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外研版英语必修6Module2Section3WordsandExpressiona
Module2FantasyLiterature—
PhilipPullman
PartTwo:
TeachingResources
第二部分:
教学资源
Section3:
WordsandExpressionsfromModule2FantasyLiterature—PhilipPullman
heroine
noun
1agirlorwomanwhoisadmiredbymanyfordoingsthbraveorgood:
theheroinesoftherevolution2themainfemalecharacterinastory,novel,film/movie,etc.:
TheheroineisplayedbyDemiMoore.Shakespeare’sheroines3awomanthatyouadmirebecauseofaparticularqualityorskillthatshehas:
Madonnawasherteenageheroine.
hero
noun(pl.-oes)
1aperson,especiallyaman,whoisadmiredbymanypeoplefordoingsthbraveorgood:
awarhero(=sbwhowasverybraveduringawar)TheOlympicteamweregivenahero’swelcomeontheirreturnhome.oneofthecountry’snationalheroes2themainmalecharacterinastory,novel,film/movieetc.:
Theheroofthenovelisaten-yearoldboy.3aperson,especiallyaman,thatyouadmirebecauseofaparticularqualityorskillthattheyhave:
mychildhoodhero
direction
noun
WHERETO
1[C,U]thegeneralpositionapersonorthingmovesorpointstowards:
Tomwentoffinthedirectionofhome.Sheglancedinhisdirection.Theaircraftwasflyinginanortherlydirection.Theroadwasblockedinbothdirections.Theyhitatruckcomingintheoppositedirection.Hasthewindchangeddirection?
Whenthepolicearrived,thecrowdscatteredinalldirections.Ilostallsenseofdirection(=Ididn’tknowwhichwaytogo).
DEVELOPMENT
2[C,U]thegeneralwayinwhichapersonorthingdevelops:
Theexhibitionprovidesevidenceofseveralnewdirectionsinherwork.Iamveryunhappywiththedirectiontheclubistaking.It’sonlyasmallimprovement,butatleastit’sastepintherightdirection.
WHEREFROM
3[C]thegeneralpositionapersonorthingcomesordevelopsfrom:
Supportcamefromanunexpecteddirection.Letusapproachthesubjectfromadifferentdirection.
PURPOSE
4[U]apurpose;anaim:
Wearelookingforsomebodywithaclearsenseofdirection.Onceagainherlifefeltlackingindirection.
INSTRUCTIONS
5[C,usuallypl.]instructionsabouthowtodosth,wheretogo,etc.:
Let’sstopandaskfordirections.Simpledirectionsforassemblingthemodelareprintedonthebox.
CONTROL
6[U]theartofmanagingorguidingsb/sth:
AllworkwasproducedbythestudentsunderthedirectionofJohnWilliams.Shewasentrustedwiththedirectionoftheproject.
FILM/MOVIE
7[U]theinstructionsgivenbysbdirectingafilm/movie:
Thereissomecleverdirectionandthefilmisverywellshot.
vanish
verb[v]
1todisappearsuddenlyand/orinawaythatyoucannotexplain:
Heturnedaroundandvanishedintothehouse.Themagicianvanishedinapuffofsmoke.Myglassesseemtohavevanished.Hevanishedwithouttrace.2tostopexisting:
thevanishingwoodlandsofEuropeAllhopesofapeacefulsettlementhadnowvanished.Allthoughtsofleavingvanishedfromhismind.
comfortable
adj.
CLOTHES/FURNITURE
1(ofclothes,furniture,etc.)makingyoufeelphysicallyrelaxed;pleasanttowear,siton,etc.:
It’ssuchacomfortablebed.Thesenewshoesarenotverycomfortable.awarmcomfortablehouseLetmeslipintosomethingmorecomfortable(=changeintomorecomfortableclothing).
PHYSICALLYRELAXED
2feelingpleasantlyphysicallyrelaxed;warmenough,withoutpain,etc.:
Areyoucomfortable?
Sheshiftedintoamorecomfortablepositiononthechair.PleasemakeyourselfcomfortablewhileIgetsomecoffee.Thepatientiscomfortable(=notinpain)afterhisoperation.
CONFIDENT
3confidentandnotworriedorafraid:
He’smorecomfortablewithcomputersthanwithpeople.Ineverfeelverycomfortableinherpresence.
HAVINGMONEY
4havingenoughmoneytobuywhatyouwantwithoutworryingaboutthecost:
They’renotmillionaires,butthey’recertainlyverycomfortable.Hemakesacomfortableliving.Theycomefromcomfortablemiddle-classfamilies.
VICTORY
5quitelarge;allowingyoutowineasily:
Thepartywonwithacomfortablemajority.acomfortable2-0win
pat
verb(-tt-)
totouchsb/sthgentlyseveraltimeswithyourhandflat,especiallyasasignofaffection:
[vn]Shepattedthedogonthehead.Hepattedhissister’shandconsolingly.[vn-adj]Patyourfacedrywithasofttowel.
patsb/yourselfonthebacktopraisesboryourselffordoingsthwell
noun
1agentlefriendlytouchwithyouropenhandorwithaflatobject:
apatontheheadHegaveherkneeanaffectionatepat.2~ofbutterasmall,soft,flatlumpofbutter:
bakedpotatoeswithapatofbutterandasprinkleofpaprika
apatontheback(forsth/fordoingsth)praiseorapprovalforsththatyouhavedonewell:
Hedeservesapatonthebackforallhishardwork.Giveyourselfapatontheback!
adj.
(usuallydisapproving)(ofananswer,acomment,etc.)tooquick,easyorsimple;notseemingnaturalorrealistic:
Theendingofthenovelisalittletoopattobeconvincing.Therearenopatanswerstothesequestions.
adv.
have/knowsthoffpat(BrE)(NAmEhave/knowsthdownpat)toknowsthperfectlysothatyoucanrepeatitatanytimewithouthavingtothinkaboutit:
Hehadalltheanswersoffpat.
invisible
adj.
1~(tosb/sth)thatcannotbeseen:
starsinvisibletothenakedeyeawizardwhocouldmakehimselfinvisibleShefeltinvisibleinthecrowd.2(economics)connectedwithaservicethatacountryprovides,suchasbanksortourism,ratherthangoods:
invisibleearnings
blink
verb
1whenyoublinkorblinkyoureyesoryoureyesblink,youshutandopenyoureyesquickly:
[v]Heblinkedinthebrightsunlight.Lucyblinkedathiminastonishment.I’llbebackbeforeyoucanblink(=veryquickly).WhenItoldhimthenewshedidn’tevenblink(=showednosurpriseatall).[alsovn]2[v]toshinewithanunsteadylight;toflashonandoff:
Suddenlyawarninglightblinked.
blinksthaway/backtotrytocontroltearsorclearyoureyesbyblinking:
Shebravelyblinkedbackhertears.
edge
noun
1[C]theoutsidelimitofanobject,asurfaceoranarea;thepartfurthestfromthecentre:
Hestoodontheedgeofthecliff.abighouseon/attheedgeoftownDon’tputthatglasssoneartheedgeofthetable.Isatdownatthewater’sedge.Standthecoinonitsedge.Shetorethepageoutroughly,leavingaraggededgeinthebook
2[C]thesharppartofablade,knifeorswordthatisusedforcutting:
Becareful—ithasasharpedge.,carvingknife3(usuallytheedge)[sing.]thepointatwhichsth,especiallysthbad,maybegintohappen:
Theyhadbroughtthecountrytotheedgeofdisaster.4[sing.]~(on/oversb/sth)aslightadvantageoversb/sth:
Thecompanyneedstoimproveitscompetitiveedge.Theyhavetheedgeonus.5[sing.]astrong,oftenexciting,quality:
Hershownowhasahardpoliticaledgetoit.6[sing.]asharptoneofvoice,oftenshowinganger:
Hedidhisbesttoremaincalm,buttherewasadistinctedgetohisvoice.7-edged(inadjectives)havingthetypeofedgeoredgesmentioned:
alace-edgedhandkerchief
beonedgetobenervous,excitedorbad-tempered
ontheedgeofone’sseatveryexcitedandgivingyourfullattentiontosth:
Thegamehadthecrowdontheedgeoftheirseats.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatwaitingtofindoutwhathappenednext.
taketheedgeoffsthtomakesthlessstrong,lessbad,etc.:
Thesandwichtooktheedgeoffmyappetite.Itookanaspirintotaketheedgeoffthepain.Asqueezeoflemontakestheedgeoffthesweetness.
square
adj.
SHAPE
1(geometry)havingfourstraightequalsidesandfouranglesof90°:
asquareroom2forminganangleof90°exactlyorapproximately:
Thebookhadrounded,notsquare,corners.squareshouldersHehadafirm,squarejaw.
MEASUREMENT
3usedafteraunitofmeasurementtosaythatsthmeasuresthesameamountoneachoffoursides:
acarpetfourmetressquare4(abbr.sq)usedafteranumbertogiveameasurementofarea:
anareaof36squaremetres
BROAD/SOLID
5usedtodescribesththatisbroadorthatlookssolidinshape:
amanofsquarebuild—seealsofour-square
LEVEL/PARALLEL
6[notbeforenoun]~(withsth)levelwithorparalleltosth:
tablesarrangedsquarewiththewall
WITHMONEY
7(informal)iftwopeoplearesquare,neitherofthemowesmoneytotheother:
Here’sthe£10Ioweyou—nowwe’resquare.
INSPORT
8~(withsb)iftwoteamsaresquare,theyhavethesamenumberofpoints:
Theteamswereallsquareathalf-time.
FAIR/HONEST
9fairorhonest,especiallyinbusinessmatters:
asquaredealAreyoubeingsquarewithme?
INAGREEMENT
10~withsthinagreementwithsth:
Thatisn’tquitesquarewithwhatyousaidyesterday.
asquaremealagood,satisfyingmeal:
Helooksasthoughhehasn’thadasquaremealforweeks.
noun
SHAPE
1[C]ashapewithfourstraightsidesofequallengthandfouranglesof90°;apieceofsththathasthisshape:
Firstbreakthechocolateintosquares.Thefloorwastiledinsquaresofgreyandwhitemarble.
INTOWN
2[C]anopenareainatown,usuallywithfoursides,surroundedbybuildings:
Thehotelisjustoffthemainsquare.themarket/town/villagesquare
3Square[sing.](abbr.Sq.)(usedinaddresses):
Theyliveat95RussellSquare.
MATHEMATICS
4[C]thenumberobtainedwhenyoumultiplyanumberbyitself:
Thesquareof7is49.
backtosquareoneareturntothesituationyouwereinatthebeginningofaproject,task,etc.,becauseyouhavemadenorealprogress:
Ifthissuggestionisn’taccepted,we’llbebacktosquareone.
verb[vn]
SHAPE
1~sth(off)tomakesthhavestraightedgesandcorners:
Itwasliketryingtosquareacircle.Thatis,itwasimpossible.Theboatisroundedatth