新视野大学英语读写教程2-unit1

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1、Unit1SectionATime-ConsciousAmericansDetailedstudyoftheText1.Americansbelievenoonestandsstill.(Para.1)Meaning:Americansbelievenoonekeepsmotionless;everyonemoves.→Here“stand”means“keeporstayinaparticularpositionorstate”.Inthissense,“stand”isfollowedbyadjectives.Mo

2、reexamples:Theroomstandsidle.这房间闲置着。Standfirm-don’tletthemtellyouwhattodo.要坚定，不要让他们对你指手画脚。Theystandopposedtothenewlaw.他们反对这项新法律。2.…youarefallingbehind.(Para.1)★fallbehind:movemoreslowlythanotherpeoplesothatoneisbehindthem.fallbehindinscience在科学方面落后fallbehindone’

3、scompetitors落后于竞争对手。Thestudenthasbeenworkinghardforfearthatheshuoldfallbehind.这个学生一直很努力，唯恐落后。3.Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring.(Para.1)Meaning:ThiswayofthinkinganddoingthingscausesAmericanstodevotetheirtimeand

4、ennergytoresearching,experimentingandexploring.resultin:makesomethinghappen;causeActingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailure.做事不事先考虑总会导致失败。Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople.这场事故造成两人死亡。★compare:resultfrom:becausedbysomethingthathashappenedpreviouslyNothingh

5、asresultedfromhisefforts.他的努力终成泡影。Thechild’sillnessresultedfromeatinguncleanfood.孩子生病是由于吃了不干净的事物。4.TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.(Para.1)Meaning:Americansusetwothingswithgreatcare(or:Americansneverwastetwothings):Oneistim

6、eandtheotherislabor.→Noticeherewehaveaspecialtypeofadverbialclause:“theotherbeinglabor”.Thestructureis:subject+V-ing(or:V-ed).Thistypeofclausecanalsobeputatthebeginningofthewholesentence.Nofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.没有作进一步讨论，会议就结束了。Lun

7、chfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.吃完午饭，所有客人都回到了起居室。5.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock…(Para.2)Meaning:Weareunderthecontroloftimeonlyandnothingelse,orweareonlydominatedbytime…★slavetosth:apersonwhoisbeingcompletelyinfluencedordominatedbysomethingasla

8、vetodrink酒鬼aslavetomoney金钱的奴隶★nothingbut:onlyHe’snothingbutacriminal.他只不过是个罪犯。Hedidnothingbutcomplain.他只是抱怨，别的什么都不干。1.Webudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,a