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e.g. She read the text more carefully than slowly.

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e.g. His trip to America was more than sightseeing.

e.g. Teaching in a university is more than giving lectures. (2) We more than waited from morning till night. e.g. She more than suffered from the disease.

e.g. James more than shouted; he threw the glass at the waiter. (3) She was more than glad to hear the news.

e.g. I was more than frightened when I saw the terrible man. e.g. The jokes you told me the other day are more than funny.

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Christmas: an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25, and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well. The most important holiday in the Christian Calendar is Easter, which commemorates the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Nevertheless, many people, particularly in the United States and Canada, consider Christmas to be the most significant annual Christian event. In addition to being a religious holiday, Christmas is a widely observed secular (ÊÀË׵ġ¢·Ç×ڽ̵Ä) festival. For most people who celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is characterized by gatherings among family and friends, feasting, and gift giving.

Christmas is based on the story of Jesus? birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew and the Gospel according to Luke. Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas, then known as the Feast of Nativity, as early as 336 AD. The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse, meaning ¡°festival of Christ¡±. Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas¡ªXmas¡ªmay have come into use in the 13th century. The X stands for the Greek letter chi, an abbreviation of Khristos(Christ), and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Unit 5 Making a Genius of Myself

¢ñ.Discussion:

A. What kind of person do you think is a genius? B. Give an example of a genius you know.

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¢ò.Sentence Analysis

1. I pictured this genius part of me as many different types, trying each one on for size. (Para.1)

Meaning: I imagined myself as a very clever person with many different types of unusual abilities, and tried to test each ability to see how effective it was.

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2. I was Cinderella gliding out of her golden coach with beautiful music filling the air. (Para.1)

glide: vi. move in a smooth continuous manner »¬ÐУ»»¬¶¯ e.g. The dancers glided across the floor. ÎèÕßÔڵذåÉÏ»¬ÐС£ fill: vt. 1) make or become full ×°Âú£»ÌîÂú

e.g. You?ve filled the bath too full. Äã°ÑÔ¡¸×¹àµÃÌ«ÂúÁË¡£

2) be in or be put into an office or position µ£ÈÎ e.g. I?m afraid the post has already been filled. ÎÒµ£ÐÄÒѾ­ÓÐÈ˲¹ÉÏÁËÕâ¸ö¿Õȱ¡£

Meaning: I was Cinderella getting out of her golden coach easily and smoothly with beautiful music all around.

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3. Whenever I imagined such things, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. (Para.2)

whenever: conj. at any time ÎÞÂÛʲôʱºò

e.g. I?d like to see you whenever it?s convenient. ÔÚÄã·½±ãµÄʱºòÎÒÏëÀ´¿´¿´Äã¡£

adv. when ¾¿¾¹ºÎʱ

e.g. Whenever did you find time to do all this? ¾¿¾¹ºÎʱÓпÕ×öÍêÕâЩʵģ¿

be filled with: be packed with; be full of ³äÂú

e.g. When we arrived there, the room was already filled with listeners. µ±ÎÒÃǵ½´ïÄÇÀïµÄʱºò£¬·¿¼äÀïÒѾ­¼·ÂúÁËÌýÖÚ¡£

Meaning: Whenever I imagined such things, I felt that I would soon show my unusual abilities as a genius.

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4. She would look through them all, searching for stories about remarkable children. (Para.4)

look through: examine ¼ì²é

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e.g. Look through this plan for me, and tell me what you think of it. ÌæÎҺúÿ´Ò»ÏÂÕâ¸ö¼Æ»®£¬²¢°ÑÄãµÄÏë·¨¸æËßÎÒ¡£

remarkable: a. worth mentioning, esp. because it's unusual ²»Ñ°³£µÄ£»³öÖÚµÄ

e.g. What she has achieved is remarkable given she is still very young. ¿¼Âǵ½Ëý»¹ÄÇôÄêÇá, ËýÈ¡µÃµÄ³É¼¨Ê®·Ö³öÖÚ¡£

5. And after seeing my mother?s disappointed face once again, something in the depths of my soul began to die. (Para.10)

in the depths of: the deepest, most central part of sth. ÔÚ¡­¡­Éî´¦ e.g. They live in the depths of poverty. ËûÃÇÉú»îÔÚ¿àÄÑƶÀ§µÄÉîÔ¨Ö®ÖС£

e.g. He was in the depths of despair after the death of his wife. ÆÞ×Ó¹ýÊÀºóËû±¯Í´¾øÍû¡£

soul: n. [C;U] the central or most important part of a person, which is thought not to die Áé»ê£»ÐÄÁé

e.g. What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? Ò»¸öÈËÈç¹û»ñµÃÕû¸öÊÀ½çȴɥʧÁËÁé»ê£¬ÄÇÓÖÓÐʲôºÃ´¦ÄØ£¿

Meaning: And after realizing that my mother was disappointed again, the strong feeling that I would soon become perfect began to disappear.

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6. I made cries like a crazy animal, trying to tear out the wet face in the mirror. (Para.10) tear out: pull into pieces by force ˺Ë飬³¶Ëé

e.g. Please tear these answer pages out; it?s no good giving them to students in class. Çë°ÑÕ⼸ҳ´ð°¸ËºÏÂÀ´¡£¿ÎÉÏѧÉúÄõ½´ð°¸²»ºÃ¡£ wet: adj. covered with water ʪµÄ

e.g. My hair is still wet from being washed. ÎÒµÄÍ··¢Ï´ÁË£¬»¹ÊÇʪµÄ¡£

vt. make wet °Ñ¡­¡­ÅªÊª

e.g. The baby wet its bed again. Ó¤¶ùÓÖÄò´²ÁË¡£ in the mirror: ¾µ×ÓÀï

e.g. When we look at ourselves in the mirror, we may find we look better. ´Ó¾µ×ÓÀï¿´×Ô¼º£¬ÎÒÃÇ»òÐí»á·¢ÏÖ×Ô¼ºÏÔµÃƯÁÁЩ¡£

Meaning: I cried madly, trying to change the tearful image in the mirror.

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¢ó.Words & Phrases 1. wing n. ¢Ù[C] (either of) the sides of the stage, where an actor is hidden from view Îę̀µÄÁ½²à

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e.g. Performers are waiting in the wings. ±íÑÝÕßÃÇÔÚÎę̀Á½²àµÈ´ý×Å¡£

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e.g.She's always complaining. Ëý×ÜÊÇÔÚ·¢ÀÎɧ¡£

complain about: express feelings that one is dissatisfied or unhappy, etc. Ë߿ࣻ±§Ô¹ e.g.When students complain about our teaching, we have to be patient. µ±Ñ§ÉúÅúÆÀÎÒÃǵĽÌѧʱ£¬ÎÒÃÇÓ¦¸ÃÄÍÐÄÌýÈ¡¡£

e.g. The students complained about the school meals to the headmaster. ѧÉúÃÇÏòУ³¤±§Ô¹Ñ§Ð£»ïʳ̫²î¡£ 3. copy n. ¢Ù[C] a single issue of a magazine, book, newspaper, etc. Ò»·Ý£»Ò»²á

e.g.Did you get your copy of China Daily today? Äã½ñÌìÊÕµ½¡¶ÖйúÈÕ±¨¡·ÁËÂð£¿

¢Ú[C] a thing made to be exactly like another¸´ÖƵÄÎļþ e.g.The secretary made a copy of his speech. ÃØÊé°ÑËûµÄÑݽ²¸å¸´Ó¡ÁËÒ»·Ý¡£ v. ¢Ùmake a copy¸´ÖÆ£»³­Ð´

e.g.Would you copy this letter for me, please? ÇëΪÎÒ¸´Ó¡Ò»ÏÂÕâ·âÐźÃÂð£¿

¢Úfollow as a standard·ÂЧ

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¢Ûcheat by writing exactly the same thing as someone else ³­Ï®£»ØâÇÔ

e.g.Their answers are exactly the same? One of them must have copied from the other. ËûÃÇÁ©µÄ´ð°¸ÍêÈ«Ò»Ñù£ºËûÃǵ±ÖеÄÒ»¸öÒ»¶¨³­Ï®ÁËÁíÒ»¸ö¡£ 4. depth n. ¢Ù[C] the deepest, most central part of sth. ¼«Éî´¦ e.g.He was in the depths of despair. Ëû´¦ÓÚ¾øÍûµÄÉîÔ¨¡£

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e.g.What is the depth of this river? ÕâÌõºÓÓжàÉ 5. flood v. ¢Ùcover or spread completely ³äÂú

e.g.The room was flooded with light. ·¿¼äÀï³äÂúÁËÑô¹â¡£

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e.g.The river flooded the valley. ºÓË®ÑÍûÁ˺ӹȡ£

¢Ûgo or arrive in large numbers ´óÁ¿Ó¿È¥»òÓ¿À´

e.g.Letters flooded in after the program.½ÚÄ¿²¥³öºóÐżþÏñѩƬ°ã·ÉÀ´¡£

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