Unit EightUnit EightUnit EightUnit Eight

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There’s a Lot More to LifeThere’s a Lot More to Life

than to a Jobthan to a Job

Words and Phrases

• 但愿，真希望• 非正式民意调查 • 毫无价值 • 大学新生 • 经济充裕，富裕

• if only• informal polls • to holds little

value• college beginners • be well off

• 培养一种人生哲学

• 处于低水平• 大专学位• 两全其美 • 得出一个结论

• to develop a philosophy of life

• at a low• associate degree • to have … both wa

ys• to arrive at an con

clusion

• 资产负债表• 同胞 • 为……扫清障碍 • 积累了数量惊人的

知识

• a balance sheet• one’s fellow

man• to prepare the

way for • to collect an

incredible amount of knowledge

• 虽然…都确实…，但同样确实的是…。

• 更重要的是 ,… • 从长远角度来看• 道德感 • 主持一档音乐节目

• While it's true…,it’s equally true…

• More importantly,…• in the long run• moral sense

• to host a music show

Sentences•要是他没有忘记把她带来就好了。 •If only he‘d remembered to bring her here.•英镑的价位已降到新的最低点。 •The pound has been at a new low.

• 最近的一项民意测验表明， 70% 的英国儿童三岁时已是经常性的电视观众了。

• A recent poll shows that 70% of British children are regular TV viewers by the age of three.

• 现在去大学注册太晚了吗？• Is it too late to enroll at the college?

Sentences•你得每年填写税单。 •You‘re meant to fill in a tax form every year. •这超出了人类知识的范围。 •This is beyond the confines of human knowledge.

• 价格终究是要上涨的。• In the long run the prices are bound

to rise.• 他觉得住在乡下比城里好。 • He finds country life preferable to li

ving in the city.

L5 poll• A recent poll gives the President’s

Party a 5% lead.• 最近的一次民意调查结果表明 , 总统所

在的党领先 5%.• The result of the poll won’t be kno

wn until after midnight.

L6 if it won’t compute…• Compute 为主动形式表示被动意义 .• 类似单词 : break, drive, ride, wash, s

ell, fill, cut, burn, tear, write, read, act, wear…

• Their products sell well in the market.

• That sentence reads queerly. 读起来奇怪的

• My pen writes quite smoothly.• The book translates well.• This material washes easily. 这种衣

料容易洗 .

Inversion (L12)•为了强调句中的状语或表语，为了保持句子平衡或上下文衔接紧密，可将状语或表语置于句首，句中主语和谓语完全倒装。如 :　

• At the front of the hall sat the headmaster.校长坐在大厅的前部。

• In this paragraph can be found an answer.在这段里能找到答案。

Inversion•表语置于句首，强调表语，或保持句子平衡。（形容词、 ed分词、 ing分词、介词短语）＋ be＋主语 •Present at the meeting was Professor Li． •Fastened on the wall was a gun．

• Hanging behind the door was a skirt．

• Outside the doctor's were 10patients．

accordingly (L12)•adv therefore, esp. by agreement 因此；所以（往往指根据他人的意愿去做某事）•They asked him to leave the meeting, and accordingly he went.

L12 well off• in a good position, esp. financially• 政府声称大多数人比五年前富裕 .• The government claims that most pe

ople are better off than they were five years ago.

• Only those who are well off can afford this house.

L 15 at a low• at a low level or figure•股票价格指数已跌到历史最低点 .• Share prices have been at an all-tim

e low.• 经济情况不太好 .• The economy has been at a bit of a l

ow.

way (L18)• adv. [+adv/prep] far 远远地 , 大大地 ,

非常• That happened way back in the 19t

h century.

• Their profits were way below the original forecasts.

•We're friends from way back. (=have been friends a very long time)

•许多人将离婚率大大上升归咎于时下盛行的物质享受主义．

• Divorce rate is way up, which most people blame on the prevailing _________.

• materialism.• Exhausted, he is way behind other c

limbers. • 远远地落后

conviction (L29)

•n [C;U] 1) the act of convicting or being convicted of a crime 有罪判决；判罪• This was her third conviction for stealing. • His conviction caused rioting in the streets.• They had no previous convictions.

• 2) [+that] (a) very firm and sincere belief 坚信；信念

• She's a woman of strong convictions. • He said he wasn't frightened, but his vo

ice lacked conviction/didn't carry conviction.

• She had a firm conviction that she was always right.

specialize (L30)•vi. [+in] to limit all or most of one's study, business, etc., to a particular activity or subject 专攻；专门研究• Amy specializes in the history of fashion at the university. • That doctor specializes in children's illnesses.

• special a. 特殊的；专门的• specialist n. 专家• specialty n. 专业，特长；特产

• specially adv. 专门地，特别地• specialization n. 特别化 ; 专门化

L34 be meant to• be supposed to• 在进入印度的庙宇前应该先脱鞋 .• You are meant to take your shoes of

f before you enter a temple in India.

L38 Confine(pl) (formal) limits or

boundaries– The narrow confines of a life

in the church proved too difficult for him.

– She did as much as she could within the confines of her income.

(v) limit or keep sth within limits – I will confine myself almost entire

ly to this phase of the subject. – I should hate to be confined withi

n the four walls of an office all day.

L39 Render• 将本句翻译成英语。• He rendered aid to the needy and in

dignant.愤怒的• His remark rendered me speechless.

• 他被一拳打昏了。• The blow rendered him unconsciou

s. • 为某人服务• Render sb. a service/render a servic

e to sb

L40 Dawn (on sb.)• Gradually become clear to one’s

mind; become evident (to sb.)• 最后我才明白他一直在撒谎。• It finally dawned (on me) that he ha

d been lying.

• The sense of all that he had been saying suddenly dawned on her.

• 她突然明白了他一直想表达的是什么意思．

• It slowly dawned upon her that he would not marry her in spite of the fact that they had been cohabiting. 同居

institution (L41)• n. 1)[C] (a large building for) an organization, usu. a long-established or well-respected one 公共机构

• a teaching institution 教学机构，学校 • He took part into the institution of the

science. • 他加入了科学协会。

• 2)[U] the act of instituting 建立 ;设立• the institution of a new law • 新法令的制定 • the institution of customs •惯例的创立

institute• n. a society or organization formed to

do special work or for a special purpose 学院；协会

• a research institute 研究所 • an institute of technology 理工学院 • an institute of foreign language 外国语

学院

• vt. fml to set up (a society, rules, actions in law, etc.) for the first time 建立，设立；开始

• institute a sound system of meetings • 建立健全的会议制度 • institute a suit against a firm 对某公司起诉

L41 Revelation• V. •透露（Ｕ）•“Spilling the beans” means confe

ssing or making a startling revelation.

•透露的情况（Ｃ）

•We listened to her strange revelations about her past.

• It was a revelation to John when Mary said she had married him only for his money.

让步状语从句中的倒装

•1)强调对象＋ as/though＋主语＋其它部分，强调对象可以是表语 ( 名词，形容词 )或状语( 副词 )。表语为名词时，前面通常不用冠词。 • Tired as he is, he goes on with his work. • Child as he is, he knows how to please the others.

• 2) be＋主语＋ or 连接的两个表语。这个句型相当于 whether…or…引导的让步从句。

• Be it cheap or dear, I will take it.

• 句中 be they scientific or artistic 意为 whether they are scientific or artistic

• 这是一种特殊的虚拟语气，　在由whether引导的让步状语从句中，　whether 可以省略，如果 whether不省略，谓语动词用原形即可以．

• 所有的磁铁都是一样的，不管它们是大是小．

• All magnets behave the same, be they small or large.

•不管她是对还是错的，我都全力支持她．•Whether she be right or wrong, she

will have my strong support.

only to do (L50)• 1 ）作目的状语　 （仅仅为了）• I come here only to say good-bye to yo

u.　•我来仅仅是向你告别。 • 2 ）作结果状语，可以表示没有预料到的或事与愿违的结果，不定式要放在句子后面。

• He searched the room only to find nothing.

• 他搜索了房间，没发现什么。

• I awoke to find my truck gone. •我醒来发现箱子不见了。

Exercise• After twenty years abroad, William

came back only _______ his hometown severely damaged in an earthquake.

• A) to find B) finding • C) to have found D) to be finding • A

L51 read of• read between the lines 看出字里行间的意思

• read one’s mind 看出某人的心思• read oneself to sleep 看着看者睡着

了• read over 看一遍• read through 看完

sighted (L51)• clear-sighted• dim-sighted• far-sighted• foresighted• near-sighted• long-sighted

• 目明的 , 聪明的 , 精明的

• 视力差的• 有远见的 , 慎重的 , 远

视的• 有先见之明的 , 深谋远虑的

•眼光远大 • 近视的

• quick-sighted• second-sighted• sharp-sighted• shortsighted• sighted

• 眼快的 , 眼尖的• 有先见之明的 , 有预见性的

• 眼光锐利的 , 精明的• 近视的 , 眼光短浅的• 看得见的，有视力的（人）

gather etc. (L52)•gather [I;T] the general term for bringing or coming together 聚集 ;聚拢•gather fallen leaves for burning •gather thoughts 集中思想 •gather money 攒钱

• collect [I;T (up)] usually implies careful choice in gathering from various sources, a bringing into an orderly arrangement 收集 ;聚集

• collect stamps • collect thoughts 整理思绪 • collect money 筹募资金 (有计划、有步骤地进行 )

•accumulate [I;T] to make or become greater in quantity or size, esp. over a long period 积累 ;积聚 ;堆积•Snow accumulated to a depth of four feet. •He accumulated a good library. •For millions of years minerals and salts have been accumulating in the sea.

• assemble [I;T] applies esp. to the gathering together of persons or things for some special purpose 集合 ;召集 ;聚集 ;装配

• The members assembled in the meeting room.

• The pupils were assembled in the school hall.

• assemble a machine an assembling shop

Exercise

• 1. The people who _________ cars work very quickly.

• 2 John _________ foreign coins.• 3. Unused books often ___________ dust.• 4. A crowd _________ about the entrance.•

assembleassemble

collectscollectsaccumulateaccumulate

gatheredgathered

L54 Depict• The artist and the author both

tried to depict the splendor of the sunset.

• To make the matters worse, the scene was depicted on British TV.

distinguish (L56)

• v. 1) [+oneself]behave or perform noticeably well 使杰出，使显出特色

• She distinguished herself as a black lawyer.

• 2) [+from /+between] to recognize as being distinct 区别，识别；辨别

• He can distinguish a genuine antique from a reproduction.

• It is certainly important to distinguish between right and wrong.

• 3) to recognize by some mark or typical sign (凭感觉器官 )辨认出

• I can distinguish my roommates by their footsteps.

L57 In the long run• eventually; ultimately • Studying may be difficult right

now, but you will benefit in the long run.

• I must be firm. It’s for the benefit of you in the long run.

• In the long run, he ‘s the only hope we have.

• 从长远观点来看，还是买高质量的商品合算。

• It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.