Disappearing Through the Skylight.pptVIP

Language and Cultural Points abound in (Page 96, Line 7): exist in large quantities. E.g.: The Cat replied, Although you abound in specious apologies, I shall not remain supperless; and he made a meal of him. (from Fables by Aesop) 这个新兴的城市就业机会很多。 Opportunities for employment abound in this boomtown a middle distance (Para. 14, Last Sentence): the area between the foreground and the background Language and Cultural Points Para. 15: A different world characterized by eternal playfulness and eternal youthfulness. the worn and battered face that stares from Leonardo’s self-portrait (Para. 15, Lines 2-3) →worn: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering →battered: exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury →Leonardo’s self-portrait: Please see the following picture Language and Cultural Points bleary and uninspired (Para. 15, Lines 4): →bleary: exhausted, worn-out, tired, blurred as if by tears →blear-eyed, bleary-eyed →uninspired: dull, ordinary, unimaginative →Synonyms: fatigued, weary, run-down, overworked, wearied, spent, worn-out, distressed, drained, consumed Language and Cultural Points malice (Para. 15, Line 11): a desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will; evil intent. E.g.: There was no malice intended in what she said. 她对你的确并无恶意。 She certainly bears you no malice. →malicious: E.g. She took a malicious pleasure in hurting others. in the spirit of (Para. 15, Lines 11-12): following the principle of, for the sake of, with the attitude of. E.g.: 本着人道主义的精神，富有的人应当对穷人伸出援手。 In the spirit of humanism, rich people should give hands for the poor. Language and Cultural Points in the first place (Para. 15, Last Sentence): before now, primarily, in the beginning. E.g.: 生命最初是怎样起源的？ How did life arise in the first place? →put … in the first place: put … as the priority Paras. 16-19: Changes that have taken place in the bank. Para. 16: What the banks of the 19th century looked like