山东大学《综合英语1》Unit 8 Great Minds.pptVIP

* Unit 8 Great Minds Zhang Yanfei School of Foreign Languages Shandong University Text A The Life of Siddhartha Gautama Explanations on Text A 1. auspicious conducive to success; favourable有助于成功的;有利的 It was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election. giving or being a sign of future success吉利的;吉兆的 They said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising. 2. delivery: the process of giving birth 分娩 [count noun] All deliveries take place in hospital. [as modifier]the delivery room 分娩室 The family was so poor that they couldn’t afford a proper delivery in hospital. Exp