1、UNIT1 A NEW START Understanding ideas p.2-4LANGUAGE POINTSPicturen.图画,肖像;照片v.绘画;描绘After I had pictured it over and over again in my mind,the big day finally arrived:my first day at senior high.反复,多次过去完成时:过去的过去小地点 at大地点 inLANGUAGE POINTSAfter I had pictured it over and over again in my mind,the big d
2、ay finally arrived:my first day at senior high.adj.(地位、水平或级别)高级的n.高年级学生;上司be senior to sb.比.高(级)、年长senior citizens 老年人大一 freshman大二 sophomore大三 junior year大四 senior yearjunior adj.地位低的,初级的be junior to 比.低(级),年轻两个词没有比较级LANGUAGE POINTSI woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get t
3、o know my new school.in ones eagerness 迫不及待be eager for sth.渴望.,想得到.be eager to do sth.渴望做.eagerly adv.渴望地,急切地in+n.=adv.in eagerness=eagerlyin surprise=surprisinglyEXPRESSION TRANSLATION(in+名词常表达状态)名词常表达状态)in my eagerness安静地安静地_ 谨慎地谨慎地_恐怖地恐怖地_ 悲伤地悲伤地_高兴地高兴地_ 吃惊地吃惊地_ in silence in caution in horror i
4、n sadness in happinessin surpriseLANGUAGE POINTSI was looking at the photos on the noticeboard when I heard a voice behind me.sb be doing sth.when 句型,表示“某人正在做某事,突然.”这里的when是并列连词,表示“这时,那时”LANGUAGE POINTSI tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldnt start.I should say my name,of course.metap
5、hor 暗喻simile 明喻turn on 打开 turn up 调高音量turn off 关闭 turn down 调低音量LANGUAGE POINTSWhat could I say to make a good first impression?leave/make an impression on sb 给某人留下一个的印象impress sb.with sth.impress sth.on sb.给某人留下印象;使某人铭记be impressed with/by.对印象深刻impression n.印象impress v.使钦佩;使留下深刻印象impressive adj.令人钦
6、佩的;给人印象深刻的FILL THE BLANKS The films special effects are particularly _.(impress)I was very _(impress)by the efficiency of the staff.The book left a deep_(impress)on him._(impress)by the beautiful scenery,I forgot to go back home in time.impressiveimpressedimpressionImpressedLANGUAGE POINTSWith butte
7、rflies in my stomach,I breathed deeply.with butterflies in my stomach 情绪紧张,心里发慌butterfly effect:蝴蝶效应,一只南美洲亚马逊河流域热带雨林中的蝴蝶,偶尔扇动几下翅膀,可以在两周以后引起美国德克萨斯州的一场龙卷风butterfly stroke 蝶泳take a deep breath 深呼吸breathe in吸入(气体)hold ones breath屏息;屏气out of breath上气不接下气breath n.呼吸LANGUAGE POINTSI looked at them in panic
8、.panic panic n n.(.(常作单数常作单数)惊恐,惊慌惊恐,惊慌 vi vi.&.&vtvt.(panicked.(panicked;panicked)(panicked)(使使)惊慌惊慌panic sb.into doing sth.panic sb.into doing sth.使某人惊慌使某人惊慌地做某事地做某事get into a panic get into a panic 陷入恐慌陷入恐慌in(a)panic in(a)panic 惊慌失措地;处惊慌失措地;处在恐慌中在恐慌中LANGUAGE POINTSAlthough I was embarrassed,his w
9、ords made me a lot more relaxed!shy or ashamed,especially in a social situation 窘迫的,尴尬的,害羞的窘迫的,尴尬的,害羞的embarrassed adj.embarrassing adj.causing embarrassment,令人惊讶的embarrassment n.尴尬尴尬LANGUAGE POINTSAlthough I was embarrassed,his words made me a lot more relaxed!relaxed adj.感到放松的relaxing adj.令人放松的rela
10、xation n.消遣,娱乐relax oneself 放松.LANGUAGE POINTSAlthough I was embarrassed,his words made me a lot more relaxed!although和though引导让步状语从句,表示“尽管.”,在英文中,“虽然”和“但是”分别为“although”和“but”,不同于汉语,一句话中不能同时出现“although/though.,but.”LANGUAGE POINTSChallenges might sometimes put you under pressure.put/bring pressure p
11、ut/bring pressure on(on(put.under put.under pressure)pressure)给给施加压施加压力力under pressureunder pressure在压力下在压力下under the pressure ofunder the pressure of在在压力下压力下meet/face/accept(take)the challenge of.迎接迎接/面对面对/接受接受的挑战的挑战challenge sb.to(do)sth.向向挑战挑战(做做)某事某事challenging adj.挑战的;具有挑战性的挑战的;具有挑战性的LANGUAGE P
12、OINTSBut it all depends on what you do.depend on 依赖于;指望于depend v.依赖dependent adj.依靠的,依赖的be dependent on 依赖于.;取决于independent adj.独立的independent of 不依赖的;不受支配的LANGUAGE POINTSKeep calm and be prepared.calm(sb.)down(使某人使某人)平静平静/镇静镇静下来下来keep/stay/remain calm 保持镇静保持镇静keep doing sth.一直做某事一直做某事prepare v.准备pr
13、eparation n.准备prepare for 为准备,使有准备LANGUAGE POINTSThat way,youll make the most of your time at senior high.that way=in that way 那样make the most of =make the best of =make full use of 充分利用充分利用make little use of 未充分利用未充分利用LANGUAGE POINTSPeople say,“Well begun,half done”.好的开端是成功的一半Every little helps.积少成多。Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒。Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失马,焉知非福