新视野大学英语预备级2 Unit 2.ppt

Unit 2 Speaking of Men and Women Leading in Pictures The recent cross-dresser on Chinese reality show Men and Women: in office and at home 2) Words to learn: cross-dressing 易装癖 Cross-dressing runs significantly counter to social norms and, therefore, can be seen as a type of transgender behavior. It does not, however, necessarily indicate transgender identity; newhalf: The Japanese word newhalf is used to describe a man who has made the mental and/or physical transition to being a woman. Discussion Do you think men should always dress like men, and women should dress like women? Should there be any difference between men and women at work and at home? “Women hold up half the sky” was an old saying popular in the 1960s. What’s your opinion about it? Give some examples in the English language that show the changes as a result of the women’s movement. Words and Phrases 1. suggest: v. ① say sth. indirectly 暗示 e.g. Her silence suggested anger.  她的沉默暗示愤怒。 Are you suggesting that I am not telling the truth?  你的意思是我没有讲实话？ ② put forward an idea for consideration 建议；提出（想法等） e.g. Id like to suggest another plan for our business. 我想为我们的生意提出另外一个计划。Can you suggest how we should do it? 你能建议我们该怎么做吗？ 2. prefer: v. choose one rather than another; like one better than another 更喜欢 prefer to do sth. prefer A to B e.g. She prefers coffee to tea. 与茶相比，她更喜欢咖啡。I prefer walking to driving a car.我愿意步行，不愿意开车。 3. remove: v. get rid of 移去，去除 e.g. His words removed the doubts (疑虑) in her mind. 他的话打消了她的疑虑。When oil is added to the food, it is difficult to remove it.一旦把油掺杂到食品里，就很难再把它除去。 4. suppose: v. ① think or accept as true or possible认为；猜想 e.g. I dont suppose that he will agree to our suggestion. 我认为他不会同意我们的建议。 ② have as a condition 假设 e.g. The companys decision supposes growing sales. 公司的决定假设了销售是不断增长的。 5. sound: v. ① to show a particular emotion or quality in one’s voice 听起来 sound + adj. e.g. What he described sounds reasonable.