幻灯片283.L a n g u a g e P o i n t s●1.d e c e p t i v e:l i k e l y t o d e c e i v e;m i s l e a d i n g●e.g.A p p e a r a n c e s a r e d e c e p t i v e.●T h e n e w s p a p e r s p r o m i s e d n o t t o r u n d e c e p t i v e a d s i n t h e f u t u r e.●T h e c o m p a n y w a s c h a r g e d w i t h d e c e p t i v e a d v e r t i s i n g f o r a n u m b e r o f p r o d u c t s.●T h e p l a y i s a l s o a n o b s e r v a t i o n a b o u t t h e d e c e p t i v e n a t u r e o f a p p e a r a n c e s.d e c e p t i v e l y a d v.d e c e p t i v e n e s s n.幻灯片29●2.f o r s b.’s(o w n)p a r t/t h e p a r t o f:a s f a r a s s b.i s c o n c e r n e d●e.g.F o r m y p a r t I p r e f e r l i v i n g i n t h e c o u n t r y.●S o m e y o u n g s t u d e n t s,f o r t h e i r p a r t,●c a n s t a y u p l a t e p l a y i n g c o m p u t e r g a m e s.●3.d e f i n i t e:c l e a r;t h a t c a n’t b e d o u b t e d●e.g.I w a s w a n d e r i n g r o u n d t h e s h o p w i t h n o●v e r y d e f i n i t e a i m.●D o c t o r s h a v e f o u n d a d e f i n i t e l i n k b e t w e e n●s m o k i n g a n d l u n g c a n c e r.幻灯片304.(all) of a piece: the same in all parts; the same as sth. elsee.g. The style of the book is all of piece, in bothillustrations and text.The essays he completed in the latter part of his life are of a piece with his earlier work.The testimony was all of a piece with theprofessor’s version of events.all of a piece = all of one pieceOther usages of piecemaster piece杰作; 杰出的事tear to pieces撕碎; 彻底摧毁; 痛斥幻灯片31● 5. wrinkle: tighten the skin of the face into lines or foldse.g. The woman was forty, but looked fifty. Her cheeks were sunken and her skin waswrinkled and yellow.●The skin on her cheeks and around her eyes was beginning to wrinkle.●My dress wrinkles easily.●Other usages: wrinkled her nose in disdain.皱鼻子以示不屑幻灯片32● 6. in accordance with: in agreement or harmony with● e.g. Students will be criticized or punished if their behavior is not in accordance with schoolregulations.●Some young people are self-centered, which is not in accordance with Chinese traditionalvalues.●act in accordance with the rules 根据条例行事幻灯片33●7.elderly: (adj. & n. )(of) people rather old;（senior citizen）●past middle age● e.g. adj. to be getting elderly 年纪渐老●He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.●Traveling at 97 km/h (60mph), an elderly driver may miss the information he or she needsor may act on the wrong information.●Most of the residents in the old district are the elderly as their offspring have moved tonew residential areas.幻灯片34●8.evidently: obviously; it appears that● e.g. Evidently our living conditions are much better than before.●He was evidently upset when he learned that he failed in the final examination.●The stranger approached the microphone, evidently intending to speak.幻灯片35●d: (of people or their manner) gentle and kind; not severe or harsh● e.g. Peter is a mild man, never getting angry easily.●She has inherited my husband’s milder nature, I’m glad to say.●The weather is mild today；it is neither hot nor cold.●He has too mild a nature to get angry, even if he has good cause.● a mild cheese 味不足的奶酪.幻灯片36●10.spicy: exciting, esp. because of being slightly indecent; containing or tasting like spice ● e.g. You can often read spicy stories about film stars in the local newspapers.●People from Sichuan province like to eat spicy food.●spicy criticism辛辣的批评● a spicy magazine淫秽下流的杂志幻灯片37●11.something of: to some degree● e.g. It’s something of a disadvantage nowadays if you can’t use a computer.●They haven’t got a loan from the bank, which is something of disappointment.●12.instinct: a tendency that one is born with to behave in a certain way withoutreasoning or training● e.g. It is the mother’s instinct to protect her children.幻灯片38●He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct.●I knew by instinct that he had come to deliver bad news.●Birds learn to fly by instinct.●Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.●Other usages: act on instinct凭直觉行动by instinct出于本能have an instinct for生来就有...的本能, 生性爱好, instinct with充满着...; 受...的鼓舞幻灯片39●13.c l a p:s t r i k e(t h e i n n e r s u r f a c e o f o n e’s h a n d s)t o g e t h e r●e.g.T h e n o i s e o f c o n v e r s a t i o n r o s e,a n d t h e t e a c h e r c l a p p e d h e r h a n d s f o r s i l e n c e.●T h e a u d i e n c e c l a p p e d e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y a s t h e s i n g e r s t e p p e d o n t o t h e s t a g e.●T h e n u r s e r y t e a c h e r c l a p p e d h e r h a n d s t o a t t r a c t t h e c h i l d r e n's a t t e n t i o n.●W h e n t h e s i n g e r f i n i s h e d,w e c l a p p e d●H e c l a p p e d h i s s o n o n t h e b a c k.●c.f.a p p l a u d●o t h e r u s a g e s:c l a p e y e s o n看见I t's m a n y y e a r s s i n c e I c l a p p e d e y e s o n h i m.幻灯片40●14.o d d l y e n o u g h:u s e d t o s a y t h a t s t h.s e e m s s t r a n g e o r s u r p r i s i n g●e.g.o d d l y e n o u g h=s t r a n g e l y e n o u g h●C h i l d r e n’s b o o k s,o d d l y e n o u g h,c o n t i n u e d t o h a v e a b i g p l a c e i n r e t a i l s a l e s.O d d l y e n o u g h,s o m e o f t h e s t u d e n t s d o n’t k n o w h o w t o l o g o n t h e i n t e r n e t.幻灯片4115.s i p:d r i n k(s t h.),t a k i n g a v e r y s m a l l a m o u n t e a c h t i m e(u s e d i n t h e p a t t e r n s:s i p s t h.a t/f r o m (s t h.))e.g.J e s s i c a s i p p e d h e r c o f f e e,l i s t e n i n g t o t h e m u s i c.H e s i p p e d a t t h e g l a s s a n d t h e n p u t i t d o w n.H e l i f t e d t h e w a t e r b o t t l e t o h i s l i p s a n d s i p p e d.幻灯片4216.in a way: to a certain extent but not entirelye.g. I agree with you in a way, but there are still some areas on which I can’t see eye to eye with you.It’s easier for men to get work in a way.c.f. in a big way大规模地; 豪华地; 隆重地in a great way大规模地; 豪华地; 隆重地in a family way不拘礼节地, 家常随便地; 怀孕in a general way一般说来, 大体上in a good way昌盛地, 富裕地in a hundred and one ways千方百计地幻灯片4317.with (a) bad/good grace: unwillingly and rudely/willingly and happilye.g. After I talked to him for an hour, he admitted his mistake with bad grace.My mentor accepted my invitation to dinner with good grace.c.f. get into sb. good graces博得某人的欢心good graces好意, 友意; 宠爱have the grace to (do) 有... 的雅量, 有勇气...in sb.'s good /bad graces受某人照顾[白眼]make one's graces行礼with an ill grace勉强地, 不情愿地with a good grace高兴地, 欣然地with an easy grace态度自若幻灯片44●18.stroke: pass the hand gently over (a surface),usu. several timese.g. At the sight of her husband getting off the train, the woman walked forward andembraced him and stroked his white hair.I reached out and stroked the baby’s cheek tenderly.Other usages:at the stroke of midnight.午夜钟声a stroke of lightning. 一个闪电幻灯片45●19.shave: cut(hair) off one’s face, etc. with a razor; cut or scrape thin slices from thesurface ofe.g. In the Qing dynasty men shaved the front of the head and wore the hair ant theback tied in a queue or pigtail.He washed and shaved, then hurried out of the house.Other usages: shave a meadow. The bus just shaved me by an inch.幻灯片47●20.transparent: allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen clearly ● e.g. The cup is made of transparent colored plastic.●Transparent plastic is often used for packaging foods, enabling the consumer to see theproduct inside.幻灯片4821.go broke: have no money; go bankrupte.g. Many multinational companies went broke duringthe financial crisis, not to speak of small businesses.He invested all his money in stocks; unfortunatelyhe made one wrong choice after another andfinally went broke.c.f. go for broke 全力以赴; 孤注一掷go broke 破产clean broke身无分文, 一文不名dead broke身无分文, 一文不名stone broke身无分文, 一文不名stony broke身无分文, 一文不名[USA] flat broke flat-broke 身无分文, 一文不名幻灯片49●22.h i t h e r t o:(f m l)u n t i l n o w;u n t i l a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e●e.g.T h e H o p e P r o j e c t s e n t m o n e y t o s t u d e n t’s h i t h e r t o u n a b l e t o a f f o r d t h e i r t u i t i o nf e e s.●H e h a s h i t h e r t o a c h i e v e d g r e a t s u c c e s s i n h i s c a r e e r.幻灯片50●23.s t i c k t o:r e f u s e t o a b a n d o n o r c h a n g e(s t h.)●e.g.M i k e,y o u j u s t t e l l t h e c o p s w h a t y o u s a w;s t i c k t o y o u r s t o r y.●T h e o l d m a n s t u c k t o j o g g i n g e v e r y m o r n i n g a l t h o u g h h e w a s e i g h t y y e a r s o l d.幻灯片51●24.t r i m:v.d e f e a t e d;m a k e(s t h.)n e a t o r s m o o t h b y c u t t i n g a w a y i r r e g u l a r p a r t s●e.g.T h e y w e r e t r i m m e d b y3g o a l s t o2.●M y f r i e n d t r i m m e d m y h a i r l a s t w e e k.●n.i n g o o d t r i m.状况很好G r a s s s h e a r s a r e s p e c i a l l y m a d e t o t r i m g r a s s g r o w i n g i n a w k w a r d p l a c e s.幻灯片52●25.d o w n a n d o u t:h a v i n g n o m o n e y,h o m e,e t c.●e.g.W h e n h e w a s d o w n a n d o u t,n o n e o f h i s f r i e n d s g a v e h i m a h e l p i n g h a n d.●S h o r t l y a f t e r h i s c o m p a n y w a s d e c l a r e d b a n k r u p t,t h e m a n a g e r b e c a m e d o w n a n do u t.幻灯片53●mit: do (sth. illegal or wrong)● e.g. It is illegal to commit （violations of the copyright）.●The man was suspected of committing murder.●Other usage：To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue:● e.g. I never commit myself on such issues.●To bind or obligate, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders.幻灯片54●27.be/go (all) to pieces: (of a person) have a breakdown; lose control of oneself● e.g. I was attracted by the story of a housewife who went to pieces as one disasterfollowed another.●She nearly went to pieces when she heard that her husband was among those buried inthe ruins of the World Trade Center.幻灯片55●28.insane: (informal) very foolish● e.g. an insane laugh;疯笑；●insane babbling. 疯言乱语●an insane asylum.疯人院●insane jealousy.疯狂的妒●You would be insane to refuse the●invitation to attend the conference.Your plan to walk through the desert on your own isquite insane.幻灯片56●29.drive at: be trying to say● e.g. I have no idea what you’re●driving at.●The teacher didn’t mention the●word “cheating” but knew what he●was driving at.●精辟地阐明他的观点幻灯片57●30.current: continuous flow of water or air in a particular direction● e.g. Swimming against the current is energy-consuming.●Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of tropical Pacific travel from east to west.●I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.幻灯片58Other usage:current events; current leaders.时事；现任领导人current negotiations.正在进行的谈判current bills and coins.流通的支票和货币current fashions.流行时尚幻灯片59●31.be taken aback: be shocked or surprised● e.g. She was taken aback when a man answered the phone.●I was taken aback when I found my computer was gone.●32. in bad /good condition: in bad/good health● e.g. He is in good condition again after a long holiday.●In spite of the surgery he is still in bad condition.幻灯片60●33. turn up: arrive; make one’s appearance● e.g. He didn’t turn up until the end of the examination.●Some students always turn up late for class.●34.funk: (informal) avoid because of fear● e.g. They were given a chance of taking part in the speech contest, but funked it at the lastmomont.●He promised to climb the mountain with us, but he funked it at the last moment.●funk a difficulty 逃避困难幻灯片61●35.constitution: condition of a person’s body with regarded to health, strength, etc.● e.g. A boxer must have a strong constitution.●Having been ill for several years, he has a particularly fragile constitution.●Other usage: 宪法; 法规● e.g. According to the American Constitution, Presidential elections are held every fouryears.幻灯片62This is an unwritten constitutionc.f. by constitution天性，体质上have a good/poor constitution体质好［差］agree with/suit sb, 's constitution适合某人体质［性格］undermine sb.'s constitution(因...)伤害某人身体幻灯片63●36. trifle: a thing, a matter or an activity that has little value or trifles. 琐事● e.g. My daughter always wastes her money on trifles.●The couple often quarreled about some petty trifle connected with the housework.● a trifle: slightly, very little, somewhat● e.g. George was a trifle awkward with girls but fond of dancing.●She was a trifle breathless after the run.幻灯片64●37.candid: not hiding one’s thoughts; frank and honest (followed by about, with)● e.g. Let me be absolutely candid with you: your work is not good enough.●Nancy is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.●Other usage:a candid snapshot. 一张偷拍的快照幻灯片65●38.rub: move one’s hand, an object, etc. backwards and forwards repeatedly on asurface while pressing● e.g. Coat the shoes with polish, then rub hard with a soft cloth to give a shine.●He looked tired and sat rubbing his eyes.●Other usage: To irritate; annoy:● e.g. His laziness was beginning to rub me.幻灯片66rub elbows or rub shoulders: To mix or socialize closely:e.g. diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state.rub (one's) hands: To experience or display pleased anticipation, self-satisfaction, or glee. rub (someone's) nose in (Slang) To bring repeatedly and forcefully to another's attention. rub (someone) the wrong way: To annoy; irritate:rub up on: To refresh one's knowledge of: I have to rub up on my French.幻灯片67●39.vacancy:unfilled position or post● e.g. The company has a vacancy in the accounts department.●He didn’t want to fill the short-term vacancy in the office.●The college has no vacancies for professors.。
