Mandelas-Garden词汇.pptVIP

Ⅰ. Main Idea Mandela wrote about his experience of gardening in prison and what he had learned from it. He shows us how he takes gardening as a way to survive himself in hard time. The gardening gives him satisfaction, offers a taste of freedom, and makes him strong physically and mentally. It is a way to defy the enemy’s attempt to crush him spiritually. He also tells us how to be a leader and how to nourish important human relationship. Ⅱ. New words alternative n. e.g. He had the alternative of giving up or insisting on, and he chose the second. have the alternative of doing sth. have no alternative but to do sth. adj. 你有没有其他的建议？ Have you got an alternative suggestion? other, another choice construct related word having a useful and helpful effect on sth. constructive suggestions/partnership/criticism, etc. play a constructive role in the reform process constructive adj. cultivate v. v. to prepare and use land, soil, etc. to grow plants and crops to grow plants and crops e.g. She spends at least two hours a day in reading the best works in order to cultivate her minds. v. to make the mind/feelings more educated and refined decline v. e.g. 他死后声誉不如生前。 His reputation declines after his death. to become weaker or worse e.g. I declined that invitation to dinner. v. to refuse other people politely n. gradual or continuous loss of strength, power, numbers, etc. idiom on the decline(sth/sb. becomes weaker, etc.) e.g. He is on the decline, and may die soon. eliminate v. to defeat sb./a team from a competition, etc. to remove(esp. sth that is not wanted) v. eliminate the pain/toxins/your enemy/the suspect e.g. The police have eliminated this suspect from investigation. to eliminate sb./a team from e.g. She was eliminated from the tournament(锦标赛) in the first round. noun form elimination endure v. to last, continue for a long time to stand/bear sth. painful and unpleasant calmly for a long time v. e.g. a love that endures all things and never f