Unit 4(A Feature Story).pptVIP

A Feature Story What counts as a happy family ? Income (steady, sufficient or not) Jobs (secure or insecure) Health (good or not) Family relationship (close or remote; caring or cold; intimate or oppressive; relaxed or stressful, etc) Respect (for each other or overbearing) the shapes of a family Nuclear family Single-parent family Extended family Dink family Words 1. demanding adj. (1) requiring lots of time, energy or attention 费时的；费力的 eg. 费时的工作… a demanding job… (2) not easily to be satisfied or pleased 苛求的 eg. 她是一个要求非常高的母亲。 She is a demanding mother. Words 2. hectic adj. (1) crazy, wild or enthusiastic 兴奋的，狂热的 eg. 狂热的一天… a hectic day… (2) very busy and involved with lots of rushed activity 紧张忙碌的 eg. 忙碌的一天… a hectic day… eg. 尽管工作安排很紧张，他却很少有健康不佳的时候。 Despite his hectic work schedule, he has rarely suffered poor health. Words 3. mellow adj. (1) soft and gentle 柔和的 eg. 柔和的月光… the mellow moonlight… (2) having a pleasing flavor through proper aging 香醇的，柔美的 eg.他那柔美的声音… his mellow voice… eg. 一坛香醇的酒… a jar of mellow wine (3) unhurried and relaxed 轻松的 eg. 轻松的对话… a mellow conversation… Words v. (1) soften 使柔和 eg. 时间让她变得更柔和了。 Time has mellowed her. With the passage of time, he has mellowed. (2) ripen 使成熟 eg. 阳光让这些水果成熟了。 The sun mellowed the fruit. eg. 这些苹果还要再成熟一些。 These apples need to mellow a bit more. Words 4. frantic adj. (1) excessively agitated with rage (因恐惧或忧虑而)发狂似的 eg. 一只鸟被关了起来，到现在它都非常狂躁。 A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic. eg. a cluster of frantic football fans… 一群疯狂的足球球迷… (2) in a hurry with disorder 忙乱的 eg. 忙乱的一天… A frantic day… eg. 他厌倦了自己这忙乱的生活。 He got fed up with his own frantic life