新标准综合英语1 Unit 1 reading 2.pptVIP

frighten the life out of sb./frighten sb. to death: make someone feel extremely afraid 使某人吓得半死，吓得某人魂不附体 also frighten sb. out of their wits Translate the following Chinese into English. 1. 那孩子让狂风暴雨吓得要命。 The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 2. 以后再也不要带我去看恐怖电影了，我简直连魂都吓掉了。 Never take me to watch horror films again, since I was almost scared out of my wits. Words Phrases Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基（1821-1881，俄国作家） Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist, best known for his novels Crime and Punishment (《罪与罚》) and The Brothers Karamazov (《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》). His works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russian society. Words Phrases Melville 梅尔维尔（1819-1891，美国小说家） Herman Melville was an American writer, whose work is often classified as part of the genre of dark romanticism (黑色浪漫主义). He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick (《白鲸记》), one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America (美国文库). Words Phrases Since I’m not a high school graduate and work full time … Language Points The author has never studied in a high school, and now he’s a full-time worker. … but the woman in the admissions office says it’s a requirement even though I’ve read Dostoyevsky and Melville and that’s admirable for someone without a high school education. Language Points The Literature course is compulsory (a requirement) for the writer, but he thinks he doesn’t need to be introduced to literature because, as he tells the woman in the office, he’s read a lot of literature already, including writers of very long novels (Dostoyevsky and Melville) which most students would not have read. … even though I’ve read Dostoyevsky and Melville and that’s admirable for someone without a high school education. Language Points The woman’s remark “t