The Merchant of Venice

Listening practice (1) What is Anita asked to do? A. to play the piano. B. To watch TV. C. To see Disneyland. (2)Where do you think this conversation probably take place? A.At the doctor ’ s. B. At home. C. At school. (3) Where do think they are talking? A. At the station. B. At the airport. C. In the hospital.

Key words merchant n. 商人 moneylender n. 放债者 greedy adj. 贪婪的 agreement n. 契约 ; 协议 flesh n. 肉 court n. 法庭 trial n. 审判 ; 试验 ; 试用 mercy n. 怜悯

Characters enemies maid and master lovers friends Shylock Bassanio Portia Antonio Nerissa

Language points 1). be always ready to help others 乐于助人 2). at sea 在海上，若其有 all 或 completely 修饰时译为 “ 不 知所措 ” 。 at table/breakfast/school/etc. by sea =by ship 乘船 by the sea 在海边 eg: A : Several ships were lost at sea owing to the hurricance. B : Please explain it again,I'm all at sea. C : He went to London by sea. D : They live by the sea.

注意这里介词 at 后没有冠词 the 。类似 的表达还有： at desk 在工作， at table 在 用餐， at work 在上班， at sea 在海上， at + 名词 针对练习： 1) When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary ( 在手边 ). 2) My family and I were ( 吃饭 ) when somebody knocked at the door. 3) Don’t be nervous. Make yourself ( 无拘无束 ). at table at home at hand

4) ( 目前 ) I‘m very busy. Let’s discuss it sometime next week. 5) His manners are rough, but he is a kind man ( 在内心里 ). 6) It‘s ten o’clock ( 晚上 ). 7) He is （求学） in Paris, so I‘m afraid you can’t see him. 8) They had first met ( 在航海中 ). At present at heart at night at school at sail

9) Wilma can play music ( 一看见 ). 10) ( 有时 ) I made mistakes when speaking English. 11) These nations were ( 在交战 ) but now they are ( 和好 ). 12) You may come and go ( 随意地 ). 13) Are your parents ( 在上班 ) ? 14) The baby weighed 8 pounds ( 在出生时 ). at sight At times at peace at will at work at birth at war

注意留心下列习语中的冠词有无， 其意义不变： at (the) worst 在最坏的情况下， at (the) least 至少， at (the) latest 最迟 ， at (the)most 最多

3). be in love will sb. 爱上某人，侧重指 状态, 可与表示一段时间的状语连用. 而 fall in love with sb/sth. 则不行。 eg: They have been in love with one another for years. I've fallen in love with this beautiful place. 4). marry sb ; be/get married ; be married to sb ; be engaged to 与 … 订婚

5). the reason for … is that 6). on one condition on condition that ( 同位语从句 ), 与 if 作比较.

7). make a promise 允诺 make a decision 作出决定 make a suggestion 建议 make a plan 制定一个计划 make sense 讲得通 make no difference 没有关系 promise n.&vt. keep one's promise =stick to one's promise=keep one's word 守信 break one's promise=break one ’ s word 不 守信

promise 的动词结构为： A: promise to do sth. 答应做某事 B: promise sb.to do sth. 答应某人做某事 C: promise sb.that clause 答应 ( 某人 ) … eg:He always promises to help me with my English. He promised me to come,but he hasn't turned up so far. He promised me that he would come.

8). pretend vt. 假装，其后一般接不定式 或 that clause. 如： He pretended to be reading when the teacher came in. He pretended that he was reading when the teacher came in.

That ’ s all,Thank you Let ’ s learn from each other