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Who are the two men in the picture? What do you know about them?
Question 1
According to the dictionary, “hero” means “someone who is admired by many for his noble qualities.” What do you think are the “noble qualities” of a real hero?
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Question 2
Sentence 1
Louis Cha, better known as Jin Yong, passed away①on Oct. 30, and Stan Lee left this world①on Nov. 12.
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SENTENCES
当我们在谈论令人不快或尴尬的事情时,通常会使用委婉语 (euphemism。本句中,pass away和leave this world都是“死亡” 的委婉语。除此以外,我们还常用senior citizens表示“上了年纪的人”,用the physically challenged表示“肢体残疾的人”。
Sentence 2
This central philosophy of heroism as①described above by Stan Lee is represented by the likes of②his own Captain America and Louis Cha’s Guo Jing.
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SENTENCES
1 as在这里作连词,与过去分词构成省略形式这一特殊结构时,放在名词后面作定语。
e.g. The bridge as shown in the picture is really wonderful.
the likes of: used to talk about people or things of a particular type (口语中)同一类型的人或事物
e.g. Information is collected through the likes of the FBI and CIA.
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1. Only a few schools have succeeded in solving the problem of __________ on campus.
2. She always stays up late. I’m a bit __________ about her health.
3. Freud was known for his attempts to __________ the meaning of dreams.
4. The movie deals with the __________ of the outdated political system.
5. The king is __________ as a villain (反面人物) in the play.
Complete each sentence using one word from the box in its correct form. Note that there is one word more than you need and you can use each word only once.
injustices
bullying
concerned
represented
interpret
VOCABULARY
ideal concern represent interpret bully justice
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Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 结交到一群志同道合的朋友毫无疑问是我在大学期间最大的收获之一。(doubt)
2. 上周在会议上讨论的问题尚待解决。(as)
Making friends with a group of like-minded people is without (a) doubt one of the greatest rewards for me in college.
The problem as discussed at the meeting last week remains to be solved.
TRANSLATION
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