现代大学英语第二版精读PPT单词,背景,课文讲解完整版讲解.ppt

Half a Day;Border v. if one area ~s another area, it is next to it and shares a ~ with it n. the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas. 国界，边境，边界 The ~ between the U.S. and Canada China’s ~ with Vietnam Cross the ~ A skirt with a red ~ 带红边的裙子 ~ on: to be very close to reaching an extreme feeling or quality She was ~ing on madness.;Cling 1. to hold tightly, esp. because you do not feel safe He clung to the lifeboat. 2. to stick to My wet shirt clung to my body. 3. ~ to: to continue to believe or do sth. , even though it may not be true or useful anymore 坚信，忠于 The old man still clung to the old tradition. ;clutch hold tightly, usu. in fear, anxiety, or pain, or do not want to lose something Clutching the money in his hand, he hurried to the bank. Silent and pale, the girl clutched (to/onto) her mother’s chest. A drowning man will clutch at a straw. ;Lesson 1 – Half a Day;halt;invade V. 1. to go into a place in large numbers when this is not wanted A virus ~d his computer. 2. to enter by using military force, in order to take control of it. Hitler ~d Pland in 1939. 3. to affect sb. in an annoying or unwanted way ~ one’s privacy;Lift V. 1. to move with your hands Can you help me ~ the big box? 2. raise I’m so tired I can’t ~ up my arms. ~ up your voice 3. to move your head or eyes up He ~ed his head to see who was there. 4. If cloud or fog ~s, it disappears. 5. not ~ a finger: to do nothing to help He never ~ed a finger to help me with the kids. ~ one’s spirit: to make sb. feel more cheerful and hopeful 6. to copy words, ideas, etc. The movie’s ending was ~ed from that book. 这部电影的结局是从那本书照搬过来的。 ;observance 1 a celebration of a religious or national event [C/U] 2. the practice of obeying a law or a rule The ~ of human rights observation 1. the process of watching carefully for a period of time The boy was under ~ throughout the night. 2. observance ;Date palm—a typical Arabic plant;opponent,?competitor,?enemy,?foe,?rival;Sort out: to organiz