NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH BOOK 3 Lesson 6 Smashandgrab

NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH BOOK 3 Lesson 6 Smash—and—grab

Summary writing for L 5 • Though the journalist immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor, he didn’t send them at once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting inpatient, so he sent three faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When the last fax as unanswered, the article was published in its original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall.

New words for L 6： lsmash and-grab 1) smash v. 粉碎，击溃，碰撞 Eg. (1) He got drunk and began to smash things. (2)The car smashed into a wall. crash. v. n. 碰撞，坠毁 Eg. (1)The bus crashed into a tree. (2)The computer crashed (stopped working) 电脑死机了 • （3）Stock market crashed. 股市崩盘。 destroy. v. 破坏，摧毁，毁灭 Eg. All his hope were destroyed • • •

• 2）grab. u. 抢，夺，急抓 • grab sth. from sb. /sth. • grab at sth. 设法抓住 Eg. (1) He grabbed at the opportunity of going abroad. • grab off 抢走，事先得到 eg. The people who got to the show first grabbed off the best seats. Snatch. v. 抢夺 （seize sth. quickly, sometimes rudely） Eg. She snatched the letter from me. snatch up 夺取

• grasp. v. 紧紧抓住 理解，领会 （seize sth. firmly with hands） Eg. (1)He grasped my hands warmly. (2)She never could grasp how to do it. • clutch. v. 抓住（--at）(frightened) Eg. A drowning man will clutch at straws. 病急乱投医 • seize. v. 抓住（eagerly ; 侵袭，占据（心理） seize power ；夺取政权 • be seized with panic 惊惶失措

l arcade. n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁没有商店） l Piccadilly. n. 皮卡迪利大街 l jewellery. n. 珠宝（总称） jewel. n. 宝石 jewel box/case ruby 红宝石； sapphire 蓝宝石； jade 翡翠 ´agate 玛瑙 precious stone 宝石 l necklace. n. 项链 lace. n. 花边，饰带 shoelace 鞋带

l 6. ring n. 戒指 • a wedding ring; an engagement ring; an earring ; ring-finger 无名指; box ring 拳击赛场 • third-ring road 三环路 l background n. 背景；花色的底子（本文）；家庭出身 • social /political background • background music / knowledge / information • be / remain / keep in the background 处在幕后 Eg. (1)Her dress has pink flowers on a white background. American literature and American cultural background. 美国文学和文化背景 （2）Abraham Lincoln came from an impoverished (贫寒的 )background.

velvet. n. 天鹅绒，丝绒 an iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内刚，口蜜腹剑 a velvet paw 笑面虎 head light. n. (汽车等)前灯 blare. v. 发嘟嘟声，吼叫 well-staffed. adj. 人手充足的； under-staffed 人手不够的 l staff. n. 全体 作人员（集体名词）（单/复） Eg. The staff is/are working efficiently. • keep / have the staff in one’s own hand l • • l l 拥有财产，大权在握 • on the staff (being a member of) Eg. It’s good to have you on the staff 和你一起共事真好。 • crew （车，船，飞机上的）全体 作人员(总称) cast (all the actors in a film or a play) 全体演职人员 faculty (all the teachers in a university) 全体教师（大学）

l raid. n. 抢劫（a short attack to cause damage） • a night raid 夜间袭击； an air raid 空袭 • make a raid on the bank 抢劫银行，“对…抢劫” Eg. The police raided the gambling-house. …查抄赌场 • attack. n. v. 攻击，袭击 • make a violent attack on 对…进行猛烈攻击 • assault. n. v. 袭击，攻击，殴打，强暴 • assail. v. 攻击，猛击（书面语） Eg. (1)They made an assault on / upon the enemy’s position (2)He was assailed with worries. 他为烦恼所困扰 (3) A mugger(抢劫者）assailed him on the dark street.

l scramble v. n. 爬行，争夺，匆忙做某事 Eg. (1) I scrambled up the rock for a better look at the sea. (2) The European powers scrambled for trading posts in the areas that had been opened up. 欧洲列强在贸易对外开放地区纷纷抢占一席之地。 • scramble to do ; scramble for sth. 争先恐后，争夺 scramble for power and wealth 争权夺利 • scramble one’s brains 想不明白 Eg. It scrambled my brains to hear that he was put into prison. • scrambled eggs 炒蛋

l fantastic. adj. 极大的，奇特的，古怪的，幻想的 • at a fantastic speed 以极快的速度 • fantastic sums of money 一大笔钱 • a fantastic view of the city from the mountain top incredible. adj. 难以置信的，好极了的 Eg. For such a tiny woman she had an incredible appetite. marvelous. adj. 好极了的，精彩的，奇异的 Eg. It was a marvelous performance l ashtray. n. 烟灰缸（托盘） • saucer 浅碟 ；flying saucer飞碟 • <the Ashes of Times> 岁月无痕，沉淀时光

Q: How did Mr. Taylor try to stop the thieves? 1. empty. adj. Eg. (1)I’m empty (hungry). empty mind 内心空虚 (2) The arcade was empty / busy. 表示“空无一人”： • The street is deserted at midnight. • —Is this seat taken / saved ? —It‘s an open seat. Go ahead. 2. admire. v. 欣赏（Look at sth. with pleasure or satisfaction）; 赞赏，钦佩（have a high regard for） Eg. (1) Come and admire the view ! (2) I gave her an admiring look. (3) I admire your conduct.

3. window display. 橱窗展示 go window shopping window-dressing (商店的)橱窗布置 show: fashion show ; talk show; baby show the Spring Festival Entertainment Show 春节联欢晚会 exhibition : 大型展览（formal） expo. n. 博览会 make an exhibition of oneself “出丑，表现不得体” ( to behave in a very silly or embarrassing way) Eg. The handsome gentleman stripped on (绊倒)the carpet and made quite an exhibition of himself.

4. gaze at : 凝视（ to look at sth. for a long time because sth. is very beautiful or interesting without consciousness) Eg. He sat there gazing at the fire. gape at : 目瞪口呆地注视 （to look at sth. with your mouth open especially when you are scared or surprised） Eg. People stood gaping at WTC（World Trade Centre) as the building began to crumble in a fraction of a second “瞬间， 眨眼间” gawk at : 痴痴地看，傻傻地看，呆呆地看 way that looks stupid） Eg. Don’t stand gawking at girls all day. （ to look at in a

glare at : 怒目而视 （ to look at sb. very angrily） stare at : 盯着（ to look at sth. directly for a long time） eg (1) He entered the classroom and all the students stared at him (2) I stared at her in amazement 惊奇地 glance at 一瞥；扫视（有意识地） catch a glimpse of / catch sight of 一眼瞥见；突然看见（无意识地或者被动地）

5. The silence was broken when a large car， with it's head lights on and it's horn blaring，roared down the street. 1）broken Eg. （1）The marriage is broken. （2）The peace was broken. （3）The deadlock is broken. 僵局被打破 break the ice 破冰；创造新局面 break the silence Eg. The atmosphere of the party was at first very stiff，but the host broke the ice with an amusing story.

(1) with +n. +adv. 通常表一种伴随，指某种情况持续进行 eg. (1)With so many visitors about, we go stuck on the road. (2)Tom hurried out of the room, with the TV still on. (2) with +n. +doing eg. (1) I can’t concentrate on my work with so many people coming and going. (2) She entered the hall with everybody staring at her. (3) with +n. +done. eg. (1) With my daughter taken good core of by my mother, I went on holiday. (2) With the work finished, they went home.

(4) with +n. +介短 eg. (1) He stood at the gate with his hands in his pockets. (2) She was reading a newspaper with her back against the window. (5) with +n. +adj. eg. (1) With the window open, I was greeted with perfume of jasmine. “茉莉花的香味迎面扑来” (2) The girl looked at him with full of admiration. (6) with +n. +to do eg. With so much work to do(表原因)，he stayed up all night. (7) with +n. +名词 eg. The old lady lived single, with Peter her only relative.

6、 come to(表趋向) a stop /pause暂停/ halt 停止 grind（磨碎；嘎吱地擦）to a stop 嘎吱一声停下来 come to a close 接近尾声 eg. The ceremony（典礼；仪式） came to a close. 大会闭幕了。 come to an end 接近尾声 eg. The war came to an end. come to a decision /conclusion 作出决定 / 得出结论; come to an agreement 达成协议; come to fame 成名 come to a success 获得成功; come to silence安静下来 come to a climax 达到高潮

7、 stay at the wheel (轮子；方向盘) 留在车里 spin (v. 像陀螺一样旋转) one’s wheels. 虚度光阴 eg. The playboy always has nothing to do and just spins his wheels. put one’s shoulders to the wheel 助某人一臂之力；鼎力相助 eg. The former president Bush put his shoulders to his son’s wheel.

8、 begin /start: +doing: 有时表示有意识的行为 +to do : 不可表示有意识的行为；动词为静态动词时（表状态） 试比较 动词+doing 与 动词+to do: ü +doing 表重复性、习惯性动作； +to do 表示一次性动作； eg. (1) I don’t like reading books in bed. (2) I didn’t like to disturb you this morning. ü 有时doing的逻辑主语可能泛指人们，而to do的逻辑主语通常 是句子的主语。 eg. (1) I scorn telling lies. (2) I scorn to tell lies. ü 在need, want, require, demand, deserve 等动词后面， +doing：主动表示被动的意识；或者+to be done. eg. Your room needs cleaning / to be cleaned.

9、表示“忙于”的短语： be busy (in) doing sth. “忙于做，埋头于” be busy at (with , about, over ) sth. “忙于，埋头于” * be taken up with sth. 忙于；全力以赴从事 eg. (1) He’s taken up with his new job. (2) He seems to be very much taken up with that pretty French girl. 他似乎对那个漂亮的法国姑娘很感兴趣。

* be up to 胜任，从事于 eg. What tricks has she been up to (playing) ? 她在玩什么把戏？ * be up to one’s ears / eyes / neck in sth. 忙得不可开交 eg. I’ve been up to my neck in paperwork all week. • be tied up with sth. (tie sb. up)忙于，脱不了身 eg As far as I can say this work will tie me up for the next fortnight (两周，十四天). * be wrapped with sth. eg He was too busy being wrapped with his career to take care of his family.

10. help oneself to sth. (1) take sth. that you want “ 自用，自取所需，随意吃 / 用……” Eg. (1) He helped himself to a bottle of beer. (2) Tom helped himself to some candy without asking. (2) to steal sth. 擅自取用，占为己有；偷，抢 Eg. The thief caught on the spot when he was helping himself to the money from the safe in the shop. • at a fantastic speed / at a tremendous speed at a high speed / at a full speed with great speed

11. get away with sth. 携…而潜逃 Eg. The criminal got away with public fund. (公款) run away with sb. 私奔 Eg. She ran away with her fancy man (情夫). walk off with sth. 顺手牵羊 stow away 偷渡 Eg. Many early immigrants in America stowed away from South America. 12. Thousands of pounds worth of diamonds ten Yuan worth of apples

• idioms 关于色彩的: white lies 善意的谎言； black magic 巫术; blue blood 贵族血统; look blue 忧郁; blue jokes 黄色笑话; ; yellow pages 电话薄 feel in the pink 兴高采烈 green hand 新手

Exercise： 1> polite（adj. 有礼貌的） impolite（adj. 无礼的, 粗鲁的） 2> agree disagree 3> legible（adj. 清晰的, 易读的） illegible（adj. 难辨认的, 字迹模糊的） • 4> accurate（adj. 正确的, 精确的） inaccurate（adj. 错误的, 不准确的） • 5> locked unlocked • 6> regular irregular • •

• Multiple choice questions 多项选择 • 1. B正确　　on one's way to do -- He is on the/his way to become a lawyer. • 2. A正确　　warn somebody out of one's way 警告某人别挡住去路 in one's way 挡住某人的去路 -- You are in my way. 挡住了我的去路。 • 3. C正确 • 4. C正确 形容词和名词共同修饰名词时, 形容词在前, 名词在后。（ adj + n +被修的名词） -- an old village school -- an empty beer glass • 5. B正确　　 做句子结构题时要和原文加以对比 • 6. A正确 made of 可以看出原材料 • 7. A正确 began doing something = began to do something • 8. D正确

• 9. A正确 accelerate v. 加速, 促进 -- The driver accelerated to pass the other car. speed v. 加快（加快动作和 作的进程, 常和up连用） -- We'd better speed up, if we want to get there in time. -- The car sped along the road. Reverse vt. 倒车, 颠倒, 倒转 -- The car reversed through the gate. • 10. A正确　 Overdressed v. (使)穿得太讲究 -I fell rather overdressed in this smart suit. Overlooked vt. 俯瞰, 远眺 • 11. B正确 for the time being = temporarily（adv. 临时）; meanwhile = at the same time; As it happened 随着这类事情的发生 for a while = for a moment • 12. C正确 fly flew flown （fly 是不及物动词, 不能用于被动语态。） -- go flying -- send sth flying （send sth doing） （direction n. 方向） -- A gust of wind sent the paper flying in all directions 一阵风刮得纸片到 处乱飞。 • hurl vt. 用力投掷

Thanks for watching!