内容正文:
U2 Culture shock
课文解析
1.We set off fireworks to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
我们放烟花庆祝春节。
【考点】set off ① 使 (炸弹等) 爆炸;引爆
② 出发;动身 = set out
2.We must take off our shoes when we enter people’s homes.
当我们进入别人家时必须脱下鞋子。
【考点】take off ① 脱下;摘下 (衣物)
② (飞机) 起飞
3.He visited the US on an international exchange last year, and now he is giving a speech about his experience. 他去年作为一名国际交换生去了美国,现在他正在就自己的经历作演讲。
【考点】give a speech = give a talk作演讲
4.I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.
我必须承认,起初美国对我而言真的是巨大的文化冲击。
【考点】admit v. 承认 (后跟that 引导的从句、名词、动名词)
admit sth 承认/供认某事
admit doing sth 承认做过某事
admit + that从句 承认/供认……
→ 反义词:deny v. 否认(后跟that 引导的从句、名词、动
名词)
deny sth 否认某事
deny doing sth 否认做过某事
deny + that从句 否认……
5.Many things were strange to me: the language, the food and even the school.
很多东西对我而言很陌生:语言、食物甚至是学校。
【考点】be strange to sb. 对……而言很陌生;对……而言很生疏
6.They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wo