《新课程大学英语 I 》_ 1 Unit 8 Text B.pptVIP

brittle?/?br?t?l/??1.?ADJ?Anobjectorsubstancethatis?brittle?ishardbuteasilybroken.硬脆易碎的例：Pineisbrittleandbreaks.松木硬脆易折。While-reading：WordsPhrases??invalid,crisp,fragile,brittle,frail这组词都有“弱”的意思，其区别是：invalid?a.不正确的，缺乏证据的；无效的，作废的。作名词时，表示病弱者，伤残者，久病者。Yourideasaboutthefirsthumansareinterestingbutinvalid.你关于最早的人类的观点很有意思，但是缺乏证据。Abadcaraccidentmadehimaninvalid.一次严重的车祸使他变成了残疾。crisp?a.指食品的松脆；清新的，爽快的；活跃的，有生气的，干净利落的。crispbiscuit松脆的饼干Thestudentgaveaclear,crispanswertotheteachersquestion.学生干净利落地回答了老师的问题。While-reading：WordsPhrasesfragile?a.常常修饰使用时必须小心才不会破碎的东西，也引申为体弱的，虚弱的。Hesfeelingabitfragileafterlastnightsparty.他参加了昨晚的聚会以后，现在感觉有些虚弱。brittle?a.易碎的，易损坏的，通常是指坚硬的东西。Thebonesofelderlypeoplebecomebrittleandeasilybroken.老年人的骨头变得脆弱，很容易骨折。frail?a.(指人)体弱的，虚弱的，也可以指东西易碎的。Hismotherhasgrownoldandfrail.他母亲已经年老体弱。While-reading：WordsPhrasesblessing?/?bl?s??/??(blessings)1.?N-COUNT?A?blessing?issomethinggoodthatyouaregratefulfor.幸事例：Riversareablessingforanagriculturalcountry.河流是农业国的福祉。2.?N-COUNT?A?blessing?isaprayeraskingGodtolookkindlyuponthepeoplewhoarepresentortheeventthatistakingplace.祈福祷告例：TheReverendChrisLongledtheprayersandpronouncedtheblessing.克里斯·朗牧师带领祷告并宣讲了祈福祷词。While-reading：WordsPhrasesdeceased?/d??si?st/???(deceased)1.?N-COUNT?Thedeceased?isusedtorefertoaparticularpersonortoparticularpeoplewhohaverecentlydied.死者?[法律]例：Thenavyisnotifyingnextofkinnowthattheidentitiesofthedeceasedhavebeendetermined.死者的身份已得到确认，海军正在通知其最近的家属。2.?ADJ?A?deceased?personisonewhohasrecentlydied.去世的?[正式]例：...hisrecentlydeceasedmother.…他刚刚去世的母亲。。While-reading：WordsPhrasessombre?/?s?mb?/?[英国英语]AMsomber1.?ADJ?Ifsomeoneis?sombre,theyareseriousorsad.沉痛的例：Spencercriedasshedescribedthesombremoodofhercolleagues.斯宾塞在描述同事们沉痛的情绪时哭了。2.?ADJ?Sombre?coloursandplacesaredarkanddu