最新自考英语二教材课文讲义unit2.docx

1、最新自考英语二教材课文讲义unit2Unit 2 Mistakes to SuccessI. New words and expressionsNew words1. spill v.（使）洒出，泼出，溢出2. respondv. 作出反应；响应respond toresponse3. interviewv. （媒体）采访，访问4. creative adj. 创作的5. occurv. 发生；出现It occurred to me that6. remove v. 拿开；去掉7. refrigerator n. 冰箱8. grip n. 紧握；紧抓9. slippery adj. 滑的；滑得

2、抓不住（或站不稳、难以行走）10. content n. 所容纳之物；所含之物11. veritable adj. 十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的12. yell v. 叫喊；大喊；吼叫13. lecture n.（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责14. mess n. 肮脏；杂乱；不整洁15. rarelyadv. 罕有；很少；不常rare animals / stampsRarely is he late for class.16. puddle n. 水洼；小水坑17. eventually 最后；终于18. restore v. 使复原；使复位；使复职19. sponge n. 海绵块20.

3、effectivelyadv. 有效地effectiveineffective注意区分：effective / efficient21. tiny adj. 极小的；微小的22. discoverv. 了解到；认识到；查明discovery23. grasp v. 抓紧；抓牢24. lip n.（容器或凹陷地方的)边，边沿25. renowned adj. 有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的26. remark v. 谈论；评论27. opportunity n. 机会；时机28. scientificadj. 科学（上）的；关于科学的sciencescientist例如：The medicalscie

4、nceis making great progress in the treatment of cancer.You should providescientificevidence instead of subjective evidence to prove this theory holds water.Several world-renownedscientistswill be invited to attend the forum.29. valuableadj. 很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的Phrases and Expressions1. in this manner 用这种方式

5、2. setapart from 区别；使与众不同II. Text LearningSpilt MilkHave you heard of the story about split milk?(1)Well, we all knowthere is no use crying over split milk.But this story is different.I would hope all parents would respondin this manner.I recently heard a story about a famous researchscientist（研究科学家

6、，高级研究员） who hadmadeseveral very importantmedical breakthroughs.(2)He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother

7、 that occurred when he was about two years old.(3)He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable sea of milk!When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of

8、 yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said,(4)Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I haverarelyseen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?Inde

9、ed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said，You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up andrestore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or amop. Which do you prefer? he chose the sponge an

10、d together they cleaned up the spilt milk.His mother then said, You know, what we have here is afailedexperimentinhow to effectivelycarry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Lets go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping

11、it.(5)The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.What a wonderful lesson!（承上总结句）(6)The renowned scientist remarked thatit wasatthatmoment that he knew he didnt need to be afraid to make mistakes.(7)Instead, he l

12、earned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, whatscientific experiments are all about.Even if the experiment doesnt work, we usually learn something valuablefrom it.(8)Wouldnt it be great if all parents would respond the way Roberts mother responded t

13、o him?本文重点及难点：1. Well, we all knowthere is no use crying over split milk.There / It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。2. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?(1) who asked why fro

14、m others定语从句，修饰先行词a newspaper reporter。(2) why he was so much more creative than the average person和what set him so far apart from others都是ask的直接宾语。(3) the average person 普通人(4) set him so far apart from others 使他特别有别于他人，使他和别人有很大不同。far在这里是副词，加强程度。注意区分：so far迄今为止，到目前为止。相当于by now, up to now, as yet。So

15、 far he has mastered five foreign languages.3. He had been trying toremovea bottle of milkfromthe refrigerator when he lost his grip on theslipperybottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - averitablesea of milk! 他试图从冰箱里取出一瓶牛奶，却没有抓住光滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，牛奶洒得厨房满地都是-白花花的一片。4. Robert,

16、what a great and wonderful mess you have made! 感叹句。注意what和how的区别：What a slower walker he is!How slowly he is walking!5. The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.(1) grasp the bottle at the topv.+sb./sth.+介词+th

17、e +身体部位/衣服(2) without dropping it作状语。再如：Tom left without saying good-bye.He ran out (without) saying a good.6. The renowned scientist remarked thatit wasat that momentthathe knew he didnt need to be afraid to make mistakes.宾语从句是强调结构it wasthat。注意区分强调结构和it作形式主语或普通代词的结构。例如：It was in this park that they

18、 first met each other.It was this parkwhere/in whichthey first met each other.It is important that we learn a foreign language well.7. Instead, he learned that mistakes were justopportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, whatscientificexperiments are all about. 相反，他认识到错误正是学习新东西的机

19、会，毕竟任何科学实验都是如 此。8. Wouldnt it be great if all parents would respond the way Roberts mother responded to him?该句是个反问句，相当于语气很强烈的肯定句。(1) the way Roberts mother responded to him作状语，相当于in the way 。再如：He learned money was not everything the hard way.(2) the way sb. does/did sth.某人做某事的方式I like the way she d

20、resses herself.People dont the way he talks.III. 部分练习讲解P128 Bridging the GapDirections: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase that best completes the passage. You may choose a suitable one from the list given.解题方法：把词分类动词 名词 形容词副词介词 连词fearfearunavoidable wisely without so thatreachsuccess under

21、as long asreach betweenLots of people dont dare to make mistakes. They1fearthat they will be ridiculed or blamed by others. They fear that they will lose their money and belongings or be2undera lot of stress. But risks are3unavoidableand they do pave the way you must tread（踩，踏） upon towards4succcess

22、. Have you ever heard of someone who achieves success5withoutmaking any mistakes before?So it is only natural that making mistakes in your effort to6reachyour dreams is considered a must, and you shouldnt worry about that as you may get a lot of advantages out of your mistakes. By making mistakes at

23、 least you then can distinguish7betweenthe correct and the incorrect portions of what you did. Anthony DAngelo said: In order to succeed you must fail,8so thatyou know what to do the next time, and Robert Louis Stevenson even went to the extreme as to say: Our business in life is not to succeed, but

24、 to continue to fail in good spirits（精神抖擞，情绪高昂）.You neednt worry about anything9as long asyou keep on going by10wiselylearning from your mistakes and trying even harder.I. New words and expressionsNew words1. glancen. 瞥一眼；匆匆一看；扫视2. touch n. 修饰；润色；装点3. frost n. 给（糕饼）覆上糖霜4. aesthetic adj. 审美的；有审美观点的；美

25、学的5. triumph n. 巨大成功；伟大胜利6. lumpy adj. 多块状物的；为块状物覆盖的7. frosting n. 糖霜（用以装饰糕饼等）8. blender n. （电动）食物搅拌器9. fixings n. pl.（菜肴的）配料10. requisite adj. 必需的；必备的；必不可少的11. utensil n. （家庭）用具，器皿12. phoenix n.（传说中的）凤凰，长生鸟13. clutter n. 杂乱的东西（尤指不需要的或无用的）；杂乱14. presentv. 把交给；颁发；授予注意作为动词和名词时的发音差别。再如：import, export,

26、record, produce等。15. anniversary n. 周年纪念日16. flash n. 闪光；闪耀17. position v. 安装；安置；使处于18. slide v. (使 )快捷而悄声地移动19. explodev. 突然爆发，进发（感情）explosionexplosive n. 炸药 adj. 爆炸性的20. slip v. 悄悄疾行；溜21. flip v.（开）；按（按钮）22. trumpet v. 发出喇叭声23. gesture v. 做手势；用手势表示24. grandly adv. 骄傲地；自负地25. slightly adv. 略微；稍微26.

27、 off-balance adj. 不平衡的；不稳定的27. layer n. 层；表层28. inspection n. 检查；查看；审视29. moan v. 抱怨30. interject v. 打断（别人的讲话）；插话31. gentlyadv. 温柔地；温和地；和缓地32. disastern. 灾难；不幸；彻底失败33. storm v. 气呼呼地疾走34. slamv. （使）砰地关上slam the door shut35. silentlyadv. 悄悄地；静静地silentsilence v. / n.36. moistadj. 微湿的；湿润的moisture n.37.

28、sufferv.（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受折磨suffer pain(s) / torture(s) / losses / failuressuffer from a splitting headache38. occasionaladj. 偶然的；临时的occasionoccasionally39. issue n. 重要议题；争论的问题40. significancen. (尤指对将来有影响的)重要性，意义significantsignificantly41. stuff n. （事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明显时用）东西，物品，玩意儿42. awfully adv. 非常

29、；极其43. troublesome adj. 令人烦恼的；令人痛苦的44. deserve v. 值得；应得；应受45. frustrationn. 令人懊丧（或懊恼、沮丧）的事物frustrate v.frustrated adj.46. carpet n. 地毯47. emergev. 露头；显现区分两个名词：emergence / emergency48. dignityn. 自豪；自尊；自重indignity n. 侮辱，轻蔑，无礼举动49. sanitation n. 环境卫生50. sacrificen. 牺牲；舍弃sacrifice A for Bmake self-sacri

30、fice51. tender adj. 易损坏的；纤弱的；脆弱的52. responsibilityn. 责任；负责responsible (to sb. / for sth.)irresponsibleresponsibly53. occasionally adv. 偶然；偶尔；有时候54. consequencen. 结果；后果大学生的消费是多种多样，丰富多彩的。除食品外，很大一部分开支都用于。服饰，娱乐，小饰品等。女生都比较偏爱小饰品之类的消费。女生天性爱美，对小饰品爱不释手，因为饰品所展现的魅力，女人因饰品而妩媚动人，亮丽。据美国商务部调查资料显示女人占据消费市场最大分额，随社会越发展

31、，物质越丰富，女性的时尚美丽消费也越来越激烈。因此也为饰品业创造了无限的商机。 据调查统计，有50% 的同学曾经购买过DIY饰品，有90% 的同学表示若在学校附近开设一家DIY手工艺制品，会去光顾。我们认为：我校区的女生就占了80%。相信开饰品店也是个不错的创业方针。Phrases and Expressions1. from scratch 从头开始，从零开始2. run out of用完，耗尽3. stay up熬夜II. Text Learning（1） 政策优势The Cake1、购买“女性化”1 Cindy glanced nervously at the clock on the kitchen wall. Five minutes before midnight.2 They should be