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1、Unit1Book4THISYEARIT’SGOINGTOBEDIFFERENT文化背景:NewYear’sresolutions;StephenLeacock语篇特点:幽默、口语化的描写语言知识:resolutions;beblessedwith;spontaneous;sneakupon;throwninthesponge;gotoreason;1.DifficultSentences1.(LL1-2,Para.1)NewYear’sresolutionsarelikeanythingelse—yougetoutofthemwhatyouputin.W
2、hatdoesthissentencemean?àAsthesayinggoes,“Asyousow,sowillyoureap”,whichmeanswhateveramansowshewillreap.ThewriterintendstoconvincethereaderthatmakingNewYear’sresolutionsalsofollowsthismaxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthebeginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwillhave.2.(LL5-7,Para.1
3、)Prettyclearly,anyonewhofollowedmycollectionofruleswouldbeblessedwitharicherlife,boundlesslovefromhisfamily,andtheadmirationofthecommunity.Paraphrasethissentence.àQuiteobviously,anyonewhowasdeterminedtobeguidedbytherulesofself-improvementIcollectedwouldbehappyandhaveaneventfullife
4、,infiniteaffectionfromhisfamilyandtherespectofthecommunity.3.(LL2-3,Para.2)Bespontaneousinshowingaffection.Paraphrasethissentence.àShowyourlovereadilyandwillingly.4.(LL3-4,Para.2)“Don’teversneakuponmelikethatagain!”Whatdoesthissentencemean?àNevercreepuponmelikethatagain!WhydidMagg
5、iereacttoherhusband’skissinthisway?àProbablythehusbandseldomdidthiskindofromanticthing(stealakissfrombehind)before.5.(LL1-2,Para.3)Asincerecomplimentisworthitsweightingold.Paraphrasethissentence.àWhole-heartedandgenuinepraiseisveryvaluable.6.(L1,Para.4)“Itwasn’tmyideatostayoutunti
6、lfoura.m.”Whatdoesthissentencemean?àIdidn’twanttoremainoutsideuntilfourinthemorning!Itwasyouridea!WasMaggiepleasedtohearthe“sincerecompliment”?Whyorwhynot?àMaggiewasverymuchannoyedbythe“sincerecompliment”,becauseshedidn’tlook“lovely”atallduetolackofsleep.Therefore,shethoughtherhus
7、bandwasspeakingsarcastically.7.(L2,Para.8)Roysureissmart.WhatdidSammymean?à“Sure”isoftenusedincolloquialAmericanEnglish,meaning“certainly”.“Roysureissmart”means“Roycertainlyisclever.”Bymakingsucharemark,Sammyactuallysuggestedthathisfatherwasnotsobright.8.(LL2-3,Para.9)Meetyourchil
8、dathisownlevel.Paraphrasethissent