Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?

1. I love soap operas.我爱看肥皂剧。

中文多将soap opera详作“肥皂剧",这是西方广播及电视节目中以家庭问题为主要内容的一种连续剧形式。

2. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney,米老鼠的幕后之人便是沃尔特。迪斯尼。

沃尔特.迪斯尼(1901- 1966) 是美国著名动画大师、企业家、导演及电影制片人,老虎英语谐音(老虎英语谐音怎么读)他创建了举世闻名的“迪斯尼公司”，他笔下的米老鼠使他一-举成名， 他还制作出诸如《白雪公主和七个小矮人》、《小鹿斑比》、《小飞侠》等大量优秀动画影片。影视事业成功后，他又创建了可供人们尽情欢乐的“迪斯尼乐园”。

3. However, he was always ready to try his best.然而，他总是准备好去尽其所能。

1)此句中的always表示--种长期的行为，和形容词ready连用，构成短语alwaysready to do something,表示“总是准备好做某事;总是乐意/愿意做某事”。又如:

She was always ready to listen to my problems.她总是愿意倾听我的烦恼。

Don't worry. I'm always ready to help you. Just ask, OK?别担心，我随时愿意帮你。只要说一声，好吧?

2)英语中try one's best是-种固定表达方式，表示“尽力;蝎尽全力”的意思。

例如:He didn't try his best in the game, I'm afraid.我恐怕他在比赛中没有竭尽全力。

4.动画片Steamboat Willie(《威利号汽船》)

《威利号汽船》是美国一部著名的动画短片( 1928年出品)。在这部电影中，迪斯尼创作的著名卡通人物米老鼠(Mickey)首次正式与世界观众见面。在世界动画电影中，《威利号汽船》有着特殊而重要的意义，被视为经典传奇。

5. ...Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Wallk of Fame. ...米老鼠成为在好莱坞星光大道上拥有一颗星星的第-一个卡通形象。

I )此句中to have a star用作定语，修饰the frst cartoon character。

2)好莱坞星光大道上镶有2 000多个带有名人姓名的星形奖章，以纪念他们对娱乐业的贡献。

6. Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as lttle Mickey Mouse, but everyonestill knows and loves him.现在的卡通片通常不再像米老鼠那样简单，但大家依然知道并喜爱米老鼠。

not so/as ... as .结构表示“不....样..... ;不如.........

又如:It Wasn't so good as last time.这次不如上次好。

It's not so easy as you'd think.这不像你想的那么容易。

7.动词不定式的用法：

动词不定式是动词的非谓语形式，由“to+动词原形”构成，其否定式常在to前加not。动词不定式在子中可用作主语、宾语、表语、宾语、定语等。

(1)可接动词不定式做宾语的动词有:decide,hope，learn, plan, expect, begin, want, like, seem,forget, remember 等。如;

They areplanning to go to the zo0o this weekend.Alice seems to like the gift very much.

(2)有些动词不定式做宾语时，常用it做形式宾语，而把动词不定式后移,其句型结构为:“主语+谓语( find/think/ feel/ make/...) +it. +宾语补足语+动词不定式。”。如:

I think it hard to answer the question.

This will make it possible for us to fimish the worktoday.

(3)有些动词后面既可以接动词不定式也可以接动名词形式做宾语，但所表达的意思不同,常见的这类动词有remember, forget, try等。如:

remember/ forget to do sth. 记住/忘记要做某事

remember/ forget doing sth.记得/忘记做过某事

try to do sth. 设法做某事

try doing sth. 尝试做某事

[ 课文举例]

What do you plan to watch tonight?

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1. It was dark outside. Sue decided ( )( go) to the bank the next day.

2. I remember( ) ( meet) that girl at theparty but I dont know her name.

3. .. Mothers Day is coming. I What do you want ( )( buy) for your mom?

4. Do you expect( ) ( learn ) anything fromthe TV program?

5. Tina is busy! with her work ,but she never forgets ( )( call) her mother every day.

6. I find it. relaxing( ) ( listen) to somesoft music after work.

8.happen的用法

happen是不及物动词,意为“发生;出现”，尤指某事偶然发生。sth. happens/ happened to sb.意为某人发生了某事”;happen to do sth. 意为“碰巧做某事”。如:

A car accident happened to her thismorning.He happened to know the place.[课文举例]

I like to follow the story and see what happens next.

[跟踪训练]

根据汉语意思和英语提示翻译句子

事故是什么时候发生的? ( happen)

9.expect的用法

expect是动词，意为“预料;期待”。用法如下:

①expect+名词或代词，意为“期待某人或某物”

◆I' m expecting a ltter.我正在等一封信。

②expect+不定式，意为“期待做某事”

◆He expected to finish the work by May.

他预计五月份完成这个工作。

③expect+宾语+宾补，意为“ 盼望某人做某事”

◆I expect him to come.我盼望他来。④expect+从句，意为“期待.

I expect that he' l1 be back onSunday.我盼望他星期天回来。

10. 重点: famous的用法

famous意为“有名的;著名的”，常用短语为befamous for意为“因....而出名”，后面常接表示特长特点的名词。如:

John Keats was famous for his poems.

[拓展]

be famous as 意为“作为.....而出名”,后面常接表示身份的名词。如:

She is more famous as an actress than as a singer.

[课文举例]

But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon.

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汉译英:

1.大连因其美丽的海滩而出名。

2. 他作为一名演员而闻名。

3. (2016，海南中考)

Hainan itsblue sky and fresh air.

So it is. That's why more and more visitors spend their holidays here.

A. is weak in

B. is famous for

C. is used to

11.be ready to do sth.的用法

be ready to do sth. 在意义上相当于be ready for sth.，意为“准备好做某事”或“愿意做某事”，ready前加always表示一种长期的行为。如:

Anna is always ready to help others.

Are you ready for school?[

[课文举例]

However, he was always ready to try his best.

[跟踪训练]

汉译英:

4.他总是愿意倾听我的烦恼。