my dear students：
the 3rd weekly plan for intensive reading
1）after-class exercises of unit 1. pls finish it before class.
2）words and expressions are randomly chosen to be dictated in class.
3）preview unit 2 intensive reading notes, put them down on your textbooks.
4） before class, collect relevant materials of participation in charity work by Bill Gates or Mother Teresa. some students are required to present and share your work in class
for listening and speaking class 1）textbook, unit 3, weather
2）dictate supplymentary listening \and money \before class, and then it will be checked in class.
此致，
Best Regards 贾楠 Helen Jia
西安邮电学院外语培训中心
Unit 2 Values
I. Who’s Who
Match the person with his name and identity. Person
1 2 3 4 5 Name A. Li Ka-Shing B. Ingvar Kamprad C. Samuel Moore Walton D. Kushal Pal Singh E. Warren Buffett 1
Identity a. one of the most successful investors in the world, primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway b. Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; the world’s largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer c. Chairman of the Board, DLF Universal Limited, India’s largest real estate developer d. a Swedish entrepreneur; the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA e. an American businessman and entrepreneur; founder of the American retailer Wal-Mart II. A Debate
Who’s more important to the world?
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Directions:
1. Before class, students are asked to collect relevant materials of participation in charity work by Bill Gates or Mother Teresa.
2. In class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: Mother Teresa has no money, but she took care of the poor in Calcutta until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?
III. Words and Expressions
1. (L. 2) confront: vt.
1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly * The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
* A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university.
2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.) 军人必须面对危险和死亡。
(=A soldier has to confront danger and death.) * Astronauts have to confront the unknown.
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be confronted with: be brought face to face
(=The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.) * conclusions that can be confronted with experience
2. (L. 3) donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause * The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
(=They made a generous donation to charity.)
Collocation:
a blood donation 献血 make/give a donation 捐赠 promise a donation 允诺捐助
3. (L. 5) confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.
* The enemy retreated in great confusion. 他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
(=Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.)
Collocation:
covered with confusion 非常慌张 in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态 throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱
N.B.: 该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”， confused意思是“糊涂
的、混杂的”。
4. (L. 5) curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.
* Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? (=We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.)
Collocation:
from/out of curiosity 在好奇心驱使下 in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事 Curiosity killed a cat. 好奇伤身。
5. (L. 7) stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllable
* It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. 他结结巴巴地道了谢。 (=He stammered his thanks.)
6. (L. 10) deny: vt.
1) say that sth. is not true
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* There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.
2) refuse to admit or accept
(=He denied knowing anything about their plans.)
7. (L. 10) fill out: add information such as your name and address in (a form or document)
* It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire. 请把附表填好。
(=Please fill out the attached blank.)
8. (L. 11) fall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities)
理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营
(=The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.)
* All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.
9. (L. 13) nothing more than: only, just
(=Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.) 这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。
(=It is nothing more than a made-up story.)
10. (L. 19) attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort 我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
(=I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.) * She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.
Collocation:
attain one’s goal 达到目的 attain the age of 有…岁了 attain the top of a moutain
到达山顶
CF: get, gain, obtain & attain
这四个词都是动词，都有“得到”、“获得”之意。
get是最普通的用语，可指通过任何方式的获得，多用于口语中。例如：
* She got the highest score in fancy rope jumping. 她在花样跳绳中得分最高。 gain多指在竞争中获得，所得的东西往往是有用的或是所期待的。例如：
* I hope you will gain the victory this time. 我希望你这次获得胜利。
obtain是书面语，指靠他人或自己努力而得到，强调结果或目的。例如：
* By this method, we obtained a good result. 我们用这种方法获得了好结果。 attain强调达到完美的地步。例如：
* Such a condition is very difficult to attain. 这样的情况是很难达到的。
11. (L. 16) minimal: adj. very small in size or amount; as small as possible
暴风雨只造成极轻微的损失。
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(=The storm did only minimal damage.)
* The Ford CEO offered to work for a minimal salary of one dollar a year.
N.B.: 该词的动词为minimize。反义词为maximal。
12. (L. 21) cherish: vt. love (sth./sb.) very much and protect them
(=Riding horses with my mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory.)
* She cherished the child as though he were her own.
Collocation:
cherish fond dreams of 做…的美梦 cherished desire 夙愿 cherish a deep love for 热爱…
13. (L. 21) fabricate: vt. make up (a story, a piece of information, etc.) in order to deceive people * Have you ever lied a little, or fabricated a story about yourself, to impress someone
you meet the first time?
她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。
(=The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.)
14. (L. 22) tickle: v.
1) amuse and interest
* The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.
* It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party.
2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes them laugh
* She tickled the boy's feet and made him laugh.
婴儿喜欢轻轻呵痒和紧紧拥抱。
(=Babies like to be tickled and hugged.)
15. (L. 25) vital: adj. very important, necessary, or essential
(=This point is vital to my argument.)
* The leader’s vital and cheerful manner filled his men with courage.
Pattern:
be vital to … 对…极为重要
16. (L. 25) well off: rich, or having enough money to live well
* The Communist Party of China will lead the Chinese people in building a well-off society. 如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。
(=If he had worked harder when young, he would be well off now.)
17. (L. 26) emotional: adj. connected with people’s feelings
(=His emotional language reduced many of the audience to tears.)
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