1、Lesson 38The first calender 最早的日历 by Kitty1PPT学习交流Review the wordsexpress punctual condition unshakable faith cancel exceptionally dislocate blame consult direct ad odd reflect advantage 2PPT学习交流Review the wordsmighty dawdle chug lodge comlaint triumph asterisk conduct 3PPT学习交流Review the sentences-H
2、e is a man whos punctual to the minute.-This society has conditioned each of us.-Each of us has been conditioned to the society.4PPT学习交流TextThe first calender calendar n.历法，日历calender 轮压机5PPT学习交流Text Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times
3、.historian n.历史学家historic a.具有历史意义的-This is a historic speech.historical a.与历史研究有关系的historical research 历史研究6PPT学习交流Textunique adj.=uneaqualed 无与伦比的-Speech is a unique human abilityunique 不能接受比较级，可以接受quite,almost,nearly,surely,really等修饰，但不能接受rather,very等词的修饰。7PPT学习交流Text比较unique 独一无二的，因唯一而独特speical
4、注重性质的特殊especial 强调超过其他的全部-This is a matter of especial importance.-This is a especially important matter.8PPT学习交流Textparticular 特定的，着重同类中某一个所有独特的性质-Pineapples have particular flavour.菠萝有特别的味道。exceptionalextraordinary 特别的，与众不同的-The warm weather is exceptional for Jamuary.9PPT学习交流Text课本短语：in the uniqu
5、e position 处于无以伦比，独一无二的情况come to:start,begin10PPT学习交流Text They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates.select from 从中进行选择(同类中)choose挑选（凭个人意愿）一、有三种情况choose和 select不能互换：11PPT学习交流Text1当在两者中选一个时只能用choose,即choose between-We have to choose between l
6、eaving early and paying for taxi.2choose可带 wh从句-Ill let you choose where we should go to eat.12PPT学习交流Text3choose to do 只能用choose.-What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.（L33）-He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and i
7、s fully aware of the consequences.(L27)13PPT学习交流Text二、select比choose更正式，即在许多同类的人或物当中根据客观标准对这两个加以比较，鉴别，认真地挑选出最好的、最喜欢的、最有用的。14PPT学习交流Text What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word.Films,videos.what is more=furthremore,moreover 更有甚者，what is worse 更糟糕的是15PPT学习交流Textrely on=count
8、on =depend on 依靠，指望-You cant rely on others.-He cant be relied on.16PPT学习交流Text CDs and CD-ROMs are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.bewilder v.=confuse令人眼花缭乱-she was bewildered by so many beautiful dresses.比较puzzle 某问题因复杂而令人费解-I am puzzled by the problem.17PPT学习交流Te
9、xtperplex 难以理解（包含焦虑不安，不知如何解决的意思）-He is perplexed for the answer.派生词bewilderment:n.in bewilderment 茫然不知所措bewildering a.令人眼花缭乱的bewildered a.感到眼花缭乱的18PPT学习交流TextThey will be able,as it were,to see and hear us in action.as it were 可以说，似乎，好像in action 行动中的，活动中的19PPT学习交流Text He has to deduce what he can fr
10、om the few scanty clues available.deduce v.determine or decide sth.by given facts.推断，推理-I deduce the conclusion from the given facts.deduce from 从中推论，推断infer 推断（不表示过程）-What can you infer from the text?20PPT学习交流Textscanty adj.too few,not enough不足的，贫乏的 scanty knowledge 一知半解a scanty crop 欠收be scanty of
11、 sth 奇缺be short of 短缺-The village school is scanty of textbooks.这乡村学校奇缺教材。be want of=in need of 需要21PPT学习交流Text Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.shed v.pour out 使流出，泻shed tears 泪流满面shed light 发光shed light on sb.启发，启迪shed ones blood for count
12、ry 为祖国而流血。shed ones clothes 脱去衣服22PPT学习交流Text Up to now,historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture,for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons.up to now=so far 到目前为止23PPT学习交流Textcome into being=come into existence 产生，出现come to power 上台come into use 开始使用24PPT学习交流Textadvent ing or arrival出现，到来，来临at the advent of winter 在冬天到来的时候at the advent of 在到来的时候since the advent of 自从的到来25PPT学习交流Textbe faced with a real need to do sth.面临着做某事的真正需要。-We are faced with a real need to learn English well.26PPT学习交流
