新视界大学英语综合教程2_unit4

《新视界大学英语综合教程2_unit4》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。

1、WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointTHEONEHATGOTAWAYWarmingup➊Workinpairsandguessthemeaningoftheanimalidioms.IgottheinformationfromasourceIdonotwanttotellyouabout,asecretsource.(Birdshavelongbeenassociatedwithcarryingmessagesan

2、dthisseemstobetheoriginoftheidiom.)ThesituationseemedsuspiciousandIdidnottrusther.(Fishthathasbeguntosmellisnotfreshandcannotbetrustedtobesafetoeat.)WarmingupSameatsalot.(Ashorseseatfoodlowinnutritionalvalue,theyhavetoeatagreatdealofit.)Theycangoontalkingforhours.(Cowswalkhomeverysl

3、owlyfromthefieldstothebarneveryevening.)WarmingupYouleftveryquietly.(Again,itisderivedfromthefactthatmicearehuntedbycats,owlsandothercreatures,sotheymoveveryquietlyinopenspaces.)Itishardtochangeoldhabits;theolddonotlearnnewthingsasquicklyastheyoung.(Thisisaveryoldsayingbasedonfact–a

4、sheepdog,forexample,needstobetrainedwhenyoung.)WarmingupThecousinistheworstmemberofthefamily,theleastrespectableorwell-behaved.(Forgeneticreasons,eveninaflockofwhitesheep,preferredasthewoolcanbedyedvariouscolours,blacksheepareoccasionallyborn,butarenotwanted,anoddityandproblem.)Sher

5、evealedthesecret.(Onepossibleoriginisthatdishonestpeopletriedtosellcatsinbagsaspigsandanyrevealingofthetruthwouldruinthesale.OritmightcomefromasimilarDutchidiomaboutbuyingacatinabag,iebeingcheated.)WarmingupArethereanysimilaridiomsinChinese?•Playthelutetoacow.(对牛弹琴)•Standbyastumpwai

6、tingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit.(守株待兔)•Froginawell(thatcanseeonlyatinypatchofskynobiggerthanthemouthofthewell).(井底之蛙)•Anoldhorseknowsitsway.(老马识途)•Shoottwohawkswithonearrow.(similartokilltwobirdswithonestone)(一箭双雕)Warmingup•Calladeerahorse.(similartocallwhiteblack,m

7、eaningturnrightintowrong)(指鹿为马)•Bringapictureofadragontolifebyputtingpupilsintoitseyes.(addthetouchthatbringsaworkofarttolife)(画龙点睛)•Foxborrowsthetiger’sfiercenessbywalkinginthelatter’scompany.(狐假虎威)WarmingupThedescriptionshowsthedifferencesinanimalcharacteristics:birdsflyaroundandc

8、ancarrymessages;bad