高中英语 Unit3 The secret of success Grammar and usage

physically challenged.
“physically challenged” means
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2. We often use euphemism to talk about the status of someone or something. The sanitary workers cleaned the hospital. “Sanitary worker” refer to _____________________________.
behaved badly or does something against
law, he or she will receive punishment. Can you guess what ‘capital’ means
when it used before punishment?
It means the most severe, and capital
8. downsizing
9. sanity workers
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Read the instructions of Part B to learn another type of euphemismdoublespeak. Doublespeak is a type of euphemism used to modify the meaning of something. It is usually used by governments or big organizations.
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What do you think the writer uses ‘the man in the street’ instead of ‘ordinary people’?
Here ‘the man in the street’ is used to raise the status of the people and thus to make the subtitle more attractive so that people want to read the article.
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A euphemism is usually a polite way to
say something that is embarrassing or
unpleasant.
To make a euphemism, you replace words
that are considered harsh, or offensive
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When we do not want to use a direct word or phrase which might upset or embarrass others, we often prefer to use a polite word or phrase instead, and this is called euphemism.
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Read the eight euphemisms in the box and try to guess the meanings.
What does the word ‘seekers’ mean? It means people who are looking for something.
I am just going to wash my hands. “wash one’s hands” means ______________________.
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The battle is said to have the highest body count of any war. “body count” means ___________________________________.
Which is meaning can be matched with the phrase ‘job seekers’?
Unemployed.
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What does ‘punishment’ mean? When
will ‘punishment’ be used?
It is the act of punishing. if someone has
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Part A. Answers:
1. body count
2. a correctional facility
3. was economical with the truth
4. a confidential source 5. passed away
6. golden years
7. senior citizens
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My father has a lot of free time because he is between jobs at the moment. “between jobs” means ___________.
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3. We often use euphemism to indicate situations that we do not want to mention directly in public.
with other words that vague and less
direct.
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1. We often use euphemism to refer to taboo or very sensitive subjects. His grandfather passed away last week. The funeral will be held this Friday. “pass away” means _______.
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As chairman of the community centre,
he has set up a committee to help
Senior Citizens in the area.
“Senior Citizen” means ____________.
The school is for people who are
punishment means ‘the death penalty’.
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Who is a ‘taxpayer’? Which meaning do you think can be matched with it? A taxpayer is a person who pays taxes to the government of a country. A taxpayer is doublespeak for a citizen. Which meaning do you think can be matched with pre-owned? Why? Pre-owned means ‘second-hand/used’. The prefix ‘pre-’ means ‘before’, so pre-owned means ‘something onace owned by someon18e’.
The murderer would spend the rest of his life in a correctional facility. “correctional facility” means _______.
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Read the instructions in Part A on page 41, and then the nine euphemisms in the box. And fill in the blanks using euphemisms from the box to replace the underlined words or phrases.
Unit 3 The secret of success
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Answer the following questions.
Who does “the man in the street” in the subtitle of the article in part B of the Reading section refer to? It refers to ordinary people.
Part B. Answers: 1.c 2.h 3.a 4.f 5.g 6.e 7.b 8.d
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