Unit 2 Section Ⅱ Grammar and usage & Integrated skills（Word教参）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（译林版2020）

Section Ⅱ　Grammar and usage & Integrated skills [对应学生用书P45] 1．preference n．偏爱；偏爱的事物 Now, when speaking to Americans, who have a preference for the direct style, I found that I often failed to get straight to the point. 现在，当我和偏爱直接风格的美国人说话时，我发现我经常不能直接切入主题。 (1)have/show a preference for ... 喜好……，偏爱…… in preference to sb./sth. 优先于某人/某事；而不是 give (a) preference to ... 给……以优惠；优待…… (2)prefer v．更喜欢；宁愿 prefer to do sth. 宁愿做某事 prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事 prefer sth. to sth. 喜欢某物胜过某物 prefer doing sth. 宁愿做某事 (3)宁愿做……而,不愿意做…… (1)Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. 许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。 (2)As we all know, a polar bear has a preference for cold weather. 众所周知，北极熊喜欢寒冷的天气。 [即学即用]　单句语法填空 ①My grandparents prefer living in the country to living in the city. ②I must admit I have a preference(prefer) for classic music. 一句多译 ③她宁愿步行去上班也不愿开车。 →She prefers to walk to work rather than drive a car．(prefer to do ...rather than do ...) →She would rather walk to work than drive a car．(would rather do ...than do ...) →She would walk to work rather than drive a car．(would do ...rather than do ...) 2．embarrassed adj.窘迫的，尴尬的；拮据的 Those who break taboos are likely to feel upset or embarrassed even if they have no intention of hurting others, and the situation will also be awkward for the people around them. 那些打破禁忌的人即使无意伤害别人也很可能会感到难过或尴尬，而且情况也会让周围的人感到尴尬。 (1)feel embarrassed about sth. 对某事感到局促不安 (2)embarrass vt.使窘迫；使尴尬 (3)embarrassing adj.令人为难的；令人尴尬的 It is embarrassing to do sth. 做某事令人难为情。 (4)embarrassment n．困窘；尴尬；难堪 (1)Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence. 她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。 (2)Nowadays, more and more teenagers who are overweight feel embarrassed about their figures. 如今，越来越多的超重青少年对自己的身材感到尴尬。 [即学即用]　单句语法填空 ①He still feels quite embarrassed about what he had done. ②It is embarrassing to repeat what he said. ③We felt embarrassed to stay at the school, because we are neither teachers nor students.It was really an embarrassing situation.(embarrass) ④Failing to express o