研究生综合英语2-unit1

Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentU1AdditionalInformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceTextCopingwiththeComplimentWarm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingWritingSkillsAdditionalWorkUnit1CopingwiththeComplimentWarm-upActivitiesWarm-up1Haveyoueverreceivedanycompliment?Howdoyourespondtoit?DoyouknowhowChinesepeopleusuallycopewithcompliments?HowaretheChinesereactionstocomplimentsdifferentfromAmericans’?1.2.Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentWarm-up23.DoyouknowthetopnineexpressionsforcomplimentintheEnglish-speakingcountries?Andhowdoyourespondtothem?Thetopnineexpressionsforcomplimentare:1)Yourblouseisreallybeautiful.Yourhairlooksgreat!2)Ireallylikeyourdress.Iloveyournewapartment.3)That’sareallynicerug.That’sagreatlookingcar.4)Youhavesuchbeautifulhair.5)Whatalovelybabyyouhave!6)Isn’tyourringbeautiful!7)You(really)didagoodjob!8)You(really)handledthatsituationwell!9)Nicegame!Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentWarm-up3A:That’saniceshirtyouarewearing!B:Well,Ijustgotit.Itwasprettycheap.A:Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.B:Doyoureallythinkso?A:Oh,yeah,itwasfabulous.A:Iloveyourclock.Itlooksgreatinyourlivingroom!B:Thanks.AfriendofminebroughtittomefromOregon.A:You’relookingwell!B:Thanks.Soareyou!Responsestocomplimentsare:1)2)3)4)Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentHarryAllenSmith(1906-1976)wasawell-knownjournalist,authorandhumorist.HewasbornonDecember19,1907inMcLeansboro,Illinoisandcommencedhiscareerasanewspaperreporterin1922.HeauthorizedhisfirstbookacommissionedbiographyofindustrialistRobertGairin1939attheageofthirty-two,thuscommencinghiscareerasafull-timewriter.Hisnextattempt,abookentitledLowManonaTotemPole,publishedin1941,becameabestsellerandestablishedSmith’sfameasahumorist.Themajorityofhisbookswerepublishedduringthe1940’s,50’sand60’sandhewasformanyyearsthebest-sellinghumoristauthorintheUnitedStates.AIFTTR1AdditionalInformationfortheTeacher’sReference1.HarryAllenSmithUnit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR2GretaGarbo(1905-1990)wasaSwedish-Americanfilmactress,bornGretaLouisaGustafssoninStockholm,SwedenonSeptember18,1905.Whileinschool,shewasdiscoveredbyMauriceStiller,oneofthegreatdirectorsofSweden’sgoldenageoffilmandwentwithStillertoHollywood.Shebecameatalentedactressknownforherauraofglamourandmystery.Her24filmsincludeAnnaChristie(1930),Camille(1937),Ninotchka(1939).In1954theAcademyawardedherwithanaward“forherunforgettablescreenperformances.”Sheretiredattheheightofhercareerin1941.This,pairedwithheraloof2.GretaGarboUnit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR3.1mysteriousness,madethepubliccravetoknowmoreabouther.Althoughseldominthepubliceyesheremainedinthepublic’smindawomanofbeautyandmystery,alegend.3.DorothyParkerDorothyParker(1893-1967)wasoneofthemostsuccessfulandinfluentialwomenwritersofherera.DorothyRothschildwasbornonAugust22,1893inWestEnd,N.J.Attheageof21shebegansubmittingherwritingtovariousmagazinesandpapers.HerpoemwasacceptedandpublishedbyVanityFairandafewmonthslatershewashiredbyVogue,Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR3.2asisterpublicationofVanityFair.In1917shemarriedEdwinParker,astockbroker.Themarriageonlylastedabrieftime,butnowshewasMrs.DorothyParker.AtVanityFairshebecameNewYork’sonlyfemaledramacriticatthetime.Shecontinuedtowriteshortstories,satiricalversesandnewspapercolumnsandbecameacelebratedconversationalist.Hertoneispoignant,ironicalandoftencruellywittyandcynical.HerworksincludeAfterSuchPleasures(1933),TheLadyNextDoor(1924)andBusinessisBusiness(1925).Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR44.GeorgeS.KaufmanGeorgeS.Kaufman(1889-1961)wasanAmericannovelist,playwright,director,producer,anddramacritic,whosework,critical,theoretical,fictional,mixesprofessionalismwithintelligence.AmonghisworksareBeggaronHorseback(1924),YouCan’tTakeItWithYou(1936)andTheKingofProxyStreet(1941).Kaufmanwasalsoanoteddirectorofmanyofhisownplaysaswellasthoseofotherwriters,andhisdramacriticismwasknownforitswit.OfonecomedyhewroteTherewaslaughteratthebackofthetheatre,leadingtothebeliefthatsomeonewastellingjokesbackthere.”Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR5-6Paradoxisastatementwhichseemstobefoolishoroppositetocommonsenseorthetruth,butwhichmaycontainatruth.Forexample,morehaste,lessspeed.5.paradoxThisstatementderivesfromawell-knownsaying“Flatterywillgetyounowhere”butexpressestheoppositevalueorphilosophy.“Flatterywillgetyounowhere”meansmereflatteryisofnousewhile“Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere”impliesflatteryisalwayswelcome.6.FlatterywillgetyoueverywhereUnit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR77.assemblylineAssemblylineisagroupofworkareas,calledstations,arrangedinacertainordertomakeaproduct.Eachstationperformsagiventaskonaunitofaproduct—suchasinserting,tightening,orinspectingapart—andthenpassesittothenextstation.Whenaunitreachestheendoftheline,ithaspassedallthestationsandhasbecomeafinishedproduct.Eachstationconsistsofthemachines,workers,tools,andpartsrequiredtodoitsassignedtask.Unit1CopingwiththeComplimentAIFTTR8.18.sonnetSonnetisa14-linepoemwithafixedpatternofmeterandrhyme.ItsnameisanItalianwordmeaningalittlesong.IntheItaliansonnet,theoctave(firsteightlines)statesathemeorexperiencean