新概念英语第四册 Lesson 8 Trading standards 课件

Lesson 8 Trading standards 贸易标准 ① Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables. fit adj. 适合的 be fit for... be fit to do The food is not fit for human consumption. He is not fit to govern this country. suitable I haven’t any suitable clothes for the wedding. The present isn’t suitable for an old man. appropriate Your dress is appropriate for a formal party. felicitous felicitous remarks proper felicitous adj. 贴切的，恰当的，得体的 grace v. 使荣耀；装饰；装点 The queen graced us with her presence. Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world. graceful disgrace n. / v. bring disgrace/shame on... disgraceful adj. Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables. ‘I’m trying to repair the bell,’ answered Bill. ‘I’ve been coming up here night after night for weeks now.’ ‘So long as there’s something to identify, we will give people their money back,’ said a spokeswoman for the Bank. ‘Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.’ Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables. Chickens slaughtered in the United States are of poor quality. Chickens slaughtered in the United States don’t meet European standards. political correctness political correctness negro / nigger -- African-American / native American the elderly / older people -- senior citizens / the aged the disabled / the handicapped -- physically challenged people the mentally challenged the financially challenged the vertically challenged the horizontally challenged the visually impaired disadvantaged / underprivileged areas ② No, say the American: our fowls are fine, we simply clean them in a different way. ③ These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries. these days / today / nowadays in those days more than sth. 不仅仅是…… more t