Unit7

LearningaboutEnglish

TextATheGloriousMessinessofEnglish

1.Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts.Nowwritedowntheparagraphnumbersofeachpart(PartTwohasbeendoneforyou)anditsmainidea:Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextindexbreakoverTextOrganizationNCE-B2backPartOne(Paras1—3)MassiveborrowingfromotherlanguagesisamajorfeatureoftheEnglishlanguage.PartTwo(Paras4—16)TellsaboutthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagefromtheIndo-EuropeanparentlanguagetomodernEnglish.PartThree(Paras17—19)Tolerance,loveoffreedom,andrespectfortherightsofothers—thesequalitiesintheEnglish–speakingpeopleexplaintherichnessoftheirlanguage.Mainidea:Becauseofitstoleranceforoutsideinfluences,Englishhasbecomeagreatlanguage.NewWordsandExpressionsTheancienttemple’smassivestonepillarshadbeguntocrumble.近年來學生的數量有了巨大的增長。Shedrankamassiveamountofalcohol.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenamassiveincreaseinthenumberofstudents.她喝了大量的烈性酒。massivelargeinscale,amount,ordegreeNCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglish我相信宣揚暴力的電影會使年輕人墮落。vt.1)使（語言）變得不標準2)腐蝕，賄賂，使墮落corruptHasJapanesebeencorruptedbytheintroductionofforeignwords?

他因企圖向稅務官員行賄而被判入獄。NCE-B2Hewassenttoprisonfortryingtocorruptataxofficialwithmoney.Ibelievefilmsofviolencewouldcorruptyoungpeople.Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishcorrupt

a.3)腐敗的,污濁的;墮落的;貪污的corruptmorals腐敗風氣corruptofficials貪官污吏corruptpractices舞弊行為corruptair污濁的空氣

Tomwasbannedfromdrivingforsixmonthsafterbeingcaughtspeedingagain科學家們呼吁國際社會創立國際準則來禁止克隆人類Scientistscalledontheinternationalcommunitytocreateaninternationalconventiontobanhumancloning.vt.禁止，取締（bansth.;bansb.fromsth./doingsth.)banNCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakoverThegovernmentisconsideringatotalbanoncigaretteadvertising.n.

(followedbyon)banThereisabanonsmokinginthistheatre.

lay/put(a)banon禁止(某事)

remove/lifttheban(on)(對…)解禁NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglish這個劇院里禁止吸煙。previousmorebackindexbreakoverJamesWattinventedthesteamengine.Translate這部小說里所有的人物都是虛構的。Allthecharactersinthenovelareinvented.v.1)發明2)虛構inventNCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakovertolerancen.followedbyof/for

1)容忍，寬容2)忍耐Thepatienthadnotoleranceforpain.全世界各種族間的互諒互讓是必不可少的。我對噪音的忍耐力是有限的。NCE-B2Mytoleranceofnoiseislimited.Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishTolerancebetweentheracesoftheworldisamust.previousnextbackindexbreakovertoa(veryreal,certain,etc.)extent

在(極大，某種)程度上

水污染在很大程度上影響了當地居民。Toaveryrealextentthewaterpollutionhasaffectedlocalresidents.從某種程度上講這家餐館的失敗在于管理不善。Toacertainextentthefailureoftherestaurantwasduetobadmanagement.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousmorebackindexbreakovernecessityn.1)必需品AlotofpeoplewouldconsideraTVasmoreofanecessitythanaluxuryitem.工人們的工資太低了，以至于他們幾乎沒有足夠的錢買最起碼的生活必需品。Theworkers’wagesweresolowthattheyhardlyhadenoughmoneytobuythebarenecessitiesoflife.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakovernecessityn.2)必要(性)

followedbyof/forThereisabsolutelynonecessityforyoutobeinvolvedintheproject.他們就教育改革的必要性達成了一致意見。Theyreachedanagreementonthenecessityofeducationalreforms.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakoverarousevt.provoke

喚起，激起

Theseeducationaltoysgivechildrenafeelingofself-worthbyarousingtheirinterestinchallengingtasks.他們的反常行為引起了警察的懷疑。Theirstrangebehaviorarousedthepoliceman’ssuspicions.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakoversurrendergivein(followedbyto)投降Afterseveralweeksofsevereattacks,Afghanistan’sTalibanforcessurrenderedtotheNorthAlliance.盡管有恐怖襲擊，我們決不會向恐怖主義投降。We’llneversurrendertoterrorismdespitetheterroristattacks.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousmorebackindexbreakoverresemblevt.belikeorsimilarto

與…相似他酷似他的父親。Hestronglyresembleshisfather.她說話時打手勢的動作象她的媽媽。Sheresembleshermotherinthewayshemovesherhandswhenshetalks.NCE-B2Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakoverNCE-B2descendvi.(followedbyfrom)起源于；下來Theseideasdescendfromthoseoftheancientphilosophers.

日本人被認為是起源于來自中國北方的部族。TheJapanesearethoughttobedescendedfromtribesfromthenorthofChina.他出自名門。He(is)descendedfromagoodfamily.Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishpreviousnextbackindexbreakoverNCE-B2pass(sth.)onto(sb.)將…傳給…TheKingpassedonmuchofhisfortunetotheprincess.你讀完這本小說后，請傳給勞拉。Whenyouhavefinishedreadingthenovel,pleasepassitontoLaura.現在讓我們看看下一個題目。Letusnowpassontothenextsubject.Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2conquerv.征服Shehasconqueredtheheartsofmanymen.西班牙人曾一度征服了南美洲的大部分地區。TheSpanishonceconqueredmostofSouthAmerica.

人定勝天。Mancanconquernature.previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2alternativen.(followedbyto)

供選擇的東西Checkoutthealternativesbeforedecidingwhethertogotoanearbycollege.除了回家，還有什么選擇？Whatisthealternativetogoinghome?Wehavenoalternativebuttofighttillvictory.我們除了戰斗直到勝利，別無選擇。previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2modifyvt.changeslightly修改，更改Thecomputerprogrammerstriedtomodifythedesignofthesoftwaretomakeitsuitableforcommercialproduction.Theschoolauthoritiesplantomodifytheschoolregulations.previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2enrichv.1)使富裕2)improve豐富Thatoncepoorcoastalvillagehasbeenenrichedbytheprofitsfromtourism.旅行豐富人的生活。Travelenrichespeople’slives.油田的開發使許多阿拉伯國家變得富有。ThedevelopmentofoilfieldsenrichedmanyArabiancountries.previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2classicn.經典作品a.古典的；第一流的Jerryprefersclassicmusictopopularsongs.Translate

你喜歡讀英國古典文學名著嗎？DoyoulikereadingtheclassicsofEnglishliterature？previousmorebackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2sourcen.來源Tourism,whichisamajorsourceofincomeforthecity,hasbeenseriouslyaffectedbytheterroristattacks.

Thenewscomesfromareliablesource.壞了的食物是疾病之源。Badfoodisasourceofillness.previousmorebackindexbreakover

這條消息來源可靠。Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2previousnextbackindexbreakCf.:originManyAmericansareAfricanbyorigin.origin:n.

起源；血統overTheoriginsofcivilization

文明的起源

beofnoble(humble)origin

出生高貴（微賤）

Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2outofcontrol失去控制，不受約束Thefirewasoutofcontrolbythetimethesecondfireenginearrived.

他們無能為力，因為局勢已經失去控制。Therewasnothingtheycoulddoaboutit,becausethesituationwasoutofcontrol.

previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2putintopractice將…付諸實施Havingdelayedseveraltimes,wemustputthisplanintopracticenow.

你們應該把接受的教導在日常生活中付諸實施。Youshouldputintopracticeinyourdailylivestheteachingsyoureceived.previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2strikeout創造，開創Afterworkingforhisfatherforabouttenyears,hedecidedtostrikeoutonhisown.在獄中呆了五年后，他在朋友的幫助下開始了新生活Afterbeinginprisonforfiveyears,hestruckoutwiththehelpofhisfriends.previousnextbackindexbreakoverUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2preserven.

獨占的地區或范圍；禁獵地2.vt.保護，保存TheTownCouncilspentalotofmoneytopreservetheoldcastleandotherplacesofhistoricinterests.你可以用鹽保存肉或魚。

此區域內嚴禁打獵。Nohuntingisallowedinthepreserve.previousnextbackindexbreakoverYoucanpreservemeatorfishinsalt.Unit7:LearningaboutEnglishTheremustbesometrafficaccidentahead.Hemusthavehadsomespecialtraining.StructureItmusthavetakenhimmonthstoprepareit.Cathymusthavemissedthetrain.Youmustbeexaggerating!previousnextindexbreakUnit7:LearningaboutEnglishNCE-B2overII.TranslationTranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.ComprehensiveExercisesback1.ThoughhowtheEnglishlanguagecomeintoexistence