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课件网) 249B Unit2 Culture shock Vocabulary Do you know what is idioms 习语/俗语 An idiom is a common常见的 word or phrase with a culturally understood meaning文化理解的含义 that differs from what its composite复合词 words' denotations指称 would suggest暗示. Do you know the meaning of these English idioms Put the clock back You must give university students more freedom. Don’t try to prevent them from falling in love before graduation. You can’t put the clock back！ [字面意思]：把钟表指针向后拨。 [实际意思]: 指行为或观念跟不上时代；按陈旧的规矩办事；老脑筋。 Do you know the meaning of these English idioms Crocodile tears She dropped a few crocodile tears over her husband’s death then got his insurance money and married again two weeks later. [字面意思]：鳄鱼的眼泪。 [实际意思]: 假悲哀；不是真心悲哀而流眼泪；猫哭耗子假慈悲。 1. culture shock 文化冲击 culture n. 文化 -cultures cultural adj. 文化的 2. camp n. 度假营 in the camp 在度假营 winter camp 冬令营 camp v. 野营 go camping 去野营 How much does a training camp _____(花费 ) now cost 3.firework n. 烟花，烟火 【搭】set off fireworks 放烟花 【拓】firecracker n. 鞭炮 【例】It is in the darkness, and every firework _____(点亮) the boy's eyes in her heart. lights up 4. set off 使(炸弹等)爆炸 【拓】出发，启程=set out/leave 【例】It’s a tradition to set off crackers and fireworks on New Year’s Eve. We’re going to set off for Singapore soon. 5. nation n. 国家；民族 联合国 UN = United _____ adj. 国家的；民族的；全国的 _____ 国旗 _____ adj. 国际的 _____ 国际交流 _____ Nations national national flag international international exchange 练习：1. March 8th is the _____ Women’s day. 2. The first of October is our _____ Day. international national Other words and expressions 6. admit v.承认 _____ n. 承认，允许进入 承认做过某事 _____ 1. He admitted _____ (make) a mistakes. 2.我必须承认我犯了一个错误。 _____ (admit-admitted-admitted) admission making I must admit that I made a mistake. 1)admit doing sth. 2)admit+ that 从句 反义词 否认 deny-denied-denied 否认做过某事 deny doing sth. 7. spare=free adj. 空闲的；空余的 在某人空闲时 in one’s spare/free time 我们空着一间卧室。 We have a spare bedroom. 恐怕我没有闲钱。 I’m afraid I have no spare money. ( )He likes playing golf in his _____ time. A. hard B. easy C. spare D. wonderful C 8. degree n. 程度；温度(c.n) to a certain degree= in a way 在某种程度上 我在某种程度上同意你的观点。 I agree with you to a certain degree. 她的工作要求有高超的技能。 Her job needs a high degree of skill. Other words and expressions 1. ( ) Mike failed _____ the Maths exam, so he felt very upset. A. passed B. to pass C. passing 2. The success or _____ (fail) of the plan depends on you. 3. 他考试不及格。 _____. 9. fail v. 失败; 未能(做到) _____ n. 失败 反义: _____ v.成功 _____ n.成功 未能做成某事 _____ failure succeed success B failure He failed to pass the exam fail to do sth. 成功做某事 _____ succeed (in) doing sth. Other wor ... ...
