Unit 3 Whatever Happened to Manners Words and Expressions综合教程一.doc

Unit 3 Whatever Happened to Manners? Words and Expressions 1. appreciate: vt. 1) to recognize with gratitude; be grateful for e.g. We appreciate your helping us.? 2) to recognize or understand that something is valuable, important or as described e.g. Theres no point buying him expensive wines — he doesnt appreciate them. Derivations: appreciation: n. appreciative: adj. Synonyms: enjoy, understand Comparison: appreciate, enjoy appreciate: It means “to be thankful or grateful for something,” as well as “to like or value something for its good qualities.” e.g. We really appreciate all the help you gave us last weekend. enjoy: It stresses taking pleasure in a situation one is in, esp. to find satisfaction in doing something, and often appears in the structure of “ enjoy oneself”. e.g. Now that I am free, I can enjoy music for a while. 既然有空，我可以享受一下音乐。 2. pull out: 1) (of a motor vehicle, boat, etc.) to move out of a sideways e.g. A car suddenly pulled out in front of me. 一辆汽车突然横冲到我面前。 2) to leave or depart e.g. When I arrived, the train was pulling out of the station. 3. gracious: adj. 1) behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way e.g. The losing team were gracious in defeat. He was most gracious to everyone, smiling and thanking them. 2) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects e.g. The queen was gracious enough to invite us. 女王亲切地邀请了我们。 He is gracious to his inferiors. 他待下级和蔼可亲。 Synonyms: courteous, nice 4. priceless: adj. describing an object which has such a high value, especially because it is rare, that the price of it cannot be calculated e.g. In its spacious halls are displayed over 8,000 priceless relics. 在它宽敞的大厅里，展出了8000多件珍贵文物。 Her one priceless asset is her unflappability. 她有一点是非常难能可贵的，就是她遇事冷静。 Synonym: precious Comparison: priceless, precious priceless: refering to something that is worth a lot of money or can not be calculated in monetary terms precious: emphasizing the fact that something is valu