研究生英语阅读教程基础级第三版lesson7.pptVIP

* Language Points ●他们终于一败涂地。 Eventually they had hit the skids. b. it could mean to slow down, to do less of what one is doing, particularly in an abrupt way ●孩子们放学回家后，我就没有写东西。 My writing progress hit the skids when the children came home from school= progress was no longer being made, but it was not disasterous. * Language Points 29. resume bitching (line 1, para. 10) This word bitching would never be used in polite conversation. It is probably being used to underscore, emphasize a feeling. In more polite conversation one might say resume or be persistent with complaining criticizing. A more polite word, but one without the same feeling or intensity, would be to nag. * Language Points Bitching is complaining that is ongoing and excessive complaining or criticizing. Bitching is often loud and tactless and rude. What the bitching is directed about, is often not the primary issue. Rather the bitching may be an act of directing ones anger at a person or situation, without addressing it directly. * Language Points For example, a wife may be said to bitch about sth her husband does, not just because she does not like it, but because she is upset with her husband about sth that bo- hers her more, but she does not want confront him about it. * Language Points ●你调收一个电台，这样也就调除了所有其他的台。 You tune in one station and thus tune out all the others. * Language Points 8. spry adj (line 4 , para. 3) an old person has energy and is active ●这位老先生依然精神矍铄。 The old gentleman was as spry as ever. ●他很活泼而且衣着讲究。 He was very spry and well-dressed. * 9. bitch vi (line 5, para. 3) 1) to complain continuously ●别抱怨了！ Stop bitching! ●他们先是抱怨服务质量太差，然后有抱怨收费高。 They bitched about the service and then about the bill. Language Points * 2) n (line 7, para. 7) an insulting word for a w