Unit
1 Expressing Wishes & Hopes
祝愿与希望
Part Ⅰ Practical Background Information 实战背景信息
人生在世，每个人自然都会有自己的很多梦想和希望。在日常口语中，我们把愿望叫做想法或打算，这是指在较短时间内很容易实现的；长远的且需付出艰苦努力才能实现的叫理想。希望的表达通常发生在关系密切的亲朋好友之间。在表达愿望时要实事求是，说出来就要努力达到。愿望的表达一般用间接、委婉的方式道出自己的希望，让对方去体会或猜测说话人的意图，从而做出决定。
西方的女权运动由来已久，美国更是充当领头羊的角色。有专家认为美国现代妇女解放运动与二战结束及战后的“baby boom”(婴儿生育高峰期)有关，因为从那时起，大量的美国家庭开始迁往郊区，一种新型的家庭模式开始出现：丈夫白天在城里上班，妻子在家操持家务，工作与家庭截然分开。郊区尽是居住区，没有商店，没有任何商务活动，民房之间相隔甚远。尽管由于家电的发明给妇女操持家务带来方便，但她们有着一种深深的孤独感及与社会脱节的感受。郊区中产阶级妇女的这种心理感受正是战后妇女运动的直接原因。综观美国妇女在建设国家中发挥的作用，她们至今仍在美国生活中担当重要的角色，也就不足为奇了。
美国男性尊重女性，彻底发挥Ladies first的精神，尤其是在公共场合，处处表现绅士风度。但是，事实上女性的能力仍未被完全肯定，尤其是在职场上，真正坐上总裁宝座的寥寥无几，这种歧视造成的无形限制称为(glass ceiling)“玻璃天花板”。这种现象同样发生在像黑人、亚裔、中美洲后裔等有色人种身上。尽管法律提供了一定程度的保护，但心态上的改变仍不那么容易。
Part Ⅱ Twenty Practical Key Patterns 20大实战经典句型
1-①All the best
in your new job.
祝你在新的工作岗位上一切顺利。
②The very
best of luck in your business．
祝你事业顺利。
③Good luck
in the interview．
祝你面试顺利。
2-①Here is to
your health．
为你的健康干杯。
②Shall we propose a toast to the health of our host?
我们提议为东道主的健康干杯吧。
③If only he isn’t coming．
他要是不来有多好。
④If you want to fulfill your plan，you must try your best．
如果你想实现你的计划，就得尽力。
⑤Keep your fingers crossed that I’ll get the job．
但愿我会得到那份工作。
3-①I wish you all the happiness in the world.
祝您幸福。
②May I wish you every success with your new company．
我谨祝你新的公司取得完全成功。
③I raise my glass to the happy couple and wish them a
long life together.
我为这幸福的一对举杯，愿他们白头偕老。
4-①I hope you enjoy your visit to the Great
Wall．
希望你能享受游览长城的乐趣。
②Hopefully，we’ll make a lot of money selling
computers．
希望我们出售计算机会赚很多钱。
③I hope
that she will come to me tomorrow．
我希望她明天会来我这儿。
④Here is hoping for a pay raise.
希望能加薪。
⑤Let’s hope you’ll enjoy
your journey to Beijing．
希望你北京之行愉快。
⑥We must hope that he is still alive．
我们希望他还活着。
5．You’re in quite good health，I trust．
您身体很健康吧，我希望。
6．I’ve always dreamed of climbing the Great Wall.
我一直有一个梦就是想登上长城。
7．I expect the government will take some immediate measures.
我期待着政府会立即采取一些措施。
Part Ⅲ Three Practical Key Dialogues 3大实战经典对话
Dialogue 1(对话1)
A：I’ve been looking forward to the new
millennium.
我一直期待千禧年的来到。
B：Let’s
hope we can all make great progress in the new year．
希望在新的一年我们都能取得更大进步。
A：Yes，let’s．
是啊，希望如此。
B：I hear we’ll have a new manager
next year.
我听说明年我们会有一个新经理。
A：Really? I hope we’ll do much better under his
guidance．
真的吗? 希望在他的指导下我们会干得更出色。
B：I’m sure
we will．
我相信我们会的。
Dialogue 2(对话2)
A：The International Children’s Day is approaching．
儿童节快到了。
B：Yeah．If
only I had time to go to see my son．
是啊。要是我有时间去看我儿子就好了!
A：If you like，I’ll do the work for you．
你要是愿意的话，我帮你干活。
B：That would really help me out.
But you’re busier than I am．
这倒帮了我一个大忙。可是你比我还忙啊。
A：Yeah，but
don’t you think I work faster than you?
是啊，但你不觉得我干活比你快吗?
B：No，but
I wish you could．
不见得，但我希望如此。
Dialogue 3(对话3)
A：Hi，honey．What’s the matter? You look unhappy．What
happened?
你好，亲爱的。怎么了?你看上去不太高兴。出什么事了?
B：Our son has failed the English
exam again. There is no hope for him to learn English well．
我们的儿子英语考试又没及格。他英语是学不好了。
A：Don’t worry! In time，maybe things will turn for the better.
别担心。到时候，情况或许会好转的。
B：I wish that would be the case，but I don’t see any signs of that happening．
但愿如此，但我看不出任何好转的迹象。
A：He’s already made progress in his Chinese. His Chinese teacher told me he’s been studying hard in her class.
他在语文方面已经取得了进步。他的语文老师告诉我他在她的课上学习很用功。
B：But toward English，he has a terrible attitude．
但对英语，他的态度不端正。
A：Surely，it’s take time to change his attitude．But，as long
as we guide him in the right
direction，maybe there is a ray of hope．
当然，改变他的态度需要时间。但只要我们指导正确，也许会有一线希望。
B：I’m not so optimistic．If only I could find a way to make him see the significance
of doing English well．
我没有那么乐观。我要是有办法让他明白学好英语的重要性就好了。
A：Maybe you haven’t helped him enough．You should probably spend more time with
him．
也许你对他帮助不够，你或许该多花些时间在他身上。
B：I hope you’re right．
但愿你是对的。
Part Ⅳ One Practical Key Essay 一篇实战经典文章
Women wish They Had Been Born Men
Sociologists working in the U．S．A．，especially，have found that a large number of
women wish they had been born men．The number is said to
be as high as 60％．“Women often wish they had the same opportunities
that men have，and are convinced it is still ‘a man’s world’ ”，said Dr．James Holden，one of the sociologists who did
the study．
Anne Harper has a very responsible job at an international
oil company．She also believes in “Women’s Liberation”．“I don’t wish I were a man，”She says，“and
I don't think many women do．But I do wish people would stop
treating us like Second-Class Citizens．At work，for example，we often do the same job that men
do， but get
paid less．There are still a lot of jobs… usually the best ones… that are open only to men．If you’re a man you have a much better
chance of leading an exciting life．How many women pilots are there… or engineers… or architects?”
1．Read the passage above and answer
the following questions on the passage．
阅读上面的文章并根据文章内容回答下列问题。
1) What do many women wish?
2) How many women in the
5) Why do they wish they were men?
4) What sort of job does Anne have?
5) Does she believe in“Women’s Liberation”？
6) Does she wish she were a man?
7) What does she wish would happen?
8) What does she mean by“Second-Class Citizens”?
9) What sorts of jobs are open only
to men?
2．Listen to the passage with the help of
the notes below．
参考下列注释，听文章录音。
1) sociologists：社会学家
2) a large number of：许多，大量
3) as high as 60％：高达60％
4) be convinced：确信
5) a man’s world 男人主导的世界
6) a responsible job：责任重大的工作
7) Women’s Liberation：妇女解放运动
8) Second-Class Citizen：二等公民
9) do the same job but get paid less：同工不同酬
10) lead an exciting life：过富有激情的生活
3．Listen to the passage again and try
to retell the text in your own words．
再听一次文章的录音，用自己的话复述课文。
4．Group work：Discuss
the following topics in a group of three or four.
小组讨论：每小组3-4人，讨论下列话题。
1) Do women and men enjoy equality in
2)
Do you think it necessary to initiate a “New Women’s Liberation Movement”in China? Why?
Part Ⅴ Practical Key Grammar 实战经典语法
形容词（一）
形容词的定义和基本特征：形容词是用来描述或修饰、限定名词(或相当于名词的词)，表示人或事物的特征、状态的词。其最主要的语法特征如下：
1．在名词词组中，一般位于限定词(冠词、指示代词、物主代词等)与被修饰的名词之间。 如：
□In spring，Tom’s garden is full of beautiful flowers．
春天，汤姆的花园里开满了鲜花。
□Let me tell you an interesting story．
我给大家讲一个有趣的故事。
2．大多数形容词具有比较等级。如：
□Let’s make things better!
让我们做得更好!
□The most
unforgettable place of my hometown is the riverside．
家乡最难忘的地方是小河边。
3．有较独特的前后缀
<1>前缀(一般为否定前缀)in-，un-及其变体im-，ir-，il-。如：
in-：incorrect 不正确的
incomplete 不完全的
inexperienced 没有经验的
un-：unnecessary 不必要的
unconscious 无意识的
unimportant 不重要的
im-：impossible 不可能的
improper 不恰当的
immoral 不道德的
ir-：irresponsible 不负责任的
irregular 不规则的
irrelevant 不相关的
il-：illegal 不合法的
illogical 不合逻辑的
illegible 难以辨认的
<2>后缀(较多，且大多是附加在其他此类之后转化为形容词)。如：
v．+ able／ible(adj.)：eatable／edible
能吃的
movable 可以移动的
audible 听得到的
v．+ ant／ent(adj.)：
different 不同的
important 重要的
n．+ ful／less(adj.)：
careful 小心的
careless 粗心的
wonderful 很棒的
n．+ y(adj.)： sunny 阳光灿烂的
foggy多雾的
rainy多雨的
Part Ⅵ Two Practical Oral Exercises 两大实战口语练习
1．You want to study at a prestigious university
in the U.S.A. ，but you failed your TOEFL test．Tell one of your friends your wish.
你想去美国一所著名大学读书，但你的托福未能考过。把你的愿望讲给你的一位好友听。
2．Two soccer fans are talking about
the upcoming Match between the Chinese team and the Korean team．One hopes that the Chinese team will win the match，but the other does not believe that will happen．
两位足球迷在谈论将要在中、韩之间进行的比赛。其中一位希望中国队会胜，但另一位不大相信这样的结果。
Part Ⅶ Seventy-two Practical Words 72个实战词汇
1．happiness
n．pleasure and joy
愉快，幸福
2．health
n．state of a person’s body or mind 健康(状况)
3．raise
v．life，push or move upward 举起，升(起)
4．shall
aux．to express the future tense (表示将来时态)
[同义]will
5．propose
v．suggest；put forward for consideration 提议，建议
6．toast
n．a call on other people to drink to a person or thing 祝酒，祝酒辞
7．host
n．a man who receives guests 主人，东道主
8．hopefully
adv．in a hopeful way (抱)有希望地
9．make a lot of money
赚很多钱
10．finger
n．one of the five end parts of the hand 手指
11．cross
v．put or lace across 交叉，相交
12．keep your fingers crossed
双手交叉握拳(祈祷)
13．journey
n．going to a distant place 旅行，旅程
[同义]travel，trip
14．alive
adj. having
life，not dead 有生命的，活的
15．in good health
身体健康
16．trust
v．believe in信任，信赖
[同义]believe
17．become
v．grow or come to be 变成，成为
18．worry
v．make anxious and uncomfortable 担心，发愁
19．playground
n．a piece of ground for people to play
on，especially at a school 操场，运动场
20．umbrella
n．sth．for
sheltering people from the sun or rain 伞，雨伞
21．in case
以防万一，以免
22．dorm
n．short form of dormitory 宿舍(dormitory的缩写)形式
23．millennium
n．a period of 1，000 years 千禧年，1000年
24．progress
n．advance，forward movement in
space 前进，进步
25．make progress
取得进步
26．under
prep．in or to a position lower than 低于，在……之下
27．guidance
n． guiding or being guided 指引
28．children
n．(pl．)son or daughter；little boy or girl，(sing.)
child 小孩，儿童
29．approach
v．to come near 靠近，接近
30．help me out
帮我完成工作
31．busier
adj. busy的比较级
32．faster
adj. fast的比较级
33．honey
n．darling 宝贝儿
34．happen
v．take place发生
35．fail
v．be deficient or unsuccessful 失败
36．in time
及时，最终
37．Maybe
adv．perhaps，possibly
也许，可能
38．told
v．tell 的过去式和过去分词
39．hard
adj. firm and stiff；difficult；needing
or using force of body 硬的，难的，艰辛的
40．attitude
n．judgement，opinion 态度，意见
41．as long as
如果，只要
42．guide
v．direct to a particular end 指导，引导
[同义]conduct
43．ray
n．a narrow beam of light 光线，光束
44．a ray of hope
一线希望
45．optimistic
adj. expecting the
best 乐观的
46．significance
n．importance 重要性
47．probably
adv．most likely 大概，很可能
48．fat
adj. rich；fertile 丰厚的，肥沃的
49．ate
v．eat的过去式
50．cheers
v．words used when one drinks 干杯
51．guy
n. man 人，家伙
52．resolution
n．sth．is
determined to do 决定要做的事
53．no way
没门，肯定不
54．born
adj．bear的过去分词
55．sociologist
n．expert in sociology 社会学家
56．sixty
num．60
57．percent
n．a hundredth percent 1％
58．convince
v．cause sb．to believe使确信
[同义]persuade
59．responsible
adj．having the duty of looking after sb．or sth．so that nothing goes wrong有责任的，须负责的
60．oil
n．any of several types of fatty liquid
used for burning，cooking，and also
for making machines run easily 食油，石油，燃油
61．believe in
信任，相信
62．women
n．(pl．)females，(sing．)woman女人，妇女
64．liberation
n．setting free 解放，释放
65．citizen
n．a person who lives in a city or town 市民
66．for example
例如
67．paid
v．pay的过去式和过去分词
68．less
adj. not so much少量的，更少的
69．lead
v．guide or take by going in front 指引，率先
70．lead an exciting life
过着令人兴奋的生活
71．pilot
n．a person who flies aircraft 飞行员
72．architect
n．a
person who designs new buildings and sees that they are built properly建筑师
实战名言
希望是成功之路上的明灯，希望是达到目的的第一步。如果一个人没有希望，那么他绝对不会按计划去完成任何事情，最后必然一事无成。