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Grammar and usage
UnitUnit
44
Allusion
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Let’s enjoy the following pictures.Lead in
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Answer the questions:
1. What are the expressions above called in Chinese? Allusions
2. Do you know some English allusions? Can you give us some examples?
典故
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Scrooge
a character who is extremely mean. It comes from the novel A Christmas Carol.
allusions in reading part:
Living on my own, I also learnt to control the amount of money I spend each week. In fact, some of my friends say I am a bit of a Scrooge.
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Some others:a sacred cow
someone or something that is held in high regard and can not be harmed. It is from religion.
The board member was a sacred cow to the company.
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Some others: be over the moon
Terry was over the moon because his favourite team had just won the championship match.
someone who is very happy. It is from works.
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Pandora’s boxSome others:
How could we have known that by work applying for a credit card we were opening Pandora’s box.
one action has caused a lot of bad things to happen. It comes from works.
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WaterlooSome others:
After failing to get funding for his research, he is facing his Waterloo.
a final defeat or failure. It comes from history.
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She has done a lot of charity work this year
and is a real Mother Teresa.
Some others:Mother Teresa
a person who works selflessly for others. It comes from real life.
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The ways of making an allusion.a. examples from literature
b. examples from religion
c. examples from works
d. examples from history
e. examples from real life
Conclusions:
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More allusions:
1. Mickey Mouse course
2. dark horse
3. Daniel in the lion’s den
4. catch-22
非常容易黑马
艰巨的任务令人左右为难的规定
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5. Achilles’ heel
6. Jonah
7. a Herculean task
8. good Samaritan
More allusions:
致命要害带来不幸的人
极为艰巨的工作
心地善良,乐于助人的人
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Answers:
1) a Herculean
2) dark horse
3) Mickey Mouse course
4) Daniel in the lion’s den
5)Achilles’ heel
6) good Samaritan
7) catch-22
8) Jonah
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They look so worried because they are waiting for the other shoe to drop.
* drop the other shoe
结束悬念或公布结果等
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She was very ill but seems to have turned the corner now.
* turn the corner
渡过难关,出现新局面
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Don’t follow what others do. You should stick to your colors.
* stick to one’s colors
坚持某人的立场
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Practice:
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* in the same boat
The boss told the employees that they are in the same boat.
处境相同,面临相同的危险
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* to the bitter end
The soldiers fought to the bitter end.
直到死;到最后
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* the die (骰子) is cast
Once they sign the paper, the die is cast.
事情已成定局无法改变
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1. Try to understand the meanings of
allusions learnt this class and use them
correctly.
2. Do PartC1and PartC2 on Page120 in
workbook.
3. Preview the text in the task.
HomeworkHomework
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