大学英语2-复习参考资料_keypointsunit4.doc

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•Maia, formerly a television producer, now spends her time as a write匚previously; in earlier times eg. This elegant hotel was formerly a castle.

This local school was formerly a hospital.

•She explores digital reality and it's consequences. AIon£ the wav, she compares the digital world to the "real" world.

during an experience or process, during one's life

eg. We all have been studying very hard in our previous schooling days・ Along the way，there have been both tears and joys・

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

Something you didn'/ expect; a surprise; an emotional upset

eg. It was a big shock when Connie said she was quitting her job・

• A secretary^ clipped tone (quick and clear but not very friendly) seems more rejecting than Fd imagined it would be.

Refusing to give someone any love or attention

eg. Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don^t see their parents regularly.

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•I submit articles and edit them via email・

offer, present something

eg. All the applications must be submitted by Monday.

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•We start to feel an aversion to outside fonns of socializing.

Aversion: hatred; a strong dislike of something or someone

Have an aversion to

eg. I have an aversion to homework / housework・

Most people have a natural aversion to anything associated with death or dying・

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•What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not woirying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. 口律；口我约束Self-control, self-discipline

eg. I don't know if I have enough self-discipline to work full-time and go to night school. •Once you start replacinR real human con tact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.

eg. They replaced the permanent staff with part-timers.

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•I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious・ O F, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt・

Face; be faced with something;

Be confronted with a problem or difficulty

eg. I'm confronted with many difficulties-

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•At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background・

sometimes

eg. Life is hard at times.

•The voices of the programs are comforting, but then Fm jarred by the commercials・to make someone feel annoyed or shocked

jar on

eg. The screaming was starting to jar on my nerves.

Their laughter jarred and confused me.

•I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather.

to continue to read and learn about a particular subject, so that you always know about the most recent facts, products e/c・

eg. keep up with the latest technical developments / fashion / what is going on / life

•They are of no possible use to me.

The are useless to me.

It is very important. = It is of great importance・

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•I find myself attacking everyone in sight.

inside the area that you can see

eg. I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight.

I went home and ate everything in sight.

Since my dormitory was in sight, I told him he could go.

Peace is now in sight.

Out of sight

eg. He waved until she was out of sight.

Out of sight, out of mind.

•Fm bad-tempered、and easily angered.

ill-tempered; quick-tempered; irritable even-tempered (calm and does not easily become angry) good-tempered (pleasant, kind, and not easily made angry) hot-tempered (having a tendency to become angiy easily) short-tempered (tending to become angry very quickly)(气来彳导彳艮‘快) She gets short-tempered when she's tired・ sweet-tempered (having a character that is kind and gentle)

•I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they've forgotten that there are people actually reading their woundinu remarks.

Insensitive: unfeeling, uncaring, inconsiderate

eg. She is totally insensitive to Jack's feelings.

Wounding remarks: hurting words, upsetting comments

eg. He made some very wounding remarks.

•I don't realize that Fm projectin丄until after Fve been embaiTassed by someone who politely points out that Fve attacked her for agreeing with me.

to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as you

eg. You5re projecting again: I'm not angry with you, it's you who are angry with me!

你乂疑心生暗鬼了，我没生你的气，是你在生我的气。

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• When Fm in thi s state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue・