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Active Reading 1: Diary of a fresher Gap: n. a period of time between two events间隔，间断 A gap in the conversation 谈话的间隙 Translate: 他们阔别20年后又见面了。They met again after a gap of 20 years. Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include: Awkward long short timeTranslate: I was wondering how to fill the awkward gap in the conversation. Gap: n. space between things空隙，缺口 A gap in a hedge/fence/wall 树篱、篱笆、墙壁的豁口 Leave a gap between your car and the next. 在车与车之间留条道。 Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include: big huge large / small wide / narrow awkward Verbs which can go before Gap in this meaning include: fill sealGap: n. difference差距 The gap between the rich and the poor 贫富之间的差距 The gap between theory and practice 理论与实践之间的脱节 Translate: 贫富之间差距的加大导致了本地区犯罪率的增加。 The widening gap between the rich and the poor resulted in the increasing rate of crime in this neighborhood. Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include: big huge large wide growing widening narrow unbridgeable Verbs which can go before Gap in this meaning include: Bridge /close (where sth is missing空白) Nouns which can go before Gap in this meaning include: Age generation trade gender culture/cultural knowledge Translate: 学习外语能帮助我弥合我所说的语言和所处的文化与其他人的语言和文化之间的鸿沟。 Learning a foreign language can help me to bridge the gap between my language and culture and others’. Impress: v. to make you admire or respect someone impress sth. on/upon sb./one’s mind 把…印在脑子里 impress sb. with: feel admiration and respect for sth 给某人留下…印象 注意：两个结构中的介词不同，宾语不同 他的话使我深深铭记心头。His words are strongly impressed on my memory. 经理让办公室职员认识到细节的重要性。The manager impressed on his office staff the importance of details. 姑娘又活泼又富幽默感，给她的老板留下很好的印象。 The girl impressed her boss with her liveliness and sense of humor. Impression n. deep lasting effect on the mind or feeling of sb印象；感觉 make (give, leave, create) an impression on sb. 给某人留下…的印象 be under the impression that…: have the ide