新概念英语第四册Lesson 5 Youth 单词+课文 知识点讲义.doc

Lesson 5 Youth 一. 单词讲解 新概念四册  leave [li:v] n. 允许，许可 leave n. permission 允许，许可He did it without my leave. The senator asked leave to take the floor. I take leave to do sth. I take leave to say / doubt / think … forgive me for doing Forgive me for saying so, but what you said is nonsense. I take the liberty of doing I take the liberty of asking you a question. I venture to do I venture to say that you are making a dangerous mistake. fundamentals [ˌfʌndə'mentlz] n. 基本原理，基本原则fundamentals n. basic rules, ideas or principles 基本原理，基本原则the fundamentals of philosophy / economics the basics the rudiments the first principles fundamental adj. basic, essential 根本的 the fundamental difference the fundamental cause of the problem glorious ['ɡlɔ:riəs] adj. 光辉灿烂的，荣耀的，辉煌的a glorious achievement All the Chinese compatriots should take concerted efforts to create a glorious future of the Chinese nation. a rosy / brilliant / splendid / magnificent future glory glory days rub [rʌb] n. 难题，困难，困境 rub n. a problem or difficult situation 难题，困难，困境Here is the rub. That’s where the rub is. rub sb. the wrong way She has a negative impression of him. She sees nothing new about him. She thinks he gave her the wrong directions. She doesn’t know him as well as she would like to. M: what do you think of our new economics instructor? W: I don’t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. Q: what does the woman say about the instructor? Answer: (A) She has a negative impression of him. rub sb. the wrong way get on one’s nerves The man shouldn't have invited her roommate to the meeting. Her roommate was unable to attend the meeting. Her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages. She forgot about the time change. M: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a massage with your roommate about the time change. W: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. Q: What does the woman imply? Answer: (C) Her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages. commitment [kə'mɪtmənt] n. 信奉，信仰；承诺 commitment to sth. have a sincere commitment to religion / communism make a commitment to do … She promised to stand by him, and once you make that commitment you have to see it through. honor / fulfill one’s commitment We must honor our commitments to small nations. The President of the United States has reiterated the U.S. commitment to the Three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiqués. devotion [dɪ'vəʊʃn] n. 热 爱 devotion to sb. / sth. devotion to the cause of education love affection parental affection maternal / paternal affection affectionate infatuation Their infatuation with each other won’t last. cosmic ['kɒzmɪk] adj. 宇宙的 cosmos comic comet cosmetics make-up She doesn’t wear make-up. √ She doesn’t wear cosmetics. X universal (NCE3-29 P138-L8) Certain funny situations have a universal appeal. suburban [sə'bɜ:bən] adj. 郊区的；见识不广的，偏狭的 suburban provincial rural pastoral suburban urban metropolitan metropolis cosmopolitan cosmopolis 二. 课文讲解第一段： People are always talking about 'the problem of youth'. be always doing He’s always having arguments with people. (NCE3-2 P18-L1) Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job. The woman should do the typing for Mary. The woman should work as hard as Mary. The woman isn’t a skillful typist. W: Mary is always complaining about her job. M: Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like. Q: What does the man mean? Answer: (A) The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job. be forever doing (NCE3-41 P192-L8) He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and gentle pace of living. be constantly / continually doing sth. Your behavior reflects on me, and I can't do my job if you're constantly humiliating me. Constantly? Aside from today, give me one example. keep (on) doing sth. (NCE3-29 P138-L13) From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. (NCE3-29 P138-L20) In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. do sth. all the time / time and time again / with monotonous regularity / ad nauseam (NCE3-50 P228-L2) The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. He is tired of waiting for assistance. He doesn't have to ask his friends for help. His foot hurts too much to walk. He doesn't like to bother people. W: I thought the doctor said you should stay off your foot until the swelling goes down. M: She did. It just makes me uncomfortable to ask my friends to wait on me all the time. What does the man mean? Answer: (D) He doesn't like to bother people. If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. 语法分析： If there is one—which I take leave to doubt—then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. it is / was … that / who … If …… —which I take leave to doubt—then it is … that / who …, not … 造句: 如果真有天堂的话（请允许我对此表示怀疑），那么也是有钱有势的人（the rich and powerful）去的地方, 而不是穷人自己可以去的地方。 If there is heaven—which I take leave to doubt—then it is the rich and powerful who can enter, not the poor themselves. Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings -- people just like their elders. 语法分析： Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings—people just like their elders. get down to sth. / doing to start doing sth. seriously Let’s get down to business. Let’s get down to discussing the details. agree v. accept / admit / acknowledge / recognize / concede All these countries recognize / concede that there is only one China. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is. 语法分析： There is only one difference betw