致用英语第四册Unit.ppt

aboveallAdverb1.aboveandbeyondallotherconsideration;aboveall,youmustbeindependent(synonym)mostimportantly,mostespecially2.takingeverythingtogether;shewasfirstandlastascientist(synonym)firstandlasteventuallyadv.afteralongtime,orafteralotofthingshavehappened最终e.g.Sheeventuallymarriedthemostpersistentoneofheradmirers.BACKComprehensionMedievaltimewasstillsporadic,leisurely,unpredictableandabovealltiedtoexperiencesratherthanabstractnumbers.01中世纪的时间还是随意、悠闲、不可预测的，时间与人们的生活经验紧密相连，而不是由抽象的数字来决定的。02Itwasthemerchantsandfactoryownerswhoeventually,andwithgreatdifficulty,trainedworkers—thosewhohadpreviouslylivedaccordingtochangesoftheseasons—tobecomeasregularasclockwork.1是那些商家和厂主，处心积虑地把最初根据季节变化而劳作的工人，最终训练成了像钟表一样机械工作的人。2equatev.toconsiderthattwothingsaresimilarorconnected把(一事物)和(另一事物)等同看待e.g.Nowadays,manypeopleequatepassingexaminationswithbeingeducated.BACKIsitanywonderthat...Eg,WithallthepossibilitiesofeatinginstantlyandconstantlyandwiththeabundanceoffoodinAmerica,isitanywonderthatAmericanstendtobeoverweight?面对花样繁多的快速食品，人人可以便捷地、随时随地享用，许多美国人超重还值得奇怪吗？Unit3万事日久自明。时间是治愈一切创伤的良药。时代在变，人也在变。光阴一去不复返。光阴似箭，一去不复返。时间是锉刀，磨损静悄悄。时间比金钱更宝贵。你能获取更多的金钱，但无法拥有更多的时间。对于等待的人，时间太慢；对于害怕的人，时间太快；对于悲伤的人，时间太长；对于喜悦的人，时间太短；但对于心中有爱的人，时间就是永恒。Warm-upListeningandSpeakingA.Listentothefirstpartofamonologueabouttheinventionoftheclock.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whendidpeoplebegintomakeclocks?2.Wheredidthecivilisationofmakingclocksbegin?3.Whatroledidclocksplayatthattime?4.Whatisthedifferencebetweentheclockandtheseasonsandthephasesofmoonintermsofmeasuringtime?5.Wheredoestheword“clock”comefromandwhatdoesitmeanoriginally?6.Whenwasthefirstmechanicalalarmclockinvented?Approximately5,000to6,000y