B10U1  Managing yourself 单词讲学稿

一、Learning aims:

1. Pay attention to the pronunciation and spelling of the new words.

2. Master the usage of important words and expressions.

 

二、Learning important and difficult points:

The usage of some words and expressions like such as: shatter，humanitarian，prosperous. etc.

 

三、Important words and phrases:

 Change the word forms

1. punctual adj. à  punctually  adv.à  punctuality  n.

2. eventful adj. à   event  n.

3. imbed v. à  imbedded  p.t. à   imbedded  p.p.

4. procrastination n. à  procrastinate  v. à  procrastinator n.

5. violate v. à  violation  n.

6. cohesiveness n.à cohesive adj.

7. classify vt.à  classification  n.

8. finite adj.à finity  n.

 

2. Key phrases

1. 反思reflect on

2. 即使even if

3. 继而in turn

4. 长远角度看over the long term 

5. 使……精疲力尽burn oneself out

6. 以……告终end in sth

7. 相反的是in contrast

8. 达到期待fulfil expectations

9. 被困在be trapped in

10. 在这种情况下in such circumstances

11. 坚持stick to

12. 得出结论bring sth to a conclusion  

13. 拓展branch out

14. 以一种相互联系的方式in an interconnected manner

 

四、Learning procedures:

1.composite  合成物，混合物，复合材料； 合成的，混成的，复合的

翻译：

1) The boy’s character was a composite of his parents.

这个男孩的性格综合了他父母的个性。

2) The report is a composite of information from various sources.

这份报告是不同来源的信息的综合

课文原句：

Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits.我们的性格本质上是由我们的习惯构成的。

 

2. transfix vt.使（因恐惧、惊愕等而）动弹不得，使惊呆

be transfixed by sb./sth. 被……惊呆

be transfixed with 因……而惊呆

课文原句：

Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11 were transfixed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth. 我们这些观看了“阿波罗11号”登月之旅的人，在看到人类第一次在月球上行走并返回地球时，都惊呆了。

1) Transfixed by the whole process, I was horrified, unable to move.

2) Luisa stood transfixed with shock.

 

3. eventful adj.充满大事的，多事故的，多变故的

event n.

1) Our next journey was longer and much more eventful.

我们接下来的那次旅行时间更长，更加丰富多彩。

2) The coming autumn should be eventful.

未来之秋将是多事之秋。

3) It was an eventful and controversial race.

那是一场充满变数而且颇具争议的比赛。

课文原句：

Superlatives such as “fantastic” and “incredible” were inadequate to describe those eventful days.

连“极好的”和“不可思议的”这种盛赞之词都不足以描述那段不平凡的日子。

 

4. break out of逃离（某地），摆脱（某状况）

break相关词语：

break in 强行闯入；打断     break through 作出新的重大发现，取得突破

break down 出故障；失败；垮掉；使分解

break up 打散；结束   break out 突然开始，爆发

选词填空：

1) He said his computer had broken down and that he would have it repaired.

2) A fire broke out after we had gone home.

3) The boy often breaks in while his parents are speaking.

4) Dark clouds were gathering in the skies over Europe. War was soon to break out.

课文原句：

But to get there, those astronauts literally had to break out of the tremendous gravity pull of the earth.

但为了抵达月球，那些宇航员们确实必须冲破强大的地球引力。

 

5. take on承担，雇佣，呈现

This semester, our school takes on a whole new look as we have taken on many new teachers to take on the greater responsibilities of education.

这个学期，随着我们雇佣了许多新老师来承担更重大的教学职责，我们的学校呈现出一副新面貌。

课文原句：

“Lift-off” takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new dimension. “起飞”需要付出巨大的努力，然而一旦我们摆脱了引力，我们的自由就会上升到一个全新的维度。

take相关词语：

take off 脱下；起飞；匆匆离去；腾飞     take over 接管；占上风

take up 占用（时间/空间）；开始从事    take place 发生

take in 吸收；欺骗

选词填空：

1) Don’t be taken in by his appearance. He is in fact very selfish.

2) When he saw me coming, he took off in the opposite direction.

3) Don’t let negative thoughts take over.

4) According to our schedule, our meeting shall take place tomorrow.

5) Learning English takes up a lot of my time.

 

6. interaction vt. 交流，沟通；互动；相互作用

interact with 与……交流；与……相互作用，相互影响

课文原句：

I may be ineffective in my interactions with my work associates, my spouse, or my children because I constantly tell them what I think, but I never really listen to them.

也许我在与同事、配偶或孩子的互动中效率低下，因为我不断地告诉他们我的想法，却从未真正倾听他们的声音。

 

7. subordinate vt. 把……置于次要地位；使从属于

            n. 下级；部属

            adj. 隶属的，从属的，下级的，次要的

课文原句：

It’s a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now to what you want later.

这是一种改变，必须以一个更高的目标和某种意愿为动力，即为了未来的期望而放弃你认为现在想要的东西。

be subordinate to隶属于，从属于；比……次要

subordinate sb./sth. (to) 把……置于次要地位；使从属于

All other issues are subordinate to this one.

Commercial interests are subordinated to safety considerations.

 

5.interval n. （时间上的）间隔，间隙，间歇

  at ... intervals每隔……时间；间或；不时

单词填空：

The service for disabled students is inadequate.残疾学生的服务是不充足的。

an adequate supply of fresh water 充足的淡水供应

课文原句：

New models of electronic devices, with faster processing speeds, come onto the market at increasingly short intervals.

具备更快速处理速度的新款式电子产品，以越来越短的时间间隔上市。

 

6. weigh down 使烦恼，使焦虑，使忧心忡忡

weigh on 使烦恼，使焦虑

weigh up 衡量

课文原句：

For those of us weighed down with pressure, how can we get off the exercise wheel?

对于我们中的那些因压力而忧心忡忡的人，怎样才能够放松下来呢？

 

7. prioritize vt.按重要性排列，划分优先顺序；优先处理

   priority n. 优先事项；最重要的事；优先权；重点

give priority to sth. 优先考虑……

课文原句：

Most importantly, you must learn to prioritize all your tasks.

最重要的是，你必须学会把你所有的任务按重要性进行排列。

Education is a top priority. 教育是当务之急。

 

五、短语填空

 

 

 

 

1) Maintaining law and order is a top priority.

2) It is also possible to classify composites by their structure.

3) One’s personal interests should be subordinated to the interests of the collective.

4) She refused to take on the traditional woman’s role.

5) I have always been transfixed by those who lead multiple careers.

6) Even though I’m supposed to be working by myself, there are other people who I can interact with.

7) You should reflect on this problem before you make a decision.