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课件网) Riddles! It looks like sugar, but it’s not sweet. It looks like cotton, but it can’ t spin. It comes in winter and makes the weather colder. What is it snow You can’t catch his body; you can’t see his shadow. When strong, he shakes the house, when weak, the tree leaves. wind what 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away sixth what always goes up and never goes down your age What's the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of end, and the end of every place The letter "e" Britain There is a Cathedral in the city while a church in the shire,it's the main difference between city and shire in Britain. 可能是目前最长的英文单词spell antidisestablishmentarianism 反对政教分离主义（维护英国国教主义） Listening Q:Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking Why A:Yes,because it had been silent for years. Thirteen is not as good as one ,but it's better than nothing. Reading Q:What woke the vicar up one night Q:What did bill want to do Q:Why hadn't the clock been properly repaired A: The clock striking the hours. A: Give the vicar a surprise. A: Because it struck thirteen times at one o'clock. Notes on the text 精讲 Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. 试题解析 The company's employment policy makes it clear that men and women have ___ opportunities. A equivalent B identical C balanced D equal equal opportunities 平等权利 equivalent 等价的，相等的（价值、意义、数量、重要性相等） identical 强调两者的完全一致=the same balanced 平衡，均衡，无差距。 We need to have a balanced diet. Words analyse equal ['i:kw l] v./adj. 一、等于 V +n 不加to Two plus two equals four. Mike equaled the world record. 二、adj. 1.be equal to 与....相同 ，等同 eg. Wealth is not equal to happiness. 2.与 … 相匹敌 be equal to+sb in sth eg.Mary is quite equal to John in brains. None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer. 3. 有能力做某事 +n eg: I am equal to running the company. 三、名词. 平等的人 God treats us all as equals. vicar ['vik ] 在英格兰圣公会的小牧师 (of the Church of England) rector ['rekt ] 小牧师,掌管一个分区的神父 (of the Catholic Church) Catholic ['k θ l k, 'k θl k] adj. 天主教的 priest [pri:st] n.罗马天主教的神父, 牧师 pastor['pa:st ] 基督教神父 curate ['kju rit] 副牧师 curate's egg 有好有坏 eg. The book is something of a curate's egg. 这本书好坏参半。 bishop ['bi p] 主教 archbishop [ɑ:t 'b p] 红衣大主教，总主教（最高级别） Pope (Roman Catholic) 罗马教皇 （达芬奇的恶魔） clergyman ['kl :d i:m n] n. 神职人员总称 raise [reiz] vt. to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people. ★ raise money 筹款 raise price 提价 raise kids 养育小孩子 raise a family 供养 raise an army 招募 raise wheet 种植小麦 raise a hors ... ...
