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1、现代大学英语精读lesson8 Still waters run deep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深 Where there is life,there is hope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望 Lesson Eight My Personal ManagerIntroduction to the TextnOne problem that often troubles young students is a lack of confidence or self-esteem.It may come from what they consider as physical def

2、ects or their poor academic performance,or other causes.And often young students have trouble handling the situation.nThe language is typical of young students in the U.S.nPlot:the regaining of the heroines self-confidence with Carlos helpn Setting:at schooln Protagonists:“I”(Karen)and Carlo Herrera

3、Theme of the textnYoung people should have confidence and be themselves.Structure of the textnPart 1(paras.14 )about:suspense of the storyn nPart 2(paras.26 )about:the first day I met CarlosnPart 3(paras.78 )about:Carlos became my personal manager.nPart 4(paras.914)about:the success of usauthornMarg

4、aret Goff Clark is a prolific author.nShe wrote stories about teenagers.nThe books she wrote cover the following themes:mysteries,science fiction,human relationship and wild animals.Her worksnTheme One:mysteriesn Who Stole Kathy Young?nTheme Two:science fictionnBarney and UFOn Barney on MarsHer work

5、snTheme Three:human relationshipnFreedom Crossing nThe book is a historical fiction about a family helping slaves escape to Canada.nTheme Four:wild animalsnThe Endangered Florida Panthern The Threatened Florida Black BearLanguage Studyn1.Tear(vi.):to move quickly,especially in a careless wayn e.g.Ma

6、ny children are ing about in the playground.n The teenagers were ing at a suicidal speed.n The groom tore off after the bus,for his beloved bride was on it.2.to run into:1)to bump into;hitn e.g.This car got out of control and ran into a tree.n 2)to meet(someone)by chance(infml)n e.g.Guess who I ran

7、into in the street?n 3)to get into a difficult or unpleasant situationn e.g.The climbers ran into a snowstorm half-way up.n Our project ran into unexpected opposition.n (oneself)into debt/troublen sb.into despair3.“a good”nrather more thanneg.She is a good ten years younger than he is.nThe nearest s

8、tation was a good five miles away.4.brushnbrush(by/past/through).:to touch against lightly or carelessly in passingn e.g.He ed past/by me in a rude way.n The star ed past/by the fans without uttering a single word.n The wind blew lightly,ing through my hair.5.to have sth.in common:nto be similar or

9、the same in some way.nE.g:They have one thing in common.They are both mad about music.nShe is everything her husband is not.They have nothing in common.6.point blank:nIf you say or refuse something point-blank,you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons.nEg:He told me point-blank t

10、hat he would not go.nI thought she would at least consider my offer.I did not expect her to refuse point-blank.7.to make the best of it:nto make an unsatisfactory situation as pleasant as possible(BrE:make the best of a bad job/situation)nto use an opportunity as successfully as possibleneg.nJapan i

11、s poor in natural resources.Therefore it tries to make the best of its human resources.Well have to spend the night in this awful place,so we might as well make the best of it.n 8.to go through with it:nto do it as I promised although I really do not want to do itneg.I begged her to do me a favor an

12、d pretend to be my girlfriend.She agreed but said that she wasnt sure she could go through with it.9.to tell:nto be able to recognize sth.according to the signs neg I could tell there was somebody in the house.nHe cant tell blank from white.10.Let loosenLet someone loose on:to allow someone to deal

13、with in their own wayn e.g.Mother let me on the apple pie.n Let him for a week to reorganize the office.nStay/keep loose(AmE):to keep or stay in a calm unworried wayn e.g.Stay.The fire has been brought under control.Vocabularynexaggerate v.n1)to make larger,better or worseneg:Youre exaggerating the

14、difficulties.n He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.自视过高、清高n2）exaggerated adj.:false,unatural虚假的、不自然的n eg:an laugh矫揉造作的笑声Vocabulary flea n.nflea-bag:n.dirty or unpleasant person or animal.令人讨厌的人或动物nidiom:with a flea in ones ear:humiliated after an attempt at sth(做某事后)受到责难、羞辱等。nEg:He bur

15、st into out meeting and got sent away with.闯进会议被轰了出来VocabularynPromote v.n 1)to help sth or sb to develop or be successful n eg:She made a public campaign to her new book.n 2)usu.Passive sb(to sth):raise sb to a higher position or rank 提拔，晋升n eg:Marianna worked very hard and was promoted soon.n The football team was ed to the first division.晋升为甲级队nThank you!