新视野大学英语第四册unit 8教案.doc

Unit Eight: Section A up to /up until /up till: until?直到 Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was. 直到昨天，我们还不知道孩子在哪里。? Up till the war she had lived alone. 直到战争爆发，她一直是一个人生活。? He was here up to a moment ago. 他刚才还在这里。 Negro: n. a person who belongs to a dark-skinned, esp. African race; black people? The word is now considered offensive by many people and words such as “black” and “African-American” are used instead, especially in formal situations such as newspapers or government statements. The word “colored” is sometimes also considered offensive exclusively: ad. involving only the things mentioned, and nothing else There is now a trend away from an exclusively academic curriculum towards teaching more practical subjects in schools. 现在很多学校出现了由仅仅教授纯理论的课程转向教授更实用的学科的趋势。? The selfish man looks out for himself exclusively. 那自私的人只顾他自己。? Compare: exclusive: a. used only by one person or group, and not shared by other people; if two things are mutually exclusive, they can not exist together? These experts have exclusive use of the office and the equipment. 这间办公室及设备专供这些专家使用。? There is no reason why these two functions should be mutually exclusive. 没有理由说明这两个功能为什么不能同时存在。 peer: v. (at) look closely at sth. when you cannot see it clearly? 仔细看，凝视He peered closely at the tag to see the price. 他细看标签以辨认价格。? Marian peered at him over the top of the evening paper; her eyes were shifty with guilt. 玛丽安越过晚报的上方凝视着他，眼神里闪现着内疚。? cautiously: ad. carefully; in a careful manner to avoid danger or mistakes? They are cautiously optimistic because of the constructive atmosphere in which the talks will take place. 他们保持谨慎的乐观，因为会谈将在积极的气氛中举行。 Allen and Marian passed the beast cautiously, keeping as far away as possible, with their swords ready in hand. 艾伦和玛丽安手里握着刀，小心翼翼地经过那头野兽，尽可能远离它。? Compare: cautious: a. careful, taking care to avoid risks? Im always more cautious than any one of them, because Im never absolutely certain what happens next. 我总是比他们任何一个人都谨慎，因为我从不确定接下来会发生什么。?