内容正文:
Unit 4 Customs and Traditions
【重点单词】
1. responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n. a duty to help or take care of sb because of your job, position, etc.职责;义务
No one admitted responsibility for the attacks.
没有人对这些袭击负责。
【固定搭配】
have a responsibility to do sth. 有责任去做某事.
【近义词辨析】
duty, responsibility
这组词都有“责任”的意思,其区别是:
duty 意义较广,多指发自内心的道德伦理上的责任感。
responsibility 着重指从道义或法律上对事件之后果负责。
如:I took full responsibility for breaking the vase.(我承担打破花瓶的全部责任。)
2. occasion n. a special event, ceremony or celebration 特别的事情(或仪式、庆典)
Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge.
在正式场合带上她对我而言是一种挑战。
【短语及搭配】
1)An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. 机会
It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate.
那是个全家庆祝的机会。
2) If you have occasion to do something, you have the opportunity to do it or have a need to do it. 有机会; 有必要
Over the next few years many people had occasion to reflect on the truth of his warnings.
在随后的几年里许多人有机会反思他那些警告的真相。
3) If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation. 应付自如
Colorado rose to the occasion with four players scoring 16 points or more.
科罗拉多队从容应对,4个队员赢得16分或更多得分。
a particular time when sth happens 某次;……的时候
【词组短语】
on the occasion 在那时;值此…之际
special occasion 特别的时刻;特别的场合
on the occasion of 值此…之际
on occasion 有时;偶尔
on this occasion 这一次
【近义词辨析】
event 重大事件
occasion 场合,时刻,机关
indicate 小事件
case 事实,情况,实例
【拓展】
occasional /əˈkeɪʒənəl/ adj. 偶尔的
I've had occasional mild headaches all my life.
我此生一直有偶尔的轻微头疼。
3. civic /ˈsɪvɪk/ adj. connected with the people who live in a town or city 市民的;城镇居民的
.the businessmen and civic leaders of Manchester.
曼彻斯特的商人们和市政领导。
a sense of civic pride.
市民自豪感。
4. respect /rɪˈspɛkt/ n. polite behaviour towards or care for sb/sth that you think is important尊重;重视
I want him to respect me as a career woman.
我要他把我作为一个职业女性来尊重。
I have tremendous respect for Dean.
我非常敬重迪安。
【固定搭配】
1)You can say with all due respect when you are politely