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1、Book 4,新编大学英语,Unit Two,The Power of Words,Unit Two,Task 1: The effect of words Task 2: The power of words Task 3: Words of encouragement Task 4: Writing notes Task 5: The power of your words,In-Class Reading The Power of a Note,Work in pairs to answer the following questions.,The author felt greatly
2、 inspired, for he was just a teenager and Dons good words gave him both confidence and encouragement.,How did the author feel when he received Dons note?,Sample,Yes, its quite necessary, because such notes bring warmth and reassurance to those who need encouragement in a world too often cold and ful
3、l of competition. Besides, we all need a boost from time to time, and a few lines of praise can even change life.,Do you think it necessary to write uplifting notes to other people?,Sample,According to the text, how to write uplifting notes?,Sample,We only need to be willing to express our appreciat
4、ion. In other words, we should be sincere when writing notes and letters that lift spirits and warm hearts. The words should often be short, specific and spontaneous.,The significance of Don Wolfes notes.,Introduction (Para. 1-4),By writing encouraging words, Don Wolfe made people, including the aut
5、hor, feel good about themselves.,Don Wolfes uplifting notes made the author confident and many others feel good.,We all need encouragement and upbeat notes can meet our needs. (Para. 5 7),Body (Para. 5-18),Some very busy people write notes and benefit from this practice. (Para. 8 10),How to write no
6、tes that lift spirits and warm hearts. (Para. 11 18 ),An uplifting note makes both the receiver and the sender feel good.,Conclusion (Para. 19),Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words couldnt have been more inspiring. (Line 5),“could 的否定式 + 形容词或副词的比
7、较级”起强调作用。利用否定结构进行强调是英语中经常使用的修辞手段。“His words couldnt have been more inspiring” means “his words were very inspiring”。,译 文,I couldnt be happier. （=I am very happy indeed and cannot imagine being happier than I am now.） I couldnt have been happier. (=I was very happy indeed.),Example,我非常同意你的意见！,I could
8、nt agree with you more.,他最喜欢的就是和男孩子们一起去钓鱼。,He enjoys nothing better than to go fishing with the boys.,这儿发送电子邮件很方便。,Sending an E-mail here cant be more convenient.,当她女儿失去 时，她非常伤心。,She couldnt have been sadder when she lost her daughter.,Example,当时我只是一个十几岁的小伙子（为专栏写一英寸文字总计得稿酬15美分），因此他的话非常令人鼓舞。,Because
9、I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words couldnt have been more inspiring. (Line 5),Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Dons note and feel confident again. (Line ),doubt v. 1.怀疑，不信； 2. 拿不准，认为未必可能,译 文,在否定句中，doubt之后接that从句；在
10、肯定句中，doubt 之后一般接if/whether 从句。当doubt 表示“认为未必可能”这一意义时后面接 that 从句。“doubt” 在本句中意为“认为未必可能”。,例如： 1. I doubt that John will come. 依我看，约翰恐怕不会来。 2. I doubt that she was invited. 我看她未必受到了邀请。,Example,他们非常怀疑这封信是否存在过。,They seriously doubted whether the letter had ever existed.,我开始对能否避开警察产生重大怀疑。,I began to serio
11、usly doubt that it would be possible to elude the police.,我肯定他会来的。,I dont doubt that hell come.,请用适当的连词填空。,Exercise,I doubt strongly _ we will make a profit of it. 我很怀疑我们能否从中获利。,if/whether,I dont doubt _ he truly loved her. 我不怀疑他真心爱她。,that,The husband doubted _ the old lady was a messenger from heav
12、en. 丈夫觉得这位老太太不像是上帝的信使。,that,每当我感觉自己没有作家应有的素质时，我就会再次阅读Don给我的便条，这会使我再次自信起来。,Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Dons note and feel confident again. (Line ),句子的主语为：Even top corporate managers；谓语部分是have begun to learn the lesson and earn the benefits. Who引导的非限定性定语从句补充
13、说明top corporate managers，其中leadership的定语是由that引导的从句。,译 文,Even top corporate managers, who have mostly affected styles of leadership that can be characterized only as tough, cold and aloof, have begun to learn the lesson, and earn the benefits, of writing notes that lift people up. (Line 35),affected
14、 adj. (贬) 假装的，做作的：,an affected smile 假笑,affected indifference 装出一副漠不关心的样子,to be characterized as： 相当于to be described as; having.as their main characters，意为“具有某种特征”。,Example,重视考试是那里教育制度的特点。,The education approach there is characterized by an emphasis on success in exams.,长颈鹿以其长颈为特征。,The giraffe is ch
15、aracterized by its very long neck.,他是一个很讲原则的人。,He is characterized as a man of principles.,lift someone up：鼓舞某人。 lift up: 提起，举起，拿出；激励，鼓舞,他的到来使他们每个人都感到振奋。,His arrival lifted them all up.,他的鼓励让我们深受鼓舞。,His encouraging remarks lifted us up.,Example,约翰拿起箱子就从屋子里冲了出去。,John lifted the suitcase up and rushed
16、 out of the room.,你如果把椅子抬起来，我就把它下面的地毯清扫一下。,If you lift up the chair, Ill clean the carpet underneath it.,Example,那些通常做作的公司高层经理们，其领导作风只能被形容为强硬、冷漠、脱离群众, 这些人也开始学习写便笺去鼓舞人心，且从中获益匪浅。,Even top corporate managers, who have mostly affected styles of leadership that can be characterized only as tough, cold an
17、d aloof, have begun to learn the lesson, and earn the benefits, of writing notes that lift people up. (Line 35),Acknowledging some success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the spirit of the Christmas season. (Line71),Considering: prep. 考虑到，
18、鉴于。,译 文,Example,就对方的实力而论，我们能进两个球就很不错了。,Considering the strength of the opposition, we did very well to score two goals.,他学得很少，就此而言，他考得不错了。,He did very well in his exams considering that he had studied so little.,考虑到他最近所遇到的问题，几乎无法期望他能在这场比赛中获胜。,Considering the problems hes had, there can be little exp
19、ectation of his winning the match.,鉴于圣诞节的氛围，就一年来所取得的成功与得到的好运特意表示谢忱似乎是最恰到好处的。,Acknowledging some success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the spirit of the Christmas season. (Line71),intrigue (v.) (Line2, Para1) 1) interest someone; make som
20、eone curious 激起的兴趣或好奇心，迷住,Mr. Johnsons legendary experiences in the Middle East intrigued his friends.,约翰逊先生在中东的传奇经历引起了他的朋友的兴趣。,Translation,Hes always been intrigued by legendary stories.,他对传奇故事一向很感兴趣。,Mr. Johnsons friends were intrigued by his legendary experiences in the Middle East.,2) make and c
21、arry out secret plans or plots （阴谋；诡计） 耍阴谋；使诡计,请完成下面的句子。,Exercise,_ is very common among those criminals. 彼此之间阴谋陷害在那些罪犯中间非常普遍。,_ against the head of that village. 他正与自己的追随者密谋来对付那个村落的首领。,He was intriguing with his followers,Intriguing against each other,inspiring (adj.) (Line 7, Para. 2) making one f
22、eel enthusiastic or excited about something 激励或鼓舞人心的,请完成下面的句子。,Exercise,Brazilian Ronaldinho is _ _. 巴西人罗纳尔迪尼奥是一位有着天赋和激情的足 球运动员。,Ding Junhui is _ to young Chinese snooker players. 对于年轻的中国斯诺克台球运动员来说，丁俊晖就 是一个鼓舞人心的榜样。,an inspiring example,a talented and inspiring,football star,动词形式： inspire (v.) put up
23、lifting thoughts, feelings, or aims into 激励；鼓励,His mothers words inspired confidence in him.,母亲的话让他信心倍增。,Translation,名词形式： inspiration 1) person or thing that inspires 激励或鼓励的人或物,Her mother was a constant inspiration to her.,她的母亲经常鼓励她。,Translation,名词形式： inspiration 2) influence(s) arousing creative a
24、ctivity in literature, music, art, etc. 灵感,Many painters tend to draw their inspiration from nature.,很多画家容易从自然界得到灵感。,Translation,课文中出现的其他的同义表达:,spirit-lifting (line 15, Para. 4) adj. inspiring 鼓舞精神的,uplifting (line 17, Para. 5) 鼓舞人心的,upbeat (line 21, Para. 6) adj. optimistic; cheerful 乐观的；欢乐的,make a
25、 habit of (Line 10, Para.3) form, develop the habit of 形成/养成的习惯,His brother doesnt make a habit of chatting with the strangers online.,他哥哥没有在网上和陌生人聊 天的习惯。,Translation,College students are supposed to make a habit of arranging the expenses reasonably.,大学生们应该养成合理安排开支的习惯。,同义短语,fall/get into the habit o
26、f; be in the habit of/have a (the) habit of 养成某种癖好/习惯,get out of thehabit of doing sth. 改掉做的习惯,do sth. by/out of habit 出于习惯，潜意识地,attach importance to (Line 25, Para. 7) believe that something is important 认为重要；重视,Students should attach primary importance to their study.,学生应该把学习放在第一位。,Translation,请完成
27、下面的句子。,Exercise,很多偏远村庄已经把发展地方经济放在了第一位。 Many remote villages have already _ _ _.,Many scholars point out that entertainers should also _. 很多学者指出演艺人士也应该重视自身教育。,attach importance to their education,attached,primary importance to the development of the,local economy,virtually (adv.) (Line 30, Para. 8) a
28、lmost；in every important aspect 几乎；差不多; 实际上；事实上,Its virtually impossible to convince him to give up smoking.,让他不抽烟几乎是不可能的。,Translation,Virtually all the actors in that movie have once cooperated with famous director Chen Kaige.,那部电影中几乎所有的演员都曾和著名导演陈凯歌 合作过。,他的书差不多已经写完了。,His book has virtually finished
29、.,超级女生几乎已经成了人们心中的超级明星。,Super Girls have virtually become the super stars in peoples mind.,Translation,形容词形式： virtual 事实上的，实际上的，,世界各国政府几乎没有做什么工作去对付核事故危险。,The worlds governments have done _ nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents. (1995. 01. CET 6),答案应为C) virtually 几乎，差不多；vitally 生死攸关地，极其重要地
30、；identically 相同地；inherently 天生地，固有地,inherently B) vitally C) virtually D) identically,往年考题,译文,解析,C,characterize (v.) (Line 36, Para. 9) (BrE characterise) (formal) describe someone or something as把某人（某事）的特 点描述成或刻画成,请完成下面的句子。,Exercise,The novelist _ romantic, sentimental and passionate. 这位小说家把女主人公刻画成
31、一位浪漫、多愁善感 而又多情的人。,World champion Zhang Yining _ the successor of table tennis queen Wang Nan. 世界冠军张怡宁被称为是乒乓球女皇王楠的接班人。,is characterized as,characterizes his heroine as,相关词语,character n. (事物的)特性， 性质，特征(的总和); (人的)品 质，性格，特征，人物；字符,characteristic adj. 特有的，表示特征的，典型的 n. 特性，特征,credit (vt.) (Line 38, Para. 9)
32、 to accept that (someone) has (a quality) or is responsible for (an action); give credit to把归于; 认为有（某种优点或成就等）。 常用结构为be credited with/for doing sth.,能够让公司起死回生（摆脱破产的危机），他功 不可没。,He is credited with having saved the company from bankruptcy.,Translation,Translation,Volleyball coach Chen Zhonghe is largel
33、y credited for directing the Chinese womens national team to win the gold medal of the 2004 Olympic Games.,中国女排夺得04年奥运会冠军在很大程度上 是教练陈忠和的功劳。,v.t. 2) believe; have or put trust in 相信；信赖 3）put an amount of money in an account 把（钱）存入（帐户）,Do you really credit the governments statement?,你真的相信政府的声明吗？,Please
34、 credit 1000 dollars to my account.,请在我的帐户上存一千美金,Translation,n. 1) 相信；信托；信用（制度）e.g. credit card 信用卡 2) 信用；信誉 e.g. credit loan 信用借贷 3) 学分,turn(a)round (Line 38, Para. 9) 1) improve after failure; change for the better使向好的方向发展,请完成下面的句子。,Exercise,Im sure that he is able to _ within two years. 我确信他有能力在两
35、年内让那家公司扭亏为盈。,turn the company round,_ needs the common efforts of the international community. 扭转伊拉克的国内安全局面需要国际社会的共同努 力。,Turning Iraqi national security around,2) (cause to) face about; turn about 使（回头）；向后转,She turned round and waved to say goodbye.,她转过身挥手道别。,Translation,他们跑得太远了，所以不得不调转车头回到最后面 的那幢房子
36、。,Theyve come on so far that they have to turn the car round and go back to the last house.,spontaneous (adj.) (Line 61, Para. 15) happening naturally without outside influence or force 自发的； 自然产生的,Translation,我们的公司自愿提供了帮助。,Our company made a spontaneous offer of help.,李敖先生的演讲结束后，听众自发地报以掌声。,There was
37、 spontaneous applause at the end of Mr. Li Aos speech.,派生词： spontaneously (adv.),acknowledge (vt.) (Line 71, Para. 17) 1) express thanks for 表示感谢,Translation,We must not fail to acknowledge his financial support to our project.,我们必须感谢他对于我们项目所提供的财政支持。,那位老人希望对您全家所提供的帮助表示感谢。,That old man wished to ackn
38、owledge the assistance offered by your family.,2) agree or admit the truth of; confess 承认；供认,He refused to acknowledge his defeat (that he was defeated).,他拒绝承认失败。,Translation,必须承认韩剧越来越受到中国年轻人的欢迎。,It is acknowledged that the South Korean TV series are becoming more and more popular among Chinese youn
39、gsters.,名词形式：acknowledgement act of acknowledging 答谢；承认,这些花是对您的恩惠略表谢意的。,The flowers are a small acknowledgement of your great kindness.,Translation,我们送上少量的钱来表达对您无私帮助的谢意。,We are sending you a small amount of money in acknowledgement of your selfless help.,Keep up the good work.,The paper was flooded
40、with calls and letters from people.,Not surprisingly, he had a body of friends as big as Lake Erie.,再接再厉。,人们打来的电话与寄来的悼函像潮水般涌向报社。,难怪他的朋友圈子像伊利湖那么大。,The drawback with phone calls is that they dont last.,打电话的缺点是说过的话留不住。,Our words can be read more than once, savored and treasured.,Who around you deserves
41、 a note of thanks or approval?,我们写下的文字可以反复阅读，细细品味并珍藏起来。,你周围有谁值得你写便条表示感谢或鼓励呢？,If you need a reason, look for a milestone, the anniversary or a special event you shared, or a birthday or holiday.,如果你需要一个理由，就找 一个有重要意义的日子，例 如你们共同经历的某个特殊 事件的周年纪念，生日或者 节日。,Be generous with your praise.,不要吝啬你的赞美之言。,处理英语长句的翻
42、译技巧 顺译分段法,处理英语长句的翻译技巧,（一）顺译分段法,顺译分段法，故名思义，即基本上按照英语句子的语序把英语长句化整为零。根据对原文分析的结果，在语句的连接处，如关联词语处，并列或转折处，后续成份与主体连接处等地方，按意群将长句断开后译成若干汉语分句。,In reading, we appear to enter into a world of imagination, a few people seek refuge from reality in this and always prefer it to the world of everyday, but they are mis
43、sing the full significance if they do so.,读书时，我们进入了一个想象的世界，一些人在那个世界中寻求现实的避难所，并总以为那个世界比现实世界好，但是，他们如果这样做的话，就失去了读书的全部意义。,The electronic notebook will serve as memo files in which the scientist records thoughts for preservation, descriptions of experiments, drafts of reports, quotations and other materi
44、als extracted from other electronic files, and other types of information that would now be put in paper notebooks and other types of paper files.,电子笔记本可以作为具有备忘录性质的文件存储器，科学家可在其中记录下想要保存的想法、实验的描述、报告的初稿、从别的电子文件存储器中摘取的引文和其他资料，还可录入目前记载在纸质记录本或者以其他纸质文档形式存贮的任何其他类型信息。,We sincerely hope that your congratulati
45、ons will be matched by your collective effort to seek a just and practical solution to the problem which has challenged the United Nations for so many years.,我们诚恳地希望，你们在表示祝贺之后，能采取与之呼应的共同行动，以寻求一个公正合理又切实可行的方案，来解决这个多年来一直困扰着联合国的难题。,1,The global economy that boomed in the 1960s, growing at an average of
46、5.5 percent a year, and pushed ahead at a 4.5 percent-a-year rate in the mid-1970s, simply stopped growing from 1981 to 1982.,世界经济在60年代迅速繁荣，以年均5.5%的速度增长；到了70年代中期仍以年均4.5%的速度向前推进；但是从1981年到1982年增长就完全停滞。,2,写作实践 例文: Is Calling Better than Writing? 相关链接,Directions: Write a composition on the topic Is Call
47、ing Better than Writing? In your composition, you should use at least six words or phrases from the box below.,Is Calling Better than Writing?,In this era of “phone”-net, the telephone becomes so popular that it is indispensable in our daily life. Compared with writing letters, making telephone call
48、s is much faster, so they are more appropriate and efficient when we need an immediate reply or in case of emergency. They also enable us to hear voices, which gives us a more natural and “interactive” feeling. It is so easy just to pick up the phone and call, whereas writing is more time-consuming and energy-consuming.,However, as a conventional （传统的，常规的） means of communication, writing letters is still widely used in such formal cases as recommendation, business, and the