(综合英语二）Unit_1Resources.ppt

? Useful expressions 一阵烟雾 刺激的经历 将······变成 激进的政治氛围 持不同意见的少数人 暴力冲突 与······联盟 发动了一场大罢工 创造意识的觉醒 实现······目标 a haze of smoke stimulating experience Transform… into the atmosphere of political radicalism dissident minority violent clashes form an alliance with launch a general strike creative awakening achieve one’s aim of ? Useful expressions 全民重视的话题 辍学 令人头脑发热的气氛 从高到低的顺序 就业前景 实现目的的手段 ······日子一去不复返了 同道好友 热爱······ 与······的距离缩小 a topic of great national importance drop out the heady atmosphere in descending order employability prospects a means to an end Gone are the days when like-minded friends have a passion for The gap between… and… has shrunk clash n. v. a fight or battle between two groups of people; a very angry argument between two people or groups Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions. (1) Yesterday saw violent clashes __________ police and protesters. (2) The prime minister faces a clash _________ business leaders tomorrow. (3) His T-shirt clashes _________ his shorts. (4) A lot of problems have been caused by a clash _________ cultures. Do you know why many bands break up? Because of personality clashes between musicians. establishment n. the most important and powerful people in a country or in a section of society the process of starting or creating something such as an organization Figure out the meaning of underlined words. The literary establishment generally looks down on artists. John was eager to establish good relations with the business community. (3) Reagan quickly established himself as a promising film actor. (4) It’s an old established family firm. protest n. v. (1) a strong complaint or disagreement (2) something such as a meeting by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law etc. Figure out the meaning of underlined words. (1) The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing. We cannot pass this matter by without protest. The decision raised/provoked a storm of protest among studen