unit 1 time-conscious Americans 美国人的时间观念

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1、 Standing by a river, Confucius said: “Time goes on and on like the flowing water in the river, never ceasing day or night!” 子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜！Situation 1: On your way home, it occurred to you that your American friend Mary had invited you to visit her when you were free. Then you dropped in on her h

2、ouse. But when you knocked at the door doodoordoor In China, its OK tovisit friends withoutcalling ahead of time.While in the U.S., itsimpolite to do so.Oh my Goddess.What is the polite way in the U.S.?Calling ahead of time.A. Before 7:00, to help her to prepare.B. 510 late, not to be the first gues

3、t.C. After 8:00, Im the VIP.D. 510 earlier, its a polite way to show my respect for her.Situation 2: Your American friend invited you to her party tonight at 7:30. When are you supposed to get there? Why?In the U.S., people tend to be _. In China, close friends tend to arrive _，but acquaintances ten

4、d to arrive _.510 late (B)before 7:00 (A) 510 earlier (D) Budget: 如何记忆？：如何记忆？： Bud-burse钱包钱包+get=钱包里得到的钱包里得到的如何使用？如何使用？She has learned how to budget her time carefully.As a student, you have to learn how to budget. She tried to keep her monthly budget below $500. More and more women now tend to seek

5、 a “budget husband” instead of wealthy men just as home buyers now look for budget houses rather than villas during the economic crisis. Although not earning a lot, the budget husbands dont have bad habits and are family-oriented. 宅女当道，剩女泛滥，杠杆女逆市上杨 leverage female The doctor charged us 400 dollars f

6、or a five-minute examination. The majority of stalls charged a fair price. Charge:向向收费，要价。收费，要价。 Acute: 如何记忆？如何记忆？ a( 一），一），cu（醋），（醋），te(特）特）= 只要用一瓶醋只要用一瓶醋泡下，这把小刀就会变得非常锋利。泡下，这把小刀就会变得非常锋利。 如何使用？如何使用？ She has acute hearing. The area has an acute shortage of water. 【近义词辨析近义词辨析】acute keen sharp意思都含“锐利的”

7、(包括它的引伸义)意思。用于人时：用于人时： sharp 表示“有洞察力的, 精明的, 机警的”, 着重“狡猾”“不易受骗”, 如: You wont catch him. Hes very sharp. 你骗不了他, 他精明极了。 keen 表示人的“锐敏”、 “聪明”、 “善于思索”, 如: Hes a keen mind. 他头脑灵敏。 acute 侧重指“人观察事物的深刻性以及分辨问题的细致性。” 如: He has given an acute analysis of the situation. 他对形势做了深刻的分析。 restless We grow restless with

8、 the long wait. He elbowed me out of the way. 他把我挤开了。 She elbowed her way through the crowd towards the theater. 她用肘推着从人群中走向剧院。Elbow: 用肘推人用肘推人 Abrupt: 强调一种突兀感，指强调一种突兀感，指“突然的突然的”，“出其出其不意的不意的”，“事先未告知的事先未告知的”。 如何记忆？如何记忆？ a （一）+ br （病人）+up（向上）+t （他）= 如果一个病人突然向上跳起，脑子肯定有问题。 如何使用？如何使用？ Abrupt manner Abrupt

9、 change of schedule联想记忆： Bold 冒失的，鲁莽的，无礼的。 Rash 鲁莽的，轻率的。 Reckless鲁莽的，不顾一切的。 Sudden突然的，意外的。 Unexpected 料想不到的，突然的。 Accidental 偶然的，无意中的。 Dramatic引人注目的，戏剧性的，突然的。 Overnight似乎在一夜之间出现的，突然的。ritual VS convention Ritual: 惯例，老规矩，例行公事（多用于形容一个人习惯了的方式，比如生活方式，行为规律以及有规律的习惯或做事方式） Convention: 惯例，常规，习俗，范围更大，意义更广，形容某种文

10、化的习俗，某人或者某事物一直以来遵守且不能轻易被打破的，通常被别人认为是正确的惯例，常规或某种文化礼节长时间形成的习俗或者风俗。 She went through her usual _ of Making sure all the doors were locked Before she went to bed. Defy _ by wearing outrageous clothes. Interaction: inter 前缀，表示在之间，相互。 Eg. Inter+national inter+personal The interaction of these two groups p

11、roduced many good ideas. 1. We assess the shopkeeper a good reputation. We gave an honest assessment of the shopkeeper for their good service and high quality. 2. I have a low assess for him. I have a low assessment of him.Assess:如何记忆？如何记忆？ a (Asia)+ss( 美女）+ e(Europe)+ss（美女） 人们评价亚洲的美女比欧洲美女要漂亮。 Probe