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1、Leading in Questions1) Is there any love at first sight? Why?Yes. The factors fbr such love can be analyzed as follows:2) It is the human nature to love anything beautiful;3) Physical attraction is the first seed of love;4) Love in ones heart is like a hidden fire;5) Love, whatever form it takes, is

2、 usually blind; .No. The reasons for absence of such love can be deduced as follows:1) Looks can be deceitful;2) It takes time for true love to grow;3) Love is an integration of two minds into one;4) Such love is like a flash in the pan; .2. Can true love grow between pen pals or net friends who hav

3、e never met each other? Why?Yes.1) Love is a product of communication. It is through lines of communication that both sides know what insight they can get into each others inner world, how much they can have in common, and what their unity will hold for either of them.2) Love feeds on mystery about

4、each other. To any of us, what attracts is just something mysterious about others. The same holds true for lovers, because correspondence like this is often characteristic of mystery about each other.3) Love is bom of beauty in the distance. As an old Chinese saying goes, distance produces beauty. A

5、 case in point is the popular poemYou live at the head of the Yangtze River while I live at its end; I miss you day and night without seeing you ever; but the truth is we drink water from the same river.No.1) Love does not grow without contact between two minds. It is well said that sparks of love s

6、hine with frequent clashes of two hearts. No collision of their ideas, no birth of true love.2) True love depends on acceptance of each others demerits as well as on hunger for each others merits. But such correspondence almost never reflects the weaknesses of lovers.3) True love is based on the ups

7、 and downs of lovers in daily life. Deprived of such rises and falls in everyday life, lovers find no way to know, understand, and respect each other from all sides, thus making it impossible for both to be sure whether they are a good match.Warm-up activities1. What is the young soldier doing in th

8、e speakers story?Key: He is waiting to see a woman he has fallen in love with.2. What kind of ending do the speakers stories tend to have?Key: A happy ending.3. What does love mean to you?Love may be many things to many people, among which are as follows:1) Love means sunshine that makes one thirsty

9、 for the other.2) Love means a game of emotion that is always deprived of reason.3) Love means a tree whose fruit is sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.4) Love means a bottle of wine with which both sides like being drunk.5) Love means a river in which both sides seek to be drowned.New Words & Phr

10、ases1. digital a. giving information in the form of numbers 数字的;数字显示的e.g. a digital camera 数码照相机The quality of sound from a digital recording is truly excellent. 数字求音声带的声 音的质量的确出色。2. eyesight n. U the ability to see 视e.g. You need to have your eyesight tested.你需要测一下视。Many of those aged 75 or over wi

11、ll have failing eyesight.很多75岁以上的老人视都会衰退。3. volunteerv. offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿(做某事)e.g. Jenny volunteered to clean up afterwards.珍尼自愿过一会儿清除打扫。He volunteered to show us around the school.他自愿带我们参观学校。n. C sb. who offers to do sth. without being paid 志愿者e.g. Any volunteers?谁自愿来?This is a

12、 huge project, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work. 这 是个大项目,但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。4. identical a. exactly the same 完全样的,完全相同的e.g. Fve got three identical navy suits,我有 3 套相同的海军服。The tests are identical to those carried out last year.这些考试和去年举行的相同。5. departuren. C, U an act of l

13、eaving a place 离开,出发e.g. His departure was quite unexpected他的离去出人意料。There was a delay in the departure of our plane.我们的飞机延迟 T 起飞。6. destinationn.C a place to which sb. is going or sth. is being sent 目的地; 终点e.g. Tokyo was our final destination.东京是我们最终的目的地。We arrived at our destination tired and hungr

14、y.我们到达目的地时又累又饿。7. overseasad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在海; 在国e.g. If you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country, 如 果你生活在海外,可以不必在你自己的国家付税。Many more people travel overseas for their holidays now than used to be the case. 比 起以前,现在有更多的人去海外度假。a. coming from

15、or happening abroad 海外的;国的e.g. We are trying to build up overseas markets for our cars.我们正设法为我们的汽 车开拓海外市场。There are a lot of overseas students in America.美国有许多国外的留学生。8. aboardprep. & ad. in or on a ship, train, plane, etc.在船（车,飞机等）上;上船（车, 飞机等）e.g. The flight attendant welcomed us aboard the plane.空中

16、小姐欢迎我们登机。The boat is ready to leave. All aboard!船要开了,所有人都请上船!9. cargon.C, UI goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle （船,飞机或车辆运送的）货物 e.g. The ship was carrying a cargo of wool from England to France. 这艘船正将羊 毛货品从英国运往法国。The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas.船停泊在主要港口,装上

17、它通常装载的货物香蕉。10. territoryn. C, U an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc, 领土; 领 地e.g. The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.联合国向被占领地区提供救援。He was shot down in the enemy territory.他是在敌人的领土上被击落的。11. deckn. C a floor built across a ship over all or part of its leng

18、th 甲 板e.g. When weve eaten, lets go up on deck and get some fresh air,吃好后我们上甲 板去透透气吧。The upper deck of the ship was always full of people smoking.船的上层甲板总是坐 满了抽烟的乘客。12. decreasen. C, U the process of becoming less 减少e.g. a 10% decrease in sales 销售额下降了 !0%The survey shows that there is a decrease in t

19、he number of young people out of work. 调查表明,年轻人的失业率下降了。V. become less or reduce sth.（使）减少;（使）降低e.g. Profits have decreased by 15%,利润下降了 15%13. nourish vt.give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy滋养;给营兼e.g. Most plants are nourished by water drawn up thro

20、ugh their roots.大部分植物依 赖其根所吸水分来获得养分。Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.儿童需要从健康新鲜的食物中摄取营养。14. declinev. refuse a request or offer, usu. politely 拒绝; 谢绝e.g. He declined my party invitation.我请他参加宴会,但他谢绝了。I declined to go with them.我不愿和他们一道去。vi. decrease in amount, quality, or impor

21、tance 减少, 降低, 下降e.g. The value of the dollar on the world market has declined in recent years. 取近几 年美元在世界市场上的价值有所下降。The number of smokers in the United States declined greatly in the 1980s.20世纪80年代美国吸烟人数大量减少。n.sing., U a reduction in the amount or quality of sth, 减少,下降e.g. Thankfully the smoking of

22、cigarettes is on the decline.谢天谢地,抽烟的人越来越少了。Many regular customers have noticed that the service in this restaurant is in decline. 许多老主顾都感觉到了这家饭店的服务质量每况愈下。15. objection n. （C, U a statement that shows one disagrees with sth,反对; 异 议e.g. He has a strong objection to getting up so early.他强烈反对这么早起床。The

23、only objection is that it may cost us more than you think.唯一的异议在于我们 的花费要比你想象的更多。16. forbid （forbade, forbidden） vt. not allow 禁止e.g. I cant forbid you to see that man again.我不能禁止你再与那个人见面。Driving has been forbidden in the town center.市中心禁止车辆行驶。17. connectionn. C the state of being connected 联系;关系e.g.

24、 Theres a strong connection between smoking and heart disease. 吸烟和心脏病 密切相关。The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.込豕公司与彳艮多 日 本 公司有联系。18. spectaculara. very impressive壮观的;引人入胜的e.g. a spectacular show of fireworks 烟花四散的壮观景象The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harri

25、s.比赛中最精彩的进球 是哈里斯的射门。19. fancya. having a lot of decoration or bright colors 多装饰的;花哨的;别致的e.g. I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.我想要一件样式简洁的黑礼服,不要花哨的东西。Never mind all these fancy phrasesjust tell us the plain facts.不要使用什么华丽 的辞藻,就告诉我们简单的事实。n.sing. a feeling of liking sb. or sth.喜爱;迷恋e.g. I th

26、ink young Peter has taken quite a fancy to that girl next door.我想、彼得已 经迷上了隔壁的那个女孩子。Living in the countryside was only Patricias passing fancy.到乡村定居不过是帕里 西夏时兴起的想法。20. patchn. C a small area of sth. that is different from the area around it 小块e.g. There was only a tiny patch of blue in the cloudy sky.

27、多云的天空中只有一小片蓝天。21. vanishvi. disappear or go suddenly out of sight 消失e.g. The child vanished while on her way home after a game of tennis.那个小女孩扌丁 完网球后在回家的路上不见了。With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手挥就把兔 子变没了。to vanish into 消失The failure of ones failures is to see ones lifel

28、ong effort vanish into void, 人最大的 失败是看着自己一生的努力化为乌有.22. compressvt. force sth. into less space 压缩; 压紧e.g. Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure. 把盆里的泥土压 紧,这样就能使植物固定。I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs.我成功地把十页的 笔记压缩成四个段落。to compress . into .All his w

29、ords are compressed into one sentenceHis love for you remains what ithas ever been.他千言万语汇成一句话:他对你的爱一如既往。23. longingn.sing., U a strong feeling of wanting sth. 渴望e.g. secret longings暗藏心底的渴望The boy looked with longing at the toys in the shop window.那男孩眼巴巴地望着 商店橱窗里的那些玩具。24. warmthn. U a feeling of bein

30、g warm 温暖e.g. A babys needs are quite basicfood, warmth, and love.婴儿的需求是很基本的食物、温暖和爱抚。25. resistvt. prevent oneself from doing sth.忍住; 抗拒e.g. Students should resist the temptation to play computer games, 学生应该抵制住 玩电脑游戏的诱惑。26. to focus ones eyesight on 注视;盯着They focused their burning eyesight on each o

31、ther, with their hearts full of passion.他们彼此用炽热的目光注视着,心中充满了激情。27. to fill a special place in ones life在某人的生命中占有特殊地位The saddest thing about youth is the failure to take hold of what will fill a leading place in ones future happiness.青春最遗憾的莫过于抓不住未来幸福中占主导地位的东西。28. without fail : with complete certainty

32、 必疋; 总是e.g. He came to visit me every Thursday without fail.他每星期四一定会来看我们。Ill pay you back 4,000 dollars without fail next month.我下个月肯定还你那四千元钱。Success cares, without fail, for those who keep moving ahead regardless of hardships and dangers.成功总是眷顾那些不畏艰险勇往直前的人。29. as long as if; on condition that 假如,如果

33、,只要e.g. As long as it doesnt rain we can play.只要天不下雨,我们就能玩。30. to forbid. from. 禁止做Much to her surprise, the more his son is forbidden from doing something, the more eager he is to do it.使她感到极为惊讶的是,越不想让儿子做什么,他就越想做什么。31. be free to do sth. be able to do whatever one wants 随意做某事e.g. John was free to p

34、ursue his own life in his own way.约翰可以自由地用自己的方式追求自己的生活,不受拘束。You are free to go now since everything has been cleared up.既然事情都弄清楚 了, 你可以离开了。32. right away at once; without delay 立艮卩, 马上e.g. Now we must be off right away. Its eight already.我们必须马上离开。已经点钟了。Im getting in touch with him right away.我将马上和他取

35、得联系。to sport patches of gray 显露斑斑灰日With summer giving way to autumn, the apple orchard sports patches of ripeness, and sends out spells of fruity smell.夏去秋来,苹果园呈现出片片成熟的景象,散发着阵阵果香。33. more than (+adjective) (colloq.) very; extremely 十分,非常e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.他为发生的事故十分不安。We were

36、 more than happy to hear of your recovery.听说你恢复健康,我们特别高兴。This dish of food is most to my taste, for it is more than delicious.这道菜最合我的 口味,因为它不是一般的好吃。34. to resist the urge to do sth.克制做某事的冲动Ones reason lies in resisting the urge to make mistake.人的理智在于及时克制犯错 误的冲动。35. be thankful for be grateful for 对.心存感激e.g. You should always be thankful to your parents for giving you a good education. 你父母让你受到良好教育,你应该直心怀感激。