1、Unit 4 Meeting the museUnderstanding ideasLanguage pointsV 1.inspire v 启发；给灵感；激发；唤起，激励；鼓舞 inspired adj 备受鼓舞的inspiring adj 鼓舞人心的inspiration n 灵感，鼓舞人心的人/事 Language points:Important wordsinspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事Language points:Important words译：Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine perce
2、nt perspiration.天才就是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。Her trust in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined possible.她对我的信任激励着我去尝试本以为不可能的事。This piece of music was inspired by dolphin sounds.这首乐曲的创作灵感来自海豚的叫声。(1)feed with 喂养 feed on 以为食 (2)(be)fed up(with)（对）感到厌烦(be bored with)feed back(into/to)反馈；反过来对起作用2.f
3、eed v(fed-fed)喂养；饲养；养活 Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words蝙蝠在夜间飞行，以昆虫为食。我讨厌这种下雨天。Im fed up with this wet weather.Bats fly at night and feed on insects.译：Please dont feed the monkeys with anything you may have brought with you.请不要给猴子喂你们自带的食物。pose v【不用进行时】构成；组成；创作；撰写 composi
4、tion n 组成；构成；创作；写作；作文；作品be composed of 由组成/构成the chemical composition of the soil 土壤的化学成分a composition for the piano 钢琴曲 Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words他擅长写短篇小说。He is good at the composition of short stories.译：What is water composed of?水是由什么构成的？4.various adj 不同的；各种各样的
5、vary v 相异，不同；变化，改变 variety n 多样性，变化；种类a variety of 种种；各种各样的Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words出于种种原因她决定搬到乡下去。She decided to move to the countryside for various reasons.译：The club offers a wide variety of games to the local teenagers.俱乐部给当地的青少年提供丰富多样的游戏。1.on display _ 2.tur
6、n to _ 3.through the generations _ 4.be grateful for _ 5.universal expression_6.bring out_ 展出展出转向；求助于转向；求助于历经世代历经世代感激感激共同的表现力共同的表现力Language points:Important lexical chunks展示展示 Paraphrase:Chinese folk tales which are handed down from generation to generation provide Hofman with the inspiration for hi
7、s work Floating Fish.1.Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations.Language points:Important sentences 1.Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations.Language points:Important sentenc
8、espass down 是固定搭配，意为 to give or teach something,such as knowledge or traditions,to people who are younger than you or live after you.例如：Many good Chinese traditions have been passed down from generation to generation.（许多中国优秀传统一代一代传下来。）2.During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish bei
9、ng fed by people.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:When I stayed and walked in the town,I saw people feeding the fish.see sb/sth doing sth“看见正在做某事（或某事正在被做）”即动作正在进行。在本句中，现在分词短语beingfed by people 作 the fish 的补语，表示“（鱼）正在被投食”。2.During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish bein
10、g fed by people.Language points:Important sentences例如：When I entered the classroom,I saw the wall being painted。当我走进教室的时候，我看见墙正在被粉刷。3.Since his first opera,Nine Songs,Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.Language points:Important se
11、ntencesParaphrase:Nine Songs was Tan Duns first opera.From then on,he has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.3.Since his first opera,Nine Songs,Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell s
12、tories.Language points:Important sentenceshas been using 是现在完成进行时；即动作从过去开始一直持续到现在，且还在进行中，并可能持续下去。例如：It has been raining for three days in a row.When will it stops?（已经连续下了三天的雨了，什么时候停呢？）4.As Tan once said,Chinese music should carry“universal expression”of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the
13、 whole world.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:In Tans opinion,Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit,but also that of the whole world.In that way,Chinese music can have international recognition.Language points:Important sentencesso as to 通常不用于句首，意思相当于 in order to
14、或to，构成不定式结构表示目的。例如：例如：Megan got up a little earlier than usual so as to get a seat on the bus.=Megan got up a little earlier than usual(in order)to get a seat on the bus.=In order to get a seat on the bus,Megan got up a little earlier than usual.（Megan 比往常起床早了一些，以便能在公交车上找到一个比往常起床早了一些，以便能在公交车上找到一个座位。
15、）座位。）4.As Tan once said,Chinese music should carry“universal expression”of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.5.“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,”says Yang.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:“I feel very thankful for the years in Xishuangbanna,”
16、says Yang.Language points:Important sentencesgrateful 在此句中表示“感谢的，感激的”，一般和动词feel，be 搭配，固定搭配为 feel/be grateful(to sb)for sth，意为“因感激（某人）”。例如：I felt very grateful to you for everything youve done for me.（我非常感谢您为我做的一切。）5.“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,”says Yang.aim to，“想要做”；bring out,“表现出”。6.My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai womens beauty.Language points:Important sentences例如：Making a sentence aims to bring out the meaning of the phrase.and连接两个并列的谓语动词comes和aims，并且时态一致，均使用一般现在时。
