东南大学 体验英语 四级 课件 U6B3-Detailed.doc

Unit 6 Travel Around the world Passage A The Woman Taxi Driver in Cairo Part Ⅲ Detailed Reading I．Words and Expressions a phrase used to show that a statement is true in another situation or can also refer to another person Don’t talk like that to your mother, or to anyone else for that matter. I’m going to quit smoking, and so should you for that matter. 2. counterpart the counterpart of a person or thing is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place …the English merchant bank and its American counterpart, the Wall Street investment bank. Only in this way can enterprises have strong competitiveness to vie with their domestic and overseas counterparts. 3. a ray of sunshine一缕阳光 However, when the first ray of sunshine peeps through your window, a new hope approaches you, and you feel quite yourself again. ... a ray of hope a ray of light 英文片名： Ray of Sunshine 导 演： Norbert Meisel 专辑：《ray of light》 歌手：madonna ... 4. mill about move round and round in a disorderly or confused mass四处转悠 Groups of fans were milling about in the street after the match. Crazy ideas milled around in his mind. 在婚礼酒会上,来宾们手持鸡尾酒,随意走动,个个有说有笑. At the wedding party, guests milled about with cocktails in hand, talking and laughing. mill n. a machine to crush corn, grain, etc. into flour The mills of God grind slowly.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 5. a worn car 一辆破旧的小车 破…… a broken mirror, a cracked teapot worn-out shoes/tyres, ragged clothes a shabby house, run-down building 6. It has seen a better day,… It is no longer in good condition, …曾辉煌一时 See have experience of 经历过 You and I have seen some good times together. The old house has seen better days. 7. bald tires 光秃秃的轮胎 A spare tire? A flat tire? 8. breathe a sigh of relief to feel comfortable again after worrying about something松了一口气 Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm. The train rolled southward for six days and nights and traversed almo