研究生英语作文——My Unit Two.ppt

Warm-up questions Text study Outline of the text Exercises Have you ever given gifts to others? Who are they? On what situations? Have you ever sent the wrong gifts to the wrong person at the wrong time in the wrong place? What is the best gift you have ever received? To express affection To congratulate To show respect To express an apology To build and maintain relationships To promote products and services Cheap gift from distance have great affection Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. （William Shakespeare British dramatist） Avoid carrying coals to Newcastle The art of giving presents is to give something which others cannot buy for themselves. (Alan Alexander Milne, British humorist) perspicacious betoken nicety ritualistic one-up reciprocity benefactor proclivity frivolous allergy prone cliché fabulous pamper altruism dispense Key words perspicacious: able to understand s.b/ sth quickly e.g. It is very perspicacious of you to find the cause of the trouble so quickly. 你真是明察秋毫，问题的原因这麽快就找出来了。 betoken: verb, to be a sign of e.g. A clear blue sky betokens a fine weather. It is out of proportion to send gift that betokens an intimacy that doesn’t exist. ritualistic: of fondness for ritual e.g. It is purely ritualistic to send expensive gifts on wedding ceremony. Each evening, she bursts into her apartment with a ritualistic shout of “Honey, I’m home.” One-up: verb, having a psychological advantage over someone e.g. youre always trying to one-up whoever youre with. reciprocity: noun, the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit e.g. a reciprocity treaty Reciprocity includes more than gifts and favors; it also applies to concessions that people make to one another. benefactor: a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause e.g. we collected ￡478, but a very generous benefactor made it up to ￡500. The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this