高级英语(Book 4)Unit 2.pptVIP

Unit 2 Going First Class New Words Read the new words, paying attention to the pronunciation and stress. Look up the dictionary to get the meaning of the unfamiliar words. Do some exercises on these new words. Exercises on new words Write out the words according to the English explanations. 1. spending too much 2. spending or costing too much money 3. succeed in doing sth. 4. the distance that is traveled, measured in miles 5. The selecting of someone or something over another or others 6. an office worker employed chiefly to receive visitors and answer the telephone 7. to save money, time, or goods by using them sensibly 8. potential client / customer 9. going beyond the usual limits and likely to be disapproved of by most people 10. marked by an orderly, logical, and consistent relation of parts 11. a cupboard in which you hang up clothes 12. to organize people or things so that they work together effectively 13. a person in a company with the power to make decisions 14. a person who plans new buildings and who is responsible for making sure that they are built properly mileage n. 1) the distance that is traveled, measured in miles 英里数 e.g. What mileage has your car done? 2) an amount of use (inf.) 好处；用处 e.g. The newspapers are getting a lot of mileage out of the royal wedding ? there’s a new story about it every day. preference 1) a liking for one thing rather than another 偏爱，较喜欢的东西 e.g. ? “Would you like to sit on the left or the right?” ? “It doesn’t matter; I have no great preference.” 2) special favor or consideration shown to someone 优待，优先考虑 e.g. In considering people for this job, we have to give preference to those with some experience. coherent adj. 1) clear and easy to understand 清楚易懂的 e.g. Do you think this is a coherent sentence? 2) able to put ideas or words together clearly 能清楚表达思想的 e.g. As he recovered from the shock, he gradually became more coherent. Write out the synonyms of the fo