《大学基础英语》课程PPT教学课件（四）Lesson One Thinking as a Hobby

OntheStorkTowerThe sunbeyond the mountainsglows;TheYellowRiverseawardsflows.You can enjoy a grander sightBy climbingtoa greaterheight

On the Stork Tower The sun beyond the mountains glows; The Yellow River seawards flows. You can enjoy a grander sight By climbing to a greater height

Lesson OneThinkingasa Hobby

Lesson One Thinking as a Hobby

William Golding

William Golding

Golding and His Wife

Golding and His Wife

LanguagepointsNothing but: nothing except; only1)The doctor told her that it was nothing buta cold2)He cared fornothing but his name andposition

Language points ❖ Nothing but: nothing except; only 1)The doctor told her that it was nothing but a cold. 2)He cared for nothing but his name and position

further and farther1)Wewill discussittomorrow.thanwe2)The next villageis muchhad thought

❖ further and farther 1)We will discuss it _tomorrow. 2)The next village is much _than we had thought

(not)to be in a position to do sth: (not) to be able todo sth because you (do not) have the ability,money or power to do it, e.g.1)I'm sorry, but I am not in a position to answerthat question.2)Weare now ina better financial position to dealwithoursocial problems.if anything: on the contrary1)He is not known for his generosity. He is, ifanything, quite miserly.2)The weather forecast says that it will not bewarmer this winter. It will, if anything, even colderthan last year

❖ (not)to be in a position to do sth: (not) to be able to do sth because you (do not) have the ability, money or power to do it, e.g. 1)I’m sorry, but I am not in a position to answer that question. 2)We are now in a better financial position to deal with our social problems. if anything: on the contrary 1)He is not known for his generosity. He is, if anything, quite miserly. 2)The weather forecast says that it will not be warmer this winter. It will, if anything, even colder than last year

Nature had endowed the rest of the human racewith a sixth sense and left me out.a sixth sense: a keen intuitive power. Here, theauthor means the ability to think.to endowsb with sth :to provide sb with a naturalqualityortalent1)Sheisoneofthoseluckywomenwhoareendowed with both a sharp brain and great beauty2)God has not endowed him with much humor.leave out:fail to includeYou've left out the most important word in thissentence.The whole sentence means:Everybody,except me,are born with the ability to think

❖ Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left me out. a sixth sense: a keen intuitive power. Here, the author means the ability to think. to endow sb with sth :to provide sb with a natural quality or talent 1)She is one of those lucky women who are endowed with both a sharp brain and great beauty. 2)God has not endowed him with much humor. leave out: fail to include You’ve left out the most important word in this sentence. The whole sentence means: Everybody, except me, are born with the ability to think

to be givento:to be habitually inclinedtodosth1)Shewasgiventohastydecisions2)Theyweremuchgivento senselessgossip.to think well/highly of sb:to have a goodopinion of sb; to think favorably of sb; to likesb (opposite: to think ill of sb)1) I think well of you.2)Weall think veryhighlyofher

❖ to be given to: to be habitually inclined to do sth 1) She was given to hasty decisions. 2) They were much given to senseless gossip. to think well/highly of sb:to have a good opinion of sb; to think favorably of sb; to like sb (opposite: to think ill of sb) 1) I think well of you. 2)We all think very highly of her

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