20152016学年高二英语外研版选修8课件：Module 3 Reading 2 and writing概要1.pptVIP

One evening he was entertaining the ruler of a small island in the Pacific. entertain v. 娱乐；招待 The child entertained himself with his building blocks. He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us. entertainment n. 娱乐，消遣；招待 2. Asparagus is by nature tender and tasty … by nature 生性，本性上 He is endowed with a gift in music by nature. She is quiet and shy by nature. 3. As soon as the Polynesian guest tasted … as soon as 一……就 …… I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home. As soon as he finished his exercise, he ran out of the classroom. 4. At the end of the meal the carpet was rather dirty. at the end和 in the end 的区别 at the end of 在…末端 (侧重于空间) There stands a red house at the end of the street. 也可用于表示时间，意思是“在…结束的时候” At the end of the concert, the composer bowed to the audience. in the end 最终 (侧重于时间并强调结果) In the end, I failed my English exam due to my laziness. 5. King is a hereditary position; a king can also be a ruler—someone who rules over a country, but a ruler may be elected, and is therefore not always a king. 6. Having a good time means enjoying oneself, while entertaining means making sure other people have a good time. 8. Simply means without making a fuss or show about something; casually is very similar in this context, meaning in a relaxed way. 9. Embarrassment means feeling bad because you do the wrong thing without realising it when you did it, while a misunderstanding is some kind of problem created by people not knowing what the other one wanted them to do. embarrassing adj. 令人为难的 I dont like making speeches in public; its so embarrassing. embarrassed adj. 感到尴尬的, 局促不安的 embarrass v. embarrassment n. One afternoon, I was imitating the way that he walked up and down, and the way he read poems for some of my friends before class started. Before long all my friends were laughing at my imitation. Everyone else waited for him to shout at me, but instead he sai