The unhappy American way课件.pptVIP

The unhappy American way;。;somber[’s?mb?](pra.1 line 5) adj.sad and serious 阴森的,昏暗的,阴天的,忧郁的 malaise[m?’leiz] (pra.2 line 2) n. 不适, 不舒服 萎靡不振, 隐忧; 潜在的不满意识 pose[p?uz](pra.2 line 2) vt. vi. 使摆姿势; 以…身份出现 The model was posing carefully. 这位模特儿在认真地摆着姿势。 ;vt.to ask a question especially one that needs serious thought提出 质疑 eg.Youve posed an awkward question. 你已经提出了一个难题。 n.a particular position in which sb stands 姿势, 姿态 He sat in a relaxed pose. 他轻松自如地坐着。 n.a way of behaving that is not sincere and is only intended to impress other people装腔作势, 伪装 eg.The Presidents visit to the slums was a mere pose. 总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了。;millennium[mi’leni?m] n.千禧年, 全人类未来的幸福时代, 太平盛世 opulent[’?pjul?nt] adj.富裕的, 豪华的· radiant[’reidi?nt] adj. 1.sent out in rays from a central point 放热的; 发光的; 辐射的 eg.He is doing research on radiant intensity. 他在研究辐射强度。 2.showing great happiness, love or health喜悦的, 容光焕发的 eg.She was radiant with joy. 她高兴得容光焕发。;frantic [’fr?ntik] adj.unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about sth 发疯似的, 发狂的 eg.He made frantic dash for the departing train. 他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。 done quickly and with a lot of activity.but in a way that is not very organized 匆忙的, 紧张的, 混乱的 eg.Ive had a frantic rush to get my work done. 我急急忙忙地赶完工作。;tickle [’tikl] vt. vi.to produce a slightly uncomfortable feeling in a sensitive part of the body (使)发痒 eg.Babies want to be tickled and hugged. 婴儿喜欢轻轻呵痒和紧紧拥抱。 to amuse and interest sb (使)愉快, 逗乐 eg. The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes. 喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。;thwart (pra.3 line2) [θw?:t] Vt.to prevent sb from doing what they what to go 阻挠 The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。 lapse[l?ps](pra.4 line5) v.退步; 陷入; 倒退, 衰退 eg.He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits. 他很快陷入以前的恶习中去。 丧失, 失效(商务协议、官员、法律权利等, 尤指因未予运用、死亡或放弃) eg.Her right to the property has lapsed. 她的财产权失效了。 n.小错；间隔时间；失足;swindle [’swindl](pra.5 line3) vt.诈骗; 骗取钱财 n.诈骗; 骗取 She swindled him out of his life savings. 她骗走了他一生的积