精选课件Unit2-A.ppt

Unit 2 Text A Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes 本课主要单词 1. tax n. v. 税（款）；对…征税 The government plans to increase taxes by 3 percent. （政府计划把税收增加三个百分点。） In Britain, tobacco and alcoholic drinks are heavily taxed. （在英国，烟草和酒类饮品的税收很高。） 2. salary n. 工资 v.（常用被动语态）给…发薪 ? salaried adj. 拿薪水的，领工资的 She was happy to know that she would get a promotion and an increase in salary.（得知她将得到提级和加薪，她很开心。） Dont worry about him, he will be salaried by a big company.（别为他担心，一家大公司会给他发薪水。） salary和 wage的区别在于：salary是指为从事非体力劳动的人按月支付的薪水，wage则通常指为从事体力劳动的人按周支付的薪水。 3. graduated adj.（税）累进的；刻度的 　graduate v. n. 毕业；毕业生 　graduation n. 毕业 As the federal government has a graduated income tax, the more you earn, the higher tax you have to pay. 因为联邦政府实行累进所得税，所以，你挣的越多，缴的所得税就越高。 A graduated glass will enable you to know how much water you have put into the vessel.（量杯能够使你知道你在容器里放了多少水。） 4. charge v. 索价；指控；使充满 　　　　 n. 价钱；指控；负责 He charged me 10 yuan for a bowl of plain rice.(一碗白米饭，他要了我十块钱。) The young man was charged with stealing.（那个年轻人被指控犯了盗窃罪。） Charge your glasses and drink to our friendship.(斟满杯，为我们的友谊干杯。) Who will be in charge of our class when the teacher is away?(老师不在的时候，谁管我们班？) 5. figure n. 数字；人物；外形 　　　　 v. 想出；算出；估计 No one had expected that his savings could reach 5 figures in such a short time. （谁也没料到在这么短的时间里，他的存款能达到五位数。） He was an important figure in American history. （他是美国历史上的重要人物。） She was always worrying about her figure as she couldnt resist the temptation of chocolates. 她抵御不了巧克力的诱惑，所以总是担心自己的体形。 6. diverse adj. 不同的；多种多样的 　 diversity n. 多样性；差异 He is a man of diverse talent. 他是一个有多种才能的人。 They offered us diverse suggestions at the meeting.（他们在会上给我们提出了各种各样的建议。） His writing displays the diversities of human behavior.（他的作品展示了人类行为的多样性。） 7. excise n. 国产税，本国消费税 　 exercise n. v. 行使，运用；锻炼；练习 　 customs n. 关税　　（Customs 海关） 8. department n. 部，部门；系科 the State Department （美国）国务院　　the Department of Education 教育部 department store 百货商店　　　　　the department of physics 物理系 9. munic