【正文】 ? 4) You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not. ? eg: Anne shrugged, as if she didn39。 being ? eg:As his friend, I am probably biased ? Related phrases ? 1) You use as for and as to at the beginning of a sentence in order to introduce a slightly different subject that is still connected to the previous one. ? eg: I feel that there39。 IV. Comprehension 122 1. Text Organization Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas Part 1 Paras12 Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including essay writing. Part 2 Paras35 Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own joy. Part 3 Paras69 The experience of writing the essay helped him discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life. 2. Main Idea . The writer was bored by everything associated with English courses, including essay writing. Unluckily, his new teacher, Mr. Fleagle, had a reputation among students for dullness and inability to inspire. Mr. Fleagle distributed a homework sheet offering the students a choice of topics. The writer recalled the night in Belleville when his family were seated around the supper table, eating Spaghetti. So he wrote “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”. Mr. Fleagle read this essay in class and praised the writer. At that moment, the writer understood writing is not only for readers but also for himself. 3. Paraphase . ? 1) The idea of being a writer had e to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. ? Ever since I was a child in Belleville, I had thought of being a writer from time to time, but I didn’t make up my mind until I was in the eleventh grade. ? 2) Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with English courses. ? Up to then I had lost interest in things related to English courses. ? 3) I hated the assignment to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write. ? I found it painful to write long, boring essays as required by teachers。 The dance used to be very popular, but now it is out of date. 這種舞蹈過(guò)去很流行但是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。 shun 避開(kāi) eg:I walked carefully to avoid the puddles in the road. 我小心行走以避開(kāi)路上的水坑。 an arrangement 次序，順序 eg: In a poem, cadences are arranged in regular sequence. 在一首 (英 )詩(shī)里，抑揚(yáng)頓挫是按一定順序配置的。 2) (in football) to seize and throw down (an opposing player) （橄欖球中）抱住并摔倒（或擋住）對(duì)方球員 eg:He tackles fearlessly. 他毫無(wú)畏懼地緊抱?。▽?duì)方）。 have a reputation for idleness 懶惰得出名 2） the state or situation of being held in high esteem 好名聲，名譽(yù)，聲望 eg:He is winning a reputation among businessmen. 他在商界贏得了好名聲。 We associate rose with love. 我們看到玫瑰就想到愛(ài)情。 2) to connect in the mind or imagination 聯(lián)想，在心中聯(lián)系 eg: We associate China with the Great Wall. 我們想起中國(guó)，就聯(lián)想到長(zhǎng)城。 2) to make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill 鉆孔 eg:bore a tunnel through the mountain 開(kāi)鑿一條穿山隧道 bore a hole in the floor 在地板上打個(gè)洞 Words n. 1)a hole made by boring孔 eg:He made a bore in the board. 他在板上鉆了一個(gè)孔。 There is no possibility of his success. 他不可能成功。 If I could by any possibility manage to do it, I would. 只要我有可能設(shè)法去做，我會(huì)去做的。 Words )to connect or join together。 2)the holder of an associate degree 準(zhǔn)學(xué)士學(xué)位，大專(zhuān)畢業(yè)證書(shū) eg: an Associate of Arts 準(zhǔn)文學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位 Words adj. quasi, assistant 準(zhǔn)的，副的 eg: associate professor 副教授 an associate editor of a magazine 雜志副主編 近義詞 :bine, connect ,join(v.), partner(n.) 派生詞 ： association n. 聯(lián)合，合并。 anticipate one’s next month’s salary 提前支用下月工資 近義詞 ： expect 派生詞 ： anticipation ，預(yù)期 Words 5. tedious adj. boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的，冗長(zhǎng)的