新编实用英语1Unit2

1、LISTENING COMPREHENSIONLISTENING COMPREHENSIONWords to Know Short Conversations Situational Dialogues Passage Listening Situational Dialogues1. Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words with the exact words you hear on the tape. There are some _ in replying to compliments betwe

2、en Chinese and American: Americans tend to_ the compliment while Chinese generally _ some reply about not being _ of the praise. Here a few more words might be said about this difference. Consider the following example: A young Chinese woman in the U.S. was complimented for the_ dress that she was w

3、earing. “Its exquisite. The _ are so beautiful!” She was _ but somewhat embarrassed. In typical Chinese _, she replied, “Oh, it s just an ordinary dress that I bought in China.”In this case, the words of the Chinese _ a message quite different from what was intended. In the case of the Chinese woman

4、, the reply could have meant that the one _ the compliment did not _ what a really good dress is; otherwise, how could she get so _ about an ordinary dress? The _ was that the American woman s taste in clothing was _. So, the person had poor judgment. Quite a _ between intention andmessage!Passage L

5、isteningNew words and ExpressionsSituational DialoguesSituational DialoguesSituational DialoguesUseful Sentences and Expressions(2) Some Words and Expressions Relatedmature dynamichonestexcellent abilityability plus flexibilitya stable personalityhigh sense of responsibilitybrightaggressiveambitious

6、initiativeindependentenergeticfashion-mindedstrong determinationstrongreliableexcellentefficientpositiveactiveelegantText A 4. In addition, your vocabulary also determines the shape and size of your world. 此外，你的词汇量也决定了你的世界的样子和大小in addition 此外，另外eg. En, in addition, you should prepare a product-repor

7、t. Can you finish the report by Friday? 恩。另外，你还得准备一篇产品报告。星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗？ 5. And the best thing about vocabulary is that unlike your height or the shape of your face, its something you can easily control and improve.不像你的身高或是脸型，对于词汇最好的事就是你能够很容易地控制和改善它。unlike 和和不同不同eg. Unlike those wealthy people from

8、the upper class, she is patriotic. 不像那些来自上流社会的有钱人，她知道爱国。 core /k:/ n.磁心;果心;要点eliminate /ilimineit / vt. 消除，排除reseller /ri:sel / n. 长途业务分销商；markup /m:kp / n. 涨价,利润classify /klsifai / vt. 分类；分等upgrade /pgreid / vt. 提升;使升级add-on n. 一种硬件设备（用于加在计算机上以扩 展其功能）；追加stuffy /stfi / adj. 闷热的；不通气的；古板的incorporate /ink:preit / vt.体现;把合并screwdriver /skru:draiv / n. 螺丝起子potential/ptenl/ adj. 可能的；潜在的convince