Unit One,Lecturer: 邓乔楠tonydengcshotmail.com tonydengcnu.blog.tom.com,Text Structure and Language Points,Department of Applied Foreign Language Kede College of Capital Normal University Intensive Reading 4 April to June, 2009,Text Structure,Part 1: Para. 1Part 2: Para. 2-5Part 3: Para. 6-8,Opening Remark 2 points Body of the speech 3 points Closing Remark 1 point,Part 1: Para. 1,1. review the great events that had happened in the world; 2. lead the audience to the intention of this visit: to encourage the British people to keep on fighting against the Fascists.,Catastrophic-catastrophe,They were glad they had survived the financial catastrophe. What the President did plunged the country into a historical catastrophe. The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.,Ups and downs: a mixture of good things and bad things,The organization has experienced it ups and downs since it was founded in 1999. Sitting beside the window, he recalled the ups and downs of his parenthood.,Position: situation at a particular time,It is time those companies revealed more about their financial position. Their soccer team is going to be in a very difficult position if nothing particular shows up.,Menace: threat,It looks as if man is at last in a position to defeat the menace of SARS. It will become a serious menace to the safety and territorial integrity of our country. They were forced, under menace, to this act. My plan is menaced with failure.,Beat upon: strike,The surf beat upon the cliff. The blind man beat upon the pavement with his stick. Cf. beat about(around) the bush beat ones head against a wall.,Lull: a temporary break,There was a sudden lull in the conversation. This is just the lull before the storm. A lull in trade A lull in the traffic Cf: lull sb. Into a false sense of security,Part 2: Para.2-5,Para. 2: How other countries look at Britain; Para.3-4:analyze the world situation Para.5: call on the British people not to give in,Noble: impressive in quality or appearance,What fell into our sight was the church with its noble tower. Cf: Its very noble of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk. Most of the pictures celebrate the nobility of working with ones hands.,Throw ones minds back to: recollect,Please throw your mind back to 1945, when people all over the world were engaged in a great and cruel war against the Fascists.,Meet with: experience, undergo,Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure. Efforts to put the Russian space program into market have met with little success.,address,1. The candidates did not address themselves to the wage-price issues. 2. He addressed himself to the task of learning French. 3. a man of awkward/pleasant/rude address 4. He managed this issue with great address.,Conviction: strong belief,The conviction that their nation will be revitalized largely prevails among its people. Conviction of the prisoner for a political crime will cause great unrest all through the country.,account,Please dont change your plans on my account. Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account. Kevin gave a good account of himself in todays game. The people responsible for the accident have never been brought to account. Perhaps she could put some of her talents to good account by helping us.,liquidate,If the firm gets into difficulty, its bankers become intimately involved in restructuring or liquidating the firm. Cf: Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation.,Stand in the gap: assume responsibility in isolation,At the critical moment of world economic recession, a powerful government is needed to stand in the gap. Cf: His films attempt to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity.,Flinch: retreat from,Flinch at pain The brave man does not flinch from danger. He never flinches from doing what is right. Flinch from the responsibilities of life,Persevere: persist in,He persevered with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood. Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened. You have to persevere in learning English no matter how hard it is.,Part 3: Para. 6-8,Para. 6-7: alter a word in the additional verse of the school song Para. 8: conviction that his nation was determined to fight for the victory of this great war.,Compliment v.n.,They all seem to think that I ask rather sharp questions, which Ill take as a compliment. Fish for compliments The groom was so nervous that he forgot to compliment the bridesmaids.,Supplementary Phrases,Be thankful for sth Turn up Bring up Make up ones mind Put through Make out Yield to Go through,Close the account Draw a sponge across slate in ones honor Speak of Play a part,