新视界大学英语综合教程2unit4

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1、WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointTHEONEHATGOTAWAYWarmingup➊Workinpairsandguessthemeaningoftheanimalidioms.IgottheinformationfromasourceIdonotwanttotellyouabout,asecretsource.(Birdshavelongbeenassociatedwithcarry

2、ingmessagesandthisseemstobetheoriginoftheidiom.)ThesituationseemedsuspiciousandIdidnottrusther.(Fishthathasbeguntosmellisnotfreshandcannotbetrustedtobesafetoeat.)WarmingupSameatsalot.(Ashorseseatfoodlowinnutritionalvalue,theyhavetoeatagreatdealofit.)Theycangoontalkingfo

3、rhours.(Cowswalkhomeveryslowlyfromthefieldstothebarneveryevening.)WarmingupYouleftveryquietly.(Again,itisderivedfromthefactthatmicearehuntedbycats,owlsandothercreatures,sotheymoveveryquietlyinopenspaces.)Itishardtochangeoldhabits;theolddonotlearnnewthingsasquicklyasthey

4、oung.(Thisisaveryoldsayingbasedonfact–asheepdog,forexample,needstobetrainedwhenyoung.)WarmingupThecousinistheworstmemberofthefamily,theleastrespectableorwell-behaved.(Forgeneticreasons,eveninaflockofwhitesheep,preferredasthewoolcanbedyedvariouscolours,blacksheepareoccas

5、ionallyborn,butarenotwanted,anoddityandproblem.)Sherevealedthesecret.(Onepossibleoriginisthatdishonestpeopletriedtosellcatsinbagsaspigsandanyrevealingofthetruthwouldruinthesale.OritmightcomefromasimilarDutchidiomaboutbuyingacatinabag,iebeingcheated.)WarmingupArethereany

6、similaridiomsinChinese?•Playthelutetoacow.(对牛弹琴)•Standbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit.(守株待兔)•Froginawell(thatcanseeonlyatinypatchofskynobiggerthanthemouthofthewell).(井底之蛙)•Anoldhorseknowsitsway.(老马识途)•Shoottwohawkswithonearrow.(similartokillt

7、wobirdswithonestone)(一箭双雕)Warmingup•Calladeerahorse.(similartocallwhiteblack,meaningturnrightintowrong)(指鹿为马)•Bringapictureofadragontolifebyputtingpupilsintoitseyes.(addthetouchthatbringsaworkofarttolife)(画龙点睛)•Foxborrowsthetiger’sfiercenessbywalkinginthelatter’scompany

8、.(狐假虎威)WarmingupThedescriptionshowsthedifferencesinanimalcharacteristics:birdsflyaroundandcancarrymessages;bad