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课件网) 1 新人教版必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the World Warming up 步骤 内容 Part 1 话题预热 About the Mouse/Rat About the Cultures About the Wishes Part 2 话题导入 Topic in the unit Topic writing Unit 1 Festivals around the World the Spring Festival in 2020 Year Rat 1. About the MOUSE/RAT 2. About the CULTURES 3. About the WISHES 1. About the MOUSE/RAT 今年是鼠年，鼠年话鼠，在汉语中老鼠口碑不佳，关于老鼠的成语数以百计，几乎都带有贬义色彩，例如，胆小如鼠、鼠目寸光、首鼠两端、鼠肚鸡肠、抱头鼠窜等，人们常用这些成语形容一些人胆小怯懦、目光短浅、犹豫不决、心胸狭窄、狼狈不堪等不良品质。老鼠在英语中对应的是 mouse 和 rat, 两者在英语中的习语也很多, 通过总结这些习语, 可以窥见老鼠在西方国家所代表的文化内涵。 Idioms about the mouse 1. About the MOUSE/RAT 1．as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗，赤贫的 It’s impossible for you to borrow money from him, for he is as poor as a church mouse. 他一贫如洗，你不可能从他身上借到钱。 2．as quiet as a mouse不声不响，非常安静?? I’m wondering why Tom was just sitting there as quiet as a mouse. 我搞不懂汤姆为什么不声不响地做在那里。 3．as timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠 He was as timid as a mouse in real life, and his cowardice caused his wife to divorce him. 在现实生活中，他胆小如鼠, 使得妻子离开了他。 4．to play (a game of ) cat and mouse (with somebody) 玩猫戏老鼠的把戏，欲擒故纵?? The police have played cat and mouse with the thief. 警察对小偷采用的是欲擒故纵的策略. 5．mickey-mouse 无关紧要的，微小的 We're talking about a respected organization here--not some mickey-mouse outfit. 我们正在讨论一个很重要的组织，并不是一个微不足道的机构. 6. to look like a drowned rat??(湿的)像落汤鸡, 浑身湿透 I had to cycle home in the rain and came in looking like a drowned rat. 我不得不冒雨骑自行车回家，结果回来淋成落汤鸡。 7. smell a rat 感觉不对劲, 感到可疑 She smelled a rat when she phoned his husband at the office where he was supposed to be working late and he wasn't there.?? 他丈夫本该在加班，但她往办公室里打电话他却不在，她便觉得不对劲。 8. a rat race 卑鄙、激烈的竞争（尤其为保住职位或地位） Jim was the winner in a rat race, and he was promoted to be the director of the marketing department. 吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出, 他被提拔为市场部主任。 9. rat-arsed 酩酊大醉的, 烂醉的 He came home totally rat-arsed last night. 昨天晚上他回到家的时候已完全烂醉如泥。 10. a pack rat 囤积狂, 收集一大堆自己不需要的东西的人 I was listening to my wife ask me about my fifteen-year-old collection of comic books and I realized I am a pack rat. 当在听我妻子打听我15年收集的连环画书时, 才意识到自己是囤积狂。 11. like a rat in a hole??瓮中之鳖, 陷于绝境 Saddam was caught like a rat in a hole.?? 萨达姆已成瓮中之鳖被捉。 12. to die like a rat 被毒死 He would rather take his chances and flee than die like a rat, choking on poisonous gas and ash. 他宁愿孤注一掷逃离而不在毒气中窒息而死。 13. a rat fink??卑鄙之人，下贱之人（尤指告密者） If I find the rat fink who informed on me, he will be punished. 如果给我 ... ...
