高级英语第一册第二课Lesson 2 expressions.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Expressions have a lump in one’s throat (p1) Many British people had a lump in their throat on hearing the death of Dianna． 许多英国人在听到黛安娜王妃的死讯时如哽在喉。 All during her husbands funeral, she had a lump in her throat. John’s mother had a lump in her throat at his college graduation. on one’s mind: (p1) troubling ones thoughts, causing anxiety, unhappiness. His failure weighs heavily on his mind. I am glad you want to talk about this. Its been on my mind for weeks. in one’s mind:think about, think of I think I know whats in your mind. preoccupation (p2) Reading is his main preoccupation. preoccupy (v.) When he is preoccupied with his hobby, he has no idea of what is going on around him. I was too preoccupied to hear the bell. He had a preoccupied look on his face, as if something was troubling him. oblivious (p2) unware of or not noticing sth; having no memenory of sth I was so preoccupied with the book that I was oblivious of the surroundings. When he came around, he was oblivious to what was happening. 他忘记了自己的诺言。 He was oblivious of his promise. oblivion (n.) Alcoholics often suffer from periods of oblivion. Many ancient cities are buried in oblivion. 他死后，他的作品便被淡忘了。 His works sank/fell into oblivion after his death. rub shoulders with (p2) The foreign visitors said that they would like to rub shoulders with ordinary Chinese people． 那些外国游客们说他们愿意与中国老百姓有来往。 This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble. A person in my position rubs shoulders with all kinds of people. In our class, people of all trades (porter, carpenter, coppersmith, etc.) rubber shoulders with each other. flash by (p3) The train flashed by at high speed. screech (p3) The monkeys are screeching in the trees. The patient screeched (out) in pain. The child screeched insults at us. 汽车停下时刹车发出尖利的声音。 The brakes screeched as the car stopped. in response to (p5): as an answer to In response to your inquiries, we regret to inform you that we cannot help you in t