新概念二-第40课.pptVIP

New words and expressions hostess unsmiling tight fix globe despair n. 女主人 adj. 不笑的，严肃的 adj. 紧身的 v. 凝视 n. 地球 n. 绝望 appetizer soup salad main course 点心 dessert Are they delicious ★hostess　n. 女主人actoractresshost: 男主人host(v.):作为主人,主办 ★tight　adj. 紧身的tight jeans ★fix　v. 凝视,修理,固定fix ones eyes on=ones eyes be fixed on  ★globe　n. 地球global:全球的 ★despair　n. 绝望disappointin despairsb./sth.is a despair of... Last week at a dinner party , the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. e.g. The post office is next to the hotel. 与…相邻 Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. 表示穿着 Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time , she was busy eating . He fixed his eyes on the painting. e.g. They are busy preparing for this evening’s party . 盯着看 I tried to make conversation. A new play is coming to The Globe soon, I said. Will you be seeing it?　　No, she answered.　　Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? I asked.　　No, she answered.　　Will you be staying in England? I asked.　　No, she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.　　Young man, she answered, if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!  他在绝望中放弃了这种尝试 He gave up the attempt in despair despair： 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。 desperation： 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。 depression： 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。 disappointment： 多指愿望或期望的落空。 课文详注 Further notes on the text 1．next to, 挨着。 它既可以表示座位挨着也可表示地理位置上挨着： Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting? 开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁？ Theres a field/shop next to our house. 我们家房子边上有一片田野/一个商店。 2．Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人，穿一件紧身的黑衣服。 （1）unsmiling的反义词为smiling（微笑的，喜气洋洋的） 有些形容词前面可以加上前缀un-来表示相反的意义：comfortable （舒服的）/uncomfortable（不舒服的），true（真实的）/untrue（不真实的）， interesting（有趣的）/uninteresting（无趣味的，乏味的）。 （2）in在这里表示“穿着”、“戴着”： 3．take ones seat, 在指定的位置上就座。 take a seat表示“坐下”，比sit