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课件网) Unit 4 Unit 4 Meeting the muse 1. What inspires you 什么启发了你？ inspire sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 inspire sb. with sth. = inspire sth. in sb. 激起某人某种情感 inspire v. 1) to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something 鼓舞 2) to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction 唤起，激起 3) to give someone an idea for a book, film, product, etc 赋予灵感；激发（想法） inspiration n. 灵感 inspired adj. 受……影响的 inspiring adj. 鼓舞人心的, 激励人的 e.g. He inspired many young people to take up the sport. Though I failed, my father’s encouragement inspired me to try again. The great news inspired us with hope. The sight of blood inspired horror in her. 【语境应用】翻译下面句子。 1) 他说过的话激励着我更加努力地工作。 2) 这位老师正在和他的学生谈话，希望能使他们有自信。 3) 他的妻子给予了他第一部小说的灵感。 What he said inspired me to work harder. The teacher is talking with his students, hoping to inspire them with self-confidence / self-confidence in them. His wife inspired his first novel. 2. Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, whose large sculptures are on display all over the world. 弗洛伦泰因 霍夫曼是一位荷兰艺术家，他的大型雕塑作品在世界各地展出。 whose引导的非限制性定语从句，whose在从句中作定语 on display / show: to show sth to people, or put it in a place where people can see it easily 展出，陈列 e.g. The works of the famous artist are on display at the National Gallery. be on display 正在展示某物 put on display 把某物拿出来展示 go on display 开始展示某物 e.g. The paintings are on display in the main hall. 这些画正在主展厅展示。 The museum will put its latest acquisitions on display next month. 博物馆将在下个月把最新收藏品拿出来展示。 The new exhibition will go on display tomorrow. 新展览将于明天开始展示。 3. Hofman’s inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through generations. 句意：霍夫曼创作《浮鱼》的灵感来自世代相传的中国民间故事。 过去分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句that/which were passed down through generations。 through generations: from generation to generation 历经世代 pass by 走过，经过；不注意，忽视 passer-by n. / passers-by (pl.) 过路人 pass away 过世，去世；(时间)流逝 pass off 慢慢消失，消退 pass out 失去知觉；昏厥 pass down: to give (sth) to a younger person especially within the same family 传递 e.g. They often use folksongs to pass down their history. 【语境应用】用下列短语的正确形式填空。 I was just _____, so I thought I’d drop in for a chat. The watch has been _____ over the centuries. The numbness (麻木) in your foot will soon _____. She felt sick and dizzy, and then _____. The time _____ day by day. passing by passed down pass off passed out passes away pass down, pass by, pass off, pass out, pass away 4. This story came to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there. 句意：当霍夫曼参观乌镇并看到那里的人们是如何生活的时候，这个故事对他来说变得生动起来 ... ...
