新视界大学英语综合教程2 unit4.ppt

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1、WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointTHEONEHATGOTAWAYWarmingup➊Workinpairsandguessthemeaningoftheanimalidioms.IgottheinformationfromasourceIdonotwanttotellyouabout,asecretsource.(Birdshavelongbeenassociatedwithcarryingmessagesandthisseemst

2、obetheoriginoftheidiom.)ThesituationseemedsuspiciousandIdidnottrusther.(Fishthathasbeguntosmellisnotfreshandcannotbetrustedtobesafetoeat.)WarmingupSameatsalot.(Ashorseseatfoodlowinnutritionalvalue,theyhavetoeatagreatdealofit.)Theycangoontalkingforhours.(Cowswalkhomeveryslowlyfromthefieldstothe

3、barneveryevening.)WarmingupYouleftveryquietly.(Again,itisderivedfromthefactthatmicearehuntedbycats,owlsandothercreatures,sotheymoveveryquietlyinopenspaces.)Itishardtochangeoldhabits;theolddonotlearnnewthingsasquicklyastheyoung.(Thisisaveryoldsayingbasedonfact–asheepdog,forexample,needstobetrai

4、nedwhenyoung.)WarmingupThecousinistheworstmemberofthefamily,theleastrespectableorwell-behaved.(Forgeneticreasons,eveninaflockofwhitesheep,preferredasthewoolcanbedyedvariouscolours,blacksheepareoccasionallyborn,butarenotwanted,anoddityandproblem.)Sherevealedthesecret.(Onepossibleoriginisthatdis

5、honestpeopletriedtosellcatsinbagsaspigsandanyrevealingofthetruthwouldruinthesale.OritmightcomefromasimilarDutchidiomaboutbuyingacatinabag,iebeingcheated.)WarmingupArethereanysimilaridiomsinChinese?•Playthelutetoacow.(对牛弹琴)•Standbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit.(守株待兔)

6、•Froginawell(thatcanseeonlyatinypatchofskynobiggerthanthemouthofthewell).(井底之蛙)•Anoldhorseknowsitsway.(老马识途)•Shoottwohawkswithonearrow.(similartokilltwobirdswithonestone)(一箭双雕)Warmingup•Calladeerahorse.(similartocallwhiteblack,meaningturnrightintowrong)(指鹿为马)•Bringapictureofadragontolifebyputt

7、ingpupilsintoitseyes.(addthetouchthatbringsaworkofarttolife)(画龙点睛)•Foxborrowsthetiger’sfiercenessbywalkinginthelatter’scompany.(狐假虎威)WarmingupThedescriptionshowsthedifferencesinanimalcharacteristics:birdsflyaroundandcancarrymessages;bad