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1. Poem

Some Famous Websites

Virtual College

SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office

2. Computer-related Vocabulary Items

3. Introduction of the Virtual World

4. News Report

5. Warm-up Questions

Before Reading

Listen to the poem “Surfing the Internet” and answer the following questions.

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Listen to the poem “Surfing the Internet” and answer the following questions.

1. What was the heroine doing when her boss came in?

Surfing the Internet.

2. How did she act in front of her boss?

She pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.

3. What would you do if you were in such a situation?

Open ended.

The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and-Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).

1. combining forms/prefixes + noun virtual life ( 虚拟世界 ),virtual office( 虚拟办公室 ), cyber-interaction( 网络互动 ), cyber nut( 网虫 ), cyber pet( 电子宠物 ),web page( 网页 ), website( 网站 ), e-card( 电子贺卡 ),e-business( 电子商务 )

2. combining forms/prefixes + verbcybersurf( 网上冲浪 ), netsurf( 网上冲浪 ), email( 发送电子邮件 )

3.words like cyber, net, etc. + suffixcyberian( 网络用户 ), netter( 网民 ), cyberize( 使联网 )

4.clipped wordscyberdoc( 网络医生 ), Netcast( 网络播放 ), Netizen( 网民 ), e-zine( 电子杂志 )

Some Famous Websites

www.sohu.com

www.elong.com

www.sina.com.cn

1) What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?

In information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture. A number of organizations, businesses, and publications now exist to support people who work or have businesses in this environment. These people needn’t go to the office every day. They work at home without worrying about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term “virtual office” is sometimes used as a synonym.


2) What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?


Writers, program designers, ad-agents, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.

Virtual College

Virtual College affords individuals the opportunity to advance in their chosen careers through on-line education. People can complete their education without leaving their home or office. However, they will have the college campus experience through a virtual classroom environment. The virtual classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and other students in the class. Through the virtual classroom students will share information with their “classmates” from all over the world. The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day, allowing people to complete the courses at their convenience regardless of their work schedule.

Virtual College

Some virtual colleges are: APCO Virtual College, Virtual

College of Elizabeth City State University

Virtual College

Questions and Answers to Virtual College:

1. Do you think virtual college will be popular in the future, why or why not?

2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual college?

News Report

Listen to the following news and answer the questions.

1.Why were e-communications booming when the deadly SARS virus was plaguing?

Because people wanted to reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home.

2.What did people surf the Net for during the period of SARS plaguing?

They surfed the Net for information about SARS as well as for medical advice. Besides, they used email to keep in touch with friends and family members and to share the information.

3.What did you do when SARS was plaguing?

The deadly SARS virus plaguing China appears to have been a god-send for the nation's Internet service providers. As people reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home from the disease, e-communications are booming. Many people are surfing the Net for information about the mysterious, and highly contagious virus and using e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family. Many Internet users are downloading medical advice to relieve their SARS-caused anxieties. And they are using e-mail to share the information. Sina.com’s news channels have received an increasing number of hits in recent days, due in part to the epidemic, said Daniel Mao, Sina.com’s chief executive officer. The remote office, which allows people to work via the Internet when they are out of their offices, has become increasingly popular since the SARS outbreak. Countless people nervous about shopping in high-traffic stores and malls are making purchases online.

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Warm-up Questions

1. What are the antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”?

Real world; real life.

2. What are the synonyms for “virtual world”?

Cyberspace; cyberia; etherworld; virtual reality; Internet world; net world; etc.

3. What can people do on the Internet?

Communicating with people; shopping; reading; learning; working; publishing; listening to music; watching films; playing games; hacking; etc.

4. What do you usually do on the Internet, and what websites do you usually log on?

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1. Part Division of the Text

2. Questions about the Text

For Part 1 Questions and Answers

For Part 2 Multiple Choice

For Part 3 True or False

4. Further Understanding

3. Word-web

GR-1.part1Part Division of the Text

Parts Lines Main Ideas

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2

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54~66

Description of the author’s virtual life.

Her feeling about the virtual life.

Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world.

GR-2.Q1Questions about the Text

1.What is the main idea of Text A?

Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.

2.What are the roles of the first paragraph and the last?

The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the author’s return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people are in at present: because of modern technology, we have a choice between the virtual life and the real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choose the latter despite its negative effects.

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Title virtual life

L1

L8

L9

LL9-10

on the net

telecommuter

email

Internet mailing lists

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LL10-11 computer-assisted

L18 data

Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computerand the Internet.

L19 link

L25

L39

L47

L64

cyber-interaction

on line

system crash

click on the modem

L64 connection

L65 password

GR-4.-PART1-1Questions and Answers

1. What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now?

She worked as a television producer at the time, and now she submits articles and edits them via email and communicates with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.

2.How does the author manage her daily life?

She can order food, manage her money, love and work on Net.

GR-4-Part2-1Multiple Choice

1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )

A) She feels shy.

B) She feels angry.

C) She feels cautious.

D) She feels overexcited.

Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer for each question.

1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )

Multiple Choice

A

A) She feels shy.

B) She feels angry.




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1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )B

A) She feels shy.

B) She feels angry.




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1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )C

A) She feels shy.

B) She feels angry.




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1. How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world?( )D

A) She feels shy.

B) She feels angry.




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2. How does the author behave on line?( )

A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.

C) She is bad-tempered.

D) She is talkative.

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A

Multiple Choice


A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.




Multiple Choice

B

A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.



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Multiple Choice

2. How does the author behave on line?( )C

A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.




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D

A) She is friendly.

B) She is humorous.



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3.Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? ( )

A) Because they haven’t seen each other for a long time.

B) Because their typed dialogue lacks emotional cues and she misinterprets it.

C) Because he doesn’t love her any longer.

D) Because he doesn’t send e-mails to her frequently.

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4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )

A) Dressing for work.

B) Working with colleagues at the office.

C) Sleeping normal hours.

D) All the above.

Multiple Choice

4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )

A

Multiple Choice




D) All the above.


4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )B




D) All the above.

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Multiple Choice

4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )C




D) All the above.

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Multiple Choice

4.What does the author think the daily routine is?( )D




D) All the above.

GR-Part3T/F-1True or False

1. The author tries to at least get to the gym in order to keep fit.

2. The author can get used to the real world very well.

The author tries to at least get to the gym, so that she may set apart the weekend from the rest of her week.

F

She finds that sometimes being face to face is too much.

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4. The author can’t make a choice between the real world and the virtual one.

3. The author can’t bear her friend’s laughter and the noise in the restaurant.

She finally chooses the virtual world.

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1. Useful Expressions

2. Pair Work

3. Word Completion

4. Spot Dictation

5. Debate

6. Writing Practice

After Reading

7. Talk about the Pictures

8. Proverbs and Quotations

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Useful Expressions

1. 一周中的最好时光 highlight of the week

2. 投稿

3. 有时

4. 对……感到厌恶

5. 社交方式

submit articles

at times

feel an aversion to

forms of socializing

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6. 缺乏自律 a lack of discipline

7. 网络交际

8. 面对

9. 穿着得体

10. 坏脾气

cyber-interaction

be confronted with

be dressed appropriately

be bad-tempered

Useful Expressions

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11. 在此状态下 in this state

12. 日常事务

13. 依赖

14.长期失业

15.吸毒

daily routine

rely on

long-term unemployment

drug abuse

Useful Expressions

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16. 恢复平衡 restore balance

17. 将 …… 与 …… 区分开

18.面对面

19.找借口

set apart…from…

face to face

make an excuse

Useful Expressions

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Pair Work

Read Paras 4~10 and work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life. Use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences.

Models: I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious.

I find myself sucked in by soap operas.

I find myself attacking everyone in sight.

1. s become longer, wider, etc.

2. e having or seeming to have no end

3. a a strong feeling of dislike

4. a a particular way of considering an issue

5. m understand wrongly

6. r depend confidently, put trust in

7. a wrong or excessive use

8. r bring back to a former condition

9. I too bad to be endured

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Word Completion

Complete the words with the help of the definitions given.

tretch

ndless

version

ngle

isinterpret

ely

buse

estore

ntolerable

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Spot Dictation

Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words.

2000 SK Telecom Internet Survival Contest for Physically Challenged Youth was held on October 30, 2000. Myself, and all the other physically youth who successfully finished the 72 hours of the Internet Survival Contest overcame our handicaps well, and ourselves proudly to a life lived only by using the Internet. In the session it was more to everybody because all of the award prizes were made by . Through this opportunity, I

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gained valuable knowledge, and real life .It gave me self-assurance of the real world of information era. I also experienced amounts of encouragement and cheers from net-citizens. This is also one of the most .

Debate

Suppose your parents think that you and your brother/sister are spending too much time on the Internet, neglecting your schoolwork and normal daily life, and isolating yourselves from the real world. You want to convince them that your time on the Internet is not wasted, and the Internet has in no way isolated you from the real world. A debate is therefore called for between you and your parents.

Now prepare and go about the debate by taking the following steps:

Step 1 Form teamsMake groups of four people. Two of them will be the “parents”

and the other two will be their “children”.Step 2 Have a pre-debate discussionThe “parents” and the “children” prepare their arguments and supporting facts respectively.

Step 3 Carry on the debate

The debate will be carried on within each team, that is, the “parents” and the “children” in the team will present their arguments to each other. The debate will go on until one side fails to respond.One or two groups may be invited to give examples in class.

Debate

Writing Practice

2. Example

1. Inductive generalization

3. Homework

Inductive generalization

In developing a paragraph by means of the inductive generalization, the writer presents particular instances of a like kind and leads them into valid generalization which serves as his topic sentences. Thus, in the inductive pattern, the topic sentence is likely to appear late in the paragraph, often at the end. The result may be referred to as a periodic paragraph, which, like a periodic sentence, cannot be considered structurally complete at any point before the end.

Example

As an early-morning pastime, Susie, my tortoise-colored kitten, would frequent the utility room, swing open the small metal door on the gas heater, and peer at the mechanism inside. During the daytime her favorite toy was not the usual ball of the yarn, but a small musical top. And late at night, when there was sometimes a gentle tapping in the study next to my bedroom, the cause proved the same: in the darkness a soft little paw was playing feline rhythms on the key of my typewriter. For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in mechanical things.

1. What is the conclusion? 2. How does the author draw this conclusion? 3. Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses the technique of induction.

For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in mechanical things.

By three examples of the kitten’s interest.

Open-ended.

Example

Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses the technique of induction.

Homework

Talk about the Pictures

Proverbs and Quotations

1. Lack of work brings a thousand diseases. 2. Time and tide wait for no man.

3. Don’t burn the candle at both ends.

一闲生百病。

蜡烛不可两头点。（即：不要过度操劳。）

时光如流水，岁月不待人。

4. People need to know one another to be at their honest best. --Bobbins Staca, British writer

人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。 -- 英国作家 R. 斯达卡

5. When one loves one’s art no service seems too hard. --O. Henry, American novelist 6.No matter how strong you are, how notable your attainments, you have enduring significance only in your relationship to others. --Ziegler Edward, American writer

一旦热爱自己的工作 , 什么奉献也不难。 -- 美国小说家欧 . 亨利

不管你有多么强大 , 你的成就多么辉煌 , 只有保持你与他人之间的关系 , 这一切才会有持久的意义。 -- 美国作家 Z. 爱德华

Proverbs and Quotations

SentenceSentence WordWord

A VIRTUAL LIFE

seems more rejecting than I’d imagined

it would be. Time itself becomes fluid --

hours become minutes, or seconds

stretch into days. Weekends, once a

highlight of my week, are now just two

ordinary days.

After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a

shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly become

s impossible to interpret after his easily understood words

on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone


For the last three years, since I stopped working as a te

levision producer, I have done much of my work as a teleco

mmuter. I submit articles and edit them via email and com

municate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfri

end lives in England, so much of our relationship

is also computer-assisted.

If I desired, I could stay inside for

weeks without wanting anything. I

can order food, and manage my

money, love and work.


In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone

at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers

and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of

’96 on TV.

But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to

feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking

data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net.

Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel

an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have

become the Net critics’ worst nightmare.


What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to

computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face,

has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And

once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-

interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite

difficult. I find myself shyer, more

cautious, more anxious. Or,

conversely, when suddenly

confronted with real live

humans, I get overexcited,

speak too much, interrupt.


I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in. At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my email.


On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight. I am bad-tempered, and easily angered. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks. I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politely points out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.

When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue. The fight takes hours, because the system keeps crashing. I say a line, then he does, then crash! And yet we keep on, doggedly.


I’d never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I’d never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.

To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven’t fled New York City. I try to at least get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.


But sometimes being face to face is too much. I see a

friend and her ringing laughter is intolerable -- the noise of

conversation in the restaurant, unbearable. I make my

excuses and flee. I re-enter my apartment and run to the

computer as though it were a place of safety. I click on the modem, the

once-annoying sound of the

connection now as pleasant as my

favorite tune. I enter my

password. The real world

disappears.





on screen; a secretary’s clipped toneseems more rejecting than I’d imagined





ordinary days.


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What does the sentence imply?

The author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.

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Paraphrase the sentence.

We have got into a situation that critics of the Net describe as most dreadful.

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1.What does “cyber-interaction” mean?

2.What does “cave” here refer to?

3.Paraphrase the second part of the sentence.

“Cyber-” is a prefix which means “of the computer”. “Cyber-interaction” means the contact via the computer.

“Cave” here refers figuratively to the isolated life of the virtual world.

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Translate the sentence into Chinese.

有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。


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Give the Chinese equivalents for “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline”, “CNN”, “New York 1”.

“ 每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、“夜间新闻”、“有线新闻电视网”、“纽约一套”。

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What does this sentence mean?

It means work becomes less important.

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Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriend’s intention?

Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that is expressed and implied in the real dialogue.




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What does “story” here refer to?

“Story” here refers to any descriptive article in a newspaper or an event, a situation, etc. suitable for such an article.


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ordinary days.






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virtual: adj.1)

I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.

SS Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjured up on their computer screens.

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created and existing only in a computer


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SS 国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。

2) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name

SS The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence.

TT The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.


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ordinary days.





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interpret: v.

1)

SS The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.

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understand (sth. said, ordered, or done)

SS She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation.

2) give or provide the meaning of, explain

SS 诗有助于阐述人生的意义。

TT Poetry helps to interpret life.

SS The evidence is difficult to interpret.


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3)

No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.

translate what is said in one language into another


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SS My wool coat stretched when I washed it.

stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking

SS The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent.

SS 你已经使我忍无可忍了。

TT You are stretching my patience to limit.











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submit:

I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft.

1) vt. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered

SS Peter submitted his application to the local government.

2) vt. yield (oneself) to the will or power of another, agree to obey

SS Should a wife submit herself to her husband?SS We should submit ourselves to discipline.

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edit: vt. revise or correct

Scholars often edit Shakespeare’s plays.

SS John didn’t finish editing the annual report until the end of last month.

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3) vi. give in to the will or power of another

SS He may be defeated, but he will never submit.SS The government decided not to submit to foreign pressure.

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communicate:

SS 年轻人有时抱怨无法与父母沟通思想。

1.vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed by with)

We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone.

TT Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents.

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SS The radio stations communicate the storm warnings to the islanders.

2.vt. make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known

SS She communicated her ideas to her subordinates.

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at times: sometimes

At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.





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take in:

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1) receive, admit 2) include

3) make (clothes) narrower 4) understand

5) deceive 6) see at a glance; see at once

The dress was too big, so I took it in.SS

I didn’t take in what you were saying. SS

She took in every details of the other woman’s clothes.SS

Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh?

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Don’t be taken in by her promises.

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This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.SS

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Collocation:

take after

take apart

take back

仿效，跟随；相像，在相貌、脾气或性格上相似

拆开

收回（所说的或所写的事）

take down 拿下，放下

take for 把……视作；误认为

take off

take on

take out

脱掉（衣服等）；起飞

从事；开始对付

取出；弄走

take over 接管

take up 举起；开始从事





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spit: vt. send (liquid, food, etc.) out from the mouth

used in the pattern: spit sth. (out) (at/on/onto sb./sth.)

SS He’s very ill and spitting (up) blood.

TT He angrily spat out his answer.

SS The baby spat its food out on the table.

SS 他气呼呼地作了答复。





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symptom: n.

1)sign of the existence of sth. bad

2) change in the body that indicates an illness

High interest rates are a symptom of a weak economy.

TT A persistent cough may be a symptom of atypical pneumonia.

SS The Government must not ignore these symptoms of discontent among their own supporters.

SS A cold, fever and headache are the usual symptoms of flu.

SS 持续地咳嗽可能是非典型性肺炎的症状。





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nightmare: n. a terrible dream

SS

SS I had a nightmare about falling off the skyscraper.

Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.

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conversely: adv. in a way that is opposite to sth.

$1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yen will buy $1 worth of American goods.

SS You can add the fluid to the powder or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.

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but then: yet at the same time

The failure of China’s soccer team looks inevitable. But then, anything can happen in football.

SS 这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也并不高。

TT The circus was not a very good one, but then, the audience was not demanding.



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jar: v. have a harsh or an unpleasant effect

SS The fall jarred every bone in my body.

used in the pattern: jar sth., jar on sb./sth.

The way he laughs jars on me.



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suck in: (usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an activity, an argument, etc., usu. against their will

SS Some teenagers don’t want to get involved with gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.

SS 我不想卷入有关学校改革的辩论。

TT I don’t want to get sucked into the debate about school reform.



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keep up with:

1) learn about or be aware of ( the news, etc.)

2) move at the same rate as

SS Carrie likes to keep up with the latest fashions.

SS He didn’t bother to keep up with the latest news. His only concern was to study.

SS My salary doesn’t keep up with inflation.

SS 他请了位家庭教师，因为他的功课跟不上班上其他同学。

TT He hired a tutor because he wasn’t able to keep up with the rest of the class.




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in sight:

1) visible

2) likely to come soon

SS No vehicle is in sight.

SS An immediate agreement is nowhere in sight.

SS 哪儿也见不到他。TT He is nowhere in sight.

Peace was in sight at last after four years of war.

Collocation:

lose sight of 看不见；失去联系；忘记；没有考虑到

out of sight 看不到，不被看到




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remark:

1) n. things said or written as a comment

2) v. say, esp. something which one has just noticed; give as an opinion

SS A local newspaper remarked that inflation was not to be checked for the time being.

SS He closed the discussion with the remark that “he who plays with fire gets burnt”.

Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of remarks about the weather.

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remark & comment这两个词都可用作名词，都有“谈论”、“评论”之意。remark 是常用词，指议论、评价，常含有一种随便的意味。例如：

SS His fluency with the Chinese language was remarked upon by all his Chinese colleagues.

SS I should be pleased to have your remark.

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我将很高兴听到你的意见。SS Her absence of hair could hardly escape

remark.

TT 她没有头发，免不了被人议论。

comment 通常强调批判性的评述。例如：




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SS Some scathing comments were heard from visitors.

TT 从来宾那听到了一些尖刻的批评。

SS It became a matter of cynical comment among the neighbors.

TT 这桩事情成了邻居们冷嘲热讽的话题。




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SS She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble.

SS 他非常易动感情，我离开时他哭了。

TT He was very emotional; he cried when I left.

emotional: adj.

1) of the emotions

SS It’s quite difficult to handle emotional problems.

2) subject to or easily affected by emotion

SS It’s said that Italians are more emotional than we are.




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SS Then he started to talk about the finance, which was our cue to get up quietly and leave.

cue: n. anything that serves as a signal about what to do or say

SS The time had come to say good night. At mother’s cue, we all ascended.




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routine: n. fixed and regular way of doing things

SS 请按常规办事。

TT Please do it according to routine.

These two babies have different daily routines.




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SS He can always be relied upon for help.

rely: vi. depend confidently on, put trust in

SS 你放心好了，我会早到的。TT You may rely on my early

arrival.rely, trust & depend 这些词都有“信任”、“相信”的意思。 rely 指完全的信任。例如：

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SS You are the only woman I can rely on.

TT 你是我惟一能指望的女人。SS He can be relied on to keep secret.

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SS We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate.

trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心。例如：

TT 我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作。

depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心。例如：

SS I don't think I could trust myself to speak to him about it. TT 我认为我不能对他谈论这件事。

完全依赖中东国家为我们提供石油是愚蠢的。

It is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies.

It all depends on how you tackle the problem.

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那要看你如何应付这问题而定。

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SS the abuse of power

abuse:

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1. n. 1) wrong or excessive use

SS alcohol abuse

2) cruel treatmentSS The abuse of the helpless prisoner

made him bitter.

SS human rights abuses

2. vt. 1) put to wrong use; use badly

SS He abused his privileges in activities outside his official capacity.

SS 他辜负了我对他的信任。

He has abused my confidence in him.




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I won’t allow you to abuse that dog.

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2) do cruel things to (a person or animal)

SS The arrested men have been physically abused.

SS He was always abusing people when he was drunk.

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abuse, misuse & mistreat这些词都可用作动词，都有“不公正对待”、“伤害”或“滥用”之意。abuse 最普通，指各种故意的或非故意的、言语上的辱骂或行为上的伤害。例如：

他酒醉后总爱骂人。

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SS The serf-owners had the right to beat, abuse or even kill the serfs at will. 农奴主有权任意打骂甚至杀掉农奴。




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misuse 指不适当的使用，即“误用”、“滥用”，并不一定有目的性。例如：

SS He misused the idiom.

SS He misused his knife at the table by lifting food with it. 吃饭时他误用刀子拿取食物。

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SS The dog’s owner mistreated him terribly. 这条狗遭到主人的虐待。

TT 他把这个成语用错了。

mistreat 多用于美国英语，表示苛刻或残暴对待。例如：

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SS The magistrate administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother.

法官对那虐待兄弟的地主施以当众鞭苔。




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restore: vt. bring back to a former condition

SS Winning three games restored their confidence.

used in the patterns: restore sth.; restore sb. to sth.

Doing sports every day restored the old man to good health.




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arrange: vt.

SS A marriage has been arranged between Mr. Brown and Miss White.

1) prepare or plan

SS 观光局为我们到罗马去的旅行筹备一切。

TT The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.

2) put in orderSS I arranged the books on the shelves.




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I arranged the books on the shelves.

Before going away, he arranged his business affairs.

Collocation:

arrange for 安排 , 准备

arrange with sb. about sth. 与某人商定某事




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flee: v. run away (from)

SS They all fled (from) the burning ship.

He killed his enemy and fled the country.




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interview:

SS In an exclusive interview with our reporter, the film star revealed some of his personal affairs.

1. n. 1) meeting at which a journalist asks sb. questions in order to find out their news

SS Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television ones.

2) formal meeting at which sb. applying for a job is asked questions, as a way of judging how suitable they are

SS I have been asked to go for an interview for a project I applied for at Harvard University.

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2. vt. ask questions of (somebody) in an interview

SS As a journalist, he interviewed many government officials.

She has had a couple of job interviews, but no offers.

SS I will be interviewed next week for the chief executive’s job.

Collocation:

give an interview to sb.

接见某人

have an interview with sb. 会见某人

job interviews （对申请工作者的 ) 面试




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appointment: n.

SS You can’t see the president of the university unless you make an appointment.

1. agreement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time (followed by with)

2. choosing of someone for a position or job

SS 我已约定下午三时去看牙医。

TT I have an appointment with my dentist at 3 pm.

SS John took the appointment as director.

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