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Arrangements today:Mar. 12, Room 310 1. Three presentations on Spielberg, Chen Kaige, and Zhang Yimou. 2. Review the structure of Section A. 3. Word and phrase Study. 4. Check yourself. sustain maintain attain entertain retain Translate the following sentences with the words and phrases you have learned in class. * Word study 1. chase v. to run after someone or something in order to catch them Police _______________ and eventually recovered the missing money. The kids ______________ in the garden. chased the thief chased each other Para. 1 2. participate in to take part in or become involved in an activity 班里的每个人都应该积极参加这些讨论。 他们希望有机会参与决策制定。 Everyone in the class is expected to participate  actively in these discussions. They wanted opportunities to participate in the _________________________ Now you try: decision-making (process). Para. 1 3. pessimistic a. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result 我对未来感到极其悲观。 This may sound like putting the cart before the horse and being unnecessarily pessimistic. I am deeply pessimistic about the future. 这听起来像是本末倒置，是不必要的悲观。 Now you try: Para. 2 4. worship vt. to admire and love someone very much 我小时候崇拜我哥哥。 We all want heroes to worship, be they  sportsmen, film stars, or politicians. As a child, I _____________________ 我们都要有崇拜的英雄， _________________________________. Now you try: worshipped my elder brother. 无论他们是运动员、电影明星还是政治家。 Para. 2 5. spur vt. to encourage someone or make them want to do something 我们鼓励他们努力。 是当地报纸上一篇文章最终促使他采取了行动。 We spurred them on. . It was an article in the local newspaper that  finally spurred him into action. Now you try: Para. 2 6. drown vt. 1) to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with 2) to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way 这个国家债台高筑。 我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。 The co