var sec=new Object(); //Setup Global variables, used by navigator bar sec.xltp1="课文介绍及生词"; sec.xltp11="课文简介"; sec.xltp12="课文大意"; sec.xltp13="词汇学习"; sec.xltp14="作业"; sec.xltp2="课文解释"; sec.xltp21="课文解释"; sec.xltp22="课文难点"; sec.xltp23="作业"; sec.xltp3="课文分析"; sec.xltp31="单词与短语";sec.xltp32="课文分段";sec.xltp33="写作样式";sec.xltp34="作业"; sec.xltp4="课后练习"; sec.xltp41="课文理解"; sec.xltp42="单词学习"; sec.xltp43="构词法"; sec.xltp44="结构"; sec.xltp45="完形填空"; sec.xltp46="课文翻译"; sec.xltp47="谚语"; sec.xltp48="课后练习"; sec.xltp5="听力训练"; sec.xltp51="听说训练"; sec.xltp52="发音训练"; sec.xltp53="第一课"; sec.xltp54="第二课"; sec.xltp55="更多"; sec.xltp6="阅读及写作"; sec.xltp61="快速阅读"; sec.xltp62="背景知识"; sec.xltp63="阅读练习"; sec.xltp64="写作技巧"; sec.xltp65="段落写作"; sec.xltp66="作业"; //设置当前位置变量 var path={level1:{caption:"第七单元",link:"index.htm"},level2:{caption:"第六课时",link:"61.htm"}}; //设置关键词 sec.keywords="women at work, lost gold, read for main idea, ellipsis "; sec.studypoints= "1) Fast Reading
2) Background Information
3) Reading Activity
4) Writing Skill
5) Paragraph Writing
6) Assignment
"; sec.objective="1) Improve reading speed as well as reading accuracy by doing fast reading and reading activity.
2) Grasp one reading skill ─ reading for main idea, and try to apply this technique to reading activity.
3) Get to know how to avoid repetition and achieve brevity in writing by means of ellipsis.
"; //用到的中文翻译 sec.word1="1. The sentence 'The first great invention was one that is still very important today---- the wheel.' Means the first great invention was the wheel and it is still very important today."; sec.word2="2. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. 此句为倒装句,正常语序为: 'The camera, the electric light and the radio were among them.'"; sec.word3="3. 'The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions.' The word 'saw' here means experienced."; sec.word4="4. 'get over' means recover from illness (从疾病中恢复过来)"; sec.word5="5. 'take a step' means act "; sec.word6="6. income: A person's income is the money that he earns or that he gets from other sources."; sec.word7="7. put away: it means save.e.g. He has a good sum of money put away in the bank for his old age. 他在银行里存了一笔可观的钱作为防老之用。"; sec.word8="8. 'budget' is a plan showing how much money a person or organization has available and how it should be spent. (预算)
e.g. The Finance Minister will introduce a new budget in April. 财政大臣将在四月提出新的预算方案。"; sec.word9="9. 'add up to' means amount to ; reach the total of ; (总计是;加起来共计)
e.g. The cost added up to 10 million dollars. 这些费用共计1000 万美元。"; sec.word10="10. it was Galileo who made the first use of the telescope to observe the heavens close up. 是一个强调句。强调的对象是人(Galileo),引导词用 'who'。句型是It is +强调部分+who……。"; sec.word11="11. It was his wise use of the telescope that helped him understand this important fact: that the sun, and not the earth, is the center of the planets. 此句也是一个强调句。强调的对象不是人而是事物,引导词用 'that'。句型是It is +强调部分+that……。"; sec.a1="get along 过活;度日"; sec.a2="poverty -stricken 贫穷不堪"; sec.a3="live on charity 靠救济生活"; sec.a4="dwell on 详细讲述(研究)
dwell on /upon 后面紧跟的是表示'问题,事情'等这类的名词。"; sec.a5="at some length 较为详细的
在英语中,有几个关于length的固定搭配。
at full length详尽地 at great length冗长地
at length 最后 go to great length竭尽全力地"; sec.a6="instantly there arose a hubbub of questions and denials屋子里顿时出现一阵骚动,询问、否认之声四起
arise ( arose, arisen ) vi. 出现,呈现,常见的搭配有:problem / difficulty / suspicion / misunderstanding arises"; sec.a7="submit to sb. or sth. 屈从于"; sec.a8="focus one's attention on 把注意力集中在"; sec.a9="persist in 坚持"; sec.a10="with an air of 带着……的神情
air 表示'样子,神态'的意思,既可以用作单数,也可用作复数形式,例如:
He has an air of dignity. 他有一种威严的神态。
put on airs摆架子"; sec.a11="die from want 死于贫穷
want n. 不足,缺乏;贫困,例如:
They are living in want in little houses. 他们住在小房子里过着贫困的生活。 "; sec.a12="hold sb.in contempt 蔑视某人"; sec.a13="make amends 赔罪";