英语中级口语 3.pptVIP

Unit Three American Culture for Foreigners rave: To speak with wild enthusiasm 热情洋溢地谈论、赞扬 He raved about the new play. 他热情洋溢地谈论新上演的戏剧 flux: Constant or frequent change; fluctuation 变迁,不断或经常的变化 The newness and flux of the computer industry has meant many opportunities for women and minorities. 计算机工业的更新和不断变化为妇女和少数民族提供了许多机会。 These graduates haven’t found jobs yet; to them everything is in a state of flux. 这些毕业生尚未找到工作,所以对他们来说,一切都变化莫测。 quirk: A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy 怪癖,行为古怪,特殊倾向 All men have their own quirks and twists. 人人都有他们自己的怪癖和奇想。 nasty: Very unpleasant or annoying 使人不愉快的; 烦人的 nasty weather 令人不快的天气 a nasty trick 令人生气的诡计 gaffe: A clumsy social error; a faux pas 失礼,失态 I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing. 我不清楚我犯了什么错误。 The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste. 那次谈话中的离题在他看来太出丑了，简直就是失去理智后的胡言乱语，毫无高尚趣味可言。 patron: A customer, especially a regular customer.顾客,老主顾 The lady is a patron of that fashion shop. 这位女士是那家时装店的老主顾。 fret: To cause to be uneasy; vex 烦扰, 恼怒 What are you fretting about? 你在烦躁什么？ Don’t fret; everything will be all right. 别发愁,一切都会好的。 leeway: A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude 余地，回旋余地 have leeway 有活动余地 breach: A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise 破坏，违犯，不履行 Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. Infractions of the rules will not be tolerated. 泄露秘密是对信任的破坏。违反规则不会被容忍。 “violation” is an infraction committed willfully and with complete lack of regard for legal, moral, or ethical considerations. Violation 是故意地破坏，完全无视法律、道德或伦理 She failed to appear for the rehearsal, in flagrant violation of her contract. 她没有参加排练，公然违反合同。 “transgression” refers most often to a violation of divine or moral law. Transgression 多指违反神律或道德法,破坏法令 The children shall not be punished for the father’s transgression. 孩子们不应由于父亲的过失而受惩罚。 “trespass” implies willful intrusion on anothers rights, possessions, or person: trespass 却含有