《新编大学英语》由浙江大学编著,应惠兰主编,外语教学与研究出版

《新编大学英语》由浙江大学编著,应惠兰主编,外语教学与研究出版社出版

Unit One

BIG BUCKS THE EASY WAY

教学目的：引导学生领悟“一分耕耘一分收获”的道理，丢掉“big bucks the easy way”的幻想。 教学重点：如何与别人合作，如何克服困难。 课文中各人的心理活动。 教学过程：Study of the Text

INTRODUCTION

Teacher: Before we study the text, let me ask you some questions. 1. Do you depend on your parents financially?

2. Do you work part-time? Why do you work part-time? 3. What kind of part-time job have you done? 4. Is it easy to earn money by working part-time? 5. Are there any easy ways to make much money?

LANGUAGE POINTS

1.leisurely, lucrative work:

work that brings in a lot of money and can be done with ease leisurely: (moving, acting, or done) without haste Examples:

——When he lived in the country, he used to take a leisurely walk in the woods before supper. ——My father does everything in a leisurely manner. 2. delivery: the act of delivering (letters, goods, etc.) Examples:

——This department store makes prompt delivery.

——Postmen are responsible for the delivery of letters to our houses.

3.settle: palace in a comfortable position; arrange to stay or rest in a certain place Examples:

——The baby was comfortably settled in his cradle.

——After lunch, the old man settled himself comfortably in his armchair for a nap. 4.inquire: ask Examples:

——I inquired (of him) what he wanted / whether he wanted any help. ——He inquired about the times of flights to Beijing. 5.Another truck just pulled up out front:

Another truck just stopped outside in front of our house. pull up: come to a stop; bring to a stop Examples:

——Bob was walking along the street when suddenly a car pulled up beside him. ——The driver pulled up (his car) at our door. 6. … it will be four thousand of something:

… it will be four thousand advertising inserts for some other department store or company.

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7. (a) piece of cake: a colloquial phrase meaning “something that can be done or obtained very easily” The phrase may have come from a comparison between the easiness of doing something and the pleasure of eating a good piece of cake. Examples:

——The English test yesterday was a piece of cake. Most of us finished it in less than an hour. ——This job is anything but a piece of cake. 8. echo: repeat (the words, feelings, etc. of sb.) Examples:

——The little boy echoes everything his brother says.

——“The story is really very interesting”, said Tom. “Yes, isn’t it?”echoed Jack. 9. inform: tell; give information to Examples:

——Have you informed the company of your wish to leave it (or that you wish to leave it)? ——I’m afraid you were wrongly informed about the matter. 10. cram: force or press into a small space; crowd Examples:

——He crammed all his clothes into the bag.

——It’s dangerous for so many people to be crammed into a bus. 11. stack: an orderly pile Examples:

——In Prof. Wang’s study you can find stacks of books on the floor. ——The whole stack fell over and half the plates were broken. 12. range: limits within which sth. varies Examples:

——The Singer’s voice covers an extraordinary range of pitch. ——Jim has a wide range of interests. 13. marvel(l)ous: wonderful Examples:

——The little girl has a good imagination; she can make up marvelous stories. ——Tom Cruise is certainly a marvellous actor. 14. They’ve been at it for hours:

They’ve been doing it (or busy over it) for many hours. at: engaged in, busy over Examples:

——Go and see what your mother is at now.

——Dr. Li is at breakfast. Will you please wait until he has finished? 15. harm: injury or damage Examples:

——A lot of harm was done to his reputation by the rumors.

——There’s no harm in your staying up late occasionally; but staying up late every night—that’s

quite another story.

16.cut into: reduce, decrease Examples:

——The pollution of the river cut into the value of the houses in that neighborhood.

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——The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers’ wages, saying that it would cut into

the profits.

17. work: vt. Produce, bring about, cause Examples:

——The two-month military training has worked a change in his living habits. ——It is said that this new drug can work wonders.

——Owing to the precautionary measures they had taken, the typhoon did not work much damage. 18. The bonus program had worked until…: The bonus plan had been effective until…

Work vi.: be effective, have the desired outcome Examples:

——I don’t think your plan will work.

——It’s no good trying that method, because it won’t work. 19. cash: money in the form of coins and paper notes Examples:

——I’ve very little cash on me so will you accept a check? ——Fifty thousand bucks in cash is cash is a lot of money.

20. … the workers had no business settling for ＄5 and a few competitive bonuses…:

…the workers had no reason to the satisfied with ＄5 and some bonuses for the fastest worker…

have no business to do/ doing sth.: have no reason or right to do sth. Examples:

——Mary had no business to be so friendly to such a shameless person. ——You have no business saying such things about my brother.

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