研究生英语阅读教程(提高级) Lesson 12.ppt

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1、Lesson12InPraiseoftheHumbleCommaCATALOGUEAbouttheAuthorWarm-upActivitiesStructureLanguagePointsKeysWarm-upActivitiesCouldyouspeakthesepunctuationmarksinEnglish,.:;!?…“”‘’()-—?2.Amongthosecommonly-usedpunctuationmarks,whichdoyouthinkisthemostusefulormostimportantone?Whydoyouthinkso?3.Doyouthinkc

2、ommaworthpraising?StructurePartI(para.1):Althoughapparentlysmallandhumble,oftengettingnorespect,commasarelikegodsinthattheygivebreathtolifeortakeitaway.PartII(para.2—para.5):Socialfunctionsofpunctuations.PartIII(para.6—para.7):Punctuationisanimportantmeansofcommunicationforfeelings.PartIV(para.

3、8—para.9):Significanceofcommas.PartV(para.10—para.11):Punctuationisamatterofcareforwhatthewordsimply.LanguagePoints(all)ofasudden(或onasudden,allonasudden,onthesudden)(line2,para.1)suddenly，unexpectedly突然地；出乎意料地，冷不防①灯突然灭了。Allofasuddenthelightswentout.②我们等了又等，然后，突然看到地平线上出现了一艘帆船。Wewaitedandwaited,

4、thenallofasuddenwesawasailonthehorizon.③他决定突然离开，这一点都不明智。Thewayhedecidedtoleaveallofasuddendidn’tmakeanysense.LanguagePoints2.deprive(of)takeawayfrom;preventfromusingorenjoying夺去，剥夺；使丧失（line4,para.1）①一个学生假如没有了书籍，将怎么办？Whatwouldastudentdoiftheweredeprivedofhisbooks?②那次事故使他丧失了视力。Hewasdeprivedofhiss

5、ightbytheaccident.③担忧使他不能入睡。Worryingdeprivedhimofsleep.LanguagePoints*deprivednothavingthethingsthatarenecessaryforacomfortableorhappylife;havingfeweropportunitiesinlifebecauseofbeingpoor（尤指儿童）被剥夺的，贫困的synonym:disadvantaged,underprivileged①贫困儿童往往学习比较差。Deprivedchildrentendtodolesswellatschool.dep

6、rivedareas/neighbourhoodsetc(=wherealotofdeprivedpeoplelive)②在贫民区长大的孩子转向犯罪和滥用毒品的可能性大得多。Childrengrowingupindeprivedareasarefarmorelikelytoturntocrimeanddrugabuse.LanguagePoints3.keepup(line1,para.2)tomakesomethingcontinueatitspresentleveloramount,insteadoflettingitdecrease;maintaininpropercondit

7、ion维护；使保持良好状态①他按期付帐保持良好的信用。Hekeepshiscreditupbypayinghisbillsregularly.②要保养这幢大厦所需费用太大了。Themansionwastooexpensivetokeepup.b)tocontinuedoingsomething保持；坚持好极了！继续好好干！Splendid!Keepupthegoodwork!(=continuetoworkhardandwell)LanguagePoint