当时,南方各州的黑人都没有受到公平对待。
(1) black在此句中作名词,表示“黑人”。还可用the black; blacks来表示。
(2) treat sb。 as意为“把某人看作;怎样看待某人”。
I treat her as my sister。 我把她当作我的姐姐。
The students treated their headmaster as their mother。学生们把他们的校长看成他们的妈妈。
2。Mixed race marriages were forbidden by law。 法律禁止种族通婚。
mixed race marriages= marriages between person of different races。 异族通婚
3。There were separate sections for blacks in shops; restaurants; hospitals; and on buses and trains。 商店、饭馆、医院、公共汽车、火车都有为黑人而设的隔离区。
separate此处为形容词,表示“单独的;区别的;不同的;分开的”的意思。
They have gone to separate places。 他们去了各不相同的地方。
The children sleep in separate beds。 孩子们分别睡在各自的床上。
separate也可用作动词,表示“分开;离开;隔开”之意, separate A from B表示“把A和B分开”;separate A into B and C表示“把A分成B和C”。
The two children separated at the end of the road。两个孩子在路的尽头分手了。
A fence separated the cow from the pig。 围栏把奶牛和猪分开。
The leader separated the group into three teams。领导把那群人分成三个小队。
4。King fought for political rights for black people in the USA。金为美国黑人的政治权利而斗争。
fight for表示“为……而战”,fight against表示“反对……而战”,fight with sb。 for/about sth。表示“因某事跟某人打架”。
People often have to fight for their liberty。人们往往不得不为自由而战。
He always fights with his wife for/ about who will take after the children。
他与他妻子总是在为由谁来照看孩子而吵架。
They are fighting against water pollution。他们为反对水污染而战。
5。By doing this he set an example to the rest of the world。 通过斗争,他给全世界的人们树立了榜样。
set an example to=give an example to为固定短语,表示“为……树立榜样”。由example构成的其他短语有:
copy the example of=follow the example of学习…的榜样,照…的样子;
for example例如; as an example (= give an example)例如,举例来说
6。All his life he believed that it was right and necessary to demand changes in society if people did not have their civil rights。他毕生都认为要是人们得不到民权那么改变社会是正确的并且也很有必要。
demand动词,表示“要求;请求;需求;需要”之意。后可跟名词,动词不定式和宾语从句,跟宾语时,从句的谓语动词应该为(should) +动词原形。
I demanded an answer of him。 我要求他答复。
I demand that John (should) go there at once。我要约翰马上去那儿。
This work demands your patience。这项工作需要你的耐心。
demand也可做名词,表示“要求;请求;需求;需要”。
It is impossible to satisfy all demands。要满足所有的要求是不可能的。
Teachers are in great demand in this area。在这个地区很需要教师。
7。Housing conditions for blacks in Birmingham were bad and…黑人的住房条件非常差,……
housing名词意为“供给住房;住房,房屋分配”。
What are housing conditions like in your town now? 你们城镇的住房条件现在怎么样?
In most of the developing countries too many people are living in bad housing。
在大多数发展中国家;许多人的居住条件很差。
8。From then on; all black people had the right to vote。 从那以后,所有黑人都有了选举权。
(1)from then on=since then为“从那时开始”之意。一般跟完成时态。
From then on; the naughty boy has never made any mistakes again
从那是开始,那个调皮的男孩子就再也没犯过错。
All of them have become good friends from then on。 从那时开始,他们都成了好朋友。
(2)“have right to do…”意为有权利做……,right为名词,表示“权力,正确的事”。
we must work for equal rights for everyone。 我们必须为每个人争取同等的权利。
You must learn to how to tell the rights and the wrongs。 你必须学会明辨是非。
Unit 15 DestinationsStudent AStudent B 学生A学生B
You are a passenger。 You are upset You represent theairline。 Listen to the
你是位乘客。你对糟糕的服务你代表本次航班。听这位
about the poor service。passengers complaints。 You may
很不满。旅客的抱怨。如果你觉得有必要
explain; apologize or argue as you see fit。
可以向客人解释,道歉或与其争论。
1。The airline lost one of your bags。在航班上你丢了一个你的包。
2。The plane was two hours late。飞机晚点两个小时。
3。The food on the plane was terrible。飞机上的食物很糟糕。
Student AStudent B 学生A学生B
You are a hotel manager。 Listen toYou are staying in a hotel。 Talk to the
你是一位旅馆经理。听你在一家旅馆住着。和旅馆
your guest’s complaints。 You mayhotel manager about the following problems:
客人的抱怨。你觉得有必要时的经理谈一谈如下问题。
explain; apologize or argue as you see it。
你可以向客人解释、道歉或与其争论。
1。Your room faces a noisy street。你的房间面对嘈杂的大街。
2。The bed in your room is uncomfortable。你房间的床不舒服。
3。There is no hot water。没有热水。
Student AStudent B
You are having dinner at a restaurant。Listen to the customer’s complaints and
你正在一家餐馆吃饭。听这位顾客的抱怨。
You are unhappy about the followingtry to explain what has happened。
你对以下的事情很不高兴。试图解释一下发生了什么事情。
things: Apologise when necessary。 需要时,要道歉。
1。The food doesn’t taste good。食物不可口。
2。There is a fly in your soap。汤里有苍蝇。
3。The dishes are too expensive。 菜都太贵了。
重点、难点考点及疑点注释
1。Listen to the passenger’s complaints。 听这位旅客的抱怨。
complaint可以作可数名词,意为“不满的原因”。
I have a number of complaints about the hotel room you’ve given me。
我对你给我的旅馆房间有几点不满意见。
complaint也可作不可数名词,意为“抱怨;埋怨;不满”。
The road…work caused much complaint among local residents。
修路引起周围很多居民的不满。
You have no cause for complaint。 你没有理由抱怨。
complaint用于法律中,意为“申诉;投诉;诉苦”。
We’ve received a lot of complaints of bad workmanship。
很多人向我们投诉产品工艺低劣。
2。You are upset about the poor service。你对糟糕的服务很不满。
(1) upset是动词,意为“使(某人)苦恼或心烦”。
Don’t upset yourself—no harm has been done。
不要难过—并没有造成伤害。
He was upset not being invited。 人家没有邀请他,他很不痛快。
upset也有“打翻,弄翻(某物)(尤指无意地);打乱,扰乱”之意。
A large wave upset the boat。 一个巨浪打翻了船。
Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit。
她一来就把我们周末的安排给打乱了。
(2) service表示“公用事务的业务或工作状况(尤指交通及通讯)”,作可数名词。
You did me a great service by showing me the truth。
你把实情告诉我了,这对我很有好处。
Her services to the state have been immense。
她对国家的贡献很大。
3。The bed in your room is uncomfortable。 你房间的床不舒服。
uncomfortable是形容词,既可以表示具体的,也可表示抽象的事物。
① 意为“不舒服的,不舒适的”。
He is lying in an uncomfortable position。他以一种不舒服的姿势躺着。
② 意为“感到或引起不安的”,形容人的心理。
Children make some people feel uncomfortable。孩子常使一些人感到不舒服。
4。Apologize when necessary。 有必要的时候道个歉。
apologize意为“道歉;谢罪;认错”,一般用apologize for sth。或apologize to sb。结构。
I must apologize for not being able to meet。我因为没去接你而向你道歉。
Apologize to you sister! 给你姐姐陪个不是!
Unit 15 DestinationsRIO DE JANEIRO 里约热内卢
Rio de Janeiro; Brazils second largest city; stretches itself lazily along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean。 It is a beautiful city。 It has modern malls; theme parks and beautiful beaches。 A trip to Rio will also give you a glimpse of the happy lifestyle of the cariocas—the people of Rio—who are known for their big hearts and friendliness。
Downtown Rio is the citys cultural and hist