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1、RelativeValuesRelativeValues新标准大新标准大学英语学英语PPTPPT课件课件Have you heard about Venus and Serena Williams?What is special about them?background informationVenus Williams was born in 1980 and became a tennis professional in 1994.Serena Williams was born in 1981 and turned professional in 1995.Venus broke th

2、e womens world record for the fastest serve at Wimbledon in 2008,with a stroke measuring 129 miles per hour.In the Wimbledon 2008 womens singles matches,they both reached the final without losing a set-when they played each other un the final,Venus won the championship.Partnering each other for the

3、Wimbledon doubles,they won the final,again without losing a set in the match.Before learning the passage,you may be interested in The passage was written by Ria Higgins,published by The Sunday Times on June 27,2004.It centres on two sisters-international tennis stars-talking about their tennis and a

4、bout their close-knit family in an interviews.The oral style is quite chatty as each sisters thinks back over their early introduction to the sport and their close relationship to their parents and to each other.这篇文章是由希金斯在2004年6月27日发表的。是一个以两姐妹（国际网球明星）谈论她们的网球和其亲密家庭的一个访谈。两姐妹以口语化的形式回忆了她们早期的体育状况和他们的父母以及

5、彼此之间的密切关系了。Read through the whole passage as fast as possible and find out the correct answers for the following questions1.What is the passage mainly about?a)achievements of Venus and Serenab)Venus and Serenas childhoodc)Venus and Seranas parentsd)Venus and Seranas tennis and their close-knit famil

6、y2.What s the style of the whole passage?a)formalb)informalReading and understanding 1.Serena is _.a)the same age as Venusb)a little older than Venusc)younger than Venusd)a lot older than Venus2.Whatever she dose,Serena wants to _.a)do her bestb)do better than Venusc)please her parentsd)earn moneyCa

7、3.Serena was encouraged to do well by _.a)her familyb)her motherc)the whole familyd)both her parents4.When they were growing up,the Williams sisters_.a)didnt have any moneyb)had to work hard for their successc)earned a lot of money from their jobsd)didnt need to worry about moneydb5.Venus is differe

8、nt from Serena because she _.a)is quiterb)has a stronger sense of humourc)is more privated)says what she thinks6.The two sisters_.a)dont get on with each otherb)are exactly like each otherc)get on with each other almost all the timed)look after each otherdcStep 1:outline the following expressions in

9、 the passagethink backover and overplay a role inthink of asget oneself togetherbe born with a silver spoon in your mouthgo without come ones waytake a risktry outon the other handstore sth upget sth off your chestfor surecome alongto begin within playstart offwhat withlaugh sbs head off Step 2:Then

10、 go back to the passage,and guess the meaning of the expressins mentioned accroding to the context.Step 3:look up your vocabulary handbook to check your answers.think backIf you think back,you make an effort to remember things that happened to you in the past 回想，回忆eg:The photographs made me think ba

11、ck to my schooldays.这些照片使我想起我的学生时代。Thinking back to the past,Im chocked by a gamut of emotions.回想过去，我内心百感交集。over and over(again)do sth repeatedly一再地，再三地I read the report over and over,till I almost knew it by heart.我一遍又一遍地看这篇报告，知道我烂熟于心。think of sth asI think of lawn as a carpet,a place for running a

12、nd playing.We often think of museums as dry places full of stuff you cant touch.Most kids often think of super stars as heroes.认为，将看做get oneself togetherorganize yourself for an activity,especially if you have been reluctant（不情愿的）or unable to do it.平静下来，镇定下来 He stood and looked at the seascape（海景）,k

13、illing what he figured was enough time for Gloria to（计算）get herself together,and then walked back to the car,where she was finishing a cigarette.go without缺少（所需之物），没有（生活所需品）If office visits are free for the patients and Medicare only paid doctors$1 an office visit,demand still would be greater than

14、supply,and the costs would still go up.If demand is greater than supply,rationing(平均配给)is the inevitable result,and someone is going to have to go without come ones wayWonderful career opportunities will come your way this year.But we wanted to see the love come our way a little more.I knew even in

15、my teens that any success to come my way would be due in large measure to the time,advice and instruction from my father.When you give back,good things do come your way.Im just being me and taking advantage of the opportunities that come my way.something,espacially good things,happen to sbon the oth

16、er hand On the one hand,he clearly understands the opportunities David has been given:He will get chances I did not have.That is good,says Banda.But,on the other hand,he talks fondly（温柔地）about his own childhood,in this very same village,and notes that,despite the poverty,he was happy.一方面.另一方面get sth

17、 off ones chestto talk to someone about sth that has been bothering you,so that you feel better after talking about it.倾吐心事，说出心里话 If somethings bothering you,get it off your chest.如果你有什么不痛快的事情，把它说出来吧！for sureBut without a big study,he says,nobody can say for sure what the results might be.I thought

18、I would die for sure at 30.Researchers will never know for sure whether a particular product or type of learning actually increases intelligence。Ritter said there are too many variables（变量）to say for sure whether that would make a difference to someone in Ginsbergs situation.For sure,it has to be th

19、is young man,says Najjat.For sure,we all suffered from（患有）cabin fever(幽居病).Theyre going to be two spoiled（溺爱）boys,thats for sure.Nobody ever wanted to see him go,thats for sure.start offIf you start off by doing something,you do it as the first part of an activity.But you can start off with whatever

20、 weight youre comfortable with.但是你可以从自己感到舒适的任何重量开始锻炼。To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something.Her mother started her off acting in childrens theatre.她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。what withwhat with is used when you are giving a number of reasons for a particular situation.由于，因为（用于列举某种状况或问

21、题的各种原因）What with dishes to wash and children to put to bed,mother was late to the meeting.母亲因为要洗碗碟，又要哄孩子睡觉，以致开会迟到。get yourself togethergo withoutcome ones waywhat withborn with a sliver spoons in ones mouthfor sureget things off ones chestlaugh ones head offgiving a lot of reasonssth is certain to h

22、appenborn in a rich familytalk about sth which has been bothering yoube very funnysth happens to sbmake yourself calmyou dont have things you needTranslateAnd Im thinkful for that because,even though were still relatively young,I can already see how its been an important building block in both our characters.我对此心存感激，因为我们还年轻，可我已经认识到这对塑造我们的性格起了很大的作用。What with playing tennis together and sharing bedrooms until I was 15,Serena and I have always been close.在15岁以前，我都和塞雷纳一起打球，还和她睡在同一个卧室里，所以我们一直亲密无间。结束结束