Unit 2 A life's workⅠ.匹配词义()1.grocery A.n.着迷,迷恋()2.fashion B.n.食品杂货店()3.fascination C.n.时尚[答案]1-3BCAⅡ.默写单词1.pose v.(使)摆好姿势2.uncomplicated adj. 不复杂的,简单的,单纯的3.celebrity n. 名人,明星Ⅰ.语境填空posed,fashion,grocery,uncomplicated,celebrities,fascination1.He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.2.This kind of dress is now in fashion.3.The artist posed his model carefully.4.Lots of celebrities were at the film premiere.5.Water holds a fascination for most children.6.He was an extraordinarily uncomplicated man.Ⅱ.语法填空之派生词1.I value a natural style and love that which is uncomplicated(complicated).2.The fascination(fascinate)of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.3.We ate at a fashionable(fashion)new restaurant.4.Grocery(grocer)stores sell many foods that have been processed.1.And yet every member of New York's wealthy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.然而,纽约富有的上流社会的每一位成员都只想给这个人摆造型。
2.Although he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happening,Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan.尽管他总是知道哪里有时髦人物的聚会和活动,但坎宁安同等程度地喜欢为贫穷的布朗克斯区的普通人和富裕的曼哈顿的要人拍照。
3.Moreover,what made Cunningham great was his devotion to photography,and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.此外,令坎宁安伟大的是他对摄影的热爱,以及他在工作中投入的长时间的十足的辛劳。
4.This lack of selfinterest and promotion kept Cunningham focused on his craft,enabling him to capture New York's unique street style.对私利及晋什的不屑让坎宁安专注于自己的拍摄技能,使他能够捕捉到纽约独特的街头流行式样。
5....who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a century.……我们应该感谢他记录了整整一个城市和市民们半个多世纪的生活。
名师圈点①running shoes跑鞋;运动鞋②high society上流社会③nothing more than仅仅;只不过④pose for为……摆好姿势;为……摆造型⑤the last 50 years过去50年⑥technologicallyadvanced equipment技术先进的设备⑦take pictures拍摄照片⑧a wide range of大范围的⑨fashionable parties时髦的聚会;时尚派对⑩photograph ordinary people拍摄的普通人⑪find inspiration找到灵感⑫at the local grocery store在当地超级市场⑬the graffiti-covered subway满是涂鸦的地铁⑭fascination with对……的着迷⑮open the doors of fashion to为……打开时尚的大门⑯belong to属于⑰devotion to对……的热爱;献身于⑱sheer hard work 努力工作⑲put into投入⑳regardless of不管○21take a day off请一天假○22stay home sick生病待在家里○23reflect within反映在……中○24make them so special使它们如此特别○25a world-famous fashion photographer世界著名的时尚摄影师○26approach to life生活方式○27uncomplicated adj.不复杂的,简单的,单纯的○28a shared washroom一个共用洗手间○29value one's integrity珍视正直○30faraway destinations遥远目的地○31a celebrity party名人派对○32rather than而不是○33have fun玩得开心○34lack of self-interest缺乏私利○35focus on专注于○36craft n.手艺○37passion for对……的热情○38pass away去世○39stop sb.from doing...阻止某人做某事○40more than不仅仅○41a cultural anthropologist一名文化人类学家○42over half a century 半个多世纪原文呈现Life Behind the LensA whitehaired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York,always wearing the same blue worker's jacket and simple black running shoes①.If you saw him,you'd never think there was anything remarkable about him.(1)And yet every member of New York's wealthy high society② wanted nothing more than③ to pose for④ this man.(1)句中if引导条件状语从句,there...about him为宾语从句。
This ordinarylooking man was Bill Cunningham,one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years⑤.What made Cunningham so great?It certainly wasn't the use of expensive,technologically-advanced equipment⑥.Cunningham always used simple,relatively cheap cameras and took all his pictures⑦on the streets of New York,not in a studio.Nor was it a wide range of⑧ contacts and connections.(2)Although he always knew where fashionable parties⑨ and events were happening,(3)Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people⑩in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan.He found inspiration⑪where others could not,(4)in simple,everyday scenes,such as a man buying oranges at the local grocery store⑫,or a woman riding home on the graffiti-covered subway⑬.These things were real,and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential.(5)Through his fascination with⑭what people were wearing,and not who they were,he opened the doors of fashion to⑮everyone — fashion as he saw it belonged to⑯the people,not just to high society and big brands.(6)(2)否定词nor位于句首,句子倒装。
(3)although引导让步状语从句。
(4)where引导地点状语从句。
(5)it was... that...强调句型。
(6)句中第一个and连接两个宾语从句,as he saw it为方式状语从句。
Moreover,what made Cunningham great was his devotion to⑰photography,and the hours and hours of sheer hard work⑱he put into⑲his work.(7)Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day,regardless of⑳the weather.He would even stay outside in a storm,not coming back until he knew he had the right photos(8).He hardly ever took a day off○21and not once stayed home sick○22.This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within○23his photos(9).This is what makes them so special○24(10).(7)句中what...great为主语从句,he put into his work为定语从句,修饰先行词work。