现代大学英语阅读Unit1.ppt

How to say thank you Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 a gesture of 的表示，姿态 We held a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship. 我们为新同事举办了一个聚会，以示友善。 As a gesture of goodwill, we invited them to visit china next year. Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 The chefs set up private dinners upon request. Guests tend to be people who love food but are tired of the restaurant scene. But most of the citys best restaurants tend to be concentrated downtown and in central Phoenix. These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. (From The Shadowland of Dreams) Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 there are times when 有时候 There are times when I do not know what to do. 有些时候我不知道该怎么办才好。 There are times when I wonder why I do this job. 有时候我也不明白为什么我要做这个工作。 In a love relationship there are times of boredom, times when I may feel like giving up, times of real strain, and times I experience an impasse (绝境，僵局). Para 3 1. receipt: 收条，收据 2. entertain: v. 招待，款待 3. guilt: n. 内疚 4. intimate: 亲密的 call for 需要(某种行动、品质等) These events called for the use of a variety of muscles and created the beautiful bodies admired so much by the Greeks. (From Ancient Olympic Games) 那种态度根本没必要。 That kind of attitude just isnt called for. Para 3 1. receipt: 收条，收据 2. entertain: v. 招待，款待 3. guilt: n. 内疚 4. intimate: 亲密的 as with 与一样，正如 As with anxiety, a little envy can energize us:“If I wish I had a car like my neighbors, then that will motivate me to work hard.“ Sound becomes music only when, as with language, you translate the sounds in your mind to give them context. Para 4 1. literary: 文学的 2. cram: 塞满，填满 3. sentiment: 观点，意见 4. a touch of: 少量，一点 5. virtue: 优点，长处 Some people, because the number seven can easily bring to mind “doing the sevens”, dont like it. (From Numbers and Omens) bring sth to mind Para 4 1. literary: 文学的 2. cram: 塞满，填满 3. sentiment: 观点，意见 4. a touch of: 少量，一点 5. virtue: 优点，长处 Whether youre a world-class athlete, a weekend jogger (慢跑者 ) or anything in between, pregnancy need not mean the end of your workouts (锻炼，健身). Going to the dentist need not be a painful experience. Para 4 1. prompt: 及时的；迅速的 2. contend: 声称，主张 3. push: 逼迫，催促 4. slip by: （时间）悄悄过去 5. resign oneself to: 心甘情愿，听任，顺从 Lets not simply say, “Change is certain to happen, therefore we resign ourselves to any form of change, no matter what it does to people.” Para 4 1. prompt: 及时的；迅速的 2. contend: 声称，主张 3. push: 逼迫，催促 4. slip by: （时间）悄悄过去 5. resign oneself to: 心甘情愿，听任，顺从 Ask 10 people for weight-loss advice, and youll get 10 different answers: Work out constantly. Set a large goal. Resign yourself to winter weight gain. But much of what we have been told about weight loss is actually false. Para 5 1. presume: (无根据地)相信，认为 2. adorn: 装饰 3. plain: 空白的，不划线的 4. stamp: 印上，盖上 I must admit I have a preference black coffee.for Para 6 1. classy: 高级的，时髦的 2. tricky: 棘手的，难对付的 3. appropriate: 适当的，合适的 4. hospitality:好客，殷勤款待 Her younger sister is by far prettier than she is. He is by far the best player on the team. 他是该队最好的队员。 她的妹妹比她漂亮得多。 Para 7 1. resent: 怨恨 get down to 开始认真做某事 I really must get down to some study. 我的确必须开始认真学点东西。 Its time I got down to preparing for my exam. 该是我开始准备考试的时候了。 Para 8 1. personal: 私人的，个人的 2. romance: 夸张，渲染 Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. But when it comes to maths and science, both boys and girls at primary school achieve up to a tenth of a grade more Para 9-10 1. verbally: 口头地 2. memo: 备忘录 3. get t