1、Learning about language,What is an idiomatic way?,He is above himself.,自個(gè)兒上天自高自大,Which teacher can help him above water?,擺脫困境；沒(méi)有經(jīng)濟(jì)困難,1. In the reading passage several expressions are used in an idiomatic way. Find them and fill in the chart.,Discovering useful words and expressions,cover a story,tri

2、ck of the trade,get the facts straight,get to the wrong end of the stick,this is how the story goes,get a scoop,2. Match the words and expressions which have the opposite meaning.,by accident,deliberately,not get absorbed,concentrate on,untrained,professional,not interested,eager,light,thorough,defe

3、nd against,accuseof,acquire,lose,didnt do anything wrong,guilty,Complete Sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in Sentence A. 1. A. By accident she broke that beautiful bowl. B. She _ broke that beautiful bowl.,deliberately,

4、2. A. He did not steal the vase so he didnt do anything wrong. B. He did steal the vase so he is _. 3. A. She does not get absorbed in her studies for long. B. She can _ her studies for a long time.,guilty,concentrate on,4. A. The journalist went out with an untrained photographer. B. The journalist

5、 went out with a/an _ photographer.,professional,5. A. Chris is not interested in starting his new job. B. Chris is _ to start his new job. 6. A. “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife. B. “This room needs a _ clean,” explained the housewife.,thorough,eager,7. A. The law allows peo

6、ple to defend themselves against a charge. B. The law does not allow people to _ themselves _ a crime. 8. A. I dont mind losing that skill if it is not useful. B. I dont mind _ that skill if it is useful.,accuse,of,acquiring,adj. 【英】習(xí)慣(或傾向于)懷疑的,He gave a sceptical grunt. 他懷疑地嘟噥了一聲。,Mary is sceptical

7、 about the solution. 瑪麗對(duì)這個(gè)解決辦法表示懷疑。,be sceptical about be sceptical that ,Im very sceptical about the results of the survey. 我十分懷疑調(diào)查的結(jié)果。,Many are sceptical that this rule makes much practical difference. 許多人都懷疑這樣的規(guī)定會(huì)產(chǎn)生多大的實(shí)際區(qū)別。,n. C截止期限，最后限期,Can they finish this before the deadline? 他們能不能在最后期限之前完成這項(xiàng)工

8、作?,The deadline for making an application is next Friday. 申請(qǐng)于下星期五截止。,set a deadline for extend the deadline,My boss set a deadline for the project. 我的主管為專案設(shè)定了一個(gè)期限。,We hope the boss can extend the deadline. 我們希望主管可以延長(zhǎng)期限。,n. C同事，同僚，同行,Marlin is getting along very well with his colleagues. 馬林跟他的同事相處得很好

9、。,My colleague was fired yesterday. 我的同事昨天被解雇了。,v. 出版，刊?。?公布，發(fā)表,The publishing house has published five dictionaries. 這家出版社已出版了五部字典。,Martin would publish their findings at once. 馬丁會(huì)立即公布他們的調(diào)查結(jié)果。,public adj. 公眾的； 公共的，公用的,the public 公眾；大眾,You mustnt do that in a public place. 你不該在公共場(chǎng)所做那事。,The public wa

10、s provoked to anger. 公眾被激怒了。 The museum is open to the public. 這個(gè)博物館對(duì)大眾開(kāi)放。,n. C困境，進(jìn)退兩難,Mary is facing the dilemma of obeying her father or marrying the man she loves. 是服從父親還是嫁給自己所愛(ài)的人是瑪麗面臨著的難題。,face the dilemma of in the (a) dilemma,I detest facing the dilemma of quitting or staying. 我痛恨面對(duì)閃人或死賴著不走的困境

11、。,We are often in a dilemma. 我們經(jīng)常處于進(jìn)退兩難的境地。,n. C攝影師，照相師,He is a photographer for life magazine. 他是生活雜志的攝影師。,The photographer posed him carefully. 攝影師細(xì)心地指點(diǎn)他擺好姿勢(shì)。,adj.高興的，快樂(lè)的,My parents will be delighted to see you. 我父母見(jiàn)到你會(huì)很高興。,He was very much delighted with the results. 他對(duì)這個(gè)結(jié)果感到非常滿意。,+ at / with / b

12、y be delighted + to-v. + (that),Cell phone makers are delighted at this trend, of course. 當(dāng)然，手機(jī)制造者對(duì)于這個(gè)趨勢(shì)是很欣喜的。,I am delighted to have the cool waters of a brook rush through my open fingers. 清涼的溪水從我張開(kāi)的手指間流過(guò)，使我欣喜無(wú)比。,n. 其時(shí)，其間 adv. 其間；同時(shí),In the meanwhile Ill visit an old friend of mine. 在這期間我將去拜訪我的一位老朋

13、友。,Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I cleaned the house. 母親去買東西; 我打掃屋子。,n. 其時(shí)，其間 adv. 其間；同時(shí),考試中的題: 英語(yǔ)中 “同時(shí)” 的表達(dá)：in the meanwhile / in the meantime / meantime / meanwhile。,一般都是說(shuō)meanwhile，和in the meantime，而不會(huì)說(shuō)in the meanwhile和meantime。,請(qǐng)問(wèn)哪些是對(duì)的，哪些是錯(cuò)的?,v. 幫助；協(xié)助 援助,We asked him to assist us in designing

14、a new bridge. 我們請(qǐng)他幫助我們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)一座新橋。,He assisted in designing the new bridge. 他協(xié)助設(shè)計(jì)那條新橋。,assistant n. 助手，助理；助教；店員 adj. 助理的；輔助的,He worked as an assistant to the President. 他當(dāng)過(guò)總統(tǒng)助理。,He is an assistant cook. 他是個(gè)助理廚師。,assistance n. 援助，幫助U (+in),Your technical assistance in the project is greatly appreciated. 您

15、對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的技術(shù)援助大受贊賞。,v. 呈送，提交； 主張；屈服,He submitted his proposal for urban development to the city council. 他將城市發(fā)展建議提交市議會(huì)。,Well submit ourselves to the courts judgments. 我們將聽(tīng)從法庭的裁決。,submit一般和介詞to搭配： She submits to her boyfriend. 她總是聽(tīng)她男朋友的。,submit 的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞: t 要雙寫: submitted,n. 業(yè)余從事者adj. 業(yè)余的；外行的，不熟練的,Our ac

16、tors were all enthusiastic amateurs. 我們的演員都是熱情的業(yè)余愛(ài)好者。,The pictures were taken by an amateur photographer. 這些照片是一位業(yè)余攝影師拍的。,adj. 不平常的， 與眾不同的,It was not unusual for me to come home late. 回家晚對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是不稀奇的。,He is an unusual child. 他是個(gè)與眾不同的孩子。,反義詞：usual,as usual 像往常一樣,As usual, she had bread and egg for break

17、fast. 她照例吃面包和雞蛋作早餐。,They were going to meet as usual. 他們會(huì)像往常一樣見(jiàn)面。,n. 編輯，主筆,My sister is an editor for a local newspaper. 我姐姐是當(dāng)?shù)匾患覉?bào)社的編輯。,He bargained with the editor for a hundred dollars per thousand words. 他與主筆講價(jià)，要100元1000字。,vt. 估計(jì)；評(píng)估；評(píng)價(jià),The value of this property was assessed at one million dollar

18、s. 這財(cái)產(chǎn)的價(jià)值估定為一百萬(wàn)元。,It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation. 現(xiàn)在來(lái)評(píng)價(jià)新法規(guī)的效果為時(shí)尚早。,3. Complete the passage using the words below in the correct form.,sceptical deadline colleague publish dilemma photograph delighted meanwhile assist submit amateur unusual assistant editor assess,My fir

19、st assignment was as a(an) _ to a famous fashion _, who was going to take photos of a model by the name of Wang Li. I felt _ as I was to _ him. We had not gone far,assistant,photographer,delighted,assist,sceptical deadline colleague publish dilemma meanwhile submit amateur unusual editor assess,when our _ called. “Be sure to finish your task before the _.” My _ laughed. “He wants to concentrate on the time because Ive missed deadlines before,” he said to me. When we arrived, we found Wang Li was extremely charming