Unit_4_Diogenes_and_Alexander.pptx

Unit 4 Diogenes and AlexanderGlossarybeard, moustache, whiskers, sideburns Common collocations:bushy/full/neat/fake/false beardsgrow/have/wear the beardclip/cut/trim/shave (off) the bearda three-day-old beardelaborateadj.involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning精巧的；复杂的；详尽的；精心设计（或制作）的It’s an elaborate design.elaborate security precautions.详尽的安全防范措施。(of an action) lengthy and exaggerated（动作）煞费苦心的He made an elaborate pretence of yawning.他煞费苦心地假装打了一个哈欠。vt. vi. with obj.] develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in detail详尽阐述（理论，政策，体系）The key idea of the book is expressed in the title and elaborated in the text.He would not elaborate on his news.GuffawSmileLaughGiggleGrinChuckleSnickerRoarSimpertitternudgenudge sb. gently/playfullynudge sb. In the ribsnudge nudge, wink wink; a nudge and a wink搂搂抱抱，眉来眼去They’ve been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink. 他们老混在一起，眉来眼去，卿卿我我的。ParadoxThe faster he tried to finish, the longer it seemed to take him.It is quite a paradox.他越是想快点完成, 似乎就做得越慢, 这实在是很矛盾。The paradox of earth is that it cradles life and then entombs life.大地的奥妙在于它既生长万物, 亦埋葬万物。pose/present/solve/explain the paradoxScoopn 小铲; 小勺She made a scoop with her hand and picked up what she had dropped.她把手做成勺状拾起她掉下的东西。一勺[铲]之量Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please.请给我盛一勺土豆泥。(抢先刊载、播出的)独家新闻Getting that story was the scoop of a lifetime for the journalist.获得那个消息是这位记者终身难逢的独家新闻。vt.用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)He scooped some ice-cream out of the tub.他从桶里舀了一些冰淇淋。抢先报道They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter.他们抢先报道了这件事。Strollv. stroll casually, leisurely, slowlyn. take a stroll, go (out) for a stroll-ware 1. denoting articles made of ceramic or used in cooking and serving food表示“瓷器”，“餐具”tableware.bakeware.2. denoting a kind of software表示“软件”groupware.auto- (元音前一般作 aut-)1.self表示“自己的”auto-analysis.2. ones own表示“自己的”autograph.3.by oneself or spontaneous表示“自发的”autoxidation.4.by itself or automatic表示“自动的”a