Unit 4 Films and film events Language points 柴洁 2014-6-3

These spokeswomen and spokesmen will tell us about the festivals they represent. represent vt. 在这里表示“代表” e.g. He will represent Great Britain to take part in the Olympics.

What do the symbols represent? =stand for

2. Maria: Well, I think it is rather appropriate for me to begin our discussion. rather adv. 颇；相当 e.g. rather cold weather She was rather hurt by his unkind words.

rather 常与than连用, 表示“宁可，宁愿” e.g. I’d rather play tennis than swim. rather than “而不是” You, rather than Tom ______ to blame. are

4. Kathy: Unlike the Venice Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival only includes small, independent films. include vt. 包括；包含 e.g. Price $14.90, postage included. =including postage

He wrote a letter in defence of himself. 2. When her son was criticized, she came out immediately in his defence. 3. The soldiers died in defence of their country. 4. The Great Wall served as a d________ against enemy attack. efence

5. Kathy: The Sundance Film Festival deliberately boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. boycott vt. 抵制 e.g. They’re boycotting the Japanese goods.

还可表示“拒绝参加” e.g. boycott a meeting 拒绝出席会议

6. The initial idea for our festival was hatched back in 1978, when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. hatch 孵化; (小鸡)出壳

Don’t count the chickens before they are hatched. [谚]鸡蛋还未孵, 别忙数鸡雏。 hatch 还可表示“密谋; 策划” e.g. hatch a plot 暗中搞阴谋

expose 使接触；暴露；曝光 Babies should not be exposed to strong sunlight.

7. Hanz: I hate to contradict you, but in recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has shown special favour to American films. contradict vt. 反驳；与…相矛盾 e.g. It’s difficult to contradict someone politely.

His description of the accident c_______ that of the other driver. Your actions contradict your principles. ontradicts

8. Some people say that it has taken a step backwards, and is beginning to resemble the Academy Awards in Hollywood too much. resemble vt. 相似 e.g. She resembles her mother in many ways.

10. Hollywood films are in the minority, while films that are likely to be overlooked at other festivals, for example at Cannes,, have a real chance of becoming champions. overlook vt. 俯瞰，俯视 e.g. The house on the hill overlooks the village. 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。

overlook 还可表示“忽略；没注意；漏看” e.g. You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work.

11. Even though we have only existed a short time, our festival has a good reputation worldwide. reputation n. 名誉；声望 e.g. a man of good reputation 名誉很好的人

考点考例 1. Joining us in the studio are Isabel Rose from the Cannes Film Festival, Hanz Muller from the Berlin International Film Festival… (P 50) [考点] 倒装句 (P50)

[考例] Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school. ______ the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni (校友) from home and abroad. (江苏) Attend B. To attend C. Attending D. Having attended

[点拨] 分析句子结构可知此句是一个倒装句，其正常语序为：Our alumni from home and abroad are attending the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning. 故选C。

2. Many of them are American, but we reject the idea that we have lost our edge as the best international film festival in the world. (P51) [考点] 同位语从句

[考例] News came from the school office _____ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University. (四川) A. which B. what C. that D. where

3. Even though we have only existed a short time, our festival has a good reputation worldwide. (P51) [考点] even though引导让步状语从句

[考例] Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, ______ they knew it to be valuable. (浙江 ) A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that

选C。由前句“他们中的许多人不听他的建议”和后句“他们知道那很有价值”可知，二者之间应为转折关系，所以应选C项“even though (尽管)”。as if 好像，似乎；now that 既然；so that 以至于，结果是。