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1、Text B16kitten nMake a Good First Impression小猫Not because l want to be a small child or a furrykitten，but l want to enjov that same sort ofrest!并不是说我想让自己变成一个小孩或者毛茸茸的小猫，而是因为我也想好好享受一下这种休息的感觉。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text B17distraughtMake a Good First Impression心烦意乱的；心急如焚的Aid workers distributed brightly wrap

2、ped chocolateEaster eggs to cheer up the children andtheirdistraught families救援工作者分发包装鲜艳的节巧克力蛋，来鼓舞孩子们和他们心烦意乱的家长。Nina consoles the distraught Teri尼娜安慰着心烦意乱的泰瑞。【常用搭配】be distraught at对感到心烦意乱Text BMake a Good First Impression18characteristic典型的；独特的；特有的The elongated upper and lower jaws give the animalst

3、heir name of bottlenoseTheir face showsa characteristic“smile”它们的上下颌较长，因此得名宽吻海豚。它们的脸上展现着一种特别的“微笑”。I know your Regional Director agrees with this view，and agrees with his characteristic passion我知道你们的区域主任赞同这一观点，而且会带着他特有的表示赞同。Text B【近义词辨析】Make a Good First Impressionpeculiar，characteristic，individual，d

4、istinctive这些形容词均含“特有的，显示特征的”之意。peculiar侧重指某人或某物本身与众不同；也可指种族、民族或性别，着重有其无可争议的特点。characteristic侧重指具有区别能力、典型的或本质的事物。individual指特指的人或物，着重其与众不同，强调可将其区别出的品质与特性。distinctive突出与众不同的或令人称赞的个性或特征。Text BMake a Good First Impression19reception n接待处（1） will wait for you in reception我将在接待处等你。Leave your key at recept

5、ion将你的钥匙留在接待处。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text B【常用搭配】Make a Good First Impressionreception desk接待处（等于front desk）20tensionn（情绪上的）紧张，烦躁Under the current circumstances，relevant parties should stay calm and exercise restraint andavoidescalation of the tension在当前形势下，有关各方应保持冷静克制，避免使紧张进一步升级。Her own tension was not l

6、essened by the knowledgethat parents might return at any moment她知道父母随时可能回来，这使她紧张的心情不能放松。Text BMake a Good First Impression【近义词辨析】strain，stress，pressure，tension 这些名词均有“压力，重压，紧张”之意。strain指某人为克服外界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的压抑。用于物时，指任何力或合力作用于一个物体上面造成的应变。stress侧重指承受外来的压力，也指由于某种原因而引起的心理、生理或情绪上的紧张。pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所

7、受到的压力。用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。tension多指因关系不好或其他原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态Text BMake a Good First Impression（2）as luck would have it碰巧；偶然；幸而As luck would have it,some skater shoved me， so I ended up pushing Carl碰巧有个溜冰的人撞到我，结果使我推了卡尔一把。As luck would have it,no one was in the buildingwhen the explosion ha

8、ppened真幸运，发生爆炸时大楼里刚巧没有人。Text BMake a Good First Impression（3）be characteristic of典型的；独特的；特有的Itcharacteristic of her that she nevercomplained从不发牢骚是她的特性。Isabel was a tall girl with the oval face，straight nose，fine eyes and full mouth that appearedtobe characteristic of the family伊沙贝尔是个身材高挑，椭圆脸，直鼻梁，眉清目

9、秀，嘴巴丰满的姑娘。这一切看来都是她的特征。Text BMake a Good First Impression（4）strike up（和某人）建立友谊，开始来往，交谈起来The mere subject of the book or magazine might helpstrike up a eonversation哪怕是关于书本或杂志的微小话题，就可能帮助大家打开话匣子。Check out their websiteseven strike up a conversation with the author if you feel like it去作者的站点看看，甚至你还可能和作者聊一

10、聊。Text BMake a Good First Impression（5）join in参加，加入（活动）I like to watch a group or activity for a while before I join in在我加入某群人或某项活动之前，我会先站一边看一会儿。Once you start doing something，then others will likely join in and you11 be amazed at how yourefforts will snowball一旦你开始做某事，其他人就可能会加入你，而你会惊讶于自己的努力像雪球一样越滚越大

11、。Text BMake a Good First Impression（6）convertinto （使）转变，转换，转化The results may pave the way for the development ofnew therapies to“convert cancer into a controllablechronic disease”，write the researchers研究人员称，该结果可能为研究新疗法铺平道路，将“使癌症转变成一种可控制的慢性疾病”。Soil amelioration and ample supply of nutrients in the fo

12、rm of fertilizem are needed to conveftpoor soils into productive agricultural land土壤改良和增施肥料可使这些贫瘠土壤逐步转变成具有农业生产力的土壤。Text BMake a Good First Impression“There were six or seven clients waiting when a youngwoman came in with a nine-month-oId baby and a kittenAs luck would have it，she sat down next to a

13、gentlemanwho was more than a little distraught about the long waitfor serviceThe next thing he knew, the baby just lookedup at him with that great big smile that is so characteristicof babiesWhat did that gentleman do? Just what you andl would do，of course；he smiled back at the babySoonhe struck up

14、a conversation with the woman about her baby and his grandchildren，and soon the entire reception roomjoined in，and the boredom and tension were convertedinto a pleasant and enjoyable experienceText BMake a Good First ImpressionThe ancient Chinese were a wise lot wise inthe ways of the world；and they

15、 had a proverbthat you and I ought to cut out andpasteinside our hatsIt goes like this，“A manwithout a smiling face must not open a shop长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text BMake a Good First ImpressionYour smile is a messenger of your good will Yoursmile brightens the lives of all who see itTo someone who has see

16、n a dozen people frown， scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like thesun breaking through the cloudsEspecially whenthat someone is under pressure from his bosses，his customers，his teachers or parents or children，a smile can help him realize that all is nothopelessthat there is joyin the wor

17、ldExercisesChecking Your ComprehensionDirections: Read the following statements and mark Y（forYes）if the statement agrees with the informationgiven in the text；N（for No）if the statement contradicts the information given in the text；NG（forNot Given）if the information is not given in the text.（）1The w

18、oman with inherited money made apleasing impression on people at the party（）2Dogs are SO popular because they always showUS that they are glad to see US（）3People in the waiting room worried about theirpets and never talked to each otherExercisesChecking Your ComprehensionDirections: Read the following statements and mark Y（forYes）if the statement agrees with the informationgiven in the text；N（for No）if the statement contradicts the information given in the text；NG（forNot Given）if the information is not given in the text.（）4The young woman went to see the doctorbec