Unit 3《The world of colours and light》reading学案1牛津译林版选修8.docx

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Unit3《Theworldofcoloursandlight》reading学案1牛津译林版选修8

M8U3Theworldofcolorsandlight

Reading学案

Visitingthemasters

第一部分：

重点讲解

1.TheyarebothverytalentedartistsandI’mthinkingaboutstartingpaintingmyselfafterIgetback.（P34）他们都是非常有天赋的艺术家，我在想回去之后我也要开始学画。

talent

n.[CorU]（someonewhohas）anaturalabilitytobegoodatsth.,especiallywithoutbeingtaught:

Hertalentformusicshowedatanearlyage.

Hisartistictalentswerewastedinhisboringjob.

[U]UKSLANGMAINLYHUMOROUSpeoplewhoaresexuallyattractive:

Therewasplentyoftalentatthepartylastnight

talented  

adj.

atalentedfootballer/pianist

2.IwasamazedtolearnthatPicassoproducedmorethan20,000piecesofartandthathewasn’tjustapainter.（P34）我惊讶地得知，毕加索一生创作了20多万件艺术作品，而且他不仅仅是一名油画画家。

amaze

v.[T]tocausesomeonetobeextremelysurprised:

[+questionword]Iwasamazedbyhowwellhelooked.

You'vedoneallyourhomeworkinanhour?

Youamazeme.

[+that]Itamazesmethatshe'sgottheenergyforallthoseparties.

[+toinfinitive]ItamazesmetothinkthatAnnaisnowinchargeofthecompany.

Itamazesmehowyoucanputupwithlivinginsuchadirtyhouse.

Itneverceasestoamazemehowhecantalkforsolongwithouteversayinganythinginteresting.

amazed

adj.extremelysurprised:

Shewasamazedathowcalmshefeltaftertheaccident.

IwasabsolutelyamazedwhenIheardhe'dbeenpromoted.

[+toinfinitive]MrGrahamwasamazedtofind46ancientgoldcoinsinsidethepot.

IwasamazedtohearthatChrishadwonfirstprize.

Wewereamazedtodiscoverthatwe'dbeenatschooltogether.

[+（that）]I'mamazed（that）shedidn'tcomplain.

amazement

n.[U]extremesurprise:

Shestaredinamazement.

Tomyamazement,heatethewholelot.

amazing 

adj.extremelysurprising:

Thisstainremoverreallyworks—it'samazing!

Thenewtheatreisgoingtocostanamazing（=verylarge）amountofmoney.

APPROVINGThiswineisreallyamazing（=verygood）.

It'samazingtothinkthatthemanagingdirectorisonly23.

It'samazingthatnooneelsehasappliedforthejob.

Theamazingthingisthatitwaskeptsecretforsolong.

Whatanamazingcoincidence!

amazingly

adv.

Thefoodwasamazinglygood.

Amazinglyenough（=Verysurprisingly）,nooneelsehasappliedforthejob.

3.Hedevelopeddifferentstylesofpainting,includingcubism,whichisatypeofartwherethingsarerepresentedasgeometricshapes.（P34）他创造了不同的绘画风格,包括立体派——一种用几何形状来表现事物的艺术形式。

represent

v.[T]1）tospeak,actorbepresentofficiallyforanotherpersonorpeople:

Theychoseafamousbarristertorepresentthemincourt.

Unionofficialsrepresentingtheteachersmetthegovernmenttoday.

Womenwerewell/poorlyrepresentedattheconference（=thereweremany/fewpresent）.

2）toshowordescribesth.orsomeone:

[+ingformofverb]ThestatuerepresentsStGeorgekillingthedragon.

Thisnewreportrepresentsthecurrentsituationinourschools.

Herepresentshimselfasanexpert,butheknowsnothing.

3）tobeasignorsymbolofsth.:

Inthisdictionarytheword'noun'isrepresentedbythelettern.

TomanypeopletheQueenrepresentstheformergloryofBritain.

representation

n.[U]

Canheaffordlegalrepresentation?

representative  

n.[C]someonewhospeaksordoessth.officiallyforanotherpersonorgroupofpeople:

ThefirmhastworepresentativesineveryEuropeancity.

USsomeonewhohasbeenelectedtotheUSHouseofRepresentatives

adj.

arepresentativesystemofgovernment

4.Thispaintingissovaluablethatitisdifficulttocalculatewhatitspricewouldbeifthemuseumwantedtosellit.（P34）这幅画如此珍贵，如果博物馆想卖了它，都很难为它估价。

calculate

v.[T]tojudgethenumberoramountofsth.byusingtheinformationthatyoualreadyhave,andadding,multiplying,subtractingordividingnumbers:

Thecostofthedamagecausedbytherecentstormshasbeencalculatedas/atover£5million.

Thenewtaxsystemwouldbecalculatedonthevalueofpropertyownedbyanindividual.

[+questionword]Atsomestageweneedtocalculatewhentheprojectwillbefinished.

[+that]He'scalculatedthatitwouldtakehimtwoyearstosaveupenoughforacar.

calculation

n.[CorU]

Thecalculationsthatyoudid/madecontainedafewinaccuracies.

calculator

n.[C]asmallelectronicdevicewhichisusedfordoingcalculations:

apocketcalculator

so…that…

如此……以致于……（更多内容可参见P38）

高考链接

SodifficultittoliveinanEnglish-speakingcountrythatIdeterminedtolearnEnglishwell.（2001上海）

A.IhavefeltB.haveIfeltC.IdidfeelD.didIfeel

答案:

D

5.BesidestheworksofdaVinci,theLouvreMuseumhasmorethan6,000otherEuropeanpaintings,rangingfromthe13thcenturytothe19thcentury.（P34）除了达·芬奇的作品，卢浮宫里还藏有其他欧洲画家从13世纪到19世纪创作的六千余件作品。

range

n.[C]1）asetofsimilarthings:

Iofferedherarangeofoptions.

Thereisawide/wholerangeofopinionsonthisissue.

2）（USALSOline）thegoodsmadebyonecompanyorgoodsofoneparticulartypethataresoldinashop:

Westockthefullrangeofmodelrailwayaccessories.

Thisjacketispartofourautumn/springrange.

3）agroupofhillsormountains:

amountainrange

thePennineRange

Wecouldseealowrangeofhillsinthedistance.

4）allthemusicalnotesthatasingercansingoramusicalinstrumentisabletoproduce

n.[S]1）theamount,numberortypeofsth.betweenanupperandalowerlimit:

Thepricerangeisfrom$100to$500.

Theproductisaimedatyoungpeopleinthe18-25agerange.

Thecoatwasin/outofmypricerange.

Thistypeofworkisoutside/beyond/outofmyrange（ofexperience）.

2）[S]theperiodoftimeinthefuturewithinwhichsth.isplannedorexpectedtohappen:

long-rangeplans

short-/medium-/long-rangeweatherforecasting

3）[S]thedistancethatavehicleoraircraftcantravelwithouthavingtostopformorefuel:

short-/medium-/long-rangeairliners

n.[SorU]thedistancewithinwhichyoucansee,hearorhitsomeone:

Theshipwasin/outofrangeofourguns.

Hewasshotatpointblank/atcloserange（=fromverynear）.

v.[Iusually+adv.orprep.]

Dresssizesrangefrompetitetoextralarge.

Pricesrangebetween$50and$250.

6.Helovedtopaintlotusflowerssomuchthathebuiltaspecialgardenathishome,wherehundredsoflotusplantsfloatedonthesurfaceofapond.（P35）他非常喜欢画莲花,在家中还建造了一个专门的花园,花园里有上百株莲花浮在池塘的水面上。

float

v.[I]tostayonthesurfaceofaliquidandnotsink:

Anemptybottlewillfloat.

Youcanfloatveryeasilyin/ontheDeadSeabecauseit'ssosalty.

[IorT;usually+adv.orprep.]to（causeto）moveeasilythrough,oralongthesurfaceofaliquid,orto（causeto）moveeasilythroughair:

Wespentalazyafternoonfloatingdown/alongtheriver.

Hetossedthebottleintothewavesandwatcheditfloatouttosea.

Thechildrenenjoyfloatingtheirboatsonthepondinthepark.

Fluffywhitecloudswerefloatingacrossthesky.

FIGURATIVEThesoundofpiano—playingfloatedoutthroughtheopenwindow.

[Iusually+adv.orprep.]LITERARYtomovegracefully:

Shesortoffloatsaround,likeaballetdancer.

[Iusually+adv.orprep.]tomoveoractwithoutpurpose:

Sincehelosthisjob,he'sjustfloatedaround/aboutdoingnothing.

7.Hisyoungerbrother,Theo,triedhardtosellanddistributevanGogh’spaintingstobuyers,buthewasneverabletonegotiateasuccessfulsale.（P35）他的弟弟西奥非常努力地向买主兜售和推销凡·高的画,但从来没能够做成一笔成功的生意。

distribute

v.[T]togivesth.outtoseveralpeople,ortospreadorsupplysth.:

Thebookswillbedistributedfreetolocalschools.

Severalpeoplewerearrestedfordistributingracistleaflets/pamphlets（tothespectators）.

Thecompanyaimseventuallytodistribute（=supplyforsale）itsproductsthroughouttheEuropeanUnion.

distribution 

n.[CorU]

Wemustfindawayofachievingamoreequitabledistribution（=sharing）ofresources/wealth.

HastheChannelTunnelimprovedthedistribution（=supplyingforsale）ofgoodsbetweentheBritishIslesandmainlandEurope?

anunfairdistributionofwealth

distributioncosts

negotiate

v.[IorT]tohaveformaldiscussionswithsomeoneinordertoreachanagreementwiththem:

Thegovernmenthasrefusedtonegotiatewiththestrikers.

I'mnegotiatingforanewcontract.

I'vemanagedtonegotiate（=obtainbydiscussion）afivepercentpayincreasewithmyboss.

negotiation

n.[CorU]theprocessofdiscussingsth.withsomeoneinordertoreachanagreementwiththem,orthediscussionsthemselves:

Theagreementwasreachedafteraseriesofdifficultnegotiations.

Theexactdetailsoftheagreementarestillundernegotiation.

Negotiationforthepayincreaseislikelytotakeseveralweeks.

8.Althoughweadorehisworktoday,vanGoghwasnotsuccessfulwhilehewasalive.（P35）尽管我们今天崇拜凡·高的画,但他在世时并不成功。

adore

v.[Tnotcontinuous]1）FORMALtoworship:

LetusadoreGodforallhisworks.

2）tolovesomeoneverymuch,especiallyinanadmiringorrespectfulway,ortolikesth.verymuch:

Shehasonesonandsheadoreshim.

Iabsolutelyadorechocolate.

[+ingformofverb]Don'tyoujustadorelyinginahotbath?

adoration 

n.[U]verystrongloveforsomeone:

hercompleteadorationofherbrother

adoring 

adj.showingverystrongloveforsomeone:

Irefusetoplaythepartoftheadoringwife.

9.TherehavebeenmanygreatEuropeanpainters,butitissubjectivetosaywhowasactuallythebest.（P37）曾经有过许多伟大的欧洲画家,但是说出谁是实际上最好的也是很主观的。

subjective

adj.1）influencedbyorbasedonpersonalbeliefsorfeelings,ratherthanbasedonfacts:

Ithinkmyhusbandisthemosthandsomemanintheworld,butIrealizemyjudgmentisrathersubjective.

Morespecificandlesssubjectivecriteriashouldbeusedinselectingpeopleforpro