1、SB1U2 We Regret to inform you.(Understanding ideas)uquit v.quit v.放弃，停止；戒掉，辞职放弃，停止；戒掉，辞职 quit doing sth.quit doing sth.停止做某事停止做某事 quit ones job quit ones job 辞去某人的工作辞去某人的工作 He quit his job as an office boy.他辞去了办公室勤杂员的工作。Hes quit smoking.他戒了烟。Emily Bront had to pay to have his/her poetry published.“h
2、ave sth.done”结构，意为“使某事被做”。publish与his/her poetry之间为逻辑上的动宾关系。“have sth.done”结构可表示三种含义：(主语)请/派别人完成某事。(主语)完成某事。(主语)遭受某种不幸的情况。Examples You should understand the traffic rule by now.Youve had it explained often enough.到现在你应该理解这条交通规则了吧，已经给你解释得够多了。Before you came back I had had all my mistakes corrected.在你
3、回来之前，我已把所有的错误都改正过来了。I had my leg broken when I got off the bus.下公共汽车时我的一条腿摔断了。I had my watch stolen last night.昨天晚上，我的手表被偷了。1.“We regret to inform you.”These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer knows well.uregret v.&n.regret v.&n.遗憾；懊悔遗憾；懊悔 regret doing/having don
4、e sth.regret doing/having done sth.后悔做过某事后悔做过某事 regret to do sth.regret to do sth.遗憾地去做某事遗憾地去做某事(还没做还没做)to ones regret to ones regret 令人遗憾的是令人遗憾的是uregretful adj.regretful adj.后悔的，遗憾的后悔的，遗憾的 uinform v.inform v.通知，告知通知，告知 inform sb.of/about sth.inform sb.of/about sth.告知某人某事告知某人某事information n.Uinforma
5、tion n.U信息，消息信息，消息informed adj.informed adj.见多识广的见多识广的vt.sb.of sth.结构相同的短语结构相同的短语n warnwarn sb of sth.sb of sth.告诫告诫;警告某人某事警告某人某事 n convinceconvince sb.of sth.sb.of sth.使某人相信某事使某人相信某事n informinform sb.of sth.sb.of sth.通知某人某事通知某人某事 n curecure sb.of sth.sb.of sth.治愈某人的疾病治愈某人的疾病 n robrob sb.of sth.sb.o
6、f sth.抢夺某人的某物抢夺某人的某物n accuseaccuse sb.of sth.sb.of sth.指控某人犯有指控某人犯有罪罪 n suspect suspect sb.of sth.sb.of sth.怀疑某人有怀疑某人有罪罪n remindremind sb.of sth.sb.of sth.使某人想起某事使某人想起某事1.“We regret to inform you.”These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer knows well.Translation“我们
7、抱歉地通知您我们抱歉地通知您”这句话对每个作家而言这句话对每个作家而言既害怕又熟悉。既害怕又熟悉。定从定从2.2.Take for exampleTake for example J.K.Rowling.When she received her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant she now had something in had something in common withcommon with her favourite writers,and stuckstuck it onon her kitchen wall.
8、t take ake sth.sth.for example for example 以以.为例为例 hahaveve something in common with something in common with 有一些共同之处有一些共同之处 stick.on.stick.on.把把.贴到贴到.上上Translation以以J.K.罗琳为例。当她收到第一封拒稿信时，她罗琳为例。当她收到第一封拒稿信时，她决定把这看作是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同决定把这看作是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同之处，并把这封信贴在厨房的墙上。之处，并把这封信贴在厨房的墙上。3.Rowling had spent
9、years survivingsurviving on little money,spending all her time writing.usurvive v.survive v.幸存，活下来；比幸存，活下来；比.活得长活得长survive sth.survive sth.幸免于某事；从某事中活过来幸免于某事；从某事中活过来A survive(s)B by.AA survive(s)B by.A比比B B多活多活 survive on survive on 靠靠存活下来存活下来survive from survive from 从从流传下来流传下来p 表示存活、活下来、幸免于难的时候，用表
10、示存活、活下来、幸免于难的时候，用survivesurvive；p 表示习惯、仪式、礼仪、习俗、古老的建筑或者表示习惯、仪式、礼仪、习俗、古老的建筑或者文学著作等的沿革、沿袭、流传的时候，多用文学著作等的沿革、沿袭、流传的时候，多用survive fromsurvive from。usurvivor n.survivor n.幸存者幸存者usurvival n.Usurvival n.U幸存；幸存；CC残存物残存物4.“I wasnt going to give upgive up until every single publisher turnedturned me downdown,bu
11、t I often feared that would happen,”she later posted.turnturn的相关短语的相关短语 turn off 关掉关掉;关上关上;关关;拐弯拐弯 turn up 开大开大;出现出现;来到来到;找到找到 turn down 关小关小;调低调低;拒绝拒绝;调小调小 turn over 移交移交;翻过来翻过来;仔细考虑仔细考虑;翻身翻身 turn back 回来回来;折回折回;翻过来翻过来;往回走往回走 turn around 转身转身;转向转向;转过身转过身;转圈转圈5.After a total of twelve rejections,one
12、 publisher eventually agreed to printagreed to print 500 copies of her first book,and as we know,Harry Potterbecame a global success,with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.agree to do sth.agree to do sth.同意做某事同意做某事非限定从非限定从withwith的复合结构的复合结构Translat
13、ion在收到在收到12封拒稿信后，终于有一家出版商同意将封拒稿信后，终于有一家出版商同意将她的第一本书印刷她的第一本书印刷500册。我们都知道，册。我们都知道，哈利哈利波特后来在全球大获成功，销量超过波特后来在全球大获成功，销量超过4亿册，被翻译成了亿册，被翻译成了70多种不同的语言。多种不同的语言。6.6.All too oftenAll too often writers of great works have had to face criticism along withalong with rejection.all too oftenall too often =only too
14、often =only too often 有太多时候，太过频繁有太多时候，太过频繁 along with along with 与与.一起一起Translation伟大作品的作家也常常在被回绝的同时还要遭受伟大作品的作家也常常在被回绝的同时还要遭受批评。批评。7.J.D.Salinger started writing short stories in high school,but later struggledstruggled to get his works published.ustruggle v.struggle v.努力努力,奋斗；挣扎脱身奋斗；挣扎脱身,搏斗；斗争搏斗；斗争
15、,抗争抗争 n.n.斗争，努力斗争，努力 struggle for.struggle for.为为(争取争取)而努力而努力/奋斗奋斗 struggle to do sth.struggle to do sth.努力努力/争取做某事争取做某事 struggle with/against.struggle with/against.与与斗争斗争 struggle to ones feet struggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来挣扎着站起来Examples Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the la
16、ke.湖水水位下降时，鱼会拼命挣扎求生。Ive been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.我琢磨了整整一下午，想弄懂这篇文章的意思。For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.她与传统势力抗争多年，力图使自己的学说得到认可。In spite of the serious injury,Lucy struggled to her feet and walked towards the hospital.
17、尽管受伤严重，露西还是挣扎着站起来，向医院走去。Practice1.With more and more fastfood concepts reaching the market,the Sparrow menu had to struggle _ attention.2.Because a college community(群体)differs from the family,many students will struggle _(find)a sense of belonging.forto find7.J.D.Salinger started writing short stor
18、ies in high school,but later struggledstruggled to get his works published.TranslationJ.D.塞林格从高中就开始写短篇小说了，但之后塞林格从高中就开始写短篇小说了，但之后他的作品却难以发表。他的作品却难以发表。8.“We feel that we dont know the central character well enough”was the criticism he received on his manuscript forThe Catcher in the Rye.定从定从Translation
19、“我们觉得自己无法充分理解主人公。我们觉得自己无法充分理解主人公。”这是他的这是他的麦田里的守望者的手稿收到的批评。麦田里的守望者的手稿收到的批评。9.Despite rejections from several publishers,J.D.Salinger refused to give up.Even when serving serving inin the US Army during the Second World War,he carried six chapters ofThe Catcher in the Ryewith him and worked onworked o
20、n the novel throughout his war service.serve in serve in 在在.服役服役 work on work on 从事，致力于从事，致力于时间状从的省略时间状从的省略Translation即使被多家出版商回绝，即使被多家出版商回绝，J.D.塞林格也从未放弃。塞林格也从未放弃。甚至在二战期间在美国陆军服役时，他还随身携甚至在二战期间在美国陆军服役时，他还随身携带了麦田里的守望者一书的六章内容，并在带了麦田里的守望者一书的六章内容，并在整个服役期间一直致力于小说的修改。整个服役期间一直致力于小说的修改。10.Perhaps the overall p
21、rize for perseverance should go to three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print.This,however,was a time when women were not encouraged to become writers.定从定从Translation也许坚持不懈的最高荣誉应该颁给来自英国维多利也许坚持不懈的最高荣誉应该颁给来自英国维多利亚时代的三姐妹。她们梦想着看到自己的作品出版。亚时代的三姐妹。她们梦想着看到自己的作品出版。然而，这是一个不
22、鼓励女性成为作家的时代。然而，这是一个不鼓励女性成为作家的时代。11.As the then Poet Laureate,Robert Southey,wrote to one of them:“Literature cannot be the business of a womans life,and it ought not to beought not to be.”非限定从非限定从,“,“正如正如”同位语同位语 ought not to be ought not to be 不应该做某事不应该做某事Translation正如当时的桂冠诗人罗伯特正如当时的桂冠诗人罗伯特骚塞在给她们其中一
23、骚塞在给她们其中一位的信中所说：位的信中所说：“文学不可能也不应该成为女人的文学不可能也不应该成为女人的事业。事业。”12.In fact,it is within the pages ofJane Eyrethat we can find these words:“I honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these are the means by which men achieve great ends.”强调句强调句定从定从Translation其实，这正印证了我们在简其实，这正印证了我们在简爱中读到的：爱中读到的：
24、“我崇尚忍耐、坚毅、勤奋、天赋；因为只有依靠我崇尚忍耐、坚毅、勤奋、天赋；因为只有依靠这些，人们才能实现宏大的目标这些，人们才能实现宏大的目标”13.So,it seems that talent alone isnt enough to guaranteeguarantee success.uguarantee vt.guarantee vt.保证，担保；使必然发生保证，担保；使必然发生 n.C n.C 保证，保修单；质量保证书保证，保修单；质量保证书 guarantee sb.sth.guarantee sb.sth.向某人保证某事向某人保证某事 guarantee to do sth.g
25、uarantee to do sth.保证做某事保证做某事 under guarantee under guarantee 在保修期内在保修期内14.While a lot of hard work and a touch ofa touch of luck play a partplay a part,perseverance is the keykey.a touch ofa touch of 少量，一点少量，一点 play a partplay a part 起作用起作用 play a part/role inplay a part/role in 在在.中中起作用起作用/扮演角色扮演角
26、色 take an active part in take an active part in 积极参与积极参与Translation不懈的努力和一点点运气固然很重要，但坚持不不懈的努力和一点点运气固然很重要，但坚持不懈才是关键。懈才是关键。whenwhen引导时间状语从句时，从句的谓语动词既引导时间状语从句时，从句的谓语动词既可以是延续性动词，也可以是非延续性动词。可以是延续性动词，也可以是非延续性动词。当时间状语从句中的谓语动词是延续性动词时，当时间状语从句中的谓语动词是延续性动词时，whilewhile和和whenwhen可以互换可以互换。u Sorry,I was out when y
27、ou called me.Sorry,I was out when you called me.对不起，你打电话时我出去了。对不起，你打电话时我出去了。u While/When we were talking,the teacher While/When we were talking,the teacher came in.came in.我们正在谈话时，老师进来了。我们正在谈话时，老师进来了。(2)while做从属连词，可引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”。while引导让步状语从句时，从句往往位于主句之前。u While I admit its difficult,I can solv
28、e it.虽然我承认它很难，但我能解决它。u While it is likely that he understood very little of the books,they were his introduction toclassieal paintings.虽然很有可能他对这些书理解甚少，但它们却是他了解古典绘画的人门指导。(3)while做并列连词，表示对比，意为“而，然而”用来连接两个并列分句。u He likes playing basketball,while I like listening to music.他喜欢打值球，而我喜欢听音乐15.“We are deligh
29、teddelighted to inform you.”udelighted delighted adj.adj.愉快的，高兴的愉快的，高兴的 be delighted at/by/with sth.be delighted at/by/with sth.因某事而高兴因某事而高兴 be delighted to do sth.be delighted to do sth.愿意愿意/乐意乐意/高兴做某事高兴做某事udelight vt.delight vt.使快乐使快乐n.Un.U快乐，快乐，CC令人高兴的事令人高兴的事udelightful adj.delightful adj.令人愉快的令人
30、愉快的 take delight in(doing)sth.take delight in(doing)sth.以以(做做)某事为乐某事为乐 to sb.s delight to sb.s delight 令某人高兴的是令某人高兴的是Practice1.I am always delighted _(receive)your letters.In spite of being short,they bring much relief when I know that you are safe.2.It is a truly _(delight)place,which looks the sam
31、e as it must have done 100 years ago with its winding streets and pretty cottages.3._ our delight,varieties of birds in the forest are on the increase.4.Its not polite to take delight _ proving others wrong.5.Sophie has moved to live in the countryside and she is delighted _ her new home.to receivedelightfulToinat/by/withThank you!
