Unit 7 Letter to A B Student公开课一等奖省优质课大赛获奖课件

LettertoaBStudentIntroductionGradeinschoolHowdoyoulookatthegrade?Howshouldweassessastudentbesideshis/hergrade?IntroductionGradeandGPAstandardizedmeasuresofvaryinglevelsofcomprehensionwithinasubjectarea.A\B\C\D;FGradePointAverage4.0–1.0metricbyemployersandfurtherpost-secondaryinstitutionstoassessandcomparestudents.CGPA=CumulativeGradePointAveragemeanGPAfromallacademictermswithinagivenacademicyearIntroductionGradeandGPAGradeDescription4-pointEquivalent100-pointASuperior4.096-100A-Superior3.790-95B+Good3.387-89BGood3.083-86B-Good2.780-82IntroductionGradeandGPAGradeDescription4-pointEquivalent100-pointC+Satisfactory2.377-79CSatisfactory2.073-76C-Satisfactory1.770-72DPoor1.065-69FFailure0.00-64CriteriaforCollegeGPAinhighschoolExtracurricularactivities&communityserviceSATscore=>TOEFL/GRE;PersonalStatement;RecommendationLetters;researchpapersIntroductionIntroductionDiversifiedAssessment

CollegeEducationanyotherbeyondacademiccriteria?IntroductionDiversifiedAssessment

CollegeEducationspecifictalentssportsmanshipleadershipcreativity

socialpracticespecialexperiencepersonalityDiversifiedAssessmentAnexample:

MITEE/CS:

ThemissionoftheElectricalEngineeringandComputerScienceDepartmentistoproducegraduateswhoarecapableoftakingaleadershippositioninthebroadaspectsofelectricalengineeringandcomputerscience.

Ourgraduates:

Understandthebasicprinciplesthatunderliemodernelectrical,electronicandcomputationaltechnology;

Areabletoapplycreativelytheirunderstandingofscienceandengineeringprinciplestothesolutionofproblemsarisinginwhatevercareerpaththeychoose;IntroductionDiversifiedAssessmentAnexample:

Aresensitivetotheenvironmental,social,safetyandeconomiccontextinwhichtheirworkisdone,andpossessastrongcommitmenttoethicalpracticewithinthatcontext;

Areabletocommunicatetheirideasandpositionsclearlyandconcisely,bothorallyandinwriting;

Areawareoftherequirementforandpossesstheabilitytoengageinlifelonglearningwhichwillbenecessaryforcontinuinghighperformanceinwhatevercareerpaththeychoose.IntroductionDiversifiedAssessment

keywords/favorabletreats“leadership”“creatively”“context”“ethicalpractice”“ideasandpositions”“lifelonglearning”“highperformance”IntroductionDiversifiedAssessment

specialexperienceThestoryofWangThecounselorsrecommendedthatyoubeadmittedinpartafterreadingaboutyourenthusiasmforRamennoodles.ThecommitteeandIareconfidentyouwillbothstandoutandgrowstrongeraspartoftheRochesterfamily.IntroductionIntroductionAssessmentsystems

Differencesineducationliberaleducationvs.specializededucationrigidcriteriavs.flexiblecriteriaSAT/GREvs.“Gaokao”IntroductionAssessmentsystems

educationsincommonpressurefromgrades–peerpressurenarrowvisionfromsuperiorsIntroductionAssessmentsystems

AvideoWhatdoyouthinkoftheboythattheteachersweretalkingabout?Whatattitudesdidtheteachershavetowardstheboy?Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthemanteacherimply?How’sspelling?GlobalreadingLettertoaBStudent

Thepurposeofwriting:A.TocheerupthedisappointedBstudentB.Totellthestudentwhatagradereallymeansandwhatitdoesn’tC.ToshowwithhispersonalexperiencesthatgradesaremisleadingGlobalreadingLettertoaBStudent

generalstructure:findingsubtitlesinthepassage---Disappointment(para.2–5)Thestudentasperformer;thestudentashumanbeing(para.6–8)Perspective(para.9–10)VocabularyrespectablenormshifteligibilityreputeessenceoffsetperspectiveproficiencyconventionalretainindicatefuzzygeartocoerciveresenthamperswapinadequacyVocabularyThemewordsacademycurriculumproficiencycompulsoryeducationfreshman;sophomore;junior;seniorcredittuition;scholarship;diplomaVocabularyPara1:AnintroductionrespectablesuperiortonormshifteligibilityVocabulary1)someonewhoisrespectablebehavesinawaythatisconsideredsociallyacceptable:可接收

Putatieon-it'llmakeyoulookmorerespectable.2)goodorsatisfactory(=decent)

他来自一个非常体面中产阶级家庭。Hecamefromaperfectlyrespectablemiddle-classfamily.

Herexamresultswererespectableenough.Respectfulfeeling/showingrespectrespectiveWeallwentbacktoourrespectivehomestowaitfornews.Respectablefarsuperiorto:betterinqualitythan1)better,morepowerful,moreeffectiveetcthanasimilarpersonorthing,especiallyonethatyouarecompetingagainst

Helovesmakingfunofwomen.Itmakeshimfeelsuperior.

2)thinkingthatyouarebetterthanotherpeople-usedtoshowdisapprovalShehadthatsuperiortoneofvoice.

3)havingahigherpositionorrankthansomeoneelseDon'tyouusuallysaluteasuperiorofficer?farsuperiorto:betterinqualitythansuperiorn.上级

superiorityn.优越，高傲inferiorsuperiority/inferioritycomplex优越情节/自卑情节asuperiorcourt上级法院;thesupremecourt最高法院这种新材料不论在耐用性还是生产成本都比传统材料更胜一酬。Thenewmaterialissuperiortotraditionalonesinbothdurabilityandcostofproduction.一旦碰到了问题，不要和上级顶撞，而要和他沟通。Oncethereisaproblem,don’teveroffendyoursuperior.Instead,trytocommunicatewithhimorher.她经常带着高傲态度说话。Sheoftenspeakswithasuperiorair.1)anacceptedstandardorawayofbehavingordoingthingsthatmostpeopleagreewith标准[plural]e.g.Youmustabidebythenormsofthesocietyyoulivein.Derivation:normala.;normallyad.;normalizev.;normalizationn.2)thenorm=asituationortypeofbehaviorthatisexpectedandconsideredtobetypicale.g.Criminalbehaviorseemstobethenorminthisneighborhood.norm

n.在社会中生活就要遵照社会行为准则。犯罪行为似乎是这一带正常现象。shift

vt.&vi.1)tomoveorchangefromonepositionordirectiontoanother转变e.g.TheLeftisshiftingitsground.2)tochangeasituation,discussionetcbygivingspecialattentiontooneideaorsubjectinsteadoftoapreviousoneTheWhiteHousehopestoshiftthemedia'sattentionawayfromforeignpolicyissues.左派正在改变立场。他眼光转向了电话机。Hiseyesshiftedtothetelephone.shiftsomethingaway/onto/frometcJoelistened,shiftinguncomfortablyfromonefoottoanother.shift

vt.&vi.shiftattention/emphasis/focuse.g.shifttheblame/responsibility(ontosomebody)转嫁责任e.g.Itwasaclearattempttoshifttheresponsibilityforthecrimeontothevictim.PublicopinionwasbeginningtoshifttotherightTheansweristo

shift

emphasis

fromexportstodomesticandregionalmarkets.Collocation:shiftsth.(fromAto/ontoB)

转移或转换某事物shift(your)ground

（辩论中）改变立场或方法e.g.He’sannoyingtoarguewithbecausehekeepsshiftinghisground.Derivation:shiftn.shiftlessa.1.教师让学生们挪动了教室里椅子，方便小组组员坐在一起开展讨论。2.最近，媒体注意力转移到了环境方面问题。Translation:Theteacheraskedthestudentstoshiftthechairsintheclassroomsothatthegroupmemberscouldsittogetherforthediscussion.Mediaattentionhasshiftedrecentlyontoenvironmentalissues.eligibility

n.thequalificationsorabilitiesrequiredfordoingsomething合格,有资格e.g.I’llhavetocheckhereligibilitytotakepartinthiscompetition.Derivation:eligiblea.eligible(forsth./todosth.)e.g.Anyoneovertheageof18iseligibletovote.

任何年满十八岁公民都有选举权。[onlybeforenoun]goodtomarryStephenwasregardedasaneligiblebachelor.2.只有在企业工作三年以上人才能得到住房补助(allowance)。(beeligiblefor)Translation:1.她资历和经验确定她适合做这项工作。Onlythosewhohaveworkedinthiscompanyforatleastthreeyearsareeligibleforhousingallowance.Herqualificationsandexperienceconfirmhereligibilityforthejob.I’mcertainthatnothingIcansaywillremovethatfeelingofdisappointment,particularlyinaclimatewheregradesdetermineeligibilityforgraduateschoolandspecialprogram.Translation:我必定不论我说什么都不会消除你沮丧心情，尤其是在我们生活环境中，考试分数直接决定你是否有资格读硕士和申请一些尤其学习项目。TextIntroduction(Para.1)changeinthewaygrades:---shiftedupwardThecauseofdisappointment:Thegeneralsocialclimatewheregradesdetermineeligibilityforgraduateschoolandspecialprograms.=>gentleman’sCstudentsfromwealthybackgrounds(“gentlemen”)werecontenttostudynomorethanwasneedtoobtainadegree,leavingmoretimefreetoenjoythemselves.TextDisappointment(para.2–5)inadequacyreputeessenceoffsetgounder;gobrokeshrugawayVocabularyinadequacy

n.1)beingtoolowinqualityortoosmallinamounte.g.Theinadequacyofwatersupplyforcitypeoplehasalreadybeenaproblemnogovernmentcantakelightly.2)faultorfailing;weaknesse.g.IalwayssufferfromfeelingsofinadequacywhenI’mwithhim.Derivation:inadequatea.inadequatelyad.Antonym:adequacyadequate:(a.)satisfactoryinquantityorquality;sufficient足够，充分adequateto/forsomethingadequacy(n.) adequately(adv.)e.g.Havewegotadequatefoodtotwentyguests?假如我有充分时间做准备话，我必定能有出众表现。IfIhaveadequatetimetoprepare,I’msureI’lldoaverygoodjob.充分公共医疗保健对社会稳定是不可或缺。Theadequacyofpublichealthcareisessentialtothestabilityofasociety.35Compare:sufficient&enough&adequatesufficientsuggestsaquantityorscopethatcloselymeetsaneed(hadsuppliessufficienttolastamonth).enoughislessexactandmoreapproximatethansufficientDoyouhaveenoughfood?adequatemayimplybarelymeetingarequirement:theroomwasadequate,notmore.

fairlygoodbutnotexcellentHerperformancewasadequatebutlackedoriginality.36adequate:(a.)repute:(n.formal)ant.:disreputeReputation声誉，名声

ofgood/evilrepute

名声好/名声不好(v.)bereputedas/tobe…:begenerallysaidorconsideredtobesomebodyorsomething被公认为(名声)e.g.winesofrepute

他以老实著称。Heisreputedforhishonesty.他并没有他人认为那么有钱。Heisnotsowealthyasheisreputedtobe(issaidtobe).37themostbasicandimportantideaorqualitye.g.Theessenceofhisargumentwasthateducationshouldcontinuethroughoutlife.Yetchangeistheveryessenceoflife.Collocation:inessence

本质上，大致上oftheessence

非常主要，不可缺乏e.g.Inessence,bothsidesagreeontheissue.e.g.Inanyofthesediscussions,ofcourse,honestyisoftheessence.essencen.

Vocabularyoffsetvt.

tocounterbalanceorcompensatefore.g.Forestscanhelpoffsethuman-causedclimatewarming,andscientistswanttoknowhowbigaroletheseparticularforestswillplay.Collocation:offsetsth.bysth./doingsth.Inbasketball,heoffsetshissmallsizebyhisclevernessandspeed.打篮球时，他用机智和速度填补身高不足。

Vocabulary1.Theextracostoftravellingtoworkisoffsetbythelowerpriceofhouseshere.2.Heputuphispricestooffsettheincreasedcostofmaterials.Translation:此处低房价能够抵消从这里去上班时交通方面额外支出。他提升了售价以赔偿材料成本增加。VocabularyTheessenceofsuccessisthatthere’sneverenoughofittogoroundinazero-sumgamewhereoneperson’swinningmustbeoffsetbyanother’slosing,oneperson’sjoyoffsetbyanother’sdisappointment.

Paraphrase:“Zero-sumgame”referstoasituationinwhichifonepersongainsanadvantagefromit,someoneelseinvolvedinitmustsufferanequivalentdisadvantage.Vocabularygoundertofail;tobeoverwhelmede.g.Hisbusinesswentunderbecauseofcompetitionfromthelargecorporations.go/bebroketobecomepenniless;togobankrupte.g.经济不景气时期，很多小企业都倒闭了。Thebusinesskeptlosingmoneyandfinallywentbroke.Ican’taffordtogoonholidaythisyear—I’mbroke.Alotofsmallbusinesseswentbrokeduringtherecession.PoorDonaldsonhadnoheadforbusiness,anditwasnotlongbeforehewentunder.Vocabularysalvation:(n.religion)savingofaperson’ssoulfromsinanditsconsequences;wayofavoidloss,disaster,etc

你必须设法自救，现在其它人都帮不了你。e.g.Youmustworkoutyourownsalvation;nooneelsecanhelpyounow.他经历了那么多痛苦之后，酗酒似乎成了他唯一救世主。Drinkingseemedtobehisonlysalvationafterallthesufferings.无法挽回婚姻amarriagebeyondsalvation43Shrugway1)treatsth.asunimportant=shrugsomething↔

off我真受不了她漠不关心态度，好像能够什么都置之不理。Ican’tstandherindifference.Sheseemstobeabletoshrugoffanything.一个父亲不能漠视对自己孩子责任。Afathercannotsimplyshrugoffhisresponsibilityforhischildren.2)tonotkeep,togetridof离开，摆脱Ihopetoshrugoffmycoldbeforetheexam.希望在考试前我感冒能好。TextDisappointment(para.2–5)Theessenceofsuccess:there’sneverenoughofittogoroundinazero-sumgamewhereoneperson’swinningmustbeoffsetbyanother’slosing,oneperson’sjoyoffsetbyanother’sdisappointment.TextDisappointment(para.2–5)Theessenceofsuccess:there’sneverenoughofittogoroundinazero-sumgamewhereoneperson’swinningmustbeoffsetbyanother’slosing,oneperson’sjoyoffsetbyanother’sdisappointment.You’vegrownupinasocietywherewinningisnotthemostimportantthing–it’stheonlything.---abnormalnegationTextDisappointment(para.2–5)para.3–5whatyourgrademeansanddoesn’tmeanperspectivetakeatfacevalueproficiencyconventionalcorrespondtoretainawayofregardingsituations,facts,etc.e.g.Thenoveliswrittenfromtheperspectiveofachild.Thebackgroundofthispictureisalloutofperspective.Collocation:in/outofperspectivee.g.Heseesthingsintheirrightperspective.e.g.Vocabularyperspectiven.

Hisfather’sdeathgavehimawholenewperspectiveonlife.她研究给这个问题带来了全新视角。Herresearchlendsafreshperspectivetothesubject.Collocation:put/see/viewsth.inperspective

tocomparesomethingtootherthingssothatitcanbeaccuratelyandfairlyjudged正确地对待事物Youmustkeepthingsinperspective—theoverallsituationisn’treallythatbad.e.g.VocabularyTobeabletoviewthewholesituationinitsproperperspectiveisusuallythekeytosuccess.能恰当地观察全局往往是成功关键。get/keepsth.inperspective

tothinkaboutasituationorprobleminawiseandreasonablewaytoacceptsomethingforwhatitappearstobee.g.Shetookhisstoriesatfacevalueanddidnotknowhewasjoking.Vocabulary假如你把他话都信认为真，那你八成会被误导了。Ifyoutakehisremarksonlyattheirfacevalue,youwillprobablybemisled.take…atfacevalueTranslation:1.

假如这一生中我学会了一件事话，那就是绝不要听什么就相信什么。2.

我们不应只看到失败表面，而要从失败中得出经验教训。IfthereisonethingIhavelearnedinlife,itisnevertotakeanythingyouaretoldatfacevalue.Weshouldn’ttakefailuresatfacevalue.Instead,weshouldlearnfromourfailures.VocabularyTextDealingwithdisappointment(3–5)ThetopicsentenceMypurposeinwritingyouistoputyourdisappointmentinperspectivebyconsideringexactlywhatyourgrademeansanddoesn’tmean.grade,takenatfacevalue,isapttobedangerouslymisleadingskill;abilitye.g.Itsaidinthejobadthattheywantedproficiencyinatleasttwolanguages.Derivation:ficientlyad.Collocation:proficiency(insth./doingsth.)VocabularyYouhavetotakeatestofproficiencyinEnglishbeforeyoucanapplyforthejob.aChinese/anEnglishproficiencytestproficiency

n.traditionalandordinarye.g.conventionalbehavior/attitudes/clothes/methodDerivation:conventionn.conventionallyad.conventionalizev.conventionalityn.Antonym:unconventionalVocabularyIfindhisartratherdullandconventional.conventionala.

correspondto

tomatch;tobesimilarorequaltoe.g.Thewingofabirdcorrespondstothearmofaman.VocabularyTheAmericanCongresscorrespondstotheBritishParliament.retain:(esp.formal文雅语)keepsomethinginone’spossessionoruse;continuetohave,notlose保持，保留retention(n.slightlyformal):thecontinueduse,existenceorpossessionofsomethingorsomeoneretentive(a.):Ifyouhavearetentivememoryorbrain,youcanrememberthingseasily.那家商店内部依然保持着19世纪格调Theinterioroftheshopstillretainsa19thcenturyatmosphere.water/heatretention保水/保温性retain:(esp.formal文雅语)keepsomethinginone’spossessionoruse;continuetohave,notlose保持，保留retention(n.slightlyformal):thecontinueduse,existenceorpossessionofsomethingorsomeoneretentive(a.):Ifyouhavearetentivememoryorbrain,youcanrememberthingseasily.原来主人对这套二手房保养得相当好，所以我们能够保留大多数原来装修。e.g.Thesecond-handapartmentisverywellmaintainedbyitsformerowner,sowecanretainmostofitsdecorations.assumptionn.whatisthoughttobetrueorwillhappen,withoutanyrealproofe.g.Thesecalculationsarebasedontheassumptionthatpriceswillcontinuetorise.Collocation:assumptionofsth.

VocabularyTranslation:1.

这一理论是以一系列错误构想为依据。2.

看见不明飞行物时，有些人就构想在其它行星上有生命。Thetheoryisbasedonaseriesofwrongassumptions.SomepeopleassumethatthereislifeonotherplanetswhentheyseeUFOs.Throughthisfailure,herealizedhispersonal_______.2.The_________ofhisspeechisthatthisaccidentwillbringgreatimpactonthefactory’sproduction.3.Hegavehiswifealuxuriouscarto________herhardworkinbringingupchildren.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthefollowingwordsorexpressions.inadequacyassumptioncorrespondtoessenceoffsetconventionalgounderperspectiveproficiencybeapttoinadequacyassumptioncorrespondtoessenceoffsetconventionalgounderperspectiveproficiencybeaptto4.Agreatmanycompaniesinthefiercefinancialrisk.5.Everyoneseesthingsfromhisorherown__________.6.Sheliveinthecountry,butherhusbandwantedtoliveinthecity.7.Tom’sasaprofessoriswellknown.inadequacyassumptioncorrespondtoessenceoffsetconventionalgounderperspectiveproficiencybeaptto8.Englishisalwaysthoughttobeanation.9.Theworkingofthismachinethatofthehumanbrain.10.Theoftheirson’scomingbackafterthewarprovedtobewrong.TextPara.3–4Whatgrademeansandwhatitdoesn’tmeanasymbolofcollegetranscriptcompleteaspecificcourseofstudyatacertainlevelofproficiency

conventionaltasksYou’veactuallygottenmuchmoreoutofthecoursethanyourgradeindicates–orless.Concl:fuzzysymbol;questionablejudgmentofyourmasteryofthesubjectAsasymbolonyourcollegetranscript,yourgradesimplymeansthatyouhavesuccessfullycompletedaspecificcourseofstudy,doingsoatacertainlevelofproficiency.Thelevelofyourproficiencyhasbeendeterminedbyyourperformanceofratherconventionaltasks:takingtests,writingpapersandreports,andsoforth.Yourperformanceisgenerallyassumedtocorrespondtotheknowledgeyouhaveacquiredandwillretain.Butthisassumption,aswebothknow,isquestionable;itmaywellbethatyou’veactuallygottenmuchmoreoutofthecoursethanyourgradeindicates—orless.Lackingmoreprecisemeasurementtools,wemustinterpretyourBasaratherfuzzysymbolatbest,representingaquestionablejudgmentofyourmasteryofthesubject.TextPara.3–4Whatgrademeansandwhatitdoesn’tmeannotrepresent:yourbasicabilityorofyourcharactercourage,kindness,wisdom,goodhumor---theyarealwaysinshortsupplyYourBisapricetagonagarmentthatisquiteseparatefromtheliving,breathinghumanbeingunderneath.TextPara.3–4Whatgrademeansandwhatitdoesn’tmeannotrepresent:yourbasicabilityorofyourcharactercourage,kindness,wisdom,goodhumor---theyarealwaysinshortsupplyYourBisapricetagonagarmentthatisquiteseparatefromtheliving,breathinghumanbeingunderneath.

metaphoryourvalueasahumanbeingcannotbeestimatedbyameregradeTextFurtherdiscussionTheso-called“standards”workingperformanceawardstitlesclasses---man-madesegregationofhumansociety

reality&innercoreTextFurtherdiscussionreality&innercore

WritingTopicDoesgrademakeadifference?Itisnotuncommonnowadaysthatsomestudentswhodidnotdowellatschoolturnouttobeverysuccessfulinlifeafterleavingschool,whilesomeAstudentsarefarlesssuccessful.Thussomepeoplebelievethatgradesarenotasimportantastheyseem.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeiropinion?Justifyyourpoints.130–160wordsTextStudentsasperformer/humanbeing(para.6–8)

anexampleritualswapflunkoddresentgearcoerciveritual:(n.)seriesofactionsusedinareligiousorsomeotherceremony;procedureregularlyritualistic(a.) ritualistically(adv.)e.g.茶道仪式theritualofteaceremony一大杯牛奶和现烤面包是她早上固定早餐。Alargeglassofmilkandfreshlybakedbreadishermorningritual.swap:(informal)givesomethinginexchangeforsomethingelse交换（非正式）~AforB:拿A换Be.g.I’llswapmyMozartCDsforyourChopin.Whatdoyouthink?我们和度假时碰到人交换了地址。Weswappedaddresseswiththepeoplewemetonholiday.当他开始在银行工作，就得把牛仔裤和T恤换成西服。Whenhegotajobinabank,hehadtoswaphisjeansandT-shirtforasuit.toalwaysdosomethingortotakeparticularcaretodosth.尤其注意/小心地（做某事）；重视；强调e.g.Hemakesapointofjoggingforanhoureverymorning,rainorshine.研究人员仔细地向公众解释了做这些试验目标。Researchersmakeapointofexplainingthepurposeoftheseexperimentstothepublicmakeapointof

Topreventlossofdata,IalwaysmakeapointofmakingacopyonafloppydiskofwhatIhavedoneduringtheday.1.作为未来英语教师，我们认为掌握好英语语法是很有必要。2.她注意保留全部购物小票。

Aswould-beEnglishteachers,wemakeapointofhavingagoodknowledgeofEnglishgrammar.Shemakesapointofkeepingallhershoppingreceipts.flunkvt.1)tofailanexaminationorcourseofstudye.g.Iflunkedmysecondyearexamsandwasluckynottobethrownoutofcollege.e.g.Ifheisnogood,flunkhim.2)giveafailingmarktosb.Collocation:flunkout

因成绩不及格而被学校除名e.g.Danwon’tbeincollegenextyear—he’sbeenflunkedout.1)differentfromwhatisnormalorexpected,especiallyinawaythatyoudisapproveoforcannotunderstande.g.Whatshedidwasunforgivable,buttheoddthingwashedidn'tseemtomind.他已认识你家人，多么不寻常巧合。Whatanoddcoincidencethatheshouldhaveknownyourfamily.theoddccasion/day/moment/drinkthathappenatvarioustimesbutnotoftenandnotregularly

奇数；奇数OddOdd,peculiar,queerOdd-beyondthenorm:Thebookisanoddcombinationofaudacityandintenseconservatism.Peculiar–distinctfromothers;unique:Heisverypeculiarinhisbehavior.queer–abnormal;suspiciousorfunny|homosexual:Ihadaqueersensationasifawormwascreepingdownmyspine.OddWordCollection:strange,extraordinarybizarreweirdpeculiarqueereccentricwackywackOddresent

vt.

tofeelangrybecauseyouhavebeenforcedtoacceptsomeoneorsomethingthatyoudonotlikee.g.Herfatherseemstoresenthernewboyfriendforhehasnojob.Derivation:resentmentn.resentfula.resentfulnessn.Herroommateseemstoresentmybeingintheirdorm.resent(somebody)doingsomethingTheymightresentyoukeepingittoyourself.1)themachineryinavehiclethatturnspowerfromtheengineintomovemente.g.Don’tturnofftheenginewhileyou’restillingear.e.g.Thelandinggearofaplanehasjammed.2)apieceofmachinerythatperformsaparticularjobe.g.We’reonlygoingfortwodays;youdon’tneedtobringsomuchgear.3)asetofequipmentortoolsyouneedforaparticularactivityCollocation:change/shiftgear

换档gear

n.---indicatingthesuddenchangeoftheinstructor’sattitudeNordidtheyresenthimforshiftingsuddenlyfromafriendlygeartoacoerciveone.Collocation:change/shiftgear

换档gear

n.equipment;apparatusormachineryforaparticularpurpose设备，装备，仪器gearsomethingto/towardssomething(v.)

begearedto/towardsn/v-ing:beadjustedto

Thecoursecurriculumisgearedtospanthreeyears.政府正在使公共场所适应残疾人需要e.g.Thegovernmentisgearingpublicplacestotheneedsofthedisabled.81gear

n.gear(sb/sth)up:toprepareforsomethingthatyouhavetodo,ortopreparesomeoneelseforsomething准备e.g.Politiciansarealreadygearingupfortheelection.我正努力为明天考试做准备。I’mtryingtogearmyselfupfortomorrow’sexam.gear

n.usingforcetopersuadepeopletodowhattheyareunwillingtodoe.g.coercivemethods/measuresDerivation:coercev.coercionn.coercivea.

Thepresidentreliedonthecoercivepowersofthemilitary.e.g.TheChamberofCommercewasmakingeffortstocoercethestrikersintocompliance.Collocation:osth./doingsth.商会正在努力迫使罢工者妥协。Youcan’tcoerceherintoobedience.Somearmyranksplatoonsergeant副排长bomberpilot轰炸机驾驶员corporal下士captain上尉lieutenant中尉commander指挥官major少校lieutenantcolonel中校---menwhohadbutrecentlyputawaytheiruniformsandidentitiesSometermsWhenIgotoutoftheserviceandwentbacktocollege…getoutofthearmyservice=thearmedforces–thearmy,navy,airforceSometermsWhenIgotoutoftheserviceandwentbacktocollege…getoutofthearmyservice=thearmedforces–thearmy,navy,airforceGI-Bill=Servicemen’sReadjustmentActof1944军人安置法案providingfreeaccesstocollegeeducationortechnicalschool,andone-yearunemploymentcompensationGI-Billstudent退伍接收再教育研习生TextStudentsasperformer/humanbeingexample:distinctionbetweenthesetwoinahurrytogetdegreesandmoveon,impatientwiththetestsandritualsofacademiclifeTheinstructor&GIstudentsAsordinaryhumanbeingAsstudents

TextStudentsasperformer/humanbeingexample:distinctionbetweenthesetwoTheinstructor&GIstudentsAsordinaryhumanbeingAsstudents

StoppinginatthebaronSundaymorningMakefriends,talk,joke,drinkwithstudentsFlunkthemwhentheiracademicperformancewasnotuptostandard.TextStudentsasperformer/humanbeingexample:distinctionbetweenthesetwoitcanbedescribedasoneinwhichacleardistinctionwasmadebetweenthestudentasclas