Unit2_Growing_pains-Word_power课件[优质课].pptVIP

Word power;;pants Am.E;toilet/WC Bri.E;living room Am.E;vacation Am.E;Spelling ;Practice 1;Li Hua: Hello, (1) Is this ___ Dai Jun? Dai Jun: Yes. Hi, Li Hua, how are you? Li Hua: I’m okay now, but I just had the worst morning ever! Dai Jun: What happened? Li Hua: I went to the shopping (2) center _______near Huaihai;Road, to change the new shoes I bought, the ones that (3) fit _ badly, for bigger ones. One saleswoman was in the (4) bathroom _____and the other was watching a TV (5) program ___________behind the counter. Neither of them would help me! Finally, ;I got help, but they only had the shoes in a (6) color _______I didn’t like. When I asked to see the manager, they told me, oh, sorry, (7) she just went home____________________. Dai Jun: What a terrible shop! What did you do ?;Li Hua: They gave a number to phone the manager(8) at_____, so I called when I got home. Now I feel a bit better, but I still don’t have new shoes!;A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations.;I can tell you that . That’s a no-brainer.;1. no-brainer 不必花脑筋的事物A: How do you use this program? It looks quite complicated. 你怎么用这个软件呢? 看起来蛮复杂的。 B: No. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually a no-brainer. Let me show you. 不会! 外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西 其实很容易(不必花脑筋的)。我玩给你看!;Don’t be a wet blanket. Have some fun!;2. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的人。 这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如： I’m sorry to be such a wet blanket, but I’m afraid I have to go home now. ;I can’t decide whether I should invite my girlfriend’s brother Tom to the party. After all he is her brother. But he’s such a wet blanket. I’m afraid he’ll spoil the party for all my other guests.;throw a