现代大学英语阅读Unit1.pptVIP

* * How to say thank you Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 a gesture of …的表示，姿态 We held a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship. 我们为新同事举办了一个聚会，以示友善。 As a gesture of goodwill, we invited them to visit china next year. Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 The chefs set up private dinners upon request. Guests tend to be people who love food but are tired of the restaurant scene. But most of the citys best restaurants tend to be concentrated downtown and in central Phoenix. These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. (From The Shadowland of Dreams) Para 1-2 1. acknowledge: admit 承认 2. mute: 沉默的，无声的 there are times when… 有时候 There are times when I do not know what to do. ?????? 有些时候我不知道该怎么办才好。 There are times when I wonder why I do this job. ?????? 有时候我也不明白为什么我要做这个工作。 In a love relationship there are times of boredom, times when I may feel like giving up, times of real strain, and times I experience an impasse (绝境，僵局). Para 3 1. receipt: 收条，收据 2. entertain: v. 招待，款待 3. guilt: n. 内疚 4. intimate: 亲密的 call for 需要(某种行动、品质等) These events called for the use of a variety of muscles and created the beautiful bodies admired so much by the Greeks. (From Ancient Olympic Games)? 那种态度根本没必要。 That kind of attitude just isn’t called for. Para 3 1. receipt: 收条，收据 2. entertain: v. 招待，款待 3. guilt: n. 内疚 4. intimate: 亲密的 as with… 与…一样，正如… As with anxiety, a little envy can energize us:If I wish I had a car like my neighbors, then that will motivate me to work hard. Sound becomes music only when, as with language, you translate the sounds in your mind to give them context. Para 4 1. literary: 文学的 2. cram: 塞满，填满 3. sentiment: 观点，意见 4. a touch of: 少量，一点 5. virtue: 优点，长处 Some people, because the number seven can easily bring to mind “doing the sevens”, don’t