现代大学英语精度1第一课.ppt

Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Part Four,Language Study,,ENTER,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study Phrases and Expressions Word BuildingGrammar,Language Study,Contents,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,Word list:,,clutch convince vast intricate overlook,6. variety 7. revolve present trace daze,,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,1. clutch (1),vt. to hold sth. or sb. tightly, esp. becauseyou are frightened, in pain, or do notwant to lose somethingExamples:Tom fell to the ground, clutching hisstomach.A woman clutching a baby stole an elderlywoman’s purse.,Synonyms hold seize grip grasp grab snatch,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,clutch at (2),to try hard to hold sth., esp. when you’re ina dangerous situationExample: A drowning man will clutch at a straw.(to try hard to find a sign of hope or a solution, even when they are not likely to exist in a difficult or dangerous situation),,Synonym catch at,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,,,,,,,2. convince vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth.is trueExamples:I couldn’t convince him of his mistake.How can I convince you of my sincerity?I managed to convince them that the storywas true.a convincing argumentconvincing evidence,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,3. vast (1),a. extremely large; spreading a greatdistance,Examples: The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles. He is very valuable to his employer because of his vast experience in the business.,huge immense enormous gigantic massive giant colossal mammoth tremendous titanic,Synonyms,To be continued on the next page.,Examples:The group of actors was brought from NewYork to London at vast expense.The refugees came across the border in vastnumbers.The vast majority of young people don’t takedrugs.,vast (2),Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,,,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,a. containing many detailed parts whichmake it difficult to understand Examples:It is an intricate idea and would need a lot ofintricate work. A touch of paranoia is not a bad thing tobring to the computer-software business,where shifting alliances, rapid technologicalchanges and intricate co-dependencies makeplotting long-term strategies hazardous.,4. intricate,,,Translation 踏入电脑软件这个行业，带点妄想并不是件坏事，因为在这个行业里，业者间分分合合，科技日新月异，互依的关系错综复杂，制定长期发展策略反倒危险。

Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,5. overlook vt. a. to have a view of sth. from above b. to fail to see or notice; pay no attention to,Examples:Our room overlooks the ocean.My garden is overlooked by the neighbours.I’m afraid I overlooked your name; I’ll addit to the list immediately.I’ll overlook your mistake this time.,,Synonyms neglect ignore,,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,6. variety (1) n. number or range of different things,Examples:The T-shirts are available in a wide varietyof colors.The students come from a variety ofdifferent backgrounds.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,There was little she could do to add variety toher daily routine.She didn’t like the work, because it lackedvariety; she was doing the same things allthe time.Variety is the spice of life.(=Doing a lot of different things, meetingdifferent people, etc. is what makes lifeinteresting.),variety (2) n. quality of not being the same, or not being the same at all times,Word formations vary (v.) various (a.) varied (a.) variable (n. & a.) variation (n.) variant (n.),Examples,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,,,Translation,1) Customs vary from country to country. 2) Human nature, in all its many and variedforms, is very complex and hard tounderstand. Of all the various ways of cooking an egg,I like boiling best. 4) There are wide regional variations in houseprice. 5) There are too many variables in theexperiment to predict the result accurately. 6) Consumers’ preferences are so variablethat planning is almost impossible.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,,,,1) 风俗随国家不同而有所变化。

2) 人类本性，多种多样，变化多端，复杂难解 3) 在各种各样做鸡蛋的方法中，我最喜欢煮鸡蛋 4) 房价有很大的地方性差异 5) 实验存在太多的变量，无法准确预测实验结果 6) 消费者的喜好是如此反复无常以致于不可能形成什么计划Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,7. revolve,v. a. to spin around or make sth. spinaround, on a central pointb. (fig.) to think about,Examples: The metal disc revolves at high speed. The earth revolves round the sun. The story revolves around a young girl who runs away from home. He revolved the matter in his head/mind.,,Synonymsspinrotatewhirl,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,8. present (1),v. (reflex) to appear; attend,Examples: When the chance to study at Harvard presented itself, I jumped at it. He was ordered to present himself at the chairman’s office at nine o’clock next morning.,Word formations presentation (n.) presentable (a.),To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 1 – Half a Day,Word Study,,present (2) v. a. to give; offer; put forward; submit b. to show or reveal c. to put on; produce (a play),。