高职高专实用英语教程book 2 unit1

Unit1GoodMannersLeadinTextStudyFocusonGrammarPracticalWritingWhywasthehostembarrassed?In1930aChineseofficialvisitedAmerica.AnAmericanfriendinvitedhimtohaveawesterndinner.Afterhesatdownatthetable,Heusedthenapkintocleantheknivesandforks.Thehostwasembarrassed(尴尬).Sothehostaskedthewaitertotakeawayallthetableware(餐具)onthetableandbringotherpairs.LeadinDiscussionDoyouthinkgoodmannersareimportantinourlife?why?Goodmannerareimportantbecause1.theyhelpusmakefriends;2.theyshowthatwearewell-educated;3.theyhelpusgetthingsdone.hintTextstudy---UnderstandingofTextASomeOld-fashionedCourtesies:Womenneedhelpgettinginandourofcars.Amanshouldwalkontheoutsideofawomanonthesidewalk.Awomanisexpectedtositdownbeforeamandoes.Thereasonsonthechangesinmanners:Womengetinandoutofcarstwentytimesadaywithbabiesanddogs.Amanshouldwalkontheinsidebecausethat’swhereattackersareallhidingthesedays.Thewritergottothetablefirst,sohesatdownbeforehiswifedid.PairworkCompletethefollowingsentencesorallyaccordingtothetext.Q:Whatisthegoodthingformenthattheauthorseesinwomen’sliberation?Thegoodthingformeninwomen’sliberationisthatmennolongerhavetopaywomentheold-fashionedcourtesies.Theauthorofthearticlethinkssobecausewomengetinandourofcarstwentytimesadaywithbabiesanddogs.Q:Whydoestheauthorofthearticlethinkawomanneedsnohelpgettinginandoutofcars?Q:Whydidtheauthorfeelverymuchconfusedwhenhiswifesaidtohim”Youdiditagain”?Hefeltconfusedbecausehedidnotknowwhathiswifewasreferringto.Q:Whydoestheauthorconsideritnotsuitabletoputawomaninacarfirstandshutthedooronher?Thatisbecausetheremightbesomebadguyshidinginthebackseat.Q:Whydoestheauthorofthearticlerecommendthatoutofloveandrespect,amanshouldwalkontheinside?Thatisbecauseattackersmaybehidingthere.ParaphraseandTranslationWordsandPhrasesParaphraseOneofthegoodthingsformeninwomen’sliberationisthatmennolongerhavetopaywomentheold-fashionedcourtesiesMeaning:onewaythatmenbenefitfromwomen’sliberationisthattheynolongerneedtobepolitetowomenintheoldways,sincetheoldrulesofpolitenessarelongerpopular.对于男性来说，妇女解放运动的好处之一是：男人不再需要在女性面前表现那些过时的礼仪。Aperfectlyablewomannolongerhastoathelplesslyinpublicasifshewereamodel.Meaning:afullyablewomandoesn’thavetobehaveinpublicasifshewereunabletotakecareofherself.一个很能干的女人在公共场所不必再现表现得像个模特似的不能照管自己。IhaverefusedtotroublewomenwithoutdatedcourtesiesMeaning;Ihavebeenconsciouslyavoidingtreatingwomenwithold-fashionedcourtesies.我对女士们一直不肯用过时的礼节去麻烦他们。Itisusuallyeasiertofollowrulesofsocialbehaviorthantodependonone’sowntaste.Justfollowingrulesofsocialbehaviorisofteneasierthanactingaccordingtoone’sownpreference.遵照社会规则行事通常要比依赖个人喜好行事容易多了。WordsandPhrases1.inpublic----当众，公开地Sheisshyofspeakinginpublic.她怯于在公众面前讲话。有人就喜欢在公共场合出风头。Somebodylikestoshowoffinpublic.2.besupposedto-----应该Hobbiesaresupposedtoberelaxing.业余爱好应该是令人放松的。我们本来是要单独见面的。Wearesupposedtobemeetingalone.3.asfarassb./sth.beconcerned----就……而言谈到政策，我得说几句。Asfaraspolicyisconcerned,Ihavetosaysomething.AsfarasIamconcerned,hecandowhateverhelikes.就我而言，他可以喜欢什麽就做什麽。4.thereisnoreasonwhy----没有理由……你没有理由做这种事。Thereisnoreasonwhyyoushalldosuchathing.ThereisnoreasonwhyIshallbecomeaphysicianbecausemyfatherisone因为我父亲是一位医生我就应该成为一位医生，这是毫无理由的.5.dependon----取决于，视…..而定，依靠Manmustdependonhimself.人是要靠自己的。我们的计划要看天气而定。Ourplansdependontheweather.6.accordingto根据Accordingtohim，myfriendwasabsentfromschoolyesterday.据他说，我的朋友昨天不曾到校。不要从事物的外表来判断。Donotjudgeaccordingtotheappearance7.theotherway(round)---以相反的方式InEnglandeverythingistheotherwayround.在英国，什么事情都是倒过来的。I'vejusthadaninspiration;whydon'twetryturningittheotherway!我突然想出一个好主意—我们为什么不试着向相反的方向转一转呢！8.aheadof---在……之前，先于Pricesstayonestepaheadofwages.物价领先于工资。这座楼提前完工了。Thebuildingiscompletedaheadofschedule.9.comeup-----发生Somethingurgenthavecomeup.发生了紧急的事情。我预料很快就要出事的。Iexpectsomethingtocomeupsoon.10.atthemercyof----任由……支配Farmersareatthemercyoftheforcesofnature.农民靠天吃饭。那艘船任由风浪摆布。Theshipwasatthemercyofthewindandthewaves.Vocabularycheck1.Inthefilm,heactsasapoliceman.2.Ifinallyunderstoodallthathesaid.3.Yesterday,hehadatoothpulled.4.Wecannotalwaysdependonotherstohelpusachievesuccess.5.Heoftenleaveshiskeysathome.Fillineachofthefollowingblankswiththeproperformofthegivenwords.1.Theyfoughtto____theblackpeopleslavery.(liberation)2.Hewatched________asthetrainleftwithouthim.(help)3.Prof.Dingisavery_______person.(respect)4.ThomasisanEnglish________.(historical)liberatehelplesslyrespectablehistorian5.Ispoketohim________hisbehavior.(concern)6.Hisroomisinastateof_________.(confuse)7.Mymothercookedmany________dishestoday.(taste)8.sparinghimisa_________act.(mercy)concerningconfusiontastymercifulComprehensionA.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.1.Whydoestheauthorsaythatnomanisanisland?Theauthorsaysthatbecauseallpeopleneedtocommunicatewithothersandshareexpression.UnderstandingofTextB2.Whatisthebestandmostusefulroadtosoundcommunication?Thebestandmostusefulroadtosoundcommunicationiscommoncourtesy,thatis,goodmanner.3.Whatarethetwoaspectsofgoodmanners?Theyareaninnerrespectorotherpeop