研究生综合英语2 (刘晓玲师).pptVIP

研究生综合英语Multiple English for Postgraduates;Unit 2 What Makes a Leader;;.;Kennedy; ;The Great Depression;Pear Harbor An inlet on the southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii, with a narrow entrance to the Pacific. It is the site of the U.S. naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941.;John Kennedy and His Wife;The Great Depression;Pear Harbor;;Language study 1.shake up 1). to trouble the mind or feeling of; upset 使震惊；使不安 2). Reorganize; reshuffle重组 ---The sad news has shaken her up pretty badly.(不安) ---Did that lightning shake you up?(受惊) ---The Board of Directors will shake up the company.(改组);2．Timing 1) The arrangement and control of events, actors etc. to get the desired results;时间的选择，时机的 选择（以达到最佳的效果） 2) Control over the rate of an activity 计时，定时，安排时间 --- My timing was completely wrong.我 完全选错了时机。 ---They met to consider the timing of elections.;3. eloquent: 1) (of a speech) of a kind that influences the hearers有说服力的，雄辩的 2) (of) expressing or showing (sth.) very strongly though without word. --- The defense lawyer made an eloquent plea for his client’s acquittal.辩护律师为他当事人的 无罪释放作了有力的申辩。 --- Eyes are more eloquent than lips.(谚) 眉目传 情，胜过言语。 an eloquent speaker 雄辩的演说家 an eloquent eyes 会说话的眼睛 an eloquent gesture 富于表情的姿势;4. straightforward 1) Honest, without hidden meanings 正直的， 坦率的 2）expressed or understood in a direct way, without difficulties简单的，易懂的 --- I’m quite a straightforward man myself. (坦诚的人) --- The next morning he spoke his mind to her in a very straightforward manner. --- The issue is not so straightforward.;5. potent: powerful a potent argument(说服力的) a potent antibiotic(强效抗生素) a potent rival (强有力的对手) 6. Come in handy: to be useful from time to time. 有用的，派上用场 --- Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship, which came in handy when he built a house. --