大学英语精读第4册U1.pptVIP

Unit One Text A The Icy Defender Pride comes before a fall pride comes / goes before a fall (saying) if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid It is said to emphasize that if you are too confident about your abilities, something bad will happen which shows that you are not as good as you think L2 fierce resistance fierce (especially of actions or emotions) showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent: the scene of fierce fighting He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats. Competition from ab