Unit 10 The Jeaning of America综合教程二（课堂PPT）

Unit10TheJeaningofAmerica**Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatwasthegirltalkingabout?2.Doyouoftenwearjeans?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutjeans?AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationShewastalkingaboutthesisterhoodandapairofjeans.Open.**AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation**Voiceover:ForaslongasIcouldremember,thefourofussharedeverything.Stories,secrets,laughter,brokenhearts.Sowhenwefoundapairofpantsthat,bysomemiracle,fiteachofusperfectly,wetookitonfaiththey’dcomeintoourlivesforareason.Thatsummerandthetwothatfollowed,thepantshadthemagicofkeepingustogether.Nomatterwheretheyfoundus.Theysawusthroughtimesoflove,timesofloss,andtimesofchange.Andthosemomentswhereyoufeelyourlifejustliftupandtakeoff.AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation**Workbanishesthosethreegreatevils:boredom,vice,andpoverty.—VoltaireQuoteAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation**Levi’sLeviStrauss&Co.(LS&CO)isaprivatelyheldclothingcompanyknownworldwideforitsLevi’sbrandofdenimjeans.Itwasfoundedin1853whenLeviStrausscamefromButtenheim,Franconia(KingdomofBavaria)toSanFrancisco,Californiatoopenawestcoastbranchofhisbrothers’NewYorkdrygoodsbusiness.AlthoughtheAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationcompanybeganproducingdenimoverallsinthe1870s,modernjeanswerenotproduceduntilthe1920s.Thecompanybrieflyexperimented(inthe1970s)withemployeeownershipandapublicstocklisting,butremainsownedandcontrolledbydescendantsandrelativesofLeviStrauss’fournephews.**1.Fromwhatperspectivedoesthetexttellthestoryofbluejeans?TextanalysisStructuralanalysisThetexttellsthestoryofbluejeansmainlyfromtwoperspectives:howbluejeanscameintobeingandwhytheyarefavoredbyAmericansandhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanpopularculture.**TextanalysisStructuralanalysis2.WhyarejeansfavoredbyAmericansandhavethembecomeanAmericansymbol?BluejeanswerefavoredfirstofallbytheAmericanworkingclassintheearlydaysforitsdurabilityandtoughness;thentheybecamefavoredbyAmericansingeneral,becausetheyembodytheAmericanidealofequality.Theyarefavoredbybureaucratsandcowboys,bankersanddeadbeatsalike.Theydrawnodistinctionandrecognizenoclasses.**ParagraphsMainideaTheauthorpresentsthestatusofbluejeansinAmericaandintheworld.LevisStrauss,theinventorofbluejeans,isintroduced.ThispartisadetaileddescriptionofhowStraussmadehisfirstbluejeans.1.Basedonthetimephrasesfoundabove,dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.TextanalysisStructuralanalysisIttellsofthegrowingbusinessandpopularityofthebluejeans.Ithighlightsthemeritsofbluejeans.12-34-567**2.Whattypeofwritingisthetext?Andhowisthetextstructured?Thisisapieceofexpositorywriting.Theauthorrecountssomekeyfactsrelatedtotheinventionandpopularizationofbluejeansbyfollowingthechronologicalorder.TextanalysisStructuralanalysis**TheJeaningofAmericaDetailedreadingThisisthestoryofasturdyAmericansymbolwhichhasnowspreadthroughoutmostoftheworld.Thesymbolisnotthedollar.ItisnotevenCoca-Cola.Itisasimplepairofpantscalledbluejeans,andwhatthepantssymbolizeiswhatAlexisdeTocquevillecalled“amanlyandlegitimatepassionforequality…”Bluejeansarefavoredequallybybureaucratsandcowboys,bankersanddeadbeats,fashiondesignersandbeerdrinkers.Theydrawnodistinctionsandrecognizenoclasses:theyaremerelyAmerican.Yettheyaresoughtafteralmosteverywhereintheworld—includingRussia,whereauthoritiesrecentlybrokeupateenagedgangthatwassellingthemontheblackmarketfortwohundreddollarsapair.Theyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Anditseemslikelythattheywilloutliveeventhenecktie.1CarinQuinn**ThisubiquitousAmericansymbolwastheinventionofaBavarian-bornJew.HisnamewasLeviStrauss.HewasborninBadOcheim,Germany,in1829,andduringtheEuropeanpoliticalturmoilof1848decidedtotakehischancesinNewYork,towhichhistwobrothersalreadyhademigrated.Uponarrival,Levissoonfoundthathistwobrothershadexaggeratedtheirtalesofaneasylifeinthelandofthemainchance.Theywerelandowners,theyhadtoldhim;instead,hefoundthempushingneedles,thread,pots,pans,ribbons,yarn,scissors,andbuttonstohousewives.Fortwoyearshewasalowlypeddler,haulingsome180poundsofsundriesdoor-to-doortoekeoutamarginalliving.WhenamarriedsisterinSanFranciscoofferedtopayhiswayWestin1850,hejumpedattheopportunity,takingwithhimboltsofcanvashehopedtosellfortenting.Detailedreading23**4Itwasthewrongkindofcanvasforthatpurpose,butwhiletalkingwithaminer,helearnedthatpants—sturdypantsthatwouldstanduptotherigorsofthedigging—werealmostimpossibletofind.Opportunitybeckoned.Onthespot,Straussmeasuredtheman’sgirthandinseamwithapieceofstringand,forsixdollarsingolddust,hadthecanvastailoredintoapairofstiffbutruggedpants.Theminerwasdelightedwiththeresult.Wordgotaroundabout“thosepantsofLevi’s,”andStrausswasinbusiness.Thecompanyhasbeeninbusinesseversince.Detailedreading5WhenStraussranoutofcanvas,hewrotehistwobrotherstosendmore.Hereceivedinsteadatough,browncottonclothmadeinNimes,France—calledsergedeNimesandswiftlyshortenedto“denim”(theword“jeans”derives**fromGenes,theFrenchwordforGenoa,whereasimilarclothwasproduced).Almostfromthefirst,Strausshadhisclothdyedthedistinctiveindigothatgavebluejeanstheirname.Butitwasnotuntilthe1870sthatheaddedthecopperrivetswhichhavelongsincebecomeacompanytrademark.TherivetsweretheideaofaVirginiaCity,Nevada,tailor,JacobW.Davis,whoaddedthemtopacifyamean-temperedminercalledAlkaliIke.Alkali,thestorygoes,complainedthatthepocketsofhisjeansalwaystorewhenhestuffedthemwithoresamplesanddemandedthatDavisdosomethingaboutit.Asakindofjoke,Davistookthepantstoablacksmithandhadthepocketsriveted;onceagain,theideaworkedsowellthatwordgotaround.In1873Straussappropriatedandpatentedthegimmick—andhiredDavisasaregionalmanager.Detailedreading**Bythistime,Strausshadtakenbothhisbrothersandtwobrothers-in-lawintothecompanyandwasreadyforhisthirdSanFranciscostore.Overtheensuingyearsthecompanyprosperedlocally,andbythetimeofhisdeathin1902,StrausshadbecomeamanofprominenceinCalifornia.Forthreedecadesthereafterthebusinessremainedprofitablethoughsmall.WithsaleslargelyconfinedtotheworkingpeopleoftheWest—cowboys,lumberjacks,railroadworkers,andthelike.Levi’sjeanswerefirstintroducedtotheEast,apparently,duringtheduderanchcrazeofthe1930s,whenvacationingEasternersreturnedandspreadthewordaboutthewonderfulpantswithrivets.AnotherboostcameinWorldDetailedreading6**WarII,whenbluejeansweredeclaredanessentialcommodityandweresoldonlytopeopleengagedindefensework.Fromacompanywithfifteensalespeople,twoplants,andalmostnobusinesseastoftheMississippiin1946,theorganizationgrewinthirtyyearstoincludeasalesforceofmorethantwenty-twothousand,withfiftyplantsandofficesinthirty-fivecountries.Eachyear,morethan250,000,000itemsofLevi’sclothingaresold—includingmorethan83,000,000pairsofrivetedbluejeans.Theyhavebecome,throughmarketing,wordofmouth,anddemonstrablereliability,thecommonpantsofAmerica.Theycanbepurchasedpre-washed,pre-faded,andpre-shrunkforthesuitablyproletarianlook.TheyadaptDetailedreading**themselvestoanysortofidiosyncraticuse;womenslitthemattheinseamsandconvertthemintolongskirts,menchopthemoffabovethekneesandturnthemintosomethingtobewornwhilechallengingthesurf.Decorationsandornamentationsabound.7Thepantshavebecomeatradition,andalongthewayhaveacquiredahistoryoftheirown—somuchsothatthecompanyhasopenedamuseuminSanFrancisco.Therewas,forexample,theturn-of-the-centurytrainmanwhoreplacedafaultycouplingwithapairofjeans:theWyomingmanwhousedhisjeansasaropetohaulhiscaroutofaditch;theCalifornianwhofoundseveralpairsinDetailedreading**anabandonedmine,worethem,thendiscoveredtheyweresixty-threeyearsoldandstillasgoodasnewandturnedthemovertotheSmithsonianasatributetotheirroughness.Andthenthereistheparticularlyterrifyingstoryofthecarelessconstructionworkerwhodangledfifty-twostoriesabovethestreetuntilrescued,hissolesupporttheLevi’sbeltloopthroughwhichhisropewashooked.Detailedreading**Howdoestheauthorprovethatbluejeansstandfor“apassionforequality”?Theauthormentionsthatthepantsdrawnodistinctionandrecognizenoclasses.Theyarefavoredbypeoplefromallwalksoflife,whethertheyarecowboysorbureaucrats.Detailedreading**1.WhatkindoflifedidLevisStraussexpectinNewYork?LeviscametoNewYorkandexpectedaneasylifethatwouldenablehimtomakeafortune.Detailedreading2.WhydidStraussdecidetoleaveNewYorkfortheWest?BecauseStrausswasdisillusionedbytheill-paid,dullroutinework,sohedecidedtoleaveNewYorkfortheWesttotryhisluck.**1.WasthereanyuseofthecanvasthatStraussbroughttotheWest?Thecanvaswasofnouseforitsintendedpurpose(tenting),butitcouldbeusedformakinggoodsturdypants.Detailedreading2.WhatdoyouthinkledtoStrauss’successfulinventionofthejeans?Strauss’chancediscoveryoftheminer’sneedandhisswiftresponsetosuchaneedledtotheinventionofthebluejeans.**1.Didtheminer,Alkali,demandcopperrivetstobeaddedtohispants?Alkalididnotdemandhispantstoberiveted.Heonlydemandedthatsomethingbedonetomakehispocketsmoresturdyanddurable.Detailedreading2.Whatwastheintendedpurposeofthetailorwhoaddedcopperrivetstothepants?Thetailormerelyintendedtopacifyamean-temperedminerandhadthepocketsrivetedasajoke.**symboln.somethingthatrepresentsanideae.g.Itwasamysteriousplace,asymboloftheunreachableandtheremote.Thelionisthesymbolofcourage.Derivation:symbolica.symbolismn.symbolizev.Synonym:representationDetailedreading**Collocation:symbolofsomethingwhichrepresentsorsuggestssomethingelse,suchasanideaorqualityDetailedreadinge.g.Inthepicturethetreeisthesymboloflifeandthesnakethesymbolofevil.symbolforaletter,sign,orfigurewhichexpressesasound,operation,number,chemicalsubstance,etc.e.g.Onmaps,acrossisthesymbolforachurch.**manlya.havingthequalitiesorappearanceexpectedofamane.g.Itwasn’tmanlytowishforsuchindulgences.Intheportrait,theKinglookedmanlyandincontrol.Derivation:manlinessn.Detailedreading**legitimatea.abletobedefendedwithlogicorjustification;legallyvalide.g.TheCrownPrincehasalegitimateclaimtothethrone.I’mnotsurethathisbusinessisstrictlylegitimate.Derivation:legitimatelyad.legitimacyn.DetailedreadingAntonym:illegitimate**favorn.anactofgraciouskindness;anadvantagetothebenefitofsomeoneorsomethinge.g.Hedidallhecoulddotowinherfavor.I’msurethepresidentwilllookwithfavoronsuchaproposal.Derivation:favorablea.Detailedreadingv.promoteoveranother;considerasthefavoritee.g.Amonghisthreedaughters,hefavorshissecondone.Thelocalfootballteamwasfavoredbythespectatorsfromdifferentareas.Collocation:bein/outofone’sfavorinfavorofsb./sth.**Theydrawnodistinctionsandrecognizenoclasses:theyaremerelyAmerican.Translation:穿着它们的人不分阶级，不讲究差别：它们只不过都是美国制造的。Detailedreading**Yettheyaresoughtafteralmosteverywhereintheworld—includingRussia,whereauthoritiesrecentlybrokeupateenagedgangthatwassellingthemontheblackmarketfortwohundreddollarsapair.Translation:但它们却几乎在全世界都受到了人们的追捧——包括在俄罗斯，那里的政府当局最近刚刚解散了一个在黑市上以200美元一条的价格卖出它们的少年团伙。Detailedreading**emigratev.permanentlyleaveone’sowncountrye.g.HeandhismotherreceivedpermissiontoemigratetoCanada.HerfamilyemigratedtoAmericainthe1850s.Derivation:emigrationn.emigrantn.Collocation:emigratefromemigratetoDetailedreading**DetailedreadingComparison:emigrate;immigrateemigratetoleaveone’sowncountryinordertogoandliveinanotherimmigratetocomeintoacountrytomakeone’slifeandhometherePeoplewhoemigrateareemigrantsfromthecountrythattheyleave,andtheiractioniscalledemigration.Butfromthepointofviewofthecountrytheyenter,thesamepeopleareimmigrants,andtheiractioniscalledimmigration.**exaggeratev.saymorethanthetruthaboutsth.orsb.e.g.Theseriousnessofthesituationhasbeenmuchexaggeratedinthepress.Youareexaggeratingthedifficulties.Derivation:exaggerationn.exaggerateda.Detailedreading**haulvi./vt.pullordragfromoneplacetoanotherwithalotofefforte.g.Theyhauleddowntheenemy’sflagwhentheycapturedthecity.Theyhauledtheboatupthebeach.Derivation:hauln.Collocation:haulsb.up(beforesb.)(infml.)bringsb.tobetriedorreprimandedDetailedreadinge.g.Hewashauledupbeforethelocalmagistratesfordisorderlyconduct.他因妨害治安被送交地官究办。Synonym:pull;drag**WhenamarriedsisterinSanFranciscoofferedtopayhiswayWestin1850,hejumpedattheopportunity,takingwithhimboltsofcanvashehopedtosellfortenting.Translation:1850年，一个婚后居住在旧金山的姐姐给他提供去西部的路费，他立刻抓住了这个机会，随身带了数卷帆布准备卖给那些需要搭建帐篷的居民。Detailedreading**standuptolastwellundercertainhardconditionse.g.Thematerialcanstanduptohightemperature.Willthiscarstanduptowinterconditionshere?Collocation:standuptosb.resistsb.standuptosth.withstand(atest,etc.)standupforsb./sth.speak,work,etc.infavourofsb./sth.standsb.upfailtokeepanappointmentwithsb.Detailedreading**Chooseaproperphraseinitsappropriateformtofillineachblank.Detailedreadingstanduptosb.standuptosth.standupforsb./sth.standsb.up1.Thisclothisdesignedtoalotofwearandtear.2.Firstsheagreedtocomeoutwithme,thensheme.3.Itwasbraveofhertothosebullies.4.Alwaysyourfriends.standupto_____________stood_______up____standupto_____________standupfor_____________**Vastcountriesbeckontoyoungmeninsearchofadventure.Shebeckonedmetofollow.e.g.Detailedreadingbeckonv.callCollocation:beckonsb.inAgirlstandingatthemouthofthecavebeckonedhimin.e.g.**Wordgotaroundabout“thosepantsofLevi’s”,andStrausswasinbusiness.Translation:有关“李维斯的裤子”的消息一传十，十传百，史特劳斯就这样开始了经商。Detailedreading**WhenStraussranoutofcanvas,hewrotehistwobrotherstosendmore.Translation:当史特劳斯用光了所有的帆布时，他写信给他的两个哥哥，让他们再寄一些。Detailedreading**pacifyv.bringorrestoretoastateofpeaceorcalmnesse.g.Thegovernmentsentarepresentativetotryandpacifytheangryminers.Hetriedtopacifyhiscreditorsbyrepayingpartofthemoney.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。Derivation:pacificationn.DetailedreadingSynonym:soothe**Don’tstuffthepillowtootight.Hispocketwasstuffedwithdirtyhandkerchiefs.e.g.Derivation:stuffingn.Detailedreadingstuffv.fillwithasubstanceCollocation:stuffsb./oneselfwithsth.Shesatstuffingherselfwithbiscuits.e.g.**appropriatev.takesth.,esp.money,touseforaparticularpurposeDetailedreadingDerivation:appropriationn.Collocation:appropriatesth.forsth.put(esp.money)ononesideforaspecialpurposeThegovernmenthasappropriatedalargesumofmoneyforbuildinghospitals.e.g.Thegovernmentwasforcedtoappropriateextrafundsforthenewairport.Hewasaccusedofappropriatingclubfunds.e.g.**Derivation:prosperityn.prosperousa.Detailedreadingprosperv.becomesuccessfule.g.InIndiathehandloomindustryprospersbecauseitissubsidizedbythegovernment.Weappointedanewfinancialadvisorandthebusinessprosperedunderhisguidance.**confinev.keepwithinlimits;limitorrestricte.g.Isitcrueltoconfineabirdinacage?Afterheroperation,shewasconfinedtobedforaweek.Derivation:confinementn.confineda.Detailedreading**reliabilityn.dependabilitye.g.Thereissomeuncertaintyaboutthereliabilityofthedatausedintheresearch.Theadvantageofthissystemisitsreliabilityandspeed.Derivation:reliablea.reliablyad.DetailedreadingSynonym:dependabilityAntonym:unreliability**Derivation:adaptablea.adaptationn.Detailedreadingadaptv.becomeusedtosth.e.g.It’snoteasy,butweareslowlyadaptingtothenewstyleofmanagement.WhenwemovetoFrance,thechildrenadaptedtothechangeverywell.Collocation:adapttoComparison:adapt;adjustadapttomakeorbecomesuitablefornewneeds,differentconditions,etc.adjusttochangeslightly,esp.inordertomakerightormakesuitableforaparticularpurposeorsituation;regulate**convertv.changeintoe.g.Thissofaisconvertedintoabed.Thechildrenconvertedthebackyardintoapeanutlot.Derivation:conversionn.convertiblea.Collocation:convertto/intoconvertfromsth.tosth.DetailedreadingSynonym:change;transform**Herhomeisatributetohergoodtaste.Itwasatributetoherteachingmethodsthatmostofthechildrenpassedthetests.tributen.e.g.I’dliketopaytributetotheofficestaffforallthehardworkthey’veputinonthisproject.Theygavetheretiringpresidentatribute.e.g.Detailedreading1)agift,payment,speech,orotheracknowledgmentofgratitude,respect,oradmiration2)evidenceattestingtosomepraiseworthyqualityorcharacteristic**DetailedreadingCollocation:atributetosth.indicationoftheeffectivenessofsth.Idiom:paytributetosb./sth.expressone’sadmirationorrespectforsb./sth.**danglev.hanglooselye.g.Danglingfromherearswerelargegoldearrings.Hedangledhiswatchinfrontofthebaby.Synonym:hang;swingDetailedreadingCollocation:danglesth.beforesb.offersth.temptinglytosb.e.g.Theprospectofpromotionwasdangledbeforehim.**Detailedreadingsolea.onlye.g.Thesolesurvivorofthecrashwasalittlebaby.Theywentwiththesolepurposeofmakinganuisanceofthemselves.Wehavethesolerighttosellthisrangeofgoods.我们有独家经销这类货物的权利。Derivation:solelyad.Synonym:only;single**Detailedreadinghookv.fastenorhangsth.ontosth.elsee.g.Thesetwopiecesofchainhooktogether.Myshirtgothookedonathorn.Derivation:hookeda.Collocation:hooksth.on/onto/over/roundsth.behookedonsb.**Word-guessingCompetitionTheclassisdividedintoseveralgroups,andtwostudentsfromeachgrouptakepartinthisactivity.Onestudentparaphrasesorexplainsthewordsshowedonthescreen,andtheotherwillguessthewords.Eachpaircanusevariousmethodstohelpparaphrasingandguessing,includinggestures,sentenceexamples,etc.Thegroupwhichcanguessthemostwordswins.DetailedreadingRules:1.Eachgroupmustfinishtheguessingwithin1minute.2.Theguessercannotlookatthescreen.3.TheonewhoexplainscanonlyspeakEnglishandisnotallowedtomentionthewordsshowedonthescreen.**DetailedreadingWordsforguessing:symbollegitimatefavoremigrateexaggeratehaulbeckonadaptpacifyappropriatestuffconfinereliabilitypurchaseconvert**PhrasepracticeWordderivationSynonym/AntonymSuffixVocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar**getaround:spread传播，流传，各处走动e.g.Newssoongotaroundthathehadbeenfired.他被开除的消息很快传开了。Hegetsaroundwiththehelpofastick.他拄着拐杖四处走动。VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar**ekeoutaliving:makejustenoughmoneytosurvive艰难度日e.g.Heekesoutalivingatanextremelyloweconomiclevel.他勉强过着极为贫困的生活。Oneday,whiletryingtoekeoutalivingforhisfamily,heheardacryforhelpcomingfromanearbybog.有一天，他正在地里干活为家人谋生计，突然听见附近沼泽地里传来了呼救声。VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar**jumpattheopportunity:eagerlyseizetheopportunity迫不及待地抓住机会e.g.Othersjumpattheopportunitytoenterfieldslikeengineeringandfinance.另外一部分人则迅速抓住这样的机会进入到诸如工程与金融领域。VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar**andthelike:andpeopleorsomethingofthesamekind诸如此类，类似的人或物e.g.Iliketeamsports:basketball,footballandthelike.我喜欢团队运动，比如篮球、足球，诸如此类的。Wheat,oats,andthelikearecereals.麦、燕麦等等都属于谷类。VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammarFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.ScottishnamesarecommoninAmericabecauseofthe(emigrate)ofmanypeoplefromScotlandinthe19thcentury.emigration_____________2.Somewildly(exaggerate)claimshavebeenmadeaboutthisso-called“wonder-drug.”exaggerated______________3.Theparliamentarysystemhasprovedhighly(adapt)tochangingcircumstances.adaptable___________**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar4.Hissudden(convert)tothatmovementmaymakethevoterssuspicious.conversion_____________5.Thetown’s(prosper)comesfromthetextileindustry.prosperity___________6.Nowadaysitisnotsoeasytoteachmiddleschoolstudentsbecausetheyarebecomingmoreandmore(demand).demanding_____________**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammar7.ThefinaldivisionofGermanywas(symbol)bythecompletionoftheBerlinWall.symbolized_____________8.Sincetherecession,manyofthesuccessfulretailershaverecordedreduced(profitable).profits________**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammaremigratev.移居，移民，移居国外emigrationn.移民1.e.g.他们家从中国移居到美国。HisfamilyemigratedfromChinatoAmerica.**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammarexaggeratev.夸大，夸张exaggerationn.夸张，夸大2.e.g.新闻报道肆意夸大了整个事件。我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使。Thepressexaggeratedthewholeaffairwildly.Icansaywithoutexaggerationthatsheisanangel.**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammaradaptv.使适应；改编adaptablea.能适应的，适应性强的；可改编的adaptabilityn.适应性adaptationn.改编，改编成的作品；适应3.e.g.她很快就适应了这种新环境。我给我儿子买了为儿童改编的莎士比亚剧本。Sheadaptedherselfquicklytothenewenvironment.IboughtmysonanadaptationofaShakespeare’splayforchildren.**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammarconvertv.变换，（使）转变；（使）改变信仰convertern.转换器conversionn.转变；改变信仰4.e.g.我母亲已转而信仰基督教。改用太阳能集中供暖将节省大笔开支。MymotherhasconvertedtoChristianity.Conversiontosolarcentralheatingwillsaveyoualotofmoney.**VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingListeningGrammarprospe