Unit 2 Grammar and usage 知识点学案-2021-2022学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册
Unit 2 Grammar and usage 知识点
1.a personal account by a Chinese student 一个中国学生的个人描述
2.give an account of.. 描述
my bank account 我的银行账户
account for your absence 解释，说明 account for 30% （在数量、比例上）占
3.Apart from the differences in language such as pronunciation and vocabulary,
there is a significant gap（差距，差别） in terms of （就..而言）communication styles.
除了在发音和词汇量等语言上的差异外，在沟通风格方面有一个显著的差别
generation gap n. 代沟
term:学期，任期，专业术语
the indirect manner of speaking间接的/含蓄的说话方式
4.So polite, in fact, that they will sometimes say the complete opposite of what they really mean.事实上，他们很有礼貌，有时会说与他们真正的意思完全相反的话。
5.No sooner had I begun to understand how British people communicate than it was time to head back home. 我刚开始了解英国人是如何交流的，就该回家了。
回顾：一.....就....的表达有哪些？ 名词型：
副词型：
句式型;
- .. leave an impression on me. ...给我留下印象
2022北京冬奥会给我留下了深刻的印象
I was deeply impressed by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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7. when （speak） to Americans, who have a preference for the direct style, I found that I often failed to get straight to the point. 直奔主题
have a preference for偏爱…，特别喜爱… preference偏爱；优先权
to the point切题 off the point跑题
There were times when questions like “Would you mind passing me the jam, please?”
8. be met with the reply 遇到这样的回答
9.taboon. 禁忌；忌讳；戒律；禁忌的事物（或行为）
10.break/violate a taboo触犯禁忌
11.make up part of a country’s cultural identity 构成了一个国家的文化认同的一部分
make up组成，编造，化妆，和解
How many countries make up the Common Market.
She spent too much time making herself up...
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
12.punctuality [ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈælɪtɪ] n.守时 punctual [ˈpʌŋktʃʊəl] adj. 守时的
He likes his guests to be punctual.
13.unwritten rules 不成文规则
14.find it odd that she has to do exercise at the start of her working day.我觉得这很奇怪，她必须在工作日开始时进行锻炼 odd adj. 古怪的
taboos often vary from society to society. 因社会而异vary from A to A