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Unit 4 Journey across a vast land
Learning About Language Period 1
Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian? Why or why not?
How is a rail journey different from other forms of travel, such as by plane or car?
Discuss the following questions based on what you have learnt last class.
Warming-up
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Language point
【释义】
n. a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service 广告
【例句】
Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car.
在当地报纸登一则广告来出售你的汽车。
A satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
满意的顾客是最好的广告。
【近义词】publicity n. 宣传,广告
【同根词】advertise v. 做广告,宣传;advertising n. 广告业
【常用搭配】
[TV advertisement]
Today’s TV advertisement has too many false descriptions.
现在的电视广告存在太多虚假的描述。
advertisement
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
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【释义】
v. to expect that something will happen and be ready for it 预料 to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it 预见 to think with pleasure and excitement about sth that is going to happen 期望
【例句】
We don’t anticipate any major problems.
我们预料不会发生什么大问题。
Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
尽量设想面试主持者会提出什么问题。
We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.
我们迫切地期盼着毕业离校的那一天。
【同根词】
anticipation n. 预期;预见
【同义词辨析】anticipate; await
anticipate尤指对未来发生的事情(多为好事)抱有期望;
await 指一直在等待,多强调有耐心。
anticipate
/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
标题字号固定为黑体 34 加粗 白色,副标题字号固定为黑体 28 黑色,正文字号为黑体 24 黑色。版式仅供参考
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【释义】
adj. extremely impressive, serious, or difficult so that you feel great respect, worry, or fear; very good 令人赞叹的;令人畏惧的,可怕的;很好的
【例句】
They had an awesome task ahead. 他们就要有十分艰巨的任务。
Their last concert was really awesome. 他们上一场音乐会真棒。
【派生词】
awesomely adv. 惊叹地;敬畏地
awesomeness n. 敬畏
【同根词】awe n. 敬畏,惊叹 v. 使敬畏,使赞叹
【近义词】terrible, horrible
awesome
/ˈɔːsəm/
标题字号固定为黑体 34 加粗 白色,副标题字号固定为黑体 28 黑色,正文字号为黑体 24 黑色。版式仅供参考
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【释义】
adj. travelling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place