College English Book 4 Unit 6

Unit 6How to Mark a Book 怎样在书上做记号

I. Word Study and Word Building

1. possession n. 拥有；所 有权e.g. The house has been in the family’s possession for nearly 90 years. Jim was arrested for possession of drugs. Note: possessions (pl.) 财产 possess vt.

2. loosen v. (使)松开 -en

: suffix e.g. Returning to his own office, Bob loosened his tie and opened his shirt. When Mark was drunk, his tongue was loosened. Note: loose a.

3. continual a. 不断的；频繁 的e.g. He still smokes and drinks, despite the continual warnings of his doctor. We’ve had continual rain in the past three weeks.

Note: continue

v. continual a. going on all the time without stopping, or with only short breaks 连续不 断的(或仅有短暂之间歇的);不停 的 continuous a. going on without a break 连续不断的；不 停歇的

考题： Our

journey was slow because the train stopped ___ at different villages. a. continually b. continuously c. gradually d. unceasingly Answer: a.

4. original a. 最初的；原著 的；原创作者的，独创的e.g. This is not the original painting, but just a copy of it. Van Gogh is one of the most original painters of the 19th century. Note: origin n. originality n. 创新；独特；新颖 originate v. 发源；创作

5. conscious a. 有意识的； 神志清醒的e.g. When he became conscious again, he found himself lying in bed in a hospital. Lili was conscious of someone watching her. Note: be conscious of /that : 知道…. consciousness n. 意识，知觉 conscience n. 良心 conscientious a. 有责任心的

6. invariably ad. 总是，不 便地，始终如一地e.g. The absent-minded professor will invariably leave something behind. Note:

vary v. variable a. variably adv. variation n.变异 various a. variety n.

7. emphasize vt. 强调e.g. In the article the author emphasizes the disastrous consequences of drug taking. Note: emphasis n. emphatic a. 强调的 习惯用法：put / lay emphasis on; give emphasis to

8. Loan words: caviar(e) n. (French) 鱼子酱 Ex.

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II.

Language points and text analysis

1. read between the lines: (fig.) 体会/领会字里行间的言外之意e.g. My son wrote that he liked his college life very much, but I could read between the lines that he was homesick. If you read between the lines, this letter is really a request for money.

2. persuade vt. 说服，劝服persuasive a. 有 说 服 力 的 persuasion n. 劝说；说服力；确信， 信念 e.g. The doctors tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but he just wouldn’t listen to them. Note: persuade sb. (not) to do sth.

Note:persuade sb. into doing sth. : 劝 某人做某事 persuade sb. out of doing sth.: 劝某人不做某事 cf. persuade sb. of sth. : convince sb. of sth. 使某人相 信… persuade sb. tha

t … : convince sb. that …使某人相