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Unit
9
Language Structure
Main
Teaching Points: The adverbial clause
time introduced by
while/as soon as/
the moment/ by the time
e.g.
1) Tom walked in while I was typing in the office.
2)
As soon as / The moment he came in, he asked for
the file on the
production quota.
3)
By the time I got everything ready for him,
(however), he
’
d gone.
2. of time and place introduced
by
whenever/and where
; of
concession
introduced by however; of
time/cause introduced by
now
that
e.g. 1) Whenever and
wherever I see Sid, I tell him how harmful smoking
is.
2) (But ) However hard I try to
persuade him to give up smoking, he
just won
’
t
listen.
3. of condition introduced by
or else; of purpose introduced by
so
(that)
e.g. Now that
you
’
ve started it,
you
’
d better go on with it,
or else you
’
ll
regret it afterwards.
(Yes.)
We will go on with it, so (that) we shall not
regret it afterwards.
4. of manner
introduced by as if/ as though, indicating an
unreal situation;
of time/ condition
introduced by
so long as/ as long
as
e.g. 1) Jack acted as if
/as though nothing had happened.
2)
He
didn
’
t
worry
so
long
as
/
as
long
as
there
was
still
hope
of
finding then.
5. of degree introduced by so far as;
of alternative condition introduced
by
whether
…
or
not
e.g. 1) So far as I
know, Fanny
’
s not coming to
the meeting.
2) But whether
she
’
s coming or not, we
won
’
t wait.
Useful expression
away one
’
s time
：
loaf about/around
v.
游手好闲，无所事事；闲
荡
e.g. A group of kids were loafing
around outside.
一群小孩在外面四处游
荡。<
/p>
n.
a loaf of
bread
一条面包
Two white loaves,
please.
请拿两条白面包。
one
’
s words seriously
s sth. from
sth.
去除，消除；摒除（思想、感情等）
e.g. 1
）
He
dismissed her from his
mind.
他挥去了对她的思念。
2
）
She claimed
that she was unfairly dismissed from her
post.
她声称
自己被无理免职。
3
）
Dismissing her
fears, she climbed higher.
她排除了恐惧，爬的更
高了。
s that
ashamed of
Dialogue
A
Beijing
Opera
Fan
A.
Lead-in: ask
students sth. about recreation.
What kind of entertainment do you like?
Say a few words about it.
Does Beijing
Opera appeal to you? Give your reasons.
B.
Listening to the recording
C.
Questions on
details
1.
What
changes
are
now
taking
place
in
China
concerning
recreation
and
entertainment?
2.
How
do
people
tell
the
different
social
ranks
of
the
characters
in
Beijing opera?
3.
Do you find it strange that a foreigner
should like Beijing opera?
D. Language
Points
1.
boom
n.
a sudden increase in trade and economic activity;
a period of
wealth and
success
（贸易和经济活动的）激增，繁荣
e.g. 1
）
a boom in
car sales
汽车销售额的剧增
a boom year
(for trade, exports,
etc.)
贸易、出口等兴盛的一年
a property/ housing boom
房地产
/
住房的迅速发展
2
）
Living
standards improved rapidly during the post-war boo
m.
在战
后那段繁荣昌盛的时期里，生活水平得到了迅速提高。
v. to make a
loud deep sound
轰鸣；轰响
e.g.1
）
Outside,
thunder boomed and crashed.
外面雷声隆隆，霹雳
炸响。
2
）
A voice boomed
out from the darkness.
黑暗中传来低沉有力
< br>的嗓音。
3
）
By the 1980s,
the computer industry was booming.
计算机行
业迅猛发展
。
2. regret v.
感到遗憾，懊悔，惋惜
n.
痛惜，懊悔，遗憾，失望
e
.
g. 1) If you
don
’
t do it now,
you
’
ll only regret it.
你如果现在不做，
以后一定会后悔的。
2
）
The decision
could be one he lives to regret.
这一决定也许
会让他有后悔的一日。
3
）
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
your
application
has
not
been
successf
ul.
我们很遗憾的通知你，你的申请未能通过。
4
）
What is your
greatest regret(
=
the thing
that you are most sorry
about doing or
not doing)?
你最大的遗憾是什么？
5
）
He
gave
up
teaching
in
2001,
much
to
the
regret
of
his
students.<
/p>
他于
2001
年放弃了教学，这使他的学
生深感遗憾。
3. be
obsessed with
着迷于，沉溺于
e.g. 1
）
When
young, you are apt to be obsessed with your appear
ance.
年轻时，你很可能会过分注重你的外表。
2
）
He was obsessed
with the fear of unemployment.
他老是害怕失
业。
3)
She was obsessed with the idea that she had been c
heated.
她总算
心神不宁，觉得自己被骗了。
4. stoop
v. (~ down)
俯身，弯腰
e.g. 1) She
stooped down to pick up the
child.
她俯身抱起孩子。
2
）
The doorway was
so low that he had to stoop.
门廊很矮，他低下
头才过得去。
3
）
He
tends to stoop because he
’
s
so tall.
他个子太高了，
所以时常晚
< br>着背。
4
）
She was
unwillingly to believe anyone would stoop so low
as to (
卑
鄙
/
堕落到
…
地步
)steal
a ring from a dead woman
’
s f
inger.
她无法相信，
真有人会龌龊到这种地步，竟然从一
个死去的女人手上偷戒指。
5. flick v. (
尤指用手指或手快速地
)
轻击，轻拍，轻拂
，轻弹
e.g. 1) She flicked the
dust off her
collar.
她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
2
）
The horse was
flicking flies away with its tail.
马轻轻甩动
尾巴把
苍蝇赶走。
3
）
James flicked a
peanut at her.
詹姆斯朝她轻轻弹了一颗花生。
4
）
Please
don
’
t flick ash on the
carpet!
请勿把烟灰弹在地毯上。
5
）
He flicked a
switch and all the lights went out.
他啪地一
声按了下开
关，灯全灭了。
E.
Retelling
A,
a
foreign
student,
is
talking
with
B
about
the
changes
in
China
concerning recreation and
entertainment:
1.
popular
recreational
activities:
dancing,
singing,
going
to
the
theatre
and concerts, and
giving concerts and staging plays;