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这段话里
有三个表达方式
值得我们注意
第一个是talk to sb
指一个人在说另外的人听
当两个人在互相交谈的时候
我们说talk with sb
第三个talk at sb
请看例句
第一个例句
她每周都跟
她的妈妈打电话
She talks to her mother
on the phone every week
第二个例句
What discussion?
You weren't talking to me
you were talking at me!
中文意思是
那是什么讨论啊?
你那不是在跟我交谈
一直都是你在说
根本不容我说!
跟这个词组很相近的
另外一个说法是
speak to sb
这说明如果
你和某人不熟悉
或者说是一个
很正式的场合
比如工作场合
或者你们谈论的
是重要议题的时候
你可以说
I need to talk to sb
I need to talk to you.
好请看例句
经理答应说
她会告诫责任人的
英文例句是
The manager promised that
she would speak to
the person responsible
在这里头speak to
是很正式的说法
意思是责备某人
和告诫某人的意思
另外一个表达方法
I need to talk to you
在这里头talk to sb
是非正式的说法
一个原因可能是
谈话者是你的朋友
或者是谈话者
虽然是你不太熟悉的人
但谈话的议题是
不太正式的
在第二段中
作者谈到她喜欢
她妈妈的陪伴
这里有个表达方式
是company
company这个词
有三层意思
第一层意思是陪伴
第二层意思是作伴
第三层意思是同伴
的意思
下面请我们看三个例句
第一个例句是
It was a long journey and
I was grateful for his company
这是一个很长的旅行
我非常感谢他能陪伴我
第二句话是作伴的意思
请看例句
I didn't realize you had company
我不知道你有伴儿
在这句话中
company是同伴的意思
company还有
两个常见的搭配
第一个搭配是
good company
意思是
to be pleasant to be with
是个好伙伴的意思
比如我们说
你会喜欢舍曼的
他是个好伙伴
英文是
You'll like Sherman
he is good company
第二个搭配是
keep sb company
意思就是
to stay with someone
so that they are not alone
中文意思是
与某人作伴陪伴某人
请看例句
火车到来之前
我会一直陪着你。
英文是
I'll keep you company
till the train comes
第二个值得注意的
语言点是
without bias
在这里bias是
偏见的意思
通常用bias的时候
都是指某人的
个人观点影响了
个人的判断
因此得出的结论是偏见
好请看例句
第一个例句
政府指责新闻媒体有偏见
The government
has accused the media of bias
第二个例句
有明显的证据表明
她受到了严重的不公平待遇
There was clear evidence of
a strong bias against her
第三个例句
该公司内部一直有点
偏向雇用文科毕业生
There has always been a slight bias
in favor of employing arts graduates
in this company
在第三段中
作者比较了
和喜欢朋友相比
她为什么更喜欢
她的妈妈
她也描述了
她和她妈妈的亲密关系
使得她在以后的日子里
都更愿意和比她年长十岁
甚至几十岁的人相处
这里的一个关键词是
relate to sb
这是一个短语动词
它的意思是
understand sb
be able to have a friendly
relationship with sb
中文意思是理解某人
请看例句
很多父母感到
当孩子到了十几岁的时候
就很难理解他们了
英文是
Many parents find it hard
to relate to their children
when they are teenagers
第四段有两个重点词
一个是朋友圈
英文是circle of friends
当你说你的朋友圈很小
是个很私密的小的
朋友圈的时候
英文是a close circle of friends
当你有很多朋友的时候
我们可以说
he has a wide circle of friends
扩大朋友圈英文是
enlarge one’s circle of friends
第二个重点词是 boundary
boundary一般是指界限
它侧重于地图上
可以标得出来的
双方都尊重的边界
好请看例句
这条河是两国的分界线
The river is the boundary
between the two countries
动词的搭配是
设定或标记边界
英文是set or mark boundaries
这段话里边
有两个值得注意的词汇
第一个词汇是compliment
在这里compliment是恭维话
赞扬的话
例句当人们说
我长得很像我母亲的时候
我觉得很高兴
英文是I take it as a compliment
when people say I look like my mother
第二个词汇是distance
distance可以指距离路程
但是在本篇文章里面
distance是指人与人之间的距离
例句是
我一直向她示好
但她却一直与我保持着距离
I’ve tried being friendly
but she keeps her distance
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Greeting in Different Cultures
--Text
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--Useful Words and Expressions
-4. Greeting
--Greeting
--Unit 1 You Say, I Say--4. Greeting
-5.First Impression
-6. Personal Information
--Unit 1 You Say, I Say--6. Personal Inform
-7. Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New
--Unit 1 You Say, I Say--7. Cultural Focus:
-8. Office hour
--Unit 1 You Say, I Say--8. Office hour
--1
-9. Summary
--Summary
-10. Exercise
--Unit 1 You Say, I Say--10. Exercise
-11. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: My Mother is My Best Friend
-- Text: My Mother is My Best Friend
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--Useful Words and Expressions
-4. Families, Friends and Idols
--Unit 2--4
-5. Describe People’s Appearance and Character
--Describe People’s Appearance and Character
--Unit 2--5
-6.How to Communicate with Other People
--How to Communicate with Other People
--Unit 2--6
-7. Friend Relationships
--Unit 2 --7
-8. Cultural Focus: Family and Friend Relationships
--Unit 2--8
-9.Office hour
--Unit 2--9
-10.Summary
--Summary
-11.Exercise
--Unit 2--11
-12 Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2.Text:Food in Different Cultures
--2.Text:Food in Different Cultures
-3.Useful Words and Expressions
--3.Useful Words and Expressions
-4.Food in Different Cultures
--4.Food in Different Cultures
--Unit 3--4
-5.Chinese Meals
--Unit 3--5
-6.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries
--6.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries
--Unit 3--6
-7.Eating out
--Unit 3--7
-8. Office Hour
--Unit 3--8
-9.Summary
-10.Exercise
--Unit 3--10
-11. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Why Do You Learn English?
--2. Text: Why Do You Learn English?
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--3. Useful Words and Expressions
-4.Reasons for Learning English
--4.Reasons for Learning English
--Unit 4--4
-5. How to Learn English
--Unit 4--5
-6. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom
--6. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom
--Unit 4--6
-7. British and American English
-- 7. British and American English
- 8. Office Hour
--Unit 4--8
-9.Summary
-10. Exercise
--Unit 4--10
-11. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times
--2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--3. Useful Words and Expressions
-4. Good and Bad Experiences
--Unit 5--4
-5. Free-time Activities
--Unit 5--5
-6. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America
--6. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America
--Unit 5--6
-7. Festival
--Unit 5--7
-8. Office Hour
--Unit 5--8
-9. Talk Show (Glenn and David)
--9. Talk Show (Glenn and David)
-10. Summary
-11. Exercise
--Unit 5--11
-12. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members
--2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--3. Useful Words and Expressions
-4. What Are Your hobbies
--Unit 6--4
-5. What Do You Get from Hobbies
--5. What Do You Get from Hobbies
--Unit 6--5
-6. How to Cultivate Your Hobbies
--6.How to Cultivate Your Hobbies
--Unit 6--6
-7. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries
--7. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries
--Unit 6--7
-8. Hobbies in Different Countries
--8. Hobbies in Different Countries
-9. Office Hour
--Unit 6--9
-10. Summary
-11. Exercise
--Unit 6--11
-12. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Sharing Your Feelings
--2. Text: Sharing Your Feelings
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--3. Useful Words and Expressions
-4. Explore and Discuss Feelings and Emotions
--4. Explore and Discuss Feelings and Emotions
--Unit 7--4
-5. Letting off Steam
--Unit 7--5
-6. Emotion Management
--Unit 7--6
-7. Cultural Focus: Students’ Stress
--7. Cultural Focus: Students’ Stress
--Unit 7--7
- 8. Office Hour
--Unit 7-- 8
- 9. Talk Show (Glenn and Conor)
--9. Talk Show (Glenn and Conor)
-10. Summary
-11. Exercise
--Unit 7--11
-12. Discussion
-1. Introduction
-2. Text: Keep Healthy
-3. Useful Words and Expressions
--3. Useful Words and Expressions
-4. Talking about One's Health
--4. Talking about One's Health
--Unit 8--4
-5. A Healthy Lifestyle
--Unit 8--5
-6. How to Stay Healthy
--Unit 8--6
-7. Cultural Focus: Ways of Keeping Healthy
--7. Cultural Focus: Ways of Keeping Healthy
--Unit 8--7
-8. Office Hour
-9. Summary
-10. Exercise
--Unit 8--10
-11. Discussion
-期末复习题
-Final Exam