1、Language Point 5 would have been thrown out of the school for his offences. (Para.1)offence (美offense): n.1) C a wrongdoing; crime 过错;违例;犯罪To smoke in non-smoking areas is an offence against the feeling of the public. 在禁烟区吸烟令人反感。2) C; U sth. that hurts feelings 引起反感的事情These team members caused some
2、offence to their captain because they were late for training. 这些队员令队长有些不快,因为他们训练迟到了。The guest took offence at having no guide to show him around the city. 客人为没有导游带他游览城市而生气。Language Point 6 and then had a successful career in the British Army, touring both Africa and India (Para.1)tour: vt. visit som
3、ewhere on a journey 游览Would you like to tour around the city this afternoon? 今天下午您想看看这个城市吗?n.C a journey during which several places are visited 旅游,周游,漫游Were planning a tour around Europe. 我们正在筹备一次欧洲旅行。The singer is at present on tour in Asia. 这位歌手目前正在亚洲巡回演出。Language Point 7He later was elected prim
4、e minister and (Para.1)elect: vt. choose sb. for a certain post 选举;推选They elected him chairman. 他们选他当主席。We need to elect a new member for the board. 我们需要为董事会选一名新董事。Language Point 8 and brought great courage to Britain (Para.1)bring courage to: make sb. feel brave 给带来勇气His coming brought courage to u
5、s. 他的到来给我们带来了勇气。courage: n. U the quality of doing things without feeling afraid 勇气;胆量He showed great courage during the war. 在战争期间,他表现出非凡的勇气。Language Point 9 through his speeches and other work (Para.1)speech:1) C an act of speaking to a group of listeners 演说He gave us a very interesting speech on
6、energy. 他为我们作了一个关于能量的报告,非常精彩。2) U the act of speaking 说话(能力)Speech is one method of communication(交流) between people. 讲话是人际交流的一种方法。Language Point 10 he was invited to address the young boys (Para.2)address: v. speak to sb. 向讲话The Education Secretary had to address a crowd of angry teachers. 教育大臣不得不面
7、对一群愤怒的教师发表讲话。n.1) C a speech made to a group of people 演说,讲话The Headmaster gave an address to the school before the prizes were given away. 发奖前,校长先对全校师生讲话。2)C the number of a building, name of the street, etc., where a person lives or works 地址She no longer lives at this address. 她已经不住在这个地址了。Language
8、 Point 11the coming of their leader, the headmaster said (Para.2)headmaster: n. C sb. in charge of a school 校长With regard to what he has done, the headmaster operates the school quite well. 从校长所做过的工作来看,他把学校管理得不错。Language Point 12 and you should obey whatever sound advice he may give you at that time
9、. (Para.2)Meaning: and you should take whatever right and good advice he may give you at that time.obey: vt. do what one is ordered to do 服从;遵命To obey does not mean to respect. 遵命并不意味着尊敬。Language Point 13 five inches and 107 kilos of him! (Para.3)kilo: n. C a kilogram 千克;公斤I weigh(重) 55 kilos. 我的体重是
10、55公斤。Language Point 14He gave this short but moving speech. (Para.3) His speech was short, but it caused strong feelings among the students.Language Point 15give a speech: make a speech 作演说The Foreign Minister is going to give a speech to the Press Club. 外交部长将向记者俱乐部发表演说。Language Point 16Young man, n
11、ever give up. (Para.3)give up: stop trying 放弃Dont give up now; youre improving all the time. 别就此放弃,你一直是在进步的。I give up. Whats the answer? 我猜不出,答案是什么?Language Point 17 none of these can hold back strong spirit. (Para.4)hold back: prevent sb. or sth. from acting 阻碍;阻挡You could become a good dancer, but
12、 your lack of practice is holding you back. 你有可能成为一名优秀的舞蹈家,但缺少锻炼妨碍了你的发展。Language Point 18He grew up on a small farm at what was then the edge of the settled part of the United States. (Para.5) He grew up on a small farm at a place which was then the border of the fixed part of the United States.Lang
13、uage Point 19 the edge of the settled part of the United States. (Para.5)edge: n. U the farthest part from the center 边缘If you dont want it, leave it on the edge of the plate. 假如你不喜欢的话,把它放在盘子一边。He felt he was on the edge of anger. 他感到自己快要发火了。Im sorry I was a bit on edge at that moment. 对不起,我刚才有些失礼。L
14、anguage Point 20 his family hardly had a penny (Para.5)penny: n.sing; C a coin worth a cent 便士She had a couple of coins in her pocket, but no pennies. 她口袋里的那些硬币中没有便士。Language Point 21lost a second election and was forced out. (Para.5)election: n. C;U choosing of a member for a position 选举A general e
15、lection is called for in order to make it fair. 为了显示公正,举行了一次大选。Members of this organization were also chosen by election. 这个组织的成员也是通过选举产生。Language Point 22 in the election for vice president (Para.5)vice: a. a word used with a title (头衔), to mean that a person is next below the person with the title
16、 副(职)的He was elected vice-chairman (副主席) of the educational committee(委员会). 他当选为教育委员会副主席。Language Point 23Yet it should be remembered how many failures and defeats marked his early life.(Para.6) Yet we should remember the fact that having failures and defeats were typical of his early life.Language
17、Point 24 but have gone on to do great deeds. (Para.7)deed:U an action 行为,行动They were educated at an early age to do good deeds for others. 他们从小就受到要为别人做好事的教育。Note: deed 用于正式场合,常指重要行动:Robin Hood was famous for his brave deeds. 罗宾汉因其英勇事迹而广为人知。Language Point 25Lock him in a damp prison, and you have a J
18、ohn Bunyan. (Para.8)lock: vt. put or keep (esp. a person or animal) in an enclosed (与世隔绝的) place and prevent them from leaving, esp. by locking a door 关押The enemy locked him in the dark room. 敌人把他关在黑屋子里。n. C an instrument for fastening things like doors that can only be opened or closed with the rig
19、ht key 锁Turn the key in the lock to open the door. 在锁眼中转动钥匙把门打开。Language Point 26damp: a. rather wet 潮湿的We complained to the hotel that the carpet was damp. 我们向旅馆抱怨,地毯非常潮湿。Language Point 27and you have a John Bunyan. (Para.8) 句中专有名词实际上作为普通名词用。“不定冠词 + 专有名词”表示“和相似的人或地方”。例:Only a Lu Xun could have writ
20、ten that. 只有鲁迅那样的伟大作家才能写出那样的作品。Language Point 28Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge (Para.9)bury: vt.1) cover over with sth. 埋藏;掩盖She buried her head in newspaper. 她埋头读报。He stood there, buried in thought. 他站在那里,陷入沉思之中。2) put a dead body into the ground 埋葬Her mother was buried in her native town. 她
21、的母亲被安葬在老家。Language Point 29valley: n. C an area of land lying between two lines of hills or mountains 山谷Good soil is also found in river valleys. 河谷里也有肥沃的土地。Language Point 30Make a musical genius deaf (Para.10)genius: n. C a person who is very clever 天才The new professor of mathematics has been descr
22、ibed as a genius. 这位新晋升的数学教授被人称为天才。deaf: a.1) not able to hear 聋的;失聪的A special school is being built for deaf people. 正在为聋人建造一所特殊学校。2) not ready to listen 不愿听We should not turn a deaf ear to others suggestions. 对他人的建议我们不应该置之不理。Language Point 31 in a society filled with bitter hate (Para.11)bitter: a
23、.1) filled with hate, anger, disappointment, etc. 怀恨的;怨愤的;伤心的Johns still bitter about the way she treated him. 想到她曾那样地对待他,约翰至今还耿耿于怀。2) having a sharp taste 苦味的;苦的This vegetable has a bitter taste. 这种蔬菜有苦味。Language Point 32 in a society filled with bitter hate between races (Para.11)race: n. C a grou
24、p of humans different from other groups in size, color, and other features 人种;种族People of different races are all brothers and sisters. 所有种族的人们皆是兄弟姐妹。Language Point 33Have him born of parents who survived (Para.12)born of: brought into existence by 出生于;来自Confidence is born of knowledge. 有知识才有信心。Lang
25、uage Point 34 survived a Nazi death camp (Para.12)camp:1. C a place where people are kept 集中营All the Nazi camps were controlled by members of the Nazi party. 所有的纳粹集中营都是由纳粹党徒控制的。2. C;U a place with tents where people live for a short time 营地And well break camp tomorrow. 我们明天将拔营。The climbers set up th
26、eir camp near the top of the mountain. 登山者们在靠近山顶的地方建立了营地。Language Point 35 and you have the concert violin player (Para.12)concert: n. C a musical performance音乐会Our students gave a wonderful concert yesterday evening. 昨晚我校的学生举行了一场精彩的音乐会。Language Point 36violin: n. C 小提琴He played the violin to welcom
27、e the guests. 他拉起了小提琴欢迎宾客。Language Point 37Call him slow to learn, and write him off as stupid, and you have an Albert Einstein. (Para.13) Despite the fact that he was considered foolish and slow, Albert Einstein became a great scientist.Language Point 38 and write him off as stupid, and you have an Albert Einstein. (Para.13)write sb. off: believe that sb. is not good 认为不好;不看好Dont write the team off just because the boys on the team are
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