2016高职高专英语第一册（校编）教案：Unit 3 The Lazy Man.docVIP

Unit 3 The Lazy Man I. Teaching Objectives: After the learning of this text, the students will be able to 1. understand the main idea of the text; 2. learn to analyse long difficult sentence patterns; 3. grasp the key words, language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, speaking and translation exercises related to the text. II. Time Allotment: Eight periods (six for intensive reading and two for Exercises) III. Text Analysis The passage is adapted from Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son, by John Graham. ….but he kept on pestering me so I put him to work just to get him out of my way. keep on — to continue (keep on doing something.) e.g. She kept on working although she was tired. 她虽疲劳但仍继续工作。 pester — annoy persistently e.g. He pestered her with requests for help. 他缠著她要她帮忙. He told her not to pester him with trifles. 他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。3. I had a shock when his name was handed to me for promotion. → I felt surprised when he would be promoted. 4. After he had been rolling barrels for a little while and had worn down one of his shoulders 本句中的while是个名词，意思是(period of ) time. e.g. She worked in a bank for a while before studying law. 她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。 For a long while we had no news of him. 很长一段时间我们没有他的消息. wear down : cause to lose or lose thickness or height by use, friction, etc. e.g. The tread on the tyre has (been) worn down to a dangerous level. 轮胎胎面花纹已经磨损得到了能发生危险的地步了. Her defenses will wear down after a few weeks in prison.? 在监狱呆几星期之后，她的防卫力将会减弱。5. …told him to copy out circular letters. a circular letter: a printed notice etc. that is sent to lots of people at the same time通知, 通函Jim made a few trips without selling very much. →Jim went out several times selling the beef extract but failed to sell very much of it. 7. …instead of having to chase around after them. chase around / round after 化费时间、精力去追求 e.g. He never stopped to chase around after his dream in his youth. 8. He set to work on his idea. set to: to