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Unit3 Diverse Culture
Words and expressions
中国传统文化中的“福”怎么表达?
fortune
“福”所对应的英文是 good fortune,直译过来就是“好运气”。
神秘的“算命人”
古今中外均不乏“算命的人”,在英语中这样的人被称为 fortune teller。
Fortune 500
世界500强
“世界500强”是中国人对美国《财富》(Fortune) 杂志每年评选的“全球最大五百家公司”排行榜的一种约定俗成的叫法。公司盈利多是跻身世界500强的先决条件,而fortune有“(大量)财产;大笔钱”的含义,这也是用Fortune 500来表达世界500强的原因。
make a fortune
seek one’s fortune
发财
寻找成功致富之路,闯世界
碰运气
fortunate adj.
be fortunate to do sth
幸运的 = lucky
幸而做某事
不幸的 = unlucky
fortunately adv.
unfortunately adv.
幸运地 = luckily
不幸地 = unluckily
fortune ['fɔːtʃuːn] n.机会;运气; 财富
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admit
/əd'mɪt/
vi.&vt.承认,准许进入(或加入)
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如果有勇气承认错误,那么所犯的错误也是可以被原谅的。
——李小龙
admit
某人突然想到的几种表达
It occurs/ocurred to sb that…… It comes/came to sb that……
It strikes/struck sb that…… It hits/hit sb that……
head for/towards/to 朝...前进,前往
head back to 回到...
raise one’s head 抬头
hold one’s head high 昂首挺胸
keep one’s head cool 保持冷静
1.take place: (尤指根据安排或计划)发生;进行
2.happen 作“发生、碰巧”解,一般用于偶然或突发性事件,
搭配:happen to do sth. What happened to sb?
3.come about表示“发生、产生”,多指事情已经发生了,但还不知道为什么,常用于疑问句和否定句。
4.break out意思为“发生、爆发”,常指战争、灾难、疾病、火灾或者争吵等事件的发生,也可以表示突然大声叫喊等
select, choose, elect, pick
1. It took us ages to _________ a new carpet.
2. Can you _______ out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?
3. Simon’s been _________ to go to the conference.
4. He was ________ to a state governorship.
choose
pick
selected
elected
指一般意义上的“选择”
强调仔细分辨“挑选出”或者“苛刻的选择”
强调“精心挑选”,指选出好的或者优良的。
常用于比较正式的“选举”,如选举政府官员
bring about 引起;导致 (~ -brought - brought)
bring up 抚养;提及 bring down 降低;减少
bring in 带进来;引入 bring out 使显现;阐明;出版
bring …back to 把…带回到…
1、For development, we have brought in many talents.
2、It’s hard for her to bring up half of dozen children alone.
3、Every time I bring the thing up, he changes the topic.
4、The video brings many wonderful memories back to us.
引进;引入
抚养
谈及
使想起;带回…
新闻里经常报道某个国家的某个城市发生了炸弹袭击,而某个人或某个组织“声称”对该起恐袭事件负责,其中的“声称;宣称”就用claim表示。
claim
新闻中还常有天灾人祸的报道,往往会提及“……夺去了多少人的生命”,这时往往用“灾难或冲突等 + claim + life / lives”表达。
当认为自己有合法权利提出某项要求时可以用claim。比如,当网购的物品有损坏而要求退款(claim the money back for damages);汽车因刮蹭向投保的保险公司索赔(claim on the insurance);认领丢失的财物(claim lost property)等等。
1. Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fighting against cancer.
2. You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on holiday.
3. Earthquakes have claimed more than 1.6 million lives in the last years.
4.So far nobody has claimed the money discovered in the library.
宣称
索赔
夺去生命
认领
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apart from 除……之外(还);此外
apart from,besides,in addition to 除……外(包括)
apart from,except for,except ,but 除……外(除了)
Besides this dress, I bought a hat and a pair of shoes.
In addition to this dress, I bought a hat and a pair of shoes.
Apart from this dress, I bought a hat and a pair of shoes.
1.I like all sports except football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动(同类之间除了)
except for 不同类;美中不足加以修正,含有惋惜之意
Except for the service, this restaurant is perfect.除服务以外,这家餐厅还不错。
Sally is a nice person apart from (except for)being a bit short-tempered.
莎莉除了有点爱发脾气,人还不错。
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Compare and find
Besides English, they also study math, physics and chemistry.
He answered all the questions except the last one.
Your composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.
Apart from them, I had no one to talk to. (= except)
Apart from other considerations, time is also a factor. (= besides)
It is Good work apart from a few slight faults. (= except for)
电脑键盘上的“Esc键”你经常用吗?其实,Esc键就是英语escape的缩写,这个按键也叫做escape key,起到退出或取消的功能。想一想Esc键和“逃走”有什么联系?
①If we can settle the arguments between us, we can solve the problem easily.
②A butterfly settled on a red flower.
③It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.
④With so much noise outside, I couldn’t settle down to my work.
解决
降落;落在
安静下来
settle down to (doing) sth 开始专心于;着手认真做
settle: v. 定居;结束(争论);解决(纠纷)
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1.this style of dress _______ you well.
2.The dress _______ me well.
3.The colour of the shirt does not ________ that of the tie.
suits
fits
match
辨析:suit / fit / match
suit
fit
match
多指衣服的颜色,款式的适合,还可以指事物合乎需要,口味等
多指衣服的形状,尺寸的合适
多指两个物体大小,颜色,形状,性质等方面很搭配,很协调
① Hearing the disappointing news, he was too sad to contain _________.
② I'm on a diet. I have to avoid food ____________ (contain) fat and sugar.
③ The box __________ a number of letters, ___________ those from her admirers.(contain/include)
himself
containing
contains
including
contain与include的区别
① contain表示“整体内有”,指在某一范围或容器内能容纳某物,不用于进行时。
② include表示被包含者只是整体中的一部分。
即学即练
一词多义
1.fortune② 2.admit④ 3.mission③ 4.bar② 5.claim③ 6.escape ③
7.collection④ 8.mild③ 9.settle④/settlement 10.material ②/①
11.suit② 12.item ③ 13.contain②
固定搭配
1.fortune②/① 2.admit ②/① 3.某人想起④/发生④ 4.去市中心
5. 前往/回到.../抬头/昂首挺胸/保持冷静
6.历史名胜 7.seek④ 8.earn ② 9.select ②
10.bring up /about /back to /in /out
11.claim 12.除此之外⑥ 13.escape④ 14.在建设中 15.克制怒火
16.定居/ 舒服地躺下/解决争论/ 开始做某事/适应/决定
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