新概念 3 Lesson11

Exempt

adjective, verb
adjective [not before noun] ~ (from sth) if


sb/sth is exempt from sth, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etc Eg:The interest on the money is exempt from tax. Some students are exempt from certain exams.



I won't tolerate such behaviour /your behaving in this way. tolerate heat, noise, pain…
The body cannot tolerate such large amounts of radiation. tolerant I'm a _______ man but your behaviour is more than I can bear. tolerable The heat was _________ at night but suffocating during the day.
Make sure you know the meaning of the following words according to the context:
• tolerant, declare, hardened, smuggler, confidently, unlock, pack, dreadful, light up, pounce, sarcastically, exempt, import, duty, • gel, unscrew, nostril.
harden



Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides. For her own good, you must harden your heart . He became hardened to the suffering around him.
Lesson 11 Not guilty
Listen to the tape and answer the questions:
• 1. What did the Customs officer ask the writer to do when he was going through the Green Channel? • 2. What did he find and what in fact was that ?
exports without paying lawful customs charges or duties. seize sth swiftly and eagerly
Can you find out some other useful phrases or patterns? on (the) one hand… on (the) other hand look sb in the eye / look into sb’s eyes go through As I expected, he did not believe me. Would you mind… He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which Convinced him that I was telling the truth.


go through
They went through our luggage at the customs. Given what she has gone through , we forgive her for her rudeness.


declare



They declared (to us all) what had been decided. You must declare all you have earned in the last year. Have you anything to declare?



Be A Winner



A winner is always part of the answer. A loser is always part of the problem. A winner always has a plan. A loser always has an excuse. A winner says: “ Let me do it for you.” A loser says: “ That’s not my job.” A winner sees an answer for any problem. A loser sees a problem for any answer. A winner says: “ It may be difficult but it’s possible.” A loser says: “ It may be possible but it’s too difficult.”
Reading:
• 1.What was the Customs Officer looking for? • 2. If You have nothing to declare, which channel should you go through ? • 3. Why did the officer pounced on it delightfully when he spotted a tiny bottle ? • 4.Why did the writer think the chalk marks “precious” ?
guilty



~ (about sth) feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong or have not done sth that you should have done: I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often. John had a guilty look on his face. ~ (of sth) having done sth illegal; The court found him guilty of murder. A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty.
Colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size） -- A ship Titanic was colossal. -- A colossal monument / A colossal statue big -- You give me a big surprise. -- He is a big person.（重要） -- The box is big.（large and heavy） large（体积大 、数量大） -- an empty large box（体积大） / a large number of people（数量大） great （伟大） vast （辽阔、广阔） -- vast desert immense（adj.极广大的, 无边的） -- immense = immeasurable 不可测量的
11.D incomprehensible（= unable to be understood）adj.不能理解 的 technical（adj.专业性的, 技术的, 技术上 的） The article is full of incomprehensible tech nical expressions. Incredible（= unbelievable）adj.难以置信 的, 不可思议的 -- What you said is incredible. Incredulous （adj.怀疑的, 不轻信的） -- He is an incredulous person. Skeptical（unwilling to believe）adj. 好怀疑的, 怀疑的
enormous（重点突出数量、程度、体积）---强调程度 时比big语气, 且更正式。 -- We had an enormous lunch. -- He made a big success. / He made an enormous success. Giant（n.巨人, 大力士 adj.庞大的, 巨大的）= gigantic （adj.巨人般的, 巨大的） -- a giant person tremendous （= big、fast、powerful） -- The plane is travelling at tremendous speed. Titanic（用于修饰人和物、体积大、力量大） -- The ship is titanic. Huge -- 强调体积大a huge stone / 数量巨大 a huge sum of money
tell the tax authorities about (one's income), or customs officers about (dutiable goods brought into a country) Her declared ambition is to become a lawyer.
Match the words in column A with words in column B A B 1. convince veteran/experienced 2. hardened to become bright and animate 3. tolerant be free from sth. 4. light up bossy and interfering 5. be exempt from forbearing/ broad-minded 6. officious to make sb. feel certain be in a dirty or untidy state 7. smuggler A person who imports or 8. be in a mess 9. pounce on
Multiple choice questions 多项选择 1.C potential（adj.潜在的, 可能的） 2.C what提问 名词回答 idea（n.想法, 念头） 3.A smuggle（n.走私, 偷带 v.走私） 4.D 5.C look him in the eyes/face = look directly at him 6.B would you kindly do sth please? （一种有礼貌的请 求） 7.A should = ought to 8.A Having finished his homework, he went to bed. 9.C easy-going（adj.好相处的, 随和的） tolerable（adj.可容忍的 能忍耐的）placid（adj.平静的） negligent（adj.疏忽的, 粗心大意的） 10 A feel ashamed of… 为…感到羞愧 unashamed（adj. 不害羞的, 不知耻的） guiltless（adj.无罪的, 无辜的）
Leabharlann Baidu
Even really honest people are made to feel guilty