(英专)大学英语unit 2.pptVIP

Happy Mid-autumn Day! Unwillingly on Holiday holiday Delicious food Free time TV program Friends Travel Pre-reading Questions 1. Is going on holiday generally a pleasant or a painful experience? It is generally a pleasant experience. The title of the text, however, indicates that it can sometimes be otherwise. The reader’s interest and curiosity are aroused by the title at once. 2. Who might be going on holiday? A young boy, Tom. 3. Where might the person be going on holiday? To a flat in the city. 4. Why might the person be going on holiday? Tom was going to be cooped up in his uncle’s flat. Main idea Tom Long was unhappy about being sent to his uncle’s because his brother was down with the measles. Language Points Not all: Partial negation None of…,neither of: Complete negation none of 可数名词，谓语动词用单复数都可以;不可数名词，就用单数形式 Eg. None of the boys has / have passed the history examination. Eg. None of the money was paid to me. Neither of …构成的短语作主语，谓语动词通常用单数形式，但在口语中也可视为复数。 Eg. Neither of them are/ is aware of the danger. Pleasure and dread at (ones) pleasure for pleasure take (a) pleasure in Pleasure has its sting in its tail . 倒霉事在后面 pleasure-seeker pleasurable: happy, agreeable ★ dread vt ~ the long drive home. vi ~ to visit the dentist n. live in constant ~ of hunger dreadful--fearful dreadless--fearless as one might expect be expecting expect sb. to be Some people find this (object) an exciting new experience (complement) on account of :Because of; for the sake of: take into account: To take into consideration; account for: explain the cause of something e.g. His arrogance can account for his failure. Weep (wept ): To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion: weep bitter tears of remorse. weep for the dead look vt. To convey by ones expression: e.g. looked annoyance at the judge; fly into a rage rage at , against, upon Rough: bumpy, not smooth plot = patch = small piece of land bear—bore---bo