbytheHouseofRothschild.BackgroundInformation:Banks

ThisphotographdepictstheoriginalbankinghouseopenedbyMayerAmschelRothschildinFrankfurt,Germany.ThehousewasoperatedbyRothschildandhisoldestson,AmschelMayer,untilitsdissolution瓦解in1901.ThefourotherRothschildsonsopenedbankbranchesinVienna,Austria;Naples,Italy;London,England;andParis,France.TheLondonandParisbranchesarestillinoperation.FrankfurtHouseofRothschildBackgroundInformation:Author

PhilipRoss(1939—)isanAmericanwriterbasedinNewYork.Afterworkingasanewspaperreporterforfouryears,heturnedtofreelance(自由職業(yè)作家)writing.ManyofhisarticleshaveappearedintheNewYorker(《紐約人》),Reader’sDigest(《讀者文摘》)andNewYorkTimes(《紐約時報》).ThistextistakenfromStrategiesforSuccessfulWriting:ARhetoricandReader,3rdeditionpublishedbyPrenticeHall,Inc.in1993inEnglewoodCliffs,NewJersey.

TextAppreciationGeneralAnalysisStructureThemeTextAppreciation-General

Analysis

Plotofthestory

Setting

ofthestory

Protagonists

ofthestoryTextAppreciationGeneralAnalysisPlot:

aman’sinterferenceinaboy’sattempttowithdrawmoneyformabank.Setting:

inabankoftheWestSideofNewYorkatnoononeday.Protagonists:

aboy,abankofficer,and“I”.Languagestyle:

informal,colloquial,shortsentences,simplewords,exaggeratedlanguage,useofslang(shakesb.down),lotsofdialogues.

TextAppreciationTextStructure

Part1paragraph(s)

Part2paragraph(s)

Part3paragraph(s)

Theattitudeoftheauthor’sfriendtowardbank.Theboymanagedtowithdrawmoneyfromthebankbutwaskindlyrefused.Thebankofficerclearedthefact..1:

2~23:24~32:TextAppreciation-ThemeTraditionallyintheWest,somepeople,especiallypoorpeople,andpeoplewhosympathizewiththemhaveregardedbanksasevilenemiesofthepoor.Suchsuspicionsandmisgivingsobviouslystilllingeron.Thisarticleseemstoprovethatsuchprejudicesofpeopleliketheauthoragainstbanksareungrounded.

Orsimplythatpeopleholdprejudicesandtendtoembarrassesthemselveswhentheyjumptoconclusionstooreadily.

DetailedAnalysisPara1Whydidtheauthorthinkabouthisfriendwhenhewalkedintothebank?Whatwastheauthor’sviewofbanks?Howdoyouunderstandtheauthor’sfriend’sattitudetowardbanks?Whatcanbanksdoforus?Andwhataboutchurches?Arethereanydifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenbanksandchurches?ChurchesrepresentAlmightyGod.Ithasrighttotellpeoplewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Bankskeeplandandissuemoneyaswellasoffermanyotherfinancialservicessuchasdeposits.Theyalsohelptoregulatetheeconomywithchangesininterestrateinmoneysupply.Mainidea

AsfortheBritishchurchman,hegoestochurchashegoestothebathroom,withtheminimumoffussandnoexplanationifhecanhelpit. —RonaldBlythe,Britishwriter

Culturetips:

Churchesandchurchgoers

Amanwhoisgoodenoughtogotoheaven,isgoodenoughtobeaclergyman.—SamuelJohnson(1709-1784),Britishlexicographerandwriter

Ihadexplainedthatawoman'saskingforequalityinthechurchwouldbecomparabletoablackperson'sdemandingequalityintheKuKluxKlan.

—MaryDaly(1928—),U.S.feministandtheologianCulturetips:

Churchesandchurchgoers

Ifpeoplewantasenseofpurposetheyshouldgetitfromtheirarchbishop.Theyshouldcertainlynotgetitfromtheirpoliticians.

—HaroldMacmillan,BritishPrimeMinisterNobodybutpoorfolksgethappyinchurch.

—RichardWright,U.S.novelist

Culturetips:

ChurchesandchurchgoersTheonlydifferenceisthatabank’sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.(P1L2)happentodo/be:todo/besth.bychance翻譯：Themanthatknockedyououtjustnowactually“happenstobe”thehusbandofthewomanyouwereflirtingwith.剛剛把你打暈的人實際上“碰巧”就是跟你調(diào)情的那個女人的丈夫。Ihappentoknowsomethingaboutmedicine,sohecouldnotfoolme.Shehappenedtobeaway,sowedidnotseeher.Part1:Words&Expressionsinthefirstplace:usedtointroduceaseriesofpointsinanargumentortotalkaboutwhatshouldhavebeendone翻譯：一開始〔/當(dāng)初〕你本來就不應(yīng)該跟他撒謊。Youshouldn’thaveliedtohiminthefirstplace.翻譯：WhyamIlate?Inthefirstplaceit’ssimplyacrimenottooversleepinsuchweather.Inthesecondplace…我為什么遲到了？首先，這種天氣不睡過頭簡直是犯罪。第二……Part1:Words&ExpressionsPart1:DifficultsentencesIfbankswererequiredtosellwalletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches.

(P1L3)likechurches:Theword“church”hascertainassociations.PeopleusuallythinkofachurchasthespokesmanofGod,asapowerfulorganizationthatcontrolsyourlifeandcaninterfereinyourlife.Tobelikechurchesmeanstoactauthoritatively.

Paraphrasing:

Eventhoughbankssellfinancialserviceinsteadofcommongoods,theyarestillbusinessorganizationsinsteadofchurches.Thusitisridiculousforthemtoactlikechurchesbyactingauthoritativelyandinterferinginotherpeople’slivesinsteadoffocusingontheirfunctionandpositionasabusinessorganizations.Whydidtheauthorgotothebankoneday?Whatdidheseeinthebank?Whatdrewhisimmediateattention?Why?Whydidtheboyhavetroublewithdrawinghismoney?Whatdidtheauthordothen?Howdidthebankofficerexplaintotheboy?MainideaDetailedAnalysisPara2-23Ihadcometoopenacheckingaccount.

account:n.

anarrangementthatyouhavewithabanktopayinortakeoutmoney賬戶Open/close/settleanaccountExample:Mysalaryispaiddirectlyintomybankaccount.①takeaccountofsth./takesth.intoaccount:toconsiderorincludeparticularfactsordetailswhenmakingadecisionorjudgmentaboutsth.Example:我將考慮你的建議。Part2:WordsandexpressionsIwilltakeyoursuggestionintoaccount.②onaccountof:becauseofsth.else,especiallybecauseofaproblemordifficultiesExample:由于天氣不好，我們將啟程的時間推遲了。Wedelayedourdeparture

onaccountof

thebadweather.Part2:Wordsandexpressions③onnoaccount決不我們決不放棄這個方案。在任何情況下你們都不能違約。④onallaccounts

adv.無論如何,總之他無論如何都要去那兒。Onnoaccount

shouldwegiveuptheplan.Onnoaccount

mustyoubreakthecontract.Hemustgothere

onallaccounts.Part2:WordsandexpressionsPart2:WordsandexpressionsItwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.

(P3L1)pressedhair:

straightenedoruncurledhairapencilmustache:

athinmustachelikealinedrawnwithapencilapressedsuit:

asuitwithoutcreasesafterironingpencilMustachebeard&mustachegoatee&mustachesideburns髯Study“fortyish”onthenextpagefortyish:atabouttheageoffortythesuffix“-ish”:Somewhat,nearto,approximately:reddish,yellowish,grayish,darkish,fortyish;Inthemannerof,like:foolish,childish,girlish,boyish,womanish,snobbish;Ofacountry:Irish,Polish,Finnish,Spanish.翻譯：Theirgirlishgigglesmakehimquiteself-conscious.那些女孩咯咯咯的笑聲讓他很不自在。翻譯：那些桃花看起來似粉非粉，漂亮極了。Thosepeachflowerslookbeautifullypinkish.Part2:WordsandexpressionsEverythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.(P3L2)Part2:Wordsandexpressionsauthority-

powerstogiveordersandmakeothersobey權(quán)威，威信

eg.Theleadermustbeapersonofauthority.-personwithspecialknowledge權(quán)威人士，專家eg.Sheisanauthorityonphonetics.(pl.)personorgrouphavingthepowertogiveordersortakeactions掌權(quán)之人；當(dāng)局eg.BritishpoliceareincooperationwiththeChinessauthorities.Everythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.(P3L2)Everythingabouthim—hisclothes,manner,etc.indicated/givespeopletheimpressionthathewascarefullydressedtoexhibitanairofdecisiveimportanceandpower.Part2:DifficultSentences…h(huán)elookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthanacustomerinaWestSidebankprep:preparatory英

[pr??p?r?tri]preparatoryschool:aprivateschoolthatpreparesstudentsforcollegePart2:Wordsandexpressionsmorethan&more…than…①morethan(colloq.)very;extremely;beyonde.g.Theyweremorethanwillingtohelp.②more…than…usedtoemphasizethatonethingistruer,moreimportant,etc.thansomethinge.g.Thechildwasmorefrightenedthanhurt.Healwaysseemedoldtome,morelikeagrandfatherthanafather.Part2:Wordsandexpressions③nomorethan:only;juste.g.Itcostmenomorethan$5tobuythebook.nomore…than:thesamease.g.He’snomoreabletoreadSpanishthanIam.Theboycontinuedtoholdmyattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.

(p5)attract/keepattentionPart2:Words&Expressionspayattentionto注意…Draw/catchone’sattention引起某人注意attractone’sattention

吸引某人注意fixone'sattentionon

留意,專心于pay

attention

to還指“向女子獻(xiàn)殷勤”，如payhis

attentionstothegirl.

Part2:Words&Expressionswearanexpressionof

v.withExample:Petralookedatherplatewearinganexpressionofdisgust.Iopenedtheaccountmyself,sowhycan’tIwithdrawanymoney?(P6L3)

withdrawv.

a.totakemoneyoutofabankaccountb.toremovesth.ortakeitawayortakeitback,oftenbecauseofanofficialdecision撤/拿走c.nottotakepartin退出d.toleaveaplace,especiallyinordertobealoneorgosomewherequiet撤退，離開，脫離

Example:Lizwithdrew$100fromheraccount.Shewithdrewadocumentfromherbriefcase.InjuryforcedClaretowithdrawfromevent.Wewithdrewtothegardenforaprivateconversation.

withdrawal

n.

Part2:Words&Expressions“Butthatdoesn’tseefair,”theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking.(P8L1)hisvoicebreaking:hisvoicebecomesunnaturalbecauseofnervousness,excitement,oranger.theabsoluteconstruction:(with)logicalsubject+presentparticiple/pastparticiple(indicatingpassivity)/infinitive(indicatingfuturityoraim)/prepositionalphrase(indicatingastate)/adj.(indicatingastate),usedasadverbials翻譯：Therebeingnotaxisatsuchanhourofthenight,wehadtowalkhome.這么晚了，沒有出租車了，所以我們不得不走著回家。翻譯：工作做完了之后，David坐下來喝了一杯茶。Theworkdone,Davidtookaseatandenjoyedacupoftea.翻譯：狗在后面瘋了似的追，貓只好瘋了似的跑。Thedogchasingherlikeamaddog,thecathadtorunlikeacrazycat.翻譯：他滿眼淚水的跟她吻別。Hekissedhergoodbyewithtearsinhiseyes/withhiseyesfulloftears.Part2:GrammarPointsPart2:Words&Expressionsturntov.

to

move(partof)one’sbodyorheadsoastoface(sb.orsth.)Example:Sheturnedtolookbackathimasshegotontheplane.Ididn’tthinktwice.(P11L1)thinktwice:v.

tothinkverycarefullybeforedecidingtodosth.,becauseyouknowaboutthedangersorproblemsExample:

Iwillthinktwicebeforetakingoutsuchalargeloanagain.Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.Part2:Words&ExpressionsAndsincetheredoesn’tseemtobeanyquestionastowhether…Since:(conj.)adverbialclauseofreason既然你無法答復(fù)這個問題，我們最好再問問別人。asto(prep.)about關(guān)于至于至于去哪里,他們還沒有決定。Since

youcan'tanswerthequestion,perhapswe'dbetterasksomeoneelse.Asto

wheretogo,theyhaven'tdecidedyet.Part2:Words&Expressions“Itmayseemridiculoustoyou,”herepliedinavoicerisingslightlyinirritation…(P14L1)avoicerisingslightly:nonfiniteverbs(presentingparticiples/pastparticiples(indicatingpassivity)/infinitives(indicatingfuturityoraim))usedasmodifiers翻譯：站在馬路邊吃烤紅薯吃得津津有味的那個老外是我們的口語老師。TheforeignerstandingonthesidewalknibblingatandrelishingabakedsweetpotatoisouroralEnglishteacher.翻譯：被他吃掉的那個烤紅薯看起來決不會低于一斤。Thesweetpotatofinishedupbyhimlooksinnowaylessthanhalfakiloinweight.翻譯：看他吃那么香，快下班的交通協(xié)管員也買了一個。Temptedbythewayherelishedthesweetpotato,theassistanttrafficregulatorsoontobeoffdutyalsotookone.

Study“inirritation”onthenextpage.Part2:DifficultSentencesinirritation:

inanannoyedmanner.“in+feeling”phrase:

inthestateofHuggingthesonbackfromthewarafterfiveyears,themothercriedinhappiness.Theyoungpeoplescreamedandjumpedinjoy.Hestoodinfrontofhisfather’sgraveinsorrow.Facedwithsuchatotallyunexpectedresult,hefrozethereinastonishment.“Howdoyouknowmayname?”sheaskedinsurprise.Paraphrasing：…h(huán)erepliedinaloudervoicewhichshowedthatthemanwasalittleannoyedandimpatient…1美元券的正面頭像為美國第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓,反面圖景為正中大寫"ONE"；2美元券正面為杰斐遜,反面為1776年宣告獨立圖；5美元券正面為林肯,反面為林肯紀(jì)念堂；10美元券正面為美國第一任財政部長漢密爾頓,反面為美國財政部；20美元券正面為第七任總統(tǒng)杰克遜,反面為白宮；50美元券正面為格蘭特,反面為美國國會；100美元券正面為富蘭克林,反面為美國獨立堂。Ihadmyopening.

(P16L1)Paraphrasing:

Ifoundagoodchancetodoorsaysomethingfavorableorupperhand.Also:Ihadmywindow.Opening:n.achanceforsomeonetodoorsaysth.E.g.hisquestionleftanopeningformetosayexactlywhatthought.Part2:DifficultSentencesImovedinforthekill.

(P19L1)Ibegantopreparetokill,destroyordefeatmyenemy.moveinforsth:becomeactiveindoingsthmoveinonsb/sth:approachsb/sth,esp.inathreateningwaye.g.警察從四面八方向恐怖分子進(jìn)逼。

Thepolicemovedinontheterrorists.(realmeaning)IthoughtnowIhadastrongargumenttosilenceandembarrassthebankofficerbyconvincinghimthathewaswrongandbeingunfairtotheboy.SoIusedtheargument.Theauthorwasusingthisexaggeratedexpressionforahumorouseffect.Definitelyhedidn’tliterallymeantokillthebankofficer.Suchexaggerationinspeechandwritingtoachieveadramatichumorouseffectisarhetoricdevicecalled

hyperbole.Explanationonhyperboleonthenextpage.Part2:DifficultSentenceshyperbole

Afigureofspeechinwhichconsciousexaggerationisusedwithouttheintentofliteralpersuasion.Itmaybeusedtoheighteneffect,ortoproducecomiceffect.A利用數(shù)詞B利用極端概念C利用形容詞和副詞D利用形容詞和副詞的最高級E利用介詞短語F利用名詞Exerciseonhyperboleonthenextpage.Izeroedinontheofficer.(Literally:Iaimedagunattheofficer.)Hiseyeslingeredonthepage,buthismindiswonderingamillionmilesaway.Iwillneverseparatefromyouuntilthesea’sgonedryandtherocksmeltwiththesun.Iamthirstytodeathforthebook.Thesmellofhisfeetiskillingme.飛流直下三千尺，疑是銀河落九天。Part2:writingdeviceRewritethefollowingsentencebyusinghyperbole:Thanksalot.I’mveryhungry. Wisdomismoreimportantthanbooks.Theylaughedheartily.Thanksamillion.I’mstarving./I’msohungrythatIcaneatahorse.Anounceofwisdomisworthamilliontonsofbooks.Theyalmostdiedlaughing./Theyroaredintolaughteruptotheroof.Part2:writingdeviceIzeroedinontheofficer.

(P20L1)v.a.

toaimguns,etc.atorfindtherangeof(aparticulartarget)瞄準(zhǔn)b.tofixattentiononsb./sth.;focusonsb./sth.全神貫注于Example:1)Artillery(火炮)andmortars(迫擊炮)

werezeroedinonallavenuesofapproach.2)Weshouldzeroinonthekeyissuesfordiscussion.Part2:Words&ExpressionsIturnedto