现代大学英语lesson15_language study

1、BTLEWLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman ENTERBTLEWI. Word Study II. Phrases and Expressions III.Word BuildingIV. Grammar Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWWord list:1. addictive2. bigoted3. compatriot4. curb5. dual11. populace12. self-righteous13. synonymous14. unaccounta

2、ble15. well-being 6. incriminate7. injurious8. manifest9. mediocre 10. mobilize Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW1. addictivea. a. (a drug) making you unable to stop taking itb. (an activity) making you want to keep doing, esp. because you enjoy it so much Examples:Crack is a poten

3、t, highly addictive form of cocaine.I took up diving a couple of years ago and I find it quite addictive.cf:He s s e r i o u s l y a d d i c t e d t o t h e s e tranquilizers.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW2. bigoteda. having such strong opinions about race, religion, or politics

4、 that you are unwilling to listen to anyone elses opinionsprejudicedintolerantnarrow-mindedSynonymsLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman Example:The decision not to allow disabled athletes to take part was seen as petty and bigoted.bigot n. 盲目信仰者；顽固者盲目信仰者；顽固者The new sergeant was a bigot, and

5、 viewed all black men with suspicion.BTLEW3. compatriotn. someone who was born in or is a citizen of the same country as someone elsefellow citizenSynonymsLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman Examples:Stich defeated his compatriot Becker in the quarter final.cf:Mr. Bush praised Weinburger a

6、s “a true American patriot”.BTLEW 4. curbv. to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effectn. an influence which helps to control or limit somethingExamples:Take measures to curb the spread of the virus.Put a curb to your anger. restraincontrolrein incurtailSynonyms

7、promoteAntonymLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWa. having two5. dualTranslation dual nationality dual controls dual purpose dual carriageway dual citizenship 双重国籍双重国籍 双重控制双重控制 双重目的双重目的 双线车道双线车道 双重国籍双重国籍cf: duel 决斗决斗Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW6. incriminate v.

8、 to make someone seem guilty of a crime Examples:He refused to speak because he was worried that he would incriminate himself.There was no incriminating evidence.implicateconvictSynonymscf: criminate 告发，定罪告发，定罪 recriminate 反控，反唇相讥反控，反唇相讥 discriminate 辨别，歧视辨别，歧视Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Sa

9、lesman BTLEWa. causing injury, harm, or damage7. injuriousharmfuladverseruinousdetrimental SynonymsExamples:Smoking is injurious to health.Such behavior is injurious to collective interests.cf:On her face is an injured expression.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW8. manifestv. a. to

10、 show a feeling, attitude etc.b. to appear or to become easy to seeExamples:They have so far manifested a total indifference to our concerns.Food allergies manifest themselves in a variety of ways.showdisplay revealSynonyms hideAntonymLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW9. mediocrea.

11、not very goodExamples:I thought the film was pretty mediocre.He is a mediocre student.mediocrity n. 平常；平庸之才平常；平庸之才Her performance was below mediocrity.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW10. mobilize v. a. to bring people together so that they can all work to achieve sth. important b.

12、 to bring together the supporters, resources etc. that you need and prepare them for actionExamples:The rural population was mobilized in a drive for self-sufficiency.Nancy was trying to mobilize support for a new political party.rallyassembleactivateSynonymsLesson 15 The President as Corporate Sale

13、sman BTLEW11. populacen. (singular) the ordinary people who live in a countryExamples:benefit the populaceexcite the populace to riot and violencethe superstitious populacebreaking the news to a joyful populaceLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW12. self-righteousa. proudly sure that

14、your beliefs, attitudes, and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other peopleExample:Thats the most unfair, self-righteous statement Ive ever heard!sanctimonious smug SynonymsLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW13. synonymousa. having the same meaning as, identicalExamples

15、:She seems to think that being poor is synonymous with being lazy.The name of Keats has come to be synonymous with beauty.identicalthe same SynonymsLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW14. unaccountablea. a. not having to explain your actions or decisions to anyone elseb. very surprisi

16、ng and difficult to explainExamples:oPatricks disappearance was quite unaccountable.oIt is not acceptable that the governors of this institution should be largely unaccountable.bacf: Two people are still unaccounted for after the floods. Decide the meaning of “unaccountable” is “a” or “b”.Lesson 15

17、The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWn. a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy 15. well-beingTranslation physical well-being social well-being economic well-being a sense of well-being 身体健康身体健康 社会安宁社会安宁 经济繁荣经济繁荣 幸福的感觉幸福的感觉The end of Word Study.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Sal

18、esman BTLEWList:1. be above (doing) sth.2. do ones share 3. for all4. have occasion to do sth.5. hold down 6. lend sth. to sth.7. make a show of 8. raise hellLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWto consider yourself so important that you do not have to do all the things that everyone e

19、lse has to doExamples:She seems to think shes above doing any housework. Some politicians think they are above the law.1. be above (doing) sth.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW2. do ones shareto do ones part of a job, duty etc. that you share with other peopleExamples: I do my shar

20、e of the housework. You did your share better than any woman in the village could do it this blessed day.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWin spite of a particular fact, quality, or situationExamples: For all his efforts, he still came last. For all her rudeness, shes actually quite

21、 a kind-hearted old soul.3. for allLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWto need to do sth.Examples:More than once Dr. Staley had occasion to warn his son about his irresponsible behavior.I have occasion to say something about it.4. have occasion to do sth.“occasion” phrasesLesson 15 Th

22、e President as Corporate Salesman To be continued on the next page.BTLEWCf.He had met Lucy on an earlier occasion.His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.I have on occasion visited her at home.He will rise to the occasion all right when the time comes.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Sal

23、esman BTLEWto prevent something such as prices from risingExamples: They are trying to work out the best way to hold down inflation. We shall hold down prices until the new year. 5. hold downLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWto give a situation, event etc. a particular qualityExampl

24、es: His soft accent lends a kind of warmth to his words. The Dukes presence lent a certain air of dignity to the occasion. 6. lend sth. to sth.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWto do something to pretend to other people that what you are doing is trueExamples:“Oh, no. I dont mind,”

25、she said, making a show of cheerfulness.I made a show of interest, but I didnt really care what happened. 7. make a show of / put on a show ofLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWa. (infml.) to behave in an angry and threatening wayb. to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other pe

26、opleExamples:Ill raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess. The kids next door were raising hell last night.8. raise hellThe end of Phrases and Expressions.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWList:1. Prefixde2. Rootsent3. Suffixous Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Sales

27、man BTLEWde-: apart; fromdebarkdebonedecodedeformdefrostdehydratedepersonalizedetachdethrone登陆登陆剔骨剔骨译解（密码、电报等）译解（密码、电报等）使残废，使残废， 使丑使丑去霜去霜脱水脱水使失去个性，使非个性化使失去个性，使非个性化解开，分离解开，分离废黜，推翻废黜，推翻prefixLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWroot-sent: feel assentconsentdissentpresentimentresentsentim

28、ent赞同，同意赞同，同意同意同意持异议持异议预感预感憎恨憎恨感情，伤感感情，伤感Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW a. describing sth. that causes or has a particular quality Examples: self-righteous synonymousSuffix -ousMore examplesLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman To be continued on the next page.BTLEW pros

29、per vigor danger space envy fury vice virtue peril glorySuffix- -ousGive the corresponding adjectives of the following. prosperous vigorous dangerous spacious envious furious vicious virtuous perilous gloriousThe end of Word Building.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWfunction and co

30、mparisonTwo common ways of using as are:1.to talk about the job, function, use or role of a person or thing 2.to compare actions or situations by saying that they are similar To be continued on the next page.ExamplesLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW1.I used my shoe as a hammer.He w

31、orked as a bus-driver for six months.She went to the party dressed as a traffic-warden.2.He ran away from home, as his brother had done the year before.In Greece, as in Italy, they use a lot of olive oil in cooking. To be continued on the next page.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW

32、In a formal written style, as is sometimes followed by the word-order and structure of questions.To be continued on the next page.Examples:He was a catholic, as were most of his friends.She believed, as did all her family, that the King was their supreme lord.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Sal

33、esman BTLEWTo be continued on the next page.As is also used in expressions like as you know, as we agreed, as you suggested. A number of verbs can be followed by an object and an as-construction. This is common in cases when we say how we see somebody, or how people describe him.Not as such is used

34、in spoken language to say that something is not really what you are calling it.ExamplesLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW1.His mother regards him as a genius.2.He didnt impress me as very intelligent.3.There isnt a garden as such, just a little vegetable patch.To be continued on the

35、 next page.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEWTo be continued on the next page.1.to say that two things are the same in some way 2.to talk about quantity, we use as much as or as many as3.to modify it with half, a quarter, twice, three times, etc. or (not) nearly, almost, just , noth

36、ing like, every bit, exactly, etc. ExamplesLesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW1.Its as cold as ice.Shes not as/so nice as her sister.2.We need as many records as possible.He didnt catch as many as hed hoped.3.Youre not half as clever as you think you are.Its not nearly as cold as yesterday.To be continued on the next page.Lesson 15 The President as Corporate Salesman BTLEW Seldom mentioned is this role as guardian and representative of corporate America. (1)role and jobTo be c