unit 1预习问题、笔记及翻译练习

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1、Unit1NotesI.Pre-readingquestionsfordiscussionororalreport1.Howdoyouunderstand“Oncethesandshaverunoutofaperson’shourglass,theycannotbereplaced”?2.Doyoupreferaslowpaceoflifeorafastpace?Giveyourreasons.II.NotesMetaphorandsimile1.Metaphor(directcomparison)Oncethesandshaverunourofape

2、rson’shourglass,theycannotbereplaced.2.Simile(comparisonsusing“like”or“as”Agoodideaislikearabbit.Itrunsbysofast,sometimesyouseeonlyitsearsortail.Tocaptureit,youmustbeready.Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.…3.Recallattentionnottometaphoritselfbuttothewriter’smeaningAvoi

3、dmixedmetaphorMixedVariousthornyproblemsthatonewouldprefertosweepundertherugcontinuetobobupallthesame.ImprovedVariousthornyproblemsthatonewouldprefertweedoutcontinuetosproutupallthesame.tostandstill(L.1)Stand:linkingverbCouldyourstandstillandlistentome?Timeseemstohavestoodstilla

4、tthisembarrassingmoment.Fallbehind(sb./sth)(with/insth)Iwaschattinganddidn’tnoticethatIhadfallenbehind(others).hehasbeenfallingbehindhisclassmatesinEnglish.Peoplemaylosetheirhomesiftheyfallbehindwithpayment.Theprojecthasfallenbehindschedule.Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeopleco

5、mmittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring.SentencestructureTranslationCommittedto(adj.)We’refullycommittedtoEqualOpportunityPolicies.SheisacommittedstudentTimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.SentencestructureEmphasisBeaslaveto/ofsthHewould

6、notbeaslavetowealth.Computerhasbecomeessentialinourlife.Itseemswehavebecomeslavestoourtechnology.Nothingbut+n./do6-4Unit1NotesThereisnothingbutsaladtoeat.Theydidnothingbutargueforthewholetime.She’snothingbutskinsandbones.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.TranslationCollocationBudg

7、ettimeStealtimeKilltimeCuttimeBudgetVi.Atuniversity,youngpeoplehavetobudgetfortheirlivingexpensesandorganizetheirtime.We’vebudgetedforanewcarnextyear.Vt.Eachquestionshouldtake20minutes,sobudgetyourtimeaccordingly.confrontedwiththefinancialcrisis,manyAmericanshavetobudgetthecosto

8、fliving.N.Familybudget/week’sbudgetbudgetn.Itis