合工大研究生英语课件.ppt

1、Company Logo,Main Idea of the Text,In the text, Harry Allen Smith offers some ideas about how to deal with compliments. By his own experiences when receiving a compliment, he asserts that in social intercourse a compliment is much harder to respond to than an insult. In searching for a technique to

2、cope with compliments, he turns to children and the Spanish-speaking people who are said to be the most conversationally adroit on earth, but they are of no help. Finally he concludes that poise is the basis of all graceful social intercourse. So the only sensible response to a compliment is： Thank

3、You.,Company Logo,Words manage successfully Examples： They lack the strength to cope with all the problems as they are not quite experienced. Even Mr. Smith, who is noted for his inexhaustible patience, could not cope with this difficult student. 2. blurt out say （sth.） suddenly or without thinking

4、of the effect or result Examples： Peter was so excited that he blurted the news out before we could stop him. Kids are known for blurting something important out at unusual times.,Company Logo,Words you dont realize when youre well off. I think youd be better off if you just moved back to your mothe

5、rs house for a while. 8. get possession of become the owner or occupier （of sth.） Examples： We didnt get possession of the car until a few days after the auction. How did you get possession of the painting?,Company Logo,Words if you put your mind to it, you can do it. The scientist put his mind to t

6、he math problem to solve it. 10. come up with find or produce （an answer, a solution, etc.） Examples： Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the worlds food supply. He receives ideas, organizes and comes up with interpretations and new ideas.,Company Logo,Words ignore sth. Ex

7、amples： John brushed off Bills warning that he might fall from the tree. Ive tried to make contact with the neighbors but theyve always brushed me off. 12. on the right track thinking or acting in a correct way Examples： He solved the problem in no time because he started out on the right track. Wev

8、e had the initial test results and it looks as though were on the right track.,Company Logo,Words fall to pieces Examples： Ann did what she could do to keep the marriage from falling apart. The only flaw of the poem is that the rhyme falls apart in the last line.,Company Logo,Words detestable Exampl

9、es： Critics blame the students poor test performances on execrable teaching. Your handwriting is so execrable that I can hardly read it. 18. adroit adj. skilful Examples： They are highly efficient and especially adroit at persuading the employees to do more work. Employing such devices is a fine tes

10、t of sheer writing skill, of careful and adroit manipulation of language.,Company Logo,Words swollen)1. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity eg. The music swelled to a crescendo. 2.become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger eg. The mother was swelling with pride when she spoke of her

11、 son = puff up,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 80) I worked like a dog to get it written. I worked very hard to write it. 我当时写得好苦啊。,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 81) . the unwritten code of authorhood . the convention that authors have to follow著书人的一条不成文的规定 (line 100) . with immeasurably l

12、ovely egg on your face . with your feeling extremely embarrassed一脸尴尬,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 101) There is no point in trying to play the game back at them theyll top you in the end, no matter what. It is no use trying to make a clever retort theyll eventually surpass you in all situatio

13、ns.要想回敬他们是没有用的不管说什么，最后他们总会占上风。,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 103) . at the bottom of all graceful social intercourse lies poise . keeping dignified and confident is the most important in all decent social intercourse在所有得体的社交场合，最根本的就是保持镇定,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 109) . a lady of qua

14、lity . a lady of high social position 一位贵妇人 (line 109) Given the same circumstances I would have quietly asked for a coil of rope. If I were in the same situation, I would have felt so ashamed as to hang myself with a coil of rope without being noticed.要是我遇到这种情况，我会感到极为窘迫，恨不得悄悄地找根绳子去上吊。,Company Logo,

15、Passage analysis,(line 111) He said, with superb calmness and gravity, “Madam, I will thank you for that goose.” He said, very calmly and seriously, “Madam, I will thank you if you give me back the goose.” （The man cleverly shifts the embarrassment by deliberating talking down to her in a formal and

16、 dignified way.）他极为平静而庄重地说，“夫人，您把那鹅给我，我将感激不尽。”,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 112)If we could all comport ourselves with that kind of dignity, and quit jittering, our social life would be much more enjoyable. 要是我们的行为举止都能保持这种风度，摆脱局促不安，那我们的社交生活就会有趣得多。,Company Logo,Passage analysis,(line 116) . th

17、e chances hes just making conversation . . it is very likely that he just wants to have a talk with you . 他可能只是想和你说说话。,Company Logo,Section four,section three,Section two,Section one,Text organization.,(Para.1-4) Its difficult to accept with grace a particular compliment.,(Para.5-7)People make mista

18、kes when reacting to a compliment with denial and derogation.,(Para.8-11) different techniques employed by different people to cope with compliments.,(Para.12-13)conclusion: the poise in all social intercourse- the only sensible response to compliments,Passage analysis,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,

19、III. Vocabulary A.1. came up with 2. The chances are 3. fell flat 4. bestowed upon 5. downright 6. put your mind 7. appalled 8. verdict 9. poise 10. blurted out,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,B. 1. inarticulate 2. insults 3. inept 4. glowingly 5. execrable 6. enhance 7. invite 8. sickly 9. adroit 10.

20、 charming,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,C. 1. A2.C3. C4. B5. A 6. C7. D8. A9. C10. A,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,IV. Cloze 1. hesitant 2. playing 3. contributes 4. or 5. confidence 6. external 7. lurking 8. whose 9. because 10. withhold,11. Given 12. for 13. perspective 14. drawback 15. competitio

21、n 16. achieved 17. equal 18. based 19. enters 20. enhancing,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,Translation A. 我想了片刻，觉得世界上讲西班牙语的人最善于辞令，也许可以从他们身上学到点什么。你对他们中的一个人赞叹说，“我从来没见过这么漂亮的房子，”他马上答道，“您大驾光临，更使蓬荜生辉。”让你站在那儿，一脸尴尬。要想回敬他们是没有用的不管说什么，最后他们总会占上风。,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,有一点很清楚： 在所有得体的社交场合，最根本的就是保持镇定。伊利莎法勒写

22、过一本美国最早的有关礼仪方面的书。她在书中讲述了一个故事，阐明保持镇定的重要性。那是在新英格兰举行的一次高雅的宴会上，主人切鹅时，鹅不慎脱手，滑出了盘子，落在一位贵妇人的衣裙上。要是我遇到这种情况，我会感到极为窘迫，恨不得悄悄地找根绳子去上吊。可是，这位主人却泰然自若。他极为平静而庄重地说，“夫人，您把那鹅给我，我将感激不尽。”要是我们的行为举止都能保持这种风度，摆脱局促不安，那我们的社交生活就会有趣得多。,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,如果我们牢记下面这一点，我们就会显得更加镇定自如： 每当有人恭维你时，他可能只是想和你说说话。唯一明智的回答就是由八个小小的字母

23、构成两个简洁的小词： Thank you ！,Company Logo,Key to Exercises,B. An important step in becoming an effective flatterer is to understand why flattery helps you establish better relationships with others. The root cause of the power of flattery gets at a basic principle of human behavior： People crave being appreciated. The vast majority of people are of the similar idea despite different cultures. In Asian cultures the desire for group recognition is generally stronger than the desire for individual recognition. Nevertheless, the need for recognition is present