unit5Who’syouridol-2讲义.ppt

★ seldom ??adv. not often; rarely 不常；罕见；难得 e.g. I have seldom seen such brutality. 我很少见到这种暴行。 We go out very seldom. 我们很少外出。 sensibility ??n. ability to receive and appreciate delicate impressions; sensitivity 识别力；敏感性；灵敏度 e.g. a man of subtle and refined sensibilities 感情细腻的男子 executive ??n. person or group in a business organization, trade union, etc. with administrative or managerial powers （在企业、工会等中的）行政领导；经理；董事；董事会 e.g. She’s an executive in a computer company. 她是一家计算机公司的行政人员。 The executive has/have been making decisions about the future of the company. 领导层一直在研究公司未来的决策。 baggage ??n. (a) the beliefs and attitudes that sb has as a result of their past experiences （因阅历而形成的）信仰、看法 e.g. We all carry a lot of emotional baggage around with us. 我们都带有情感的包袱。 (b) = luggage: bags, suitcases, etc. containing sb’s belongings and taken on a journey 行李 e.g. Our baggage has cleared customs. 我们的行李已经通过了海关检查。 ★ confine ??v. to keep sb/sth inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. 限制；限定 ~ sb/sth to sth 把某人或某物限制在某一范围内 e.g. After her operation, she was confined to bed for a week. 她手术之后已卧床一星期了。 I hate to be confined in an office all day. 我讨厌整天关在办公室里。 I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject. 我希望演讲者不要离题。 concept ??n. idea underlying sth; general notion 观念；概念 e.g. He can’t grasp the basic concepts of mathematics. 他掌握不了数学的基本概念。 She seemed unfamiliar with the concept that everyone should have an equal opportunity. 看来她不大熟悉机会均等这个概念。 Text A Jared Kushner and the NYO Jared Kushner Jared Kushner is a young handsome man. In July 2009, Kushner was 28 years old. He graduated from Harvard College in 2003. He is the boss of The New York Observer. He is both diligent and intelligent. Jared Kushner is the son of the New Jersey real estate developer Charles Kushner. The New York Observer The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a former investment b