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1、现代大学英语精读2lesson8 Still waters run deep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深 Where there is life,there is hope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望Lesson 8 Psychologically SpeakingIntroduction to the Textn1.Situational Comedy:nFeature:n1)It does not have a particular significant social or moral message n2)It cant be regarded as a great wor
2、k of art,n3)The main merit is its amusing story.Introduction to the Textn2.Conflict of the story:n Chief Conflict:nmother&daughter:The traditional way of life and life for change and freedomnlove&marriagen Minor Conflict:n The fight over Mrs Kent between Mr Kent and the psychologistIntroduction to t
3、he Textn3.Discussionn 1)Do you like the conventional way of life,love and marriage?n 2)Whats your view about“experimental marriage”and co-habitation before marriage?Will it cause many problems and hurts?How to solve these problems?n 3)Do you believe life-long love and marriage?n 4)What is generation
4、 gap?Do you have this problem?New Words and Phrasesn1.fussn1)v.to worry over small thingsneg.She is always fussing with her clothes.nfuss about If you keep on fussing about,were sure to be late.nfuss over sb.:pay excessive attention to sb.过于注意某人neg.Hes always fussing over his grandchildren.过于操心New W
5、ords and Phrasesn 2)n.unnecessary nervous excitement or activityn make/kick up a fuss(about/over sth)complain stronglyn eg.Shes kicking up an awful fuss about the high rent.大喊大叫抱怨房租太高n make a fuss of/over sb/sth:pay excessive attention to sb./sth.n Eg.Dont make so much fuss over the children.New Wor
6、ds and Phrasesn2.behave v.nbehave well/badly,etc.(towards sb.):act or conduct oneself in the specified way.nEg:She behaves(towards me)more like a friend than a mother.n He has behaved shamefully towards his wife.nbehave(oneself):show good manners;conduct oneself well.nEg:Children,please behave yours
7、elf!放规矩点儿nbehavior n.New Words and Phrasesn3.Puritans:n org:members of the party of English Protestants(基督教新教徒)in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler forms of church ceremony.清教徒nUsu.derog:persons who are extremely strict in morals and who tend to regard pieasure as sinful.禁欲者；苦行者New Word
8、s and Phrasesn4.Quakers:are considered even more severe than the Puritans.n5.crusade:nOriginally it referred to one of a series of wars fought in the 11th,12th,and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the Muslims.nHere:a determined attempt to change sth.Because you think
9、you are morally right.New Words and Phrasesn6.in some measure:nto some degree.nEg:We hope that the completion of this railway will in some measure help to narrow down the gap between the East and West of China.New Words and Phrasesn7.clue:nn.clue to sth:facts or piece of evidence that helps to solve
10、 a problem or reveal the truth.nEg:The only clue to the identity of the murderer was a half-smoked cigarette.nIdm:not have a clue (infm)not know anything about sthnEg:-When does the train leave?n -I havent a clue.New Words and Phrasesn8.claim v.ndemand or request sth because it is ones right.nEg:Aft
11、er the Dukes death,his eldest son claimed the title.nclaim for sth.:demand(the money)under an insurance policy.nEg:Have you claimed the insurance for damage yet?nclaim sth back:ask for sth.To be returned.nEg:You can claim you money back if the goods are damaged.n claim n.New Words and Phrasesn9.go t
12、hrough withnto do sth you have promised or planned to do even though it causes problems.nEg:Just before the curtain rose she got a stage fright.She felt she could not go through with it.nSince we have started,we must go through with it.There is no backing out.New Words and Phrasesn10.beat about the
13、bush:ntalk about sth without coming to the main point 拐弯抹角地说；东拉西扯neg:Stop beating about the bush and tell us the truth.n11.bidn v.bid(sth.)for sth.:offer(a price)to buy sth.n Eg:She bid$5,000 fot the painting.n Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall.竞标New Words and Phrasesn bid sth to sb.:say sth as a greeting.n Eg:He bade farewell to his sweetheart and left for the battlefield.n n.eg:She made a bid of$5,000 for the painting.n Any higher/further bids?