Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the Chinese given in the brackets.• 1. While listening to the terrible story, I felt my

facial __________( 表情 ) beginning to change.• 2. All the mistakes in my English composition

had been ___________( 加下划线 ) in red ink by my teacher.

• 3. Don’t worry. There are two___________ ( 直截了当的 ) ways of achieving this result. • 4. The instructions for this clever method are

given __________( 频繁地 ) and are easy to understand.

expression

underlined

straightforward

frequently

• 5. The president went abroad for a friendly visit, accompanied by his ____________( 译员 ).

• 6. Why you let her talk you into doing such a foolish thing is beyond my ______________

( 理解力 ).• 7. Increased speed of ______________( 通讯 )

means that people can act much more quickly and work more efficiently.

• 8. Now I find that the level of ____________( 能力 ) among hospital staff is not as high as expected.

interpreter

comprehension

communication

competence

• 9. He was rather ________( 含糊的 ) about the reasons why he was so late for class this morning.

• 10. Being inspectors should have a _________( 完全的 ) knowledge of construction materials, otherwise, quality problems will come up in some buildings.

vague

thorough

Reading Biblical idioms in

English

Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.

1.What is an idiom?

2.Which languages was the Bible first written in?

3.Which idiom is often used to describe children?

1. What is an idiom?

An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the separate words in it.

2. Which languages was the Bible first written in?

In Hebrew.

3. WHich idiom is often used to describe children?

‘Apple of their parents’ eye’.

How well did you understand the details of the article? Read the article again and answer the following questions in C1.

1.Why does the Bible have a lot idioms?

Because the Bible was first written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek, and many idioms are used in both of them. Because the Bible was translated into English hundreds of years ago, many Hebrew of Greek idioms have become part of the English language.

2. What did ‘by and by’ originally mean in the Bible?

3. What does ‘by and by’ mean today?

4. How man years ago was the Bible translated into English?

Immediately.

Before long.

Hundreds of years ago.

5. What does ‘feet of clay’ mean?

6. Which animals are featured in the idioms in the article?Bird and calf.

There is a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect.

7. Which foods are included in the idioms in the article?

8. How is studying idioms useful in language learning?

Apple and salt.

You can improve your comprehension and develop a high level of competence in communication skills.

Choose the correct idiom from the article to complete each sentence below.

Do you understand the idioms in the article?

1.Sarah’s grandmother adores her; Sarah is _____________________________.

2.Wilson was disappointed when he learnt that the coach had__________.

the apple of her grandmother’s eye

feet of clay

3. She knew it might take a long time for her teammates to change their minds, but she believed that the new plan would work_______________.

4. The people in my village are very honest and hard-working; they are_____________________.

by and by

the salt of the earth

5. When my brother came back home from his trip to Europe, we_________________ ____ for him?

6. She would not say who told her about the surprise party. She just said, ___________________.

killed the fattedcalf

A little bird told me

Find these new words in the article. Guess their meanings from the context. Then match each word with the correct definition.

1. translated 2. vague 3. loose 4. straight-forward 5. underline 6. swift 7. mended one’s ways 8. impure 9. oral 10. thorough

a not closely related

b not clearly understood or expressed

c easy to understand

d very quick

e show clearly that something is important or true, emphasize f stopped

behaving badly g spoken h not pure, unclean

i complete, including everything that is possible or necessary j changed from one language into another language

Answers to Part E:

1.group 2. idioms 3. translated 4. Greek 5. before long 6. underline 7. concept 8. weakness 9. bird 10. hidden

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words from the text.

An idiom is a ______ of words that has a special meaning which is not usually apparent. If you already have a good ________________ of English and want to _________ _____ and sharpen your language skills, studying ________ can be a good way to do so.

group

understandingpolish up

idioms

• Many of the idioms used in English are from the _______. It is interesting to read how the original meaning of many of these idioms have changed over time. One of the reasons for this is that the Bible was ____________ from Hebrew into Greek and later into English. Take “by and by ” as an example. It originally meant ‘______________’, but now it means ‘____________’

Bible

translated

immediatelybefore long

• Idioms can be used to __________ the moral of a story. One idiom about ‘feet of clay’ stresses the concept that things or people that seem perfect, like a person we _______ or respect,

can have hidden ______________.

From then on, whenever I read an idiom, I will remember that there could be a hidden meaning in it.

underline

admireweakness

Key expressions

• in other words(L2)

• quite a few (L7)

• translate …into…(L8)

• have a vague or loose connection to …(L12)

• be meant to (L15)

• underline the moral of a story(L15)

• a hidden weakness (L21)

• lead a life of luxury (L30)• mend one’s way (L31)

• in honour of…(L31)

• for instance (L34)

• refer to sb as…(L34)

• be proud of (L35)

• be thrown away (L42)

• be worth nothing(L43)

• in oral and written English(L46)

• develop a high level of competence in …

• (L48)

• have a thorough understanding of sth

• (L50)

• carriers of history and culture(L52)

Key sentences:• 1. … ，除非你能识辨出习语的使用，否则

你很容易误解所读到的或所听到的内容(L5-6) 。

…, and _______ you recognize when an idiom is being used, you can easily misunderstand_____________________________________.

• _______ invited, you should keep silent. A. When B. If C. Unless D. Since

unless

What you read or hear spoken

• 2. 《圣经》最初是用希伯来文写成的，后来被译为希腊语，这两种语言都使用很多习语。 (L9)

The Bible was first written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek, ______________ use many idioms.both of which

• 3. 圣经习语原本都有着直白、清晰的意义， 因为它们通常意在强调某一故事的寓意， 给听众或读者一个意象以帮他们更好地理解故事。 (L14-15)

Biblical idioms originally had straightforward and clear meanings because they ___________________________ underline the moral of a story and to give audiences an image to help them understand the story better.

were meant to

4. 例如，孩子们常常被说成是“ apples of their parents’ eye”, 意思是他们的父母非常爱他们，以他们为荣。 (L34)

For instance, children ________________________ the ‘apple of their parents’ eye’, meaning that their parents love them very much and are very proud of them.

are often referred to as

•regard /consider /think of /look on A as B

He _________________ the naughtiest

student in his class.

is referred to as

5. 一旦盐失去了味道，就不能再用来保存东西，应该扔掉。 (L41)

______________________________, it cannot be used to preserve things any more and should be thrown away.

Once the salt loses its flavour