大学综合英语第二册单元2.doc

Unit 2 Brainstorming . Expressions for describing general impressions of a person: ???? Positive expressions: polite, smart, cute, nice, a good leader, well-educated, entle, charming, wise man?? ?Negative expressions: clumsy, forgetful, rude, careless, stupid, a follower, (somebody) having more age than experience, wise guy (of someone who pretends to be smart, but actually behaves foolishly; cf. wise man)??? Neutral expressions: funny (When used in an neutral way, the word means that someones behaviour is laughable; but the expression can be slightly negative when it means that someones behaviour is strange, abnormal, as in the saying: funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? This saying is used when someone says somebody is funny.) sensitive, forgetful 2. Expressions for describing someones emotional changes: ???? Changes for the better: calm, cool, cheer up, feel better, be sympathetic with???? Changes for the worse: get panicky, feel nervous, have butterflies in the stomach, get irritated / angry, become anxious, wear / have a questioning expression, be horrified, feel guilty, be embarrassed 3. Expressions of behaviour: ? ???Silly behaviour: play the fool (e.g. to make people laugh), make a fool of oneself (unintentional), be up to no good / mischief (intentionally, usually in secret), mess / fool around (wasting ones time, behaving foolishly), behave badly, get into trouble???? Good behaviour: be good / be as good as gold (of children, behaving very well), set a good example, turn over a new leaf, behave oneself???? Neutral behaviour: behave, conduct oneself (behave in a particular way, such expressions are usually used with other qualifying expressions, e.g. conduct oneself responsibly; behave very well) 4. Expressions for social positions or titles: headmaster, doctor, nurse, director, supervisor, head of department (HOD), chairman / chairwoman, professor, coach, president 5. Expressions for commenting on personalities: cant stand, (cant) put up with, It takes all