Unit-12-Lesson-1-Visiting-Britain

1、1.owe 欠(债等)；感激；把归功于owe sb. sth.owe sth. to sb. 欠某人某物 应给与某人某物eg: 我欠他50美元。I owe him $50.I owe $50 to him.owe sth to sb./sth. 应把归功于eg: He owes his success to luck.owing tobecause of/thanks to/due to/on account of 因为/由于2.apology n.(可数） 道歉，认错make an apology to sb for (doing) sth 因为（做）某事而向某人道歉accept ones

2、apology 接受某人的道歉eg: 我为我的错误向你道歉I make an apology to you for my mistake.拓展 apologize/apologise Vi 道歉，认错 apologize to sb for (doing) sth 3.absorb vt. 吸收，吸进(液体、气体等)；理解，获取(信息)absorb water/light/heat 吸收水/光/热 absorbed adj. 精神集中的absorbing adj. 十分吸引人的 be absorbed in. 全神贯注于 eg：他陷入沉思。 He was_absorbed_in deep th

3、ought.教授说的你全部理解了吗？Did you absorb everything the professor said?黑色布料吸收光线。Black cloth absorbs light.4. brief adj. 短暂的，简短的eg: I will make a brief study in Guangzhou.to be brief =in brief =briefly 简而言之，长话短说 eg: 简言之，那会议糟透了。 In brief, the meeting is a disaster. 5. expectation n. 期待的事物C;期待U expect v. 期待，期盼

4、;预料，预计 eg: He went to college with great expections.相关结构：expect to do sth 期望做某事 expect sb to do sth 期望某人做某事 expect that 预料 expect sth of / from sb 希望从某人处得 到某物 6. exchange vt.&n. 兑换；交换；交流V. exchange sth. for sth.以换取eg: 他把红色的毛衣换成蓝色的了。He exchanged the red sweater for a blue one. exchange sth. with

5、sb.和某人交换某物eg: Tony exchanged seats with Mary.n. in exchange for 交换eg: 我用我的手表换他的相机。I took his camera in_exchange_for my watch.7. majority n. 大半，大多数the majority 大多数(其做主语表整体时，谓语用单数；若表成员情况时，谓语用复数)eg: 大多数人都赞成戒烟。 The majority is/are in favor of banning smoking.the majority ofn. U作主语谓语动词用the majority ofn.

6、pl.作主语谓语动词用复数eg：大多数石头都是在山上 The majority of stone is on the hill. The majority of people are here.8. anyhow = anyway adv. 而且，总之，反正 尽管，不管怎样eg: It is too expensive, and anyhow it doesnt suit you. Anyway, lets forget about that for the moment.拓展 somehow 以某种方式，不知怎么地 国旗：由蓝色旗地和红、白国旗：由蓝色旗地和红、白“米米”字组成的国字组成的国

7、旗，综合了原英格兰（白地红色正十字旗）、旗，综合了原英格兰（白地红色正十字旗）、苏格兰（蓝地白色交叉十字旗）和爱尔兰（白苏格兰（蓝地白色交叉十字旗）和爱尔兰（白地红色交叉十字旗）的旗帜标志。现国旗的白地红色交叉十字旗）的旗帜标志。现国旗的白边红色正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色边红色正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色交叉十字代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁，红色交交叉十字代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁，红色交叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。 Dear Aunt Mei, I cant believe Ive been in London for 6 months alre

8、ady! I certainly owe you an apology for not writing more often. Ive just been so busy studying and trying to absorb all the new things around me I think Im still experiencing culture shock. There is so much here that is different from home. But youll soon experiencing it all yourself! I wish your vi

9、sit wasnt going to be so brief but theres a lot we can do and see in a week. Im just so glad you can afford to visit me and I refuse to let you pay for anything while youre here! I dont know what your expectations are of London, but knowing that youve never travelled outside of Asia, I thought Id te

10、ll you a bit about what you can expect you find. First of all, the food. When I first got here, I was amazed to find that London is such an international city. There are people from all over the world living here and as a result, there are many international restaurants. Do you know that almost ever

11、y town in Britain has at least one Chinese restaurant? But British people hardly ever eat Chinese food for breakfast. Youre going to have get used to bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast for breakfast over here, Aunt Mei! And a word of advice. To avoid getting confused about the British tipping

12、 system, you need to check your bill to see if a tip is included or not. If it isnt, I suggest leaving 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress-even a bit more if the service is good. Taking of money its really easy to exchange travelers cheques at banks or hotels so I advice you to get some of th

13、ose before you come. I think we should consider staying in the English countryside for a few nights as I know you enjoy hiking. We can wander through the fields and even pick a few mushrooms to have with our breakfast! I have learnt which ones are tasty and safe to eat so we wont risk getting sick!

14、And dont forget a warm coat! It can get pretty cold and foggy in this country. One last thing, I did not understand English humor at all when I first got here. The British find the strangest thing funny! Were certainly more used to Chinese humor so dont be surprised if you hear laughter when you don

15、t think anythings funny. Theyre not laughing at you! But even though some British people are quiet strange, the majority of them are really friendly and Ive made some good friends. Anyhow, Id better get back to work. I am so looking forward to your visit, Aunt Mei! Love Xiaojinrosenational flowernat

16、ional flowernational emblemmoneyTowerBridge which was built in 1894 is across the Thames. Big BenBig Benthe symbol of LondonBackingham PalaceWinsor CastleOxford UniversityCambridge UniversityREADING True or False1.You can only eat English food in London.2.Aunt Mei is visiting for one week.3.You dont

17、 always need to leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant4.Some British mushrooms arent safe to eat.5.British people never laugh. 6. There are many Chinese restaurants in Britain. 7. Most British people are friendly. 8. It is always foggy in London. fish and chipsYou cannot miss the famous English af

18、ternoon tea.Bed & BreakfastBed & Breakfast A typical kind of hostel in Britain. A typical kind of hostel in Britain. It can provide you a bedroom and breakfastIt can provide you a bedroom and breakfast. .1.at leastThat building must be at least 200 years old.Language points那那座建筑至少有二百年的历史座建筑至少有二百年的历史.They all tried to avoid mentioning that name.他们都尽量避免提到那个名字他们都尽量避免提到那个名字.I looked down to avoid meeting his eyes.我向下看以避免看到他的眼睛我向下看以避免看到他的眼睛.3. avoid doing something 避免做某事避免做某事2. get used to + n /vingIve got used