You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine Unit Eight You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine

Ⅰ.New Words: 1. soften: cause to become soft or gentle Heat softens iron. 热使铁变软。

Curtains can soften the light. 窗帘可以使光线柔和。 Curtains can soften the light.

2. tragic: very sad, of or related tragedy (comic)

The audience wept over her tragic fate. 悲剧演员 a tragic actor 悲惨的事件 a tragic event The audience wept over her tragic fate. 观众为她的悲惨命运而流泪。

3. immediately: at once The meeting will begin immediately. 会议马上就要开始了。

4. eager: full of strong wish eager for success 渴望成功 eager to succeed 急于成功

Soldiers are eager for any news from home. 士兵们渴望得到家里的消息。

5. whoever: no matter who Whoever made the mistake will surely be punished. 无论谁犯错误都一定会受到惩罚。

Information will be given to whoever inquires. 信息会提供给任何咨询的人。

6. implication: n. sth. hinted but not stated Her face grew white immediately after understanding the implication of the news.

What are the implications of this statement? 这一声明的含义是什么？

imply: v. give or make a suggestion 暗示，含有…的 意思 Silence sometimes implies consent. 沉默有时暗示同意。

Are you implying that I am not telling the truth? 你的意思是我没说实话吗？

7. shock: vt. cause unpleasant or angry surprise to sb.

n. 1) sudden disturbance of feelings 休克、震惊 She died of shock following an operation on the brain. 她死于大脑手术后所发生的休克。

I was shocked at the news of her death. 她去世的消息使我感到震惊。 He was shocked to hear of her arrest. 听到她被捕，他感到很震惊。

The news of her mother’s death was a terrible shock to her. 她母亲去世的消息使她 极为震惊。

2) violent blow or shaking 冲击、震动 The shock of the bomb can be felt from a distance. 从远处可以感到炸弹引起的震动。

Mental patients receive electrical shocks as a kind of treatment. 精神病患者接受电击作为一种疗法。

8. deliver: vt. 1) take sth. to the place where it must go ：投递、发送

A postman is a man employed to deliver letters and parcels. 邮差使被雇佣来邮递信件和包裹的人。

Did you deliver my message to your father? 你把我的信交给你父亲了吗？

to deliver a course of lecture 2）give forth in words: 发言、陈述 to deliver a course of lecture 讲授一门功课 to deliver one’s opinion 发表意见

3）help a woman in childbirth : 助产 In Thailand, a policeman must learn how to deliver babies in case of emergency. 在泰国，警察必须学习如何在紧急情况下助产。

9. awkward: adj an awkward silence 令人难堪的沉默

I am awkward in front of the camera. 在照相机面前我感到不自在。

10. pause: vi. stop for a short time He paused to feel his key before shutting the door. 他在关门前停下来摸钥匙。

The professor paused a moment to wipe sweat off his face 教授停了一会儿，擦去脸上的汗水。

Push the “pause”button if you want to finish another thing first. n. a brief stop 暂停 Push the “pause”button if you want to finish another thing first. 如果你想先完成另一件事情，按“暂停”钮。

He came to a pause and them went on reading. 他顿了一下后又继续念下去。

11. interrupt: vt. 1) stop by breaking in 打断、打扰

The normal TV program was interrupted by a special news report. 正常的电视节目被一个特殊的新闻报导打断了。

His speech was constantly interrupted by applause. 他的讲话频频被掌声所打断。

2) hinder, obstruct 阻断、遮挡、阻碍

Traffic was interrupted by a snowstorm. 交通被暴风雪所阻断。

The skyscraper interrupts our view of the river. 摩天大楼挡住我们看那条河的视线。

12. nervous: adj. 1) of the nerve: 神经的 nervous system 神经系统

She was nervous of/about speaking to such a large audience. 2) uneasy 紧张的，不安的 She was nervous of/about speaking to such a large audience. 向这么多听众讲话她感到很紧张。

The boy grew nervous when the girl he lived came near. 当他所爱的女孩走近时，这个男孩变得紧张起来。

13. department: 系, 部门 How many departments are there in your university? 你们大学有多少个系？

Those who are interested in the job please write to our Human Resources Department. 对这份工作感兴趣的人请给我们的人事部门写信。

An efficiency expert solves problems swiftly. 14. swiftly: adv. quickly An efficiency expert solves problems swiftly. 效率专家解决问题非常快捷。

15. chew: v. crush and grind food with the teeth Chew your food well before you swallow it. 食物在咽下前要充分咀嚼。

16. disgrace: n. shame A traitor brings disgrace on his family as well as his country. 叛徒给其家庭以及国家带来耻辱。

II. Language Points: 1. most: very 非常 She was most happy to help us. 她非常高兴帮助我们。

Mr. Wang is a most learned professor. 王先生是一个非常有学问的教授。

2. who was now to hear of : who would now hear of ; who was going to hear of

be + infinitive: The premier is to visit the United States next year. 总理明年要去访问美国。

I felt nervous because I was soon to leave home for the first time in my life. 我感到很紧张，因为我生平第一次就要离开家了。

The librarian had never heard of the book I wanted. 3. hear of: hear about 听说 The librarian had never heard of the book I wanted. 图书管理员从未听说过我想要的书。

As soon as I heard of his arrival, I hastened to meet him. 我一听说他到了马上就去接他了。

4. her lips were set in a gentle and saintly smile----her lips wore a very kind and pleasant expression

set: put into a fixed position Her eyes were set in a look of surprise. 她的双眼露出吃惊的样子。

His jaw was set firmly in anger. 他气得紧咬牙关。

5. “Oh”: Oh, wonderful! Oh, how terrible!

They went there on foot instead of by bus. 6. instead of: in place of, 代替，而不是 They went there on foot instead of by bus. 他们步行而不是乘公共汽车去。

Shall we have fish instead of meat today? 我们今天不吃肉改吃鱼怎么样？

7. Study: examine carefully 检查，仔细查阅 to study a map 仔细查阅地图

The doctor studied the shape of the wound. 医生仔细检查伤口的形状。

8. be responsible for: be the cause of; deserve blame for 对…负责，是…的原因

The moisture is responsible for the rust. 潮湿是生锈的原因。

Who do you think is responsible for the failure of the experiment? 你认为谁应该对这次实验的失败负责？

9. come (right) out: be direct or straight forward 直截了当

She came (right) out and asked me to leave the room. 她直截了当地让我离开房间。

10. extend: vt. 1) Hold out: 伸出 伸开 The baby extended her arms to embrace the mother. 这个婴儿伸出胳膊搂抱母亲。

The hostess extended her hand in greeting. 女主人伸出手以示问候。

I plan to extend my stay in France to two months. 2）make longer: 延长，使延伸 I plan to extend my stay in France to two months. 我打算把在法国的逗留时间延长到两个月。

The subway will soon be extended to the suburbs. 地铁将很快延伸到郊区。

3) communicate with words, gestures: 表达, 发出(邀请), 致 He extended warm welcome to the foreign guests. 他向外宾们表示热烈的欢迎。

Thank you for the invitation you extended to me. 谢谢你给我发出的邀请。

11. smooth out: make smooth(er) 弄平，铺平 She smoothed out a table-cloth. 她把桌布弄平整。

He smoothed out the ball of crushed paper and read it. 他把揉成一团的纸铺开读了起来。

12. hold in: restrain, keep in 抑制，压抑 hold oneself in: control one’s feelings 压抑自己的感情

She managed to hold in the laughter until he had gone. 她设法忍住不笑直到他离开。

Eventually their grief could be held in no longer. 最终他们再也抑制不住悲痛。

13. take the place of: replace 代替，取代 He took the place of George as Captain of the team. 他代替乔治当了队长。

Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials. 塑料已经代替了许多传统材料。