1. editor n.编辑
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius 《天才的编辑》(1978)by A. Scott Berg
The Great Gatsby:《了不起的盖茨比》by Francis Scott Fitzgerald 菲茨杰拉德
The Old Man and the Sea:《老人与海》by Ernest Hemingway 海明威
Look Homeward, Angel: 《天使,望故乡》by Thomas Wolfe 伍尔夫
电影Genius《天才》(2016)
主编editor-in-chief, chief editor
资深编辑 senior editor
初级编辑 junior editor
扩展:
edit v.编辑editing, edited
edit out 剪掉、删除
The edited out several scenes.
他们剪掉好几场戏。
Max Perkins persuaded Thomas Wolfe to edit out 90000 words from his first novel.
伯金斯说服了伍尔夫删掉了初稿中的9万多字。
2. extreme n. 极端
go to extremes
carry / take sth. to extremes
Problems can occur when people take dieting to extremes.
当人们为了减肥而走极端时,问题就会出现。
请注意: extremes采用了名词复数的形式,表示泛指事物的各个极端。如果想强调从一个极端走向另一个极端,那么就要采用单数形式extreme, 比如:
His mood changes from one extreme to the other. 他的情绪从波动很大。
扩展:
in the extreme 表示强调
dangerous in the extreme = extremely dangerous 极为危险
difficult in the extreme =extremely difficult 极为困难
课后挑战1:翻译下列句子
1)女性常常为了苗条而走极端。
2)灰姑娘同父异母的姐姐们为了能穿上水晶鞋而走极端。
3. lead to
课文中的原句:
Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president’s palace.
几百级台阶通向环绕总统府的高墙。
扩展:
1)lead sb. to sth./to do sth. 抽象的“引领”
Her interest in art leads her to a career in painting. (to作为介词+名词a career)
她对艺术的兴趣引领她踏入绘画的事业。
=He interest in art leads her to become a painter. (to作为不定式标志+动词原形do)
2)A lead to B 引发,引起:cause sth. to happen,用来连接时间上先后发生、逻辑上前因后果的AB两事件,比如:
Her investigations lead to the discovery of the missing evidence.
她展开调查,找到了失踪的文件。(因为她的调查,所以才找到了文件)
Many people are convinced that education leads to higher income.
很多人相信受教育就能挣大钱。(因为受教育,所以挣大钱)
3) 复习第四课中同义词组give rise to
课后挑战2:翻译句子。
很多勤奋加上稍许运气会带来成功。
4. obtain v. 获取,获得(正式)
课文原句:
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important fact.
1)用词的场合问题
-Hello, there, good day to you!
你好呀!祝你今天过得愉快!
-My uttermost gratitude to your excellent well-wishing and I would not hesitate to extend the same benediction to you, my dear old friend.
对您卓越的祝福深表感激,我定将不遗余力地与您同享此福,我亲爱的老朋友!
2)故意错位使用的目的:幽默感
3)通过例句体会obtain的“正式感”:
He tried very hard to obtain the first edition of the book.
他千方百计才拿到了这本书的初版。
obtain在此处凸显来之不易,获取过程的艰难。
They failed to obtain the necessary permission to enter.
他们没能拿到准入许可。
课后挑战3:选填合适的“获得”
1)______ your own knife and fork! Don’t use mine! (get or obtain)
2) You need to ____ a business licence first before opening a shop. (get or obtain)
课后挑战参考答案
课后挑战1答案:
1)Women often go to extremes to stay slim.
2)Cinderella’s step-sisters go to extremes to fit into the crystal shoe.
课后挑战2答案:
A lot of diligence and a bit of luck lead to success.
课后挑战3答案:
1)Get your own knife and fork! Don’t use mine! (get or obtain)
2) You need toobtain a business licence first before opening a shop. (get or obtain)
本课重点词汇总结
1. editor n. 编辑
edit v.编辑editing, edited
edit out 剪掉、删除
2. extreme n. 极端
go to extremes to do sth.为了做某事而走极端
carry/take sth. to extremes 某事做得极端了
3. lead to 通向
lead sb. to sth./to do sth. 引领某人走向...
A lead to B 引发,引起
4. obtain v. 获取,获得(正式)
佐伊老师中英文的功底深奥!
佐伊和佐伊 回复 @小兔砸的牙齿掉了: 感谢支持
和你相遇感觉整个冬天都变暖了
老师声音好听,请问有新概念3的课文音频吗?
Mamba never out!824
老师!概一144课当中出现be surrounded by the woods用by 不是强调施动者,接人吗?为什么不用with?谢谢
佐伊和佐伊 回复 @smilewgy: 你好,被动语态中的施动者,英语叫做agent, 也就是媒介的意思,表示产生某种效果or引发某种结果的那一方。woods在这个句子里,就是典型的agent哦,用by引出没有问题
需要买新2新3的教材吗
佐伊和佐伊 回复 @顺颂时祺_nw: 需要的。
请问课程购买完了,有售后吗?有关课程问题该问谁呢?
老师您好!概三第5课第5题:The magazine was about to go to press.选的是was about to !为什么不选was due?
概三课后习题第1题The editor acted as he did because he was disatisfied with the factual content of the article.答案选c。这句话的acted as he did怎么理解?
老师讲课速度把握得很好!
佐伊和佐伊 回复 @长寿小星星: 嗯嗯,谢谢!