新视野研究生英语阅读教程第二课.pptVIP

Humbled by Nature, Humble by Culture Lesson2 Vocabulary 1. humble [h?mbl] （Title） adj. 谦逊的；简陋的；（级别或地位）低下的；不大的 ●Defeat?and?failure?make?people?humble.? 挫折与失败会使人谦卑。 ●He is of humble birth.? 他出身卑微。 ●The family lived in a humble cottage.? 这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。 Vocabulary 1. humble [h?mbl] （Title） vt. 使谦恭；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气 ●Humbled (vt.) by Nature,Humble (adj.) by Culture. 俯首于自然，造谦逊文化。 ★to humble oneself 自卑，低声下气 to humble ones heart 谦恭，温顺 ●He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince.? 他在王子面前只能低声下气。 ●His failure in the competition humbled him.? 竞赛失利使他丢了脸。 Vocabulary 2. rip [r?p] （line 6,para.2） vt.撕；扯；锯；vi.裂开；被撕裂；n.裂口；裂缝。 ●近义词：tear ●He ripped (vt.) the letter immediately. 他立刻把信拆开。 ●This dress material rips (vi.) easily. 这种衣料很容易破。 ★rip away 剥开；揭开；除去 ●whole communities ripped away by a tsunami. 整个社区被海啸吞没。 Vocabulary 2. rip [r?p] （line 6,para.2） ★rip off 偷窃；欺诈；诈骗 ●Someone ripped off my wallet. 有人偷了我的钱夹子。 ●That store is known for ripping off the customers. 那家百货店以敲诈顾客而闻名。 ★vocation rip 假日游 ★rip up 撕碎；撕成碎片 ●rip up the contract. 撕毁合同 Vocabulary 3. hover 英[‘h?v?] 美[h?v?] （line 6,para.2） vi. 盘旋，翱翔；徘徊； n. 徘徊；盘旋；犹豫； vt. 孵；徘徊在…近旁 ●helicopters hovering over raging fires that go on for miles. 直升机在绵延数英里的大火上盘旋。 ●A cygnet is hovered by a duck. 野鸭孵化出的小天鹅。 ★hover over/above 在…盘旋；悬停 ● Seagulls hover over the surging waves. 海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔。 Difficult Sentences 在英国从未发生过这种巨大规模的自然灾害，因此当我们看到整个社区被海啸吞没、直升机在绵延数英里的大火上盘旋时，世界末日就是我们唯一能想到的与此相关的事件。 In Britain, where such vast natural disaster is unknown, perhaps this is the only connection we can make when we see whole communities ripped away by a tsunami, helicopters hovering over raging fires that go on for miles.（line 4,para.2） In Britain, where such vast natural disaster is unknown, perhaps this is the only connection we can make when we see whole communities ripped away by