Module3ForeignFood詢習(xí)

詞匯短語

1.owev.應(yīng)給予

搭配：

owesbsth應(yīng)給予某人某物

Perhapsweowethesepeoplemorerespect.

也許我們應(yīng)該給予這些人更多的尊重。

Ioweyouanapology;youmusthavefoundmyattitudeveryannoying.

我應(yīng)向你道歉，你一定覺得我的態(tài)度挺讓人討厭的。

(1)owesbsth欠某人某物

Heowesmefivedollars.

他欠我五美元。

(2)owesthtosb/sth應(yīng)把...歸功于...

Sheoweshersuccesstogoodluck.

她把她的成功歸功于幸運(yùn)。

(3)owingto因?yàn)?由于

Theycouldnotcrosstheriverowingtotheflood.

由于洪水，他們不能過河。

2.tasten.味道

Idon'tlikethetasteofolives.

我不喜歡橄欖的味道。

(1)tasten.味覺

Mysenseoftasteisn'tverygood;Ihaveacold.

我的味覺不是很好，我感冒了。

(2)tastev.品嘗

Tasteitandseeifyouthinkthere'senoughsaltinit.

你嘗嘗看這夠不夠鹽。

(3)tastyadj.可口的;美味的

Thesoupisverytasty.

湯非常鮮美。

3.mannern.方式;方法

Shesmiledagaininafriendlymanner.

她又友好地笑了笑。

ImaprofessionalandIhavetoconductmyselfinaprofessionalmanner.

我是專業(yè)人士，必須以專業(yè)方式行事。

mannersn.禮貌;禮儀

Itsbadmannerstotalkwithyourmouthfull.

嘴里塞滿了東西跟人說話是不禮貌的。

Youshouldhavegoodmannersallthetime.

任何時(shí)候你都應(yīng)該有禮貌。

4.entertainv.招待，款待;請客

Idon'tliketoentertainguestsanymore.

我不再喜歡招待客人。

Heentertainedhisfriendstodinneryesterday.

他昨天招待朋友吃晚飯。

(1)entertainv.使歡樂;使有興趣

Ateachershouldentertainaswellasteaching.

教師不僅要教書，也要能激發(fā)學(xué)生的興趣。

(2)entertainingadj.令人愉快的；有趣的

Hisbooksaren'tparticularlywell-written,buttheyrealwaysentertaining.

他的善沒有精心編寫，但非常有趣。

(3)entertainmentn.娛樂;消遣

Thecomedianperformedforourentertainment.

喜劇演員演出以供我們消遣。

5.remarkv.談到，說起

搭配：

(1)remark+that從句說...

Heremarkedthatwemustn'tjudgepeoplebytheirappearances.

他說我們絕對不要以貌取人。

Heremarkedthatitwasgettinglate.

他說天色漸晚了。

(2)remarkon/upon對...發(fā)表意見

Theguestsremarkedonhernewdress.

客人們就她的新連衣裙發(fā)表意見。

(1)remarkn.議論;評論;話

Whatexactlydidyoumeanbythatlastremark?

你最后那句話究竟是什么意思？

(2)remarkableadj.不同尋常的;非凡卓越的

Hewasaremarkableman.

他是個(gè)了不起的人。

6.consequencen.后果

Thisdecisioncouldhaveseriousconsequencesforthefutureofthe

industry.

此項(xiàng)決定對該行業(yè)的未來可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重后果。

take/accept/faceconsequencesofsth承受/承擔(dān)/面對某事的后果

answerfortheconsequences對后果負(fù)責(zé)

asaconsequence=inconsequence因止匕;所以

asaconsequenceof=inconsequenceof由于;作為...的結(jié)果

consequentadj.隨之發(fā)生的;作為結(jié)果的

consequentlyadv.因止匕;所以

7.trendn.趨勢，趨向

There'sbeenadownwardtrendinsalesinthelastfewyears.

近年來銷售呈現(xiàn)下降趨勢。

trendyadj.流行的;時(shí)尚的

Thehostsoftheshowconductedanothertestinatrendysouthern

Californiarestaurant.

這一節(jié)目的主持人在一時(shí)髦的南加州餐廳中進(jìn)行了另一次測試。

8.altogetheradv.總的說來;總而言之

Theweatherwasbadandthefoodwasdreadful.Altogethertheholiday

wasdisappointing.

天氣糟糕，食物難吃?？傊@次假期令人失望。

altogetheradv.完全地;全部地

Idon'taltogetheragreewithyou.

我并非完全同意你。

Iamnotaltogetherhappyaboutthedecision.

我對這一決定不完全滿意。

9.transformv.轉(zhuǎn)化，轉(zhuǎn)變

Afreshcoatofpaintcantransformaroom.

房間重新粉刷一遍就完全變樣了。

Sheusedtobeterriblyshy,butayearabroadhascompletely

transformedher.

她過去十分靦腆，但在國外待了一年后完全變了。

transformationn.(徹底的)變化，改變

Inthelastfiveyearshesundergoneapersonaltransformation.

在過去的5年里，他完全燮了個(gè)人。

10.nowonder難怪

Nowonder(that)...=Itsnowonder(that)...難怪...

Youeatsolittle.Nowonderyouaresoslim.

你吃得這么少，難怪你這么瘦。

It'snowonderthattheywon'tcome.

難怪他們不會(huì)來。

It'sawonder(that)...令人驚奇的是...

It'sawonderthatsheisstillalive.

令人驚奇的是她還活著。

11.makeout看出，理解

There'ssomeoneoutsidethewindow,butIcan'tmakeoutwhoitis.

窗外有人，但我看不清是誰。

Icouldn'tmakeoutwhatshemeant.

我不懂她是什么意思。

(1)makeout填寫(表格)；假裝;聲稱

I'mtryingtomakeoutashoppinglist.

我正在寫購貨清單。

Hemadeouttobeill.

他假裝生病。

Hemadeoutthathiscarhadbeenstolen.

他聲稱他的汽車被盜了。

(2)makeoutof...用...做成

(3)makeup組成;編造

(4)makeupfor彌補(bǔ)

(5)makeadifference有關(guān)系;有影響

(6)makeit做到，獲得成功

12.setfireto放火燒..

setfireto=set...onfire放火燒...

Themanwhosetfiretothesupermarkethasbeencaught.

那個(gè)放火燒超市的人已經(jīng)被抓住了。

(1)setup建立，創(chuàng)立

Hewantedtosetuphisowncompanytoinvestinfilms.

他想成立自己的公司投資電影。

(2)setdown寫下;放下

Youhadbettersetdownyourideabeforeyouforgetit.

你最好把你的想法寫下來，以免忘記。

Hesetdownhisloadandhadabreak.

他放下?lián)有艘粫?huì)兒。

(3)setsbtodosth安排某人做某事

HesethissonJohntorepairthebrokenbicycleassoonasJohngot

home.

他兒子約翰一到家，他就讓他修理那輛破自行車。

(4)setanexampletosb(=setsbanexample)為某人樹立榜樣

Hehassetusagoodexample.

他為我們樹立了一個(gè)好榜樣。

(5)setsbfree釋放，放走

Theysettheprisonersfreeatlast.

他們最終釋放了那些罪犯。

跟蹤練

閱讀理解

A

MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach'sBarLouiecounterbyherself,

quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?

Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel's"me"time.Andlikemore

Americans,she'snotalone.

Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.More

thanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)

havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,

74percent,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.

"Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?"Bechtel

said,lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalm

Beach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooften

worksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepa

bossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.

"Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,"shesaid.

Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideographer,is

finishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphonein

peaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe'sonafirst-namebasisifhe

wantstohavealittleinteraction（交流）.l,l23reflectonhowmydaysgoneand

thinkabouttherestoftheweek,“hesaid.l,lt'sachanceforself-reflection.

Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan."

Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.There

wasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatablefor

one,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepus

companyatthetable."Itdoesn'tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforeallthe

advancesintechnology,"saidLaurieDemerit,whosecompanyprovidedthe

statisticsforthereport.

1.WhatarethestatisticsinParagraph2about?

A.Foodvariety.B.Eatinghabits.

C.Tablemanners.D.Restaurantservice.

2.WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?

A.Tomeetwithhercoworkers.

B.Tocatchupwithherwork.

C.Tohavesometimeonherown.

D.Tocollectdataforherreport.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?

A.Hemakesvideosforthebar.

B.He'sfondofthefoodatthebar.

C.Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.

D.He'sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.

B.Theimportanceofself-reflection.

C.Thestressfromworkingovertime.

D.Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.

B

MillionsofAmericansareabandoningtheThanksgivingdinnertableto

headtothemall.Whileinyearspast,shoppershadtolineupbeforedawn

onBlackFridaytogeteasyaccesstoholidaydeals,anumberofretailers

（零售商）arenowkeepingtheirdoorsopenbeforethedisheshavebeen

clearedfromtheholidayfeast.Andmanyaremorethanwillingtoskipfootball

toshopuntiltheydrop.Retailersbeganrollingoutdealsdaysorevenweeks

earlierintheracetowinshoppers.

OutsideLord&TayloronManhattansFifthAvenue,JannaHolly,21,

outlinedherbattleplan."WenormallywaituntilBlackFridaytoshopforthe

Christmasgifts.Thisyear,IplanongoingtoMacys,Forever21and

Sephora,"saidthecollegestudentfromAustin,Texas."Myholidaybudget

shouldnotbethatmuch,becauseIhavetopayfortuition（學(xué)費(fèi)），butI'll

probablydoalotofshoppinganyway."

MarlineKendraofWestOrange,N.J.,cametoNewYorkCitytowatch

theMacysThanksgivingDayParadewithherfamily,butthenwenthunting

fordeals."ShoppingonThanksgivingisfineaslongasyougettodoitwith

yourfamily,"the34-year-oldstay-at-homemomsaid.

ThoughtheBestBuyinMidtownManhattanhadbarricades（路障）

outsidefortheexpectedcrowdsofholidayshoppers,onlyDagEstradawas

waitingthereat1pmonThanksgiving.Hesaidhadcampedoutovernightto

buyatelevision.Thestoreopenedat5pm."Idothiseveryyear.It'sa

tradition,"hesaid,explainingthathisshoppinglistsometimesincludes

tabletsandcomputers,too."ItmakesmefeellikeaNewYorker,“Estrada

said.Hestartsplanningwheretoshopthreeweeksinadvanceby

researchingsalesinnewspapersandlookingonline.Then,hebargain-hunts

alone."Nolove,nocat,nodog,justyouanddeals,nhesaid.

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggest?

A.Shoppersshouldn'tgiveuptheirdessert.

B.Thesportstradeisverypopularonholiday.

C.ManyAmericansrushtotheshoppingcentertobuyfootballs.

D.Manyretailerscompetetogettheirshareoftheholidaybusiness.

6.WhatmayJannaHollyconcernmostwhensearchingforthegift?

A.Itsvariety.B.Itsprice.

C.Itsorigin.D.Itsquality.

7.WhydidMarlineKendracometoNewYorkCity?

A.Tolookforajob.

B.Togoshoppingwithherfriends.

C.Tocelebratetheholidaywithherfamily.

D.TohaveafreetasteoftheThanksgivingdessert.

8.WhatisaNewYorkerlikeaccordingtoDagEstrada?

A.Hehuntsforbargainsatayardsale.

B.Hereplacesthehouseholditemsregularly.

C.Hewouldliketogocampingduringholidays.

D.Heisadiscountseekerduringholidayshoppingseason.

閱讀七選五

RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadviceto

peopleinindustrializednations.Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesame

kindoffoodeatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago.

Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodies

havenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledto

newkindsofsicknesses.Sotheyarecalled"diseasesofcivilization".Many

cancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamplesofthese.

ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStone

Ageenjoyedverylittlealc