自考英语2课件Unit3 TextA

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Virtue
• Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness. • Humility is considered a virtue • “忍耐是美德”是句古老的谚语。
– “Patience is a virtue" is an old saying.
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Topic-related Discussion
Let’s Talk
1. Do you believe that loyal friends are available on the internet? 2. What personal qualities matter most in your choice of friends ? And why ?
– To betray a friend is a base action.
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Indeed
• used to emphasize a statement or answer:
– The blood tests prove that Vince is indeed the father. – Most of the essays were very good indeed
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Mutual
• mutual friend/interest • a friend or interest that two people both have:
– We discovered a mutual interest in drama.
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Face book
• Social networking service • Personal profile
• What's the latest gossip? • She had no time for idle gossip. • You miss a lot of office gossip when you have a day off work.
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More than likely
• It is more than likely the votes will have to be counted again.
– I love him and whatever happens I'll stick by him. – Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.
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through thick and thin
• in spite of any difficulties or problems:
– I had never seen such a multitude of stars before. – This country faces a multitude of unsettling problems.
• 毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
– Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
– If we lose, perish the thought, Watford will take first place.
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Engage in
• to be doing or to become involved in an activity • engage in/on/upon
– Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.
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Acronym
• CAD: Acronym for Computer-Aided Design. • WTO • UN
• --abbreviation • --short form
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Perish the thought
• perish the thought! • spoken old-fashioned used to say that you hope what someone has suggested will never happen:
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Challenge
• I'm really at my best when I'm challenged. • The job doesn't really challenge him. • challenge somebody to do something
– Every teacher ought to be challenging kids to think about current issues.
• engage in doing something
– Despite her illness, she remains actively engaged in shaping policy.
22GoBiblioteka sip• gossip about
– Here's an interesting piece of gossip about Mrs Smith.
– A moment's reflection will show you are wrong.
• reflect
– reflect on – He had time to reflect on his successes and failures.
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Loyalty
• Elizabeth understood her husband's loyalty to his sister. • My judgment was frequently faulty, but my loyalty to the nation could not be questioned. • 她有许多的美德，如忠诚、勇敢和诚实。
Recognize
• One must recognize that homesickness is natural. • recognize what/how/who etc
– It is important to recognize how little we know about this disease.
– The audience consisted mainly of teenagers.
• 全书由19章组成
– The book consists of nineteen chapters.
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stick by
• to remain loyal to a friend when they have done something wrong or have problems:
• --trendy
– Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.
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Befriend
• They befriended me when I first arrived in London as a student. • His parents befriended some American soldiers who served in Wales during World War II. • 如果你不在乎我，为什么和我做朋友？
Unit 3
Friendship and Loyalty
Text A
Reflections: Friendship and Loyalty
Expressions about friends
• What expressions about friends do you know in Chinese? • 生死之交,忘年之交 ,知音,同窗
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Akin
• akin to something • very similar to something:
– Something akin to panic overwhelmed him. – It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.
– friends who will cherish their friendship and be loyal to each other until the day of their death – friends with a wide gap in age – bosom friend – friends in the same class
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Reflection
• At first I disagreed, but on reflection (=after thinking carefully about it), I realized she was right. • require reflection 需要考虑 • A moment's reflection will show the stupidity of this argument. • 只要略加考虑就可看出你错了
• 我承认自己的缺点。
– I recognize my own shortcomings.
• --recognition
– There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak.
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consist of
– All club members are requested to attend the annual meeting.