大学英语一下B2_U03_A.pptVIP

5. The directors’ disagreement rapidly _____ into a fight, so the meeting became more exciting than anyone had expected. Exercises ? Vocabulary 6. As a junior member of the school’s teaching staff, Janet didn’t feel _____ to discuss the issue with the principal. III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. thrive represent ensure surpass qualified conflict escalate apparent justify approve escalated qualified Tatami Tatami is a rectangular mat used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. It consists of a thick straw base and a soft, finely woven rush cover with cloth borders. A tatami Measures approximately 6 by 3 feet (180 by 90 cm) and is about 2 inches (5 cm) thick. Text-related information surpass — v. be even better or greater than; go beyond e.g. ? His time for the 100 meters surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. Translate 你的优异表现已经超出了所有人的期望。 Key Your excellent performance has surpassed everyone’s expectations. be faced with — be confronted with; be made to meet (sth.bad or difficult) e.g. ? Faced with the threat of losing their jobs, the workers on strike decided to go back to work. ? He is faced with a difficult choice after graduation: to go back to his hometown or stay in the big city. Fill in the blank __________ (面临严重的财政问题), the company had to lay off some of the workers. Faced with severe financial problems … , George reinvented himself as a “cultural translator”. Translate the sentence: ? 乔治将自己重新塑造成了一名“文化翻译”。 e.g. ? My last question is again a somewhat personal one. ? Again, that’s very impossible. The adverb again can be used to indicate and emphasize a similarity between the situation, action or subject that is happening or being discussed now and a previous one. … when the Japanese joint-venture president was — again — offended by a message from the American management. storm — v. move or walk quickly and noisily in an anger e.g. ? After the argument she stormed off. ? He sto