Unit 2 Mistakes to Success
I. New words and expressions
New words
1. spill v.(使)洒出,泼出,溢出
2. respond v. 作出反应;响应
respond to…
respon
3. interview v. (媒体)采访,访问
4. creative adj. 创作的
5. occur v. 发生;出现
It occurred to me that…
6. remove v. 拿开;去掉
7. refrigerator n. 冰箱
8. grip n. 紧握;紧抓
9. slippery adj. 滑的;滑得抓不住(或站不稳、难以行走)
10. content n. 所容纳之物;所含之物
11. veritable adj. 十足的;名副其实的;不折不扣的
12. yell v. 叫喊;大喊;吼叫
13. lecture n.(冗长的)教训,训斥,谴责
14. mess n. 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁
15. rarely adv. 罕有;很少;不常
rare animals / stamps
Rarely is he late for class.
16. puddle n. 水洼;小水坑
17. eventually 最后;终于
18. restore v. 使复原;使复位;使复职
19. sponge n. 海绵块
20. effectively adv. 有效地
effective
ineffective
注意区分:effective / efficient
21. tiny adj. 极小的;微小的
22. discover v. 了解到;认识到;查明
discovery
23. grasp v. 抓紧;抓牢
24. lip n.(容器或凹陷地方的)边,边沿
25. renowned adj. 有名的;闻名的;受尊敬的
26. remark v. 谈论;评论
27. opportunity n. 机会;时机
28. scientific adj. 科学(上)的;关于科学的
science
scientist
例如:
The medical sci带燕字的成语
ence is making great progress in the treatment of cancer.
You should provide scientific evidence instead of subjective evidence to prove this theory holds water.
Several world-renowned scientists will be invited to attend the forum.
29. valuable adj. 很有用的;很重要的;宝贵的
Phras and Expressions
1. in this manner 用这种方式
2. t…apart from 区别;使与众不同
II. Text Learning
Spilt Milk
① Have you heard of the story about split milk? (1)Well, we all know there is no u crying over split milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner.
② I recently heard a story about a famous rearch scientist(研究科学家,高级研究员) who had made veral very important medical breakthroughs. (2)He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what t him so far apart from others?
③ He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. (3)He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable a of milk!
④ When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said," (4)Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely en such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
⑤ Indeed, he did. Af苹果的英语怎么说
ter a few minutes, his mother said,"You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to i
ts proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could u a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?" he cho the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk.
⑥ His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and e if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." (5)The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson! (承上总结句)
⑦ (6)The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. (7)Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it.
⑧ (8)Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
本文重点及难点:
1. Well, we all know there is no u crying over split milk.
There / It is no u crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
2. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what t him so far apart from others?
(1) who asked why … from others定语从句,修饰先行词a newspaper reporter。
(2) why he was so much more creative than the average person和what t him so far apart from others都是ask的直接宾语。
(3) the average person 普通人
(4) t him so far apart from others 使他特别有别于他人,使他和别人有很大不同。far在这里是副词,加强程度。
注意区分:so far迄今为止,到目前为止。相当于by now, up to now, as yet。
So far he has mastered five foreign languages.
3. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable a of milk! 他试图从冰箱里取出一瓶牛奶,却没有抓住光滑的瓶子,瓶子掉了,
牛奶洒得厨房满地都是--白花花的一片。
4. Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! 感叹句。
注意what和how的区别:
What a slower walker he is!
How slowly he is walking!
5. The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
(1) grasp the bottle at the top
v.+sb./sth.+介词+the +身体部位/衣服
(2) without dropping it作状语。再如:
Tom left without saying good-bye.
He ran out (without) saying a good.
6. The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes.
宾语从句是强调结构it was…that…。注意区分强调结构和it作形式主语或普通代词的结构。
例如:
It was in this park that they first met each other.
It was this park where/in which they first met each other.
It is important that we learn a foreign language well.
7. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. 相反,他认识到错误正是学习新东西的机会,毕竟任何科学实初二数学函数
验都是如 此。
8. Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
该句是个反问句,相当于语气很强烈的肯定句。
(1) the way Robert's mother responded to him作状语,相当于in the way …。再如:
He learned money was not everything the hard way.
(2) the way sb. does/did sth.某人做某事的方式
I like the way she dress herlf.
People don't the way he talks.