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课件网) Reading practice: Colorful English What do you expect the passage to be about (a). funny English people (b). interesting expressions in English (c). the colours of the English countryside Colorful English Read and decide what text type the passage is. (a). A description (b). A narrative (c). An exposition (d). An argument 1. What is the structure of this exposition Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A huge number of colorful and splendid expressions. idioms advertising slogans metaphorical expressions proverbs 2. How is this passage developed Cause and effect B. Problem and solution C. Comparisons D. Definition and examples 1. English has a number of colourful expressions which are hard to understand because__. a. they don’t make sense b. they are old-fashioned c. they may refer to ideas beyond the simple meaning of the words d. they’re meant to be amusing and exaggerated make sense 有意义，讲得通 old-fashioned adj. 老式的，守旧的 refer to 涉及，指的是 beyond prep. 超过，超出 be meant to do 原本是······； 本打算做······ amusing adj. 有趣的，引人发笑的 (--amused adj. ) exaggerated adj. 夸张的，言过其实的 2. Idioms are _____. a. well-known, everyday expressions which are understood by everyone b. expressions which have been in use for years, or which are very recent c. absurd expressions used for common concepts d. expressions which are not easily understood idiom 习语，惯用法 to talk turkey mad as a box of frogs a bad hair day to talk Turkey meaning get down to business 开始做正事 说实在的;坦诚地说;直率地说 cultural association The Pilgrim Fathers in America always asked for turkeys when they traded with Native Americans. 相传在北美殖民时期, 一个白人和一个黑人去打猎, 事先说好了平分打到的猎物。结果一天下来只打到一只火鸡和一只鹧鸪。白人心里想要火鸡, 但又不敢直接说, 于是对印第安人说 “如果你要火鸡, 我就拿鹧鸪, 如果你要鹧鸪,我就拿火鸡”, 印第安人一听就明白了, 于是针锋相对地说: “你一直在讲火鸡, 现在让我也讲讲火鸡吧!” mad as a box of frogs meaning 像盒子里的青蛙一样疯狂 cultural association to describe someone who has a tendency to be rather disorganized or vague a bad hair day meaning 很不顺利的一天 cultural association It is used when someone feels clumsy or depressed 1. Jack was invited to the party, but he put on airs without attending it. 2. She put on airs after marrying a millionnaire. 3.Since neither of us can afford to treat the other , let's go Dutch . 4. Many families have a skeleton in the closet. 5. Let's get a bite in the cafeteria. Idioms 指不可或不愿外扬的家丑 去吃点东西 装腔作势，摆架子 各付各的 3. An advertising slogan is probably ____. a. an amusing saying in advertising b. a reply to a customer in a shop c. like many other expressions, an idiom or a proverb d. an expression which is associated with a product in an advertisement That’ll do nicely, sir! advertising slogans 广告口号 That’ll do nicely, sir! meaning 那很好 ... ...
