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Lesson 10 The Telephone Lebanon (Beirut ) Keep track of :keep oneself informed about a person, situation1 The boy kept track of his favorite sports stars.2007年中国十佳劳伦斯冠军奖:快乐的享受比赛，不要有包袱，不要有压力，跑吧 Married our cousins 1 Intermarriage among cousins is very common in Arab countries. Nomadic herdsmen, dowry. Incorporate sth into 8 To add or include sth as part of sth else. Noah’s Ark Noahs Ark was a vessel built at Gods command to save Noah, his family, and a core stock of the worlds animals from the Great Flood. Topic1 IS IT OK TO ANSWER MOBILE PHONE OR TEXT MESSAGES IN CLASS? Question for references: 1) Nowadays, most of the students own mobile phones. What should they do if someone calls or sends a message to them during their classes? 2) Please describe the merits and demerits of having a mobile phone. Sapling Sibling placid Stamina Lore Pastime Twig Legweary Sip Repast Uncanny swamp Leash recoil International gestures Thumb Forefinger knuckle Index finger Middle finger Ring finger Little finger Palm wrist Drought/draught11 Dry weather A current of air in a confined space (e.g. a room or chimney) To get anywhere/somewhere/nowhere 11 To make some /no progress You’ll surely get somewhere if you persist in it. Talk sb into/out of doing sth 11 To persuade sb to do /not to do sth Wu Yusen talked Zhou Runfa into acting as Huanggai in Chibi. Communion 13 The Lords Supper is the eating of the bread and the drinking of the cup, after the example set by Christ. Communion 13 Celebration of Lord’s supper Chime in 16 Interject a remark always ready to chime in with his opinion. 他随时准备插嘴，表示自己的意见。 The dense forest of legs (17) Metaphor Simile Synecdoche The part of the whole. He has many mouths to feed in his family. (mouths = people) Personification Hyperbole “I could sleep for a year” Oxymoron a deafening silence Parody To lie or not to lie-the doctors dilemma. Alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. As it turned out 19 Turnout: the number of people at