新概念英语第二册Lesson 84 课件

Lesson 84 On strike What are the main reasons for workers to go on strike? Strikes can occur because of the following reasons: Salary and incentive problems. Dissatisfaction with company policy. Wrongful discharge or dismissal of workmen. Hours of work and rest intervals. Leaves with wages and holidays. …… Vocabulary strike n. 罢工 词组:go/be on strike 举行罢工 为了提高工资,工人们决定明天举行罢工。 In order to raise salary, workers decide to go on strike tomorrow. strike v. 打 (struck - struck/stricken) Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。 钟会在5分钟内敲12点。 The clock will strike 12 in 5 minutes. agreement n. 协议 词组: agreement on/about… 关于……的协议 come to / reach an agreement 达成协议 翻译:双方终于达成了协议。 Finally, two parties have reached an agreement. 改成被动句: Finally, an agreement has been reached by two parties. relieve v. 减轻 这些药片缓解了我的牙痛。 These pills have relieved my toothache. relief[r li f] n. 宽慰,轻松;减轻,缓解;救济品 News of their safety came as a great relief. 他们平安的消息给大家带来了巨大的安慰。 extent n. 程度 词组:to a certain extent / to some extent 在某种程度上 某种程度上说,我们都喜欢记住好事情忘记不好的事情。 To a certain extent, we all tend to remember those good while forgetting those bad. volunteer ①n. 志愿者 ②v. 自愿做;自告奋勇 volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事,主动提出做某事 玛丽主动要求打扫厨房。 Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen. gratitude n. 感激 短语: show/express/extend gratitude to/towards 对某人表示感激 她送了他们一件礼物,以表达她的感激之情。 She sent them a present to show/express her gratitude. object v. 不赞成,反对 结构:object to sth./doing sth. 我们强烈反对(做)这么多的作业。 We object to (doing) so much homework strongly. 根据括号中的汉语提示写出相应的英语单词, 并注意运用其正确形式。 1. This medicine will _ (减轻) your headache. 2. They _ (自动提出) to repair the house for the old lady. 3. The three countries reached an _ (协议) to stop the war. 4. The shower me her _ (感激) by inviting me to dinner. 5. These old people are not used to the _ (压力) of modern life. 6. Some people _ (反对) that the new tax law was unfair. 7. I agree with you to a certain _ (程度). 8. The bus drivers’ _ (罢工) stopped all traffic. Listening Who will be driving the buses next week? A number