1、M4U12 Culture Shock Language Points,A. to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you She still owes her father $3000. She still owes $3000 to her father. owe sb. sth./ owe sth. to sb. I owe an apology to him. Add

2、it all up and tell me how much I owe you. He asked for help from a colleague who owed him a favor.,1. owe,B. to have success, happiness, a job, etc. only because of what someone has given you or done for you or because of your own efforts owe sth to sb./sth. He owes his good health to his regular li

3、fe. She owes her success to hard work. He owes his life to the staff at the hospital.,A. advise +n. He suggested a swim and we all agreed. I suggested a way out of difficulty. +v-ing He suggested returning home as soon as possible. He suggested asking the boss for his opinion first.,2. suggest,+ tha

4、t sb./sth. (should) do We all suggest that a lab (should) be built. She suggested that an exception should be made. 她建議破例處理。,B. indicate/imply His pale face suggested bad health. Her expression suggested that she was angry. suggestion n. He made the suggestion that the prisoners (should) be set free

5、. There was a suggestion of a smile on his lips.,to think about sth. carefully consider sth. / doing / 從句 Please consider my suggestion. You may consider moving to a smaller house. Have you considered how to get there? They didnt consider whether they could afford it or not.,3. consider,B. to think

6、of someone or something in a particular way consider sb./sth.(to be) sth. Consider yourself lucky you werent in the car at the time. I do not consider him (to be) the proper person for the work. He is considered (to be) an authority.,A. accept the truth or blame He admitted his guilt to the police.

7、She admitted cheating in the exam. She admitted to her mother that she was wrong. admit sth. / doing / 從句,4. admit,B. hold/accommodate Our hall admits 3,000 persons. C. allow to enter or join Each ticket admits one adult and one child. Smith was admitted into this club as an ordinary member.,agree o

8、n 商定，達(dá)成共識 They finally agreed on the contract. We have agreed on how to solve the problem.,5. agree,agree to 同意（建議、安排等） The majority agreed to his plan/suggestion. Do you agree to this arrangement?,agree with 同意某人的意見 I quite agree with him/his idea/opinion/what he said. 與相符合/相一致 The verb should agre

9、e with its subject in person and number. The story agrees with the facts.,(氣候、食物等)適合 The food doesnt agree with me/ my stomach. This work doesnt agree with me.,agreement n. 協(xié)定、協(xié)議 We are not going to sign the agreement. arrive at/ come to/ reach an agreement with,way of doing sth. He disapproves my m

10、anner of living. He spoke in such a manner as to offend them. She greeted me in a friendly manner. The issue will be resolved in a manner that is fair to both sides. the way in which someone behaves towards or talks to other people His manner showed his frankness. Her voice and manner changed sudden

11、ly.,6. manner,polite ways of behaving in social situations His manners were charming. 他風(fēng)度翩翩。 Its bad manners to stare at people. have good/ bad manners 有/沒有禮貌,What party do you belong to? Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. Who does the watch belong to? This stopper belongs to that bottle. Yo

12、ur question does not belong to this discussion. sth. belong to sb. belongings n. We came home to find our belongings scattered about the room.,7. belong to,使暴露，使顯露，使面臨 Being exposed to sunlight for too much time will do harm to your skin. His fatness exposes him to a lot of joking. 揭露，揭發(fā) I threatene

13、d to expose him to the police. He was exposed as a liar. exposure n.,8. expose,get away from a place He escaped from prison. Newspapers said that he had escaped to France. The image escaped from her memory. avoid sth. bad You are lucky to escape punishment. You shouldnt escape doing the work.,9. esc

14、ape,to try to impress others by talking about your abilities, possessions, etc. Although some people like to show off their wealth, income is a very private matter for most Americans. He takes every opportunity to show off his knowledge.,10. show off,show up: appear at a place where you are expected

15、 by someone Did everyone you invited show up? I waited for an hour but she didnt show up. show in/show around?,1、至少at least 2、習(xí)慣于get used to 3、一條建議a word of advice 4、對困惑get/be confused about 5、大多數(shù)the majority of 6、提前 in advance,7、讓搭車give sb. a lift 8、讓下車dropoff 9、給送行 see off 10、食欲好 have a good appetite 11、繼續(xù)keep on 12、堅持insist on,13、破門而入，闖入break into 14、再三考慮，重新考慮think twice 15、把加入addto 16、依戀，與緊緊聯(lián)系be