Lecture-2-新视野大学英语第四册Unit-2-第二讲.pptx

Unit 2 The Confusing Pursuit of BeautyLecture 2Text StudyLanguage Pointsa. No amount of rehearsal will help you come up with the right answer. (Para 2)对于她的这一问题，无论你事先练习多少次，都不会找到正确答案。rehearsal: n. 排练，排演；彩排，演习；复述，详述 e.g. 我们的新版《哈姆雷特》正在排练之中。 Our new production of ‘Hamlet’ is currently in rehearsal . The band was scheduled to begin rehearsals for a concert tour. No amount of sth. will do …用于表达“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”。e.g. 他十分固执，无论怎么说，都不会使他改变心意。He is very stubborn and no amount of words will make him change his mind.Text StudyLanguage Pointsb. No matter how attractive a woman may be, her perception of herself is eclipsed by the beauty industry. (Para. 5)eclipse: vt. 使黯然失色;形成日（或月）食 e.g. 当然，没有什么能比得过赢得奥运会冠军。 Of course, nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title. A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow. 明天某个时刻会发生日全食。 Translation: 一位女士，无论她看起来多么吸引人，她对自己的看法总是由于受美容业的影响而蒙着一层阴影。Text StudyLanguage Pointsc. This is an absurd standard to live up to, especially when you consider the size of the doll’s waist, a relative measurement physically impossible for a living human to achieve. (Para. 6)Sth. happens, especially when… 用于表达“事物的普遍性或严重性”。e.g. 出国留学会是一次艰难的经历，特别是当你不得不离开所爱的人，独自面对全新的环境。 Studying abroad can be a difficult experience, especially when you haveto leave your beloved ones and face the new environment all alone. live up to 不辜负，符合用于表达“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”。e.g. 如果你想毕业，就必须达到大学设定的最低标准。If you want to graduate, you must live up to the minimum standards set by the university. 它是谁的的绿叶？快看我，我才是主角！Text StudyLanguage Pointsd. Nonetheless, the multibillion-dollar beauty industry, complete with its own aisle in the grocery store, is devoted to constant warfare on female self-esteem, convincing women that they must buy all the newest moisturizing creams, bronzing powders and appliances that promise to “stimulate and restore” their skin. (Para. 7)它又以什么身份出现在这里？What should we do when encountering with long difficult sentences?S+V+OTranslation: 尽管如此，产值达几十亿美元的美容业，在超市化妆品