A very serious news programme called Panorama reported on the poor spaghetti harvest in Switzerland, and showed pictures of farmers picking spaghetti from trees! Hundreds of people were taken in and wrote to the BBC asking how to grow their own spaghetti.
四.课前预习
翻译下列单词,词组
1. 巨大的,广袤的 2. 对...挑剔 3. 时刻,场合
4. 一口饭 5. 突然大笑 6. 滑动,幻灯片
7. 耳语,私语 8. 一团糟 9. 对...作出反应
10. 醉的 11. 咀嚼 12. 享受,乐趣
13. 撞见,偶然遇见 14. 对付,应付,处理
15. 解释,说明 16. 口头的 17. 好笑的,有趣的 18. 注意 19. 遭受,遇见
20. 手势,做手势
五.知识梳理(重点单词和短语)
1. vast adj. immense, extensive巨大的,广袤的
The man has vast sums of money. 他有巨额的金钱。
a vast expanse of desert 一片广大的沙漠。
vastly adv.\vastness n.
2. star vt. & vi.标上星号
1)I've starred the important articles to read. 我已经给要阅读的重要文章标了星号。
star in 担任主角;主演
She is to star in a new film.她将在一部新影片中出任主角。
(常用被动语态)用星(星状物)装饰
There is a lawn starred with white flowers in her garden.
她的花园里有一块草地,草地上星星点点地长着白花。
2)star 的过去式和过去分词都是starred;现在分词是starring.
【即学即练】根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。
(1) Ben Kingsley ________ ________ the film "Gandhi".
(2) The director wanted to star Michael Caine ________ (介词) his new film.
3. spoil vt.&vi. 破坏,损坏,溺爱
Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets just before dinner. 不要在饭前吃糖果以免吃不下饭。
Chinese grandparents always spoil their grandsons. 中国的爷爷奶奶总是宠爱孙儿。
4. verbal adj. 言辞的,口头的,逐字的 nonverbal adj.
Mary has a good verbal memory. 玛丽对文句有很好的记性。
The teacher only gave us a verbal explanation. 老师仅给了我们口头的解释。
This is an absolute verbal translation. 这绝对是直译。
5. react vi.&vt. 反应,反抗;起化学反应,起作用
react to sth. 对......作出反应
How did he react to the news? 他对这消息有何反应?
react on (upon)对......起作用,对......有影响,对......起反应
Applause reacts on/upon a speaker. 鼓掌对讲演者有影响。
react against 反抗,反对