全新版大学英语第一册 Unit Five A Valentine Story培训资料.pptVIP

A Valentine Story The Outline Background Structure Analysis Text Analysis Background Saint Valentine’s Day Structure Analysis Para. 1: John Blanchard was expecting someone special at Grand Central Station. Para.2-6: The experience how the two began to know and fell in love with each other. Para.7-15: John Blanchard finally win the lady’s heart by getting through her test. Para.16-17: The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the ordinary things. Text Analysis 1. straighten: vt. ①(使)变直，(使)平整 ②澄清，整理 e.g. Women used to use a hot iron to straighten their hair. The professor would straighten his tie before entering the classroom. 2. make one’s way: go e.g. Early in the morning the hunter make his way into the wood. The old man slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus. 3. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose: - He tried to find the girl who shared many of his views, interests and feelings but who he had never met before. The girl was supposed to wear a rose at their first meeting. 4. absorb: 1)( usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. followed by in) 完全吸引住… 的注意力 e.g. I was so absorbed in the detective story that I jumped up when someone patted me on the back. 2)take in 吸收 e.g. 我没时间吸收老师在课堂上所讲的一切。 （I haven’t really had time to absorb everything that my teacher said in class.） absorbent: adj. 能吸收的 absorbing: adj. 引人入胜的 be absorbed in 全神贯注于 5. margin: n. 页边空白；余地；边缘 vt. 加边于，加旁注于 e.g. Chairman Mao had the habit of making notes in the margin of the books he was reading. by a comfortable margin 时间充裕地，以较大的多数 by a narrow margin 勉强，比分相差不大地，悬而又悬的 by a …margin 以…之差 by a wide margin 广泛的回旋余地；广泛的便宜行事的权利 5. reflect: v. ①反射，反映，倒映=mirror ②反省，仔细思考(vi.+ on/ upon) e.g. Clouds were reflected in the lake. After reflecting for a time, he decided not to go. The glass wall____ heat waves. A. mirrors B. imitates C. absorbs D. reflects 6. thoughtful