Unit 1 21世纪大学英语电子教案II大二【荐】.pptVIP

Unit One: Great Men What is it that makes someone great? New Words and Expressions New words requiring explanation amid prep. In the middle of, Surrounded by eg. The 29th Beijing Olympic Games was opened amid harmonious circumstances. The13th Bai Hua Awarding Ceremony was ended amid warmful circumstances. 2. disastrous a. extremely bad, among -ous suff (with ns forming adjs) eg. anxious, serious, mountainous, poisonous disaster n. various disasters flood drought tsunami mud-rock flow earthquake ;quake sandstorm New Words and Expressions 3. grief n. a feeling of extreme sadness; trouble or difficulty (countableuncountable) eg. Many fans was in greif after hearing the death of their favorite singer Michael Jackson . Everyone in China was in grief when Sichuan encountered the terrible earthquake. grieve vt. To cause to be sorrowful; distress. vi. To experience or express gri (- for) eg. Her husband’s death grieved her. She is still grieving for her dead husband. New Words and Expressions 4. retreat n. the act or process of withdrawing; a place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security. vi. To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire. n. eg. Cheng De is a good summer retreat in He Bei. eg. In the movie Assembly, none of the soldiers retreated from the battle because they didnt heart the assembly. New Words and Expressions 5.rescue vt. n. v. To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save. I was embarrassed as I couldn’t answer teacher’s question; fortunately my partner came to my rescue. n. An act of rescuing n. attributive. Often used to modify another noun: a rescue team; a rescue mission. 救援队； 营救任务 New Words and Expressions 7. magic n. a. magical a. magic; unbelievable magician 8. distract vt. Take one’s mind/sb off sth distract sb.