1、 Lesson 23 One mans meat is another mans poison 各有所爱【New words and expressions】 生词和短语poison n. 毒药illogical adj. 不合逻辑的，无章法的octopus n. 章鱼delicacy n. 美味，佳肴repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的stomach n. 胃turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃fry v. 油炸fat n. （动物、植物）油abuse n. 辱骂，责骂snail n. 蜗牛luxury n. 奢侈品，珍品associate v. 联想到despise v. 鄙视a
2、ppeal v. 引起兴致shower n. 阵雨stroll n. 溜达，散步impulse n. 冲动dozen n. 12个，一打fancy v.喜爱，喜欢poison n. 毒药poison n.& vt.He was poisoned by pesticide.give poison to sb/ give poison to sth.使某人或某事中毒hate each other like poison 彼此互相恨透name ones poison Name your poison,please. 说出你要喝点什么酒啊。Whats your poison? 你要喝什么酒？illog
3、ical adj. 不合逻辑的，无章法的octopus n. 章鱼delicacy n. 美味，佳肴Eg.: He considered chicken to be a great delicacy.delicate adj. 美味的，可口的，清淡的delicious adj. 味道美的repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的disgusting adj.The dish is repulsive.stomach n. 胃turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃fry v. 油炸fry v.: be cooked in hot oilfried egg 煎鸡蛋fried breadfring
4、 pan 煎锅L22-02_23-01 end 1111”L23-02 begin 1144”fry up 加热Fry up the food, please. fry in ones own fat 自作自受have other fish to fry 另有要事要做Eg: Hello,Lucy, lets go have dinner. Thats good idea, but I have other fish to fry. Thank you very much.fat n. （动物、植物）油put on fat 长胖，发胖fat adj. 胖的 运用此adj.时常很不礼貌，因此用la
5、rge, heavy, overweight 替代。abuse n. 辱骂，责骂Dont abuse your authority.He greeted his wife with a stream of abuse. 他骂妻子的声音不绝于耳。snail n. 蜗牛luxury n. 奢侈品，珍品The diamond ring is a luxury to me.luxurious adj. 奢侈的，奢华的a luxurious hotel associate v. 联想到associate v. connect in ones mindA with B 把跟联想到一起= connect w
6、ith. Eg: I cant associate you with your wife. Can you associate snails with delicious food.associate with =connect with=link with = be bound up withdespise v. 鄙视despise vt. regard as worthlessEg.: We despise him for a coward. 我们把他看作一个懦夫。look down upon 鄙视，瞧不起Eg: Dont look down upon anyone. appeal v.
7、引起兴致appeal to sb 引起某人兴趣Eg: Eating snails never appeals to me. appeal 上诉，呼吁appeal for sth. 为某事而上诉shower n. 阵雨stroll n. 溜达，散步stroll n. slow walking for pleasure in street or in garden.go for a stroll; take a stroll; = go for a walk; take a walkstroller 散步的人stroll vi.He is strolling along the road.ramb
8、le 海岸，林中的漫步The couple are irambling in the forest.roam 不安定的漂泊，徘徊The tramp roams every day.wander 流浪，徘徊He has nothing to do, so he is wandering along the street.impulse n. 冲动impulse : a sudden wish to do sth.on impulse 冲动的He rushed out to catch up (with) the lady on impulse.be driven by impulse to do
9、 sth. 情不自禁的做某事Why did you do it?I should say I was driven by impulse to do it like this.impulsive adj. 冲动的impulsively adv. 冲动地dozen n. 12个，一打dozen: agroup of twelveby the dozen 成打的dozens of 许多的 two dozen eggs，a dozen roses. (其用法和hundred, thousand 一样)a dozen of the (these ) roses 这些玫瑰中的一打数词 +dozen +物
10、品：打（物品）Speak nineteen to the dozen 说个不停Eg.: The old lady is speaking nineteen to the dozen.fancy v.喜爱，喜欢Eg.: I dont fancy living in the cold room.fancy 想像，设想（=image） （表示一种惊讶的心情）（其后接动名词做宾语）Fancy meeting you here. 没想到在这儿见到你。fancy oneself 自以为是，自命不凡Do you fancy yourself?【Text】Lesson 23 One mans meat is
11、another mans poison 各有所爱 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. what was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular?People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Medite
12、rranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth i
13、s that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early
14、years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very m
15、uch, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and
16、 equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the
17、 idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.参考译文在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候，人们往往变得不合情理。比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章
18、鱼视作是美味佳肴，同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。不无遗憾的是， 我们中的大部分人，生来就只吃某几种食品，而且一辈子都这样。没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。蜗牛加酒烧煮后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。后来有一天，一场大雨后，我在花园里漫无目的散步，突然注意到许
19、许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。我把纸袋放在门厅里，与罗伯特一起进了起居室，在那里聊了好几个钟头。我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚饭，这才提醒了我。蜗牛当然是道主菜。我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯特走进了起居室。使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。【课文讲解】People become quite illogical when they try to decide what c
20、an be eaten and what cannot be eaten.人们在决定吃什么或者不吃什么的时候，往往变得不合情理。当涉及到或谈及到叙述客观事实的时候it comes to sth it comes to doing sth 用于when 引导的时间状语从句L23-02 end 1144”L23-03 begin 1119”Eg.:He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work.for instance = for exampleconsider (to be).on the othe
21、r hand 转折连接词，表示而另一方面at the idea of: at 介词搭配作状语，表示当.就.；一.就.at the idea of 一想到at the sight of 一看到at the mention of 一提到at the news of 一听到.消息at the touth of 一触摸到.东西at the sound of 一听到.声音at the thought of 一想到Eg.: I was glad at the thought of getting something te eat. I always love at the mention of ghost
22、 story.stick to + 名词=insist on doing sth = persist in doing sthpractice 表示习俗，做法habit表示个人习惯custom社会的风俗或习俗Eg.: Early to bed and early to rise is good habit.It is now quite common practice for married women not to take their husbands second name.The practice of closing shops on Sundays.My practice to s
23、tudy English is to read everyday.the custum of giving present at ChristmasSocial customs vary greatly from country to country.in many northern countries.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and )that引导表语从句，说明truth的内容bring up抚养Eg.: Joe is born in England, but bro
24、ught up in France. She was brought up to beliee that money is the most (great) important thing in life.他从小到大一直认为金钱是生活中最重要的东西。被动语态形式，表自小长大，在成长的过程当中已经习惯于.Ive been brought up to eat fish, just because my mother is fond of fish as well.He has been brought up to eat fring potatoes just because his parent
25、s are fond of that.He gave much attention to bring up his children.stick to = keep to; not give upEg.: We stick to them all our lives.I made my decision and I am going to stick to it. (to介词)stick to the ideastick to the planinsist on doing sth. 坚持做某事persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事L23-03 end 1119”L23-04
26、begin 1144”People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.比较级表达最高级的概念Nobody is more beautiflu than you.He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.The common garden s
27、nail often receive more praise and abuse than other creatures.cooked过去分词做定语，与snails构成被动关系。countless: 无数的，数不尽的 (=numerous)who引导定语从句associate sth. with sth. 把某物与某物相联系People there, dont consider snails to be a great dilicacy.no garden of his own 没有自己的庭院Robert is forn of snails very much.The idea never
28、interested me very much.happened to do 恰巧，碰巧I happened to be out when he called.We both happened to be travelling on the same plane.happen / chanceIt happened that I was out when he called.It chanced that I was out when he called.when表示正在这时突然，通常使用过去进行时，过去完成时等搭配；位于句中He was having a bath when the tele
29、phine suddenly rang.We had not . like this when . came in.We were about to start when it rained.snails (that were ) taking a stroll.现在分词做定语，修饰snails on a sudden impulse 一时的，冲动的Acting on a sudden impulse, he went shopping to buy several dresses.Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with
30、my little gift. =Robert was not only delighted to see me, but also pleased with my little gift.be delighted to dobe pleased to dowhen特殊用法，表示就在这个时候reluctantly: unwillingly 不情愿的to our dismay 使我们感到惊愕的是Eg.: Before we came back, all the snails had already escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete
31、 possession of the hall.take possession 占据，占有The soldiers took possession of enemies fort.The terrorists took possession of the embassy.恐怖分子占领了大使馆。The writer doesnt fancy snails.The writer doesnt consider snails to be a great delicacy.L23-04 end 1144”L23-05 begin 【Multiple choice questions】Comprehen
32、sion1 In a country where snails are eaten, you would expect _ .a. to find a great many snails in peoples gardensb. to fink that people cooked them in winec. snails to be so popular that they are a luxury only the rich can affordd. people to be amazed by anyone who refused to eat them2 The idea of co
33、llecting snails never appealed to the writer very much until _ .a. the sight of the snails made him think of Robertb. a heavy shower of rain led him to look for them in his gardenc. a sudden impulse made him decide to visit the country where Robert lived d. he felt obliged to remove them from his pr
34、ize plants3 When the writer arrived at Roberts flat _ .a. Robert welcomed him warmly because of the snails he had broughtb. Robert immediately invited him to dinner in order to eat the snailsc. he forgot about giving Robert the snails until two hours laterd. he gave Robert the snails, little thinkin
35、g Robert would propose a dinner with snails as the main dishStructure4 People are quite illogical when _ deciding what (ll.1-2)a. it comes to b. they come to c. they come d. coming toit comes to 经常用于when所引导的时间状语从句中，“当涉及到，当提及到”5 Most of us have been brought up to eat certain kinds _ .(l.7)a. food b.
36、of food c. of the foods d. foodskinds 和介词of搭配foods:各种各样的食物certain kinds of food= certain foods6 No creature _ abused more often than(l.9)a. is being praised and b. is praised nor c. has been praised or d. has been praised andand和or在肯定句中，and表示并列关系She smokes and drinks.在否定句中，有两个对等的谓语、宾语、状语或者从句时，习惯用or,
37、 把两个成分都否定掉。She doesnt smoke or drink.She couldnt remember who she was or where she lived.如果否定句中出现了and, 语义表示转折，相当于bot.The room is not big and comfertable.7 Having left the bag in the hall, _ into the living room. (ll.16-17)a. I accompanied Robert b. Robert took me c. we went d. I and Robert wentleft的
38、逻辑主语是主句的主语8 We saw the snails _ from the paper bag (ll.19-20)a. escaping b. escape c. had escaped d. to escapewe saw (that) the snails .Vocabulary9 On the other hand, you would _ at the idea (ll.5-6)a. be sick b. sick c. sicken d. feel sicksicken: 感到作哎，难受 （=feel sick ）(但非常不常用)Eg.:He began to feel si
39、ck as soon as the ship started to move.be动词只是强调延续的状态，而不是一种突然间的一种感觉10 Snails would, of course, be the main _ . (ll.18-19)a. meal b. food c. plate d. coursebe the main dish=be the main course11 - I went into the living room where we talked for _ .(1.17)a. round the clock b. two hours or so c. a second
40、 hour d. some hours原文：a couple of hours: 一两个小时的时间12 There are _ people, who (ll.10-11)a. numerable b. numerous c. numerical d. numbered原文：countless:无数的，数不尽的（=numerous）numerable: (=able to be counted)可数的，能够数出来的numerical: 数字的，数量的，使用数字的（多用作前置形容词）in numerical ordernumerical ability【Key to Multiple choice questions】1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. BL23 end (L23-05 832”) Lesson 23 47:22