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Book 3 Unit 2 Ar 1 A. New words 1. kaleidoscope n. a toy that shows changing patterns As a metaphor, it means a view, situation or experience that keeps changing and has many different aspects. Work in pairs. Translate the following into Chinese. a. the kaleidoscope of the ages 时代的万花筒 b. a kaleidoscope of colour and pattern 颜色和图案千变万化 c. the kaleidoscope of life 人生的万花筒 d. the kaleidoscope of illusions瞬息万变的幻觉 2. flaunt n. to deliberately try to make people notice something, eg your possessions, beauty, abilities etc, because you want them to admire you Work in pairs. Translate the following into Chinese. a. buy expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth 购买昂贵的服务和商品以炫耀自己的财富 b. The ill-bred woman flaunted her riches in public. 那位没有教养的妇人当众炫耀她的财富。 3. drone Work in pairs. Match the sentences/phrases with the meanings. a continuous low noise the drone of the aeroplane a type of male bee that does not do any work Drones don’t work. an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled from the ground A drone bomber Bees drone. to make a continuous low sound 4. barren adj. without any interesting or positive features, dry and empty Work in pairs. Match the Chinese translation of barren. a. barren or marginal farmland 荒芜、边远的农田 b. writing of barren insight 缺乏洞察力的作品 c. the barren, inhospitable desert那片贫瘠、荒凉的沙漠 5. tag vt. to touch another player in some children’s games n. to fix a small piece of paper or other material to something to give information about it Work in pairs. Identify the part of speech in the sentences/phrases. 1. Carol tagged Carl in the hide-and-seek. 2. a price tag 3. luggage tag 4. May I have your tag, please? 5. All her suitcases have been tagged with her name and address. Verb: 15 Noun: 2,3,4 6. draft v. 1)(often passive, AmE) to conscribe someone into the army forces 征召（某人）入伍 2) to write sth. such as a legal document, speech, or letter that may have changes made to it before it is finished 起草，草