(综合英语二）Unit_1Resources

1、( (综合英语二综合英语二Unit_1ResourcesUnit_1ResourcesUseful expressions 全民重视的话题全民重视的话题辍学辍学令人头脑发热的气氛令人头脑发热的气氛从高到低的顺序从高到低的顺序就业前景就业前景实现目的的手段实现目的的手段日子一去日子一去不复返了不复返了同道好友同道好友热爱热爱与与的距离的距离缩小缩小a topic of great national importancedrop outthe heady atmospherein descending orderemployability prospectsa means to an endGon

2、e are the days whenlike-minded friendshave a passion forThe gap between and has shrunkclash n. & v. a fight or battle between two groups of people; a very angry argument between two people or groupsComplete the sentences with appropriate prepositions.(1) Yesterday saw violent clashes _ police and pr

3、otesters.(2) The prime minister faces a clash _ business leaders tomorrow.(3) His T-shirt clashes _ his shorts.(4) A lot of problems have been caused by a clash _ cultures.Do you know why many bands break up?Because of personality clashes between musicians.betweenwithwithofestablishment n. the most

4、important and powerful people in a country or in a section of societythe process of starting or creating something such as an organizationFigure out the meaning of underlined words.The literary establishment generally looks down on artists. John was eager to establish good relations with the busines

5、s community. (3) Reagan quickly established himself as a promising film actor. (4) Its an old established family firm. 文学界权威文学界权威与与建立良好关系建立良好关系使自己成为使自己成为老牌的老牌的protest n. & v. (1) a strong complaint or disagreement (2) something such as a meeting by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law etc

6、. Figure out the meaning of underlined words.(1)The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing. We cannot pass this matter by without protest. The decision raised/provoked a storm of protest among students. (4)I went to the doctor under protest. 不反对地,乐意地抗议, 反对引起一片抗议的风暴不情愿地lau

7、nch v. to start a major activityTranslate the following expressions.发射人造卫星 创办一个新企业 发动攻击 发起一次活动 将新产品投放市场launch a man-made satellitelaunch a new enterpriselaunch an attacklaunch a campaignlaunch a new productcharacterize v. to be a typical quality or feature of someone or sth. (1) Ambition is a _ of a

8、ll successful businessmen. (2) Competitive sport helps to develop ones _.(3) The 1980s were _ by high inflation and high employment.(4) They portray him as a weak leader, but I dont think thats a fair _.Complete the sentences with the words in the column.characteristiccharactercharacterizedcharacter

9、izationcharacter characterize characterization characteristicemployment n. work that you are paid regularly to do for a person or company(1) His _ has increased his salary.(2) After graduation, she found _ with a local finance company.(3) The boss struck off 100 dollars from the salary of the _ as f

10、ine.(4) Jean was _ by the company as a computer programmer.Complete the sentences with the words in the column.employ employer employee employmentemployeremployedemploymentemployeeprospect n. the possibility that sth. will happen, especially something good chances of success, esp. in a job or career

11、Correct the following sentences. Doctors say there is few prospect of any improvement in his condition. Your employment prospect would be much better if you finished your degree. (3)The new job brings good prospects of the future. littleprospectsforobscure adj. not clearly expressed or not easy to u

12、nderstand not known about or not well knownTranslate the following sentences. The poem is obscure to those unlearned in the classics. 这首诗歌在不懂古典诗作的人看来是费解的。(2)他为什么退学的理由还不清楚。 The reasons why he dropped out are obscure. Analyze the poem.In a Station of the Metro is an Imagist poem by Ezra Pound publishe

13、d in 1913 in Poetry. The poem attempts to describe Pounds experience upon visiting an underground metro station in Paris in 1912, and Pound suggested that the faces of the individuals in the metro were best put into a poem not with a description but with an equation. Because of the treatment of the

14、subjects appearance by way of the poems own visuality, it is considered a quintessential Imagist text. clickbring about to make sth. happen, esp. to cause changes in a situationTranslate the following sentence into English.反对党联合工会发动了一次大罢工，最终导致政府的垮台。The Opposition formed an alliance with the trade un

15、ions and launched a general strike, which ultimately brought about the downfall of the government. Lack of exercise Eating too much Heredity Stress & boredomDiscuss the topic What will bring about obesity?keep offto not touch sth. or prevent sth. from touching sth.(1) These worries kept her from sle

16、eping properly.(2) You should keep away from fried foods.(3) She struggled to keep back her tears.(4) Try to keep to a regular timetable of waking and sleeping.(5) We try to keep up with whats happening. to avoid to stop oneself doing sth. to follow to prevent sb. from doing sth. to continue to learn about sth.Match the expressions with their definitions.Cin itself without considering the restTranslat