1、Practice makes perfectM6B2 Language practice ZootopiaThe movies heroine is Judy Hopps,an energized bunny with 275 siblings(兄弟姐妹)and a lifelong dream to become a cop,an ambition she fulfills when she leaves her devoted parents and the family carrot farm to join the Zootopia Police Department.zoo+utop
2、ia(乌托邦)ju:tpi:Then theres Nick Wilde,a con fox who angers Judy when she falls for one of his street scams(骗局).Judy,in turn,cleverly hustles Nick,boxing him into helping her find the otter(水獭)in a race against time.A purposefully prolonged(拖延)set piece that finds Judy and Nick at the local Department
3、 of Motor Vehicles is the pictures highlight and a comic hit.In a genius irony(嘲讽)of this government agencys reputation(声誉)for sluggish(缓慢的)service,the office is run completely by sloths(树懒),who move and talk so slowly,which is time-wasting.Judy nearly jumps out of her bunny skin.1.When Fred knew he
4、 had been admitted to Harvard University,he almost jumped out of his skin.2.When it started to rain,I ran toward a big tree for shelter.But there was a flash of lightning and I nearly jumped right out of my skin-the lightning hit the tree just before I reached it.Jump out of ones skinIt is often use
5、d with almost,nearly,etc.,to say that someone is suddenly surprised or frightened very much by something.Eg:I didnt hear her come in,so I nearly jumped out of my skin when she spoke to me.*表示令人吓一跳、让某人害怕的词汇A)最常见的scare and frightenB)程度深的terrify：to make someone feel extremely frightenedC)give somebody
6、a fright:to make someone suddenly feel frightened in a way that makes their heart beat more quickly.Eg:It gave me a terrible fright when I found him unconscious(昏迷)on the floor.译：_当我发现他晕倒在地板上时，我吓了一跳。Passage 1 Here I am faced with a painful small decision:To tear up a tomato plant(that offers up betw
7、een ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day)orsay goodbye to several roses.Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind,Ill think about that tomorrow.dilemma进退两难Passage 1:When faced with a dilemma,Scarlett often says:Oh,I cant think about that now.Ill go crazy if I do,Ill think about it tomorrow.After al
8、l,tomorrow is another day.To be,or not to be that is the question.While Hamlet says:生存还是毁灭，这是个问题。Passage 234.B.Paragraph 8 In my opinion,a person who eats a lot of take-out and fast food is feeding their body junk.Start by eating better foods which give the body much NEEDED minerals.C.Paragraph 9 Ne
9、xt,exercise.Half an hour a day is recommended for positive well being.D.Paragraph 9 Remember,everything you wear costs money but to wear a smile is free.A smile can be the difference between an average day and a great day.An English pun is a humorous play on words.双关(1)One day an English grammar tea
10、cher was looking sick.A student asked,Whats the matter?Tense,answered the teacher,describing how he felt.The student paused,then continued,What wasthe matter?What has been the matter?What might have been the matter?.(2)A:You missed school yesterday,didnt you?B:So,not a bit.Just for fun:Some more Eng
11、lish puns.(3)We must all hang together,or we shall all hang separately.By Ben Franklin(4)Customer:Have you got any chickens legs?Waiter:No,sir.I always walk this way.(5)Customer:Waiter,will the pancakes be long?Waiter:No,sir.Round.Passage D(Student English Times 33)Bai even aqdmits that refrigerated
12、 tomatoes cant hold a light to freshed ones.(guess the meaning of this sentence)freshed tomatoes 1.No one can hold a candle to Simon when it comes to playing the guitar.2.The Beatles were fantastic.Their musicis still popular now.They were the greatest!Nobody has come along afterwards who can hold a
13、 candle to them.3.Im talking about Michael Jordan，Number 23，who played for the the Chicago Bulls.He set all sorts of recordsand won four world titles.Nobody can hold a candle to him.“Cant hold a candle to”is a popular expression.It is from the time before electricity,when people used candles for lig
14、ht.Someone who lived in a big house would have a servant light his way by holding a candle.The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant(佣人).Now,it means such a person cannot compare or compete.远逊于.,不能与.相比 In the following song,singer Dolly Parton tells her new love that her old flames,her old lovers,cannot compare with him.But old flames cant hold a candle to you No one can light up the night like you dohold English study happens everywhere in our life.Go for it.
