Module 3 Foreign Food Section Ⅲ Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner Read Cultural Corner and choose the correct answer. 1．The passage is mainly about _____. A．a willow tree B．a love story C．a pattern plate D．two songbirds 2．The Mandarin tried to stop his daughter from marrying the young man，perhaps because _____. A．the young man was too poor B．the Mandarin looked down upon him C．the status of the young man was low D．all of the above 3．Which of the following statements is false A．The willow pattern plates are kept for special occasions. B．The first plates of this kind were made in about the 17th century. C．No original Chinese designs included all the designs together. D．At last the daughter of the Mandarin and the young man were burnt to death. 答案：1．C 2．D 3．B 1．In short，he liked having a good time.（P35）简言之，他喜欢玩得痛快。 in short 总之；简而言之 Her business belonged to a great but vanished age.It is，in short，old fashioned.她的事业属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代，一句话，已经过时了。 be short of 不及；少于；缺少 for short简称，缩写 be short for ……的简称 in the short term在短期内 （1）形势变得更糟糕；总之，我们一定不能失去勇气。_____ 答案：Things got worse；in short，we mustn't be discouraged. （2）风暴要到了，总之，我们要有准备。 _____ 答案：The storm is coming.In short，we must be prepared.（3）票房收入未达到经理的期望。 _____ 答案：The box office receipts fell short of the manager's expectations. 2．One evening he was entertaining the ruler of a small island in the Pacific.（P35） 一天晚上，他正款待太平洋中一个小岛的统治者。 entertain vt.& vi.招待，款待，请客；使快乐；抱着；怀着 He entertained his friends to dinner yesterday. 他昨天请朋友吃饭。We were all entertained by his humorous stories.他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。 I have never entertained any illusions about him. 我从来没有对他抱过幻想。 entertainment n.娱乐节目；娱乐表演；消遣 entertaining adj.愉快的，有趣的 n.招待，款待 entertain sb.（with sth.）（用……）使某人快乐 entertain sb.（to sth.）宴客；（用……）招待某人，款待某人 entertainer n.（娱乐节目的）表演者，演艺人员 （1）They often _____ their friends at weekends and they always have a good time. A．envy B．interest C．entertain D．encourage 答案：C 提示：句意：他们经常在周末的时候款待朋友们，他们总是玩得很开心。entertain“款待，请客”，符合句意。envy“妒忌”；interest“兴趣，吸引……”；encourage“鼓励”。 （2）As is well known，a teacher should_____ as well as teach.A．owe B．chew C．remark D．entertain 答案：D 提示：句意：众所周知，教师不仅要教书，还要能引起学生的兴趣。owe “欠”；chew “咀嚼”；remark “谈起；说起”；entertain “使娱乐”。 3．As soon as the Polynesian guest tasted the asparagus he remarked how delicious it was.（P35） 波利尼西亚客人一尝到芦笋，就评价说芦笋是多么可口。 remark v.& n.谈到，说起；谈论，评论 The editor remarked that the article was well written. 编辑评论说那篇文章写得很好。 The guests remarked on her new dress. 来宾对她那件新衣服评头论足。 rema ... ...
