1、Skill Review,Skill Practice,Skill Review,Denotation is the literal meaning of a word what you find in a dictionary.,Connotation is the implied meaning of a wordwhat a word suggests to you, or what it makes you feel and think of.,Which is the connotation of the italic word in the sentence?,For all it

2、s concern about foreign cultural invasion and its defense against the pollution of the French language by English words, ,1. an attack in war when the enemy spreads into and tries to control a country 2. intrusion; strong influence,1. making sth. impure; making sth. a mixture of 2. the action of pol

3、luting or the state of being polluted,For all its concern about foreign cultural invasion and its defense against the pollution of the French language by English words, ,The opening of Eastern Europe is another prize for the company, which thinks that millions of people will put Disneyland at the to

4、p of a list of places to visit on their first trip to Western Europe.,1. an advantage 2. a reward,Some die at 30 but are not buried until theyre 70.,1. stop living 2. stop living spiritually, Skill Practice,The Euro Disney Corporation, acknowledging that its elaborate theme park had not performed as

5、 strongly as expected, (Para. 1),Tell the denotations(D) and connotations(C) of the italic words.,D: carry out a duty; act or show C: work or operate,2. But since then the park has been hit by a number of problems. (Para. 2),D: strike; come against with force,C: trouble; affect,3. The announcement a

6、mounted to an extraordinary reversal for Euro Disney, (Para. 6),D: come to, reach to C: be equal to; have the same effect with,4. The long-term acceptance is strong, the rest is just details. (Para. 7),D: points or facts about something C: unimportant small points,5. The main problem confronting Eur

7、o Disney appears to be managing its costs and finding an appropriate price level for its over 5,000 hotel rooms. (Para. 10),D: succeed in doing; run or take charge of,C: control,Question Answering,Multiple-Choice Questions,Paras. 16,What did the Euro Disney Corporation think about the financial loss

8、es in its first financial years?,Tip,unexpected; not prepared for,I. Question Answering,2. What did Walt Disney Corporation do on the announcement of the Euro Disneys financial loss?,Tip,warn investors; expect profit,Paras. 16,Paras. 16,1. The key problem in Euro Disneys financial failure should be_

9、.,low attendance level B. bad service C. high cost levels,II. Multiple-Choice Questions,2. What did the dropping of the companys share price result from?,Peoples sensible reaction to preliminary information. Peoples emotional reaction to preliminary information. The companys false information.,Paras

10、. 79,Paras. 79,3. Paribas Capital Markets Group recommended that _.,investors buy in the Euro Disneys shares. investors hold the companys shares and wait. investors sell out the companys shares.,Paras. 1014,4. What will Euro Disney plan to do in order to cut down the cost levels?,Lay off some tempor

11、ary employees. Close the theme park in the winter. Lower the hotel room prices. Sell their shares.,Paras. 15,5. Where is the profit mainly from in the first half of the year?,Sale of its shares. Hotel business. Investment income. Sale of construction rights on its site.,Paraphrase,Translation, form

12、the total of in agree with, gear warn against react be superior to account for in line with,I. Old to New,凈虧損 財(cái)政年度 財(cái)政主管 電話采訪 母公司 投資收入, net financial loss financial year chief financial officer telephone interview parent company invest income,II. Chinese to English,1. gear up (L10) prepare (sth. or s

13、b.) for action,. Word Using,Translation 他們已經(jīng)為即將到來(lái)的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)作好了準(zhǔn)備。,Key They are already geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.,2. amount to (L20) seem to be in fact; be equal to,Key His behavior amounted to serious professional misconduct.,Translation 他的行為簡(jiǎn)直就是嚴(yán)重瀆職。,2. amount to (L20),Translation

14、 損失總計(jì)1000萬(wàn)美元。,Key The loss amounted to US $ 10 million., make a total of (a figure),3. on a basis (L43) in a way in which sth. is arranged or organized,Do you have to travel on a regular basis or only occasionally? 你是經(jīng)常旅行呢,還是偶爾為之?,e.g.,Translation 雙方都同意每個(gè)星期在高層軍官之間交流關(guān)于部隊(duì)行動(dòng)的信息。,Key Both sides agreed to exchange information on a weekly basis between senior