Unit_9_In_a_Manner_of_Speaking专用课件.ppt

* In the United Kingdom, the Queens Official Birthday is now celebrated on the first, second, or third Saturday in June. The Queens Official Birthday does not coincide with when she was born (21 April 1926). It is the Anniversary of her Coronation on June 2, 1952. It is marked in London by the ceremony of Trooping the Colour (皇家军队阅兵), which is also known as the Queens Birthday Parade. In British diplomatic missions the day is treated as the National Day of the United Kingdom. Although it is not celebrated as a specific public holiday in the UK (as it is not a working day), civil servants are given a privilege day at this time of year, which is often merged with the Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May) to create a long weekend, which was partly created to celebrate the Anniversary of the Monarchs Coronation. be up to doing sth. [physically or mentally capable of sth] e.g. I don’t feel up to the job. intricacies [complicated details] e.g. I enjoyed the film, but I couldnt follow all the intricacies of the plot. unsettling [disturbing, causing anxiety] e.g. One of the films many unsettling images is of a child playing with her fathers gun. at best …, at worst … [最好能/会…,最坏能/会…] e.g. The food was bland at best, and at worst completely inedible. innocuous [completely harmless] e.g. Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous. Words Expressions (1) charge … with … [fill … with emotions or feelings] e.g. The room was charged with hatred. consult [refer to] e.g. He paused to consult his notes, and then proceeded with his questions. foreboding [a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon] e.g. Theres a sense of foreboding in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break out. be with sb. [understand what someone is saying] e.g. You look puzzled - are you with me? stand one’s ground [refuse to be pushed backwards, or to maintain your beliefs