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第一单元： 一、课程简介 泛读1：阅读的方法（略读、扫读、仔细阅读），阅读技巧（阅读目的与技巧选择） 泛读2：构词（词根、词缀、派生），文体与阅读（prose， non-prose） 精读1：观点与意图（批判性阅读） 精读2：欣赏与提高 二、笔记部分 I wonder why she should resign from such a good job. Pitiful可怜的；卑微的；卑鄙的 Pitiable 值得同情的；可怜的；卑鄙的；卑劣的 Nothing more than = just / only No more than = as Not more than = at most -ish= 似的 Distinct 清晰的；清楚的；明白的；明显的 ? Distinctive 独特的；特别的；有特色的 Set out in the direction of ….朝着。。。走去（出发）… Discreetly adv. 慎重的,郑重其事的 Catch glimpse of 瞥见 Reserve 矜持 Air of 气势 Make entrance to 入场 Do you know the whereabouts of your elementary school classmates? 连词once和副词once意思不一样 Once you are abroad, you have to speak the local language. Demeanor Misdemeanor Deliberation 审议；考虑；商议；细想 Deliberate 故意的；蓄意的；存心的；不慌不忙的 集=anthology 选=selection 编=collection 卷= volume Scribble 草写，匆匆书写（尤指因时间仓促）；胡写；乱画 Print 一笔一划写 Grope for 靠摸来找 Specimen标本、展示样品（模型） Sample 实样 Ego自我；自我价值感 Cafeteria 自助餐厅；自助食堂 Canteen Diner小饭店 ? Restaurant Goodie 好吃的 Puddle 水洼；小水坑；（尤指）雨水坑 Ketchup Flail 乱动；胡乱摆动；猛打 Maneuver 演习；谨慎或熟练的动作；巧计 tip倒；使翻倒 topple 倒下；打倒；推翻；颠覆 brigade 旅 sneak 偷偷地走 sneak into溜进 sneak out 溜出 Destiny Fate Dine on 以…为食，把…当饭吃 Assortment Sort sorted assorted assortment Be reserved for sb Upper class Middle class Lower class Clasp 紧抱；扣环；紧握；紧攥 Slink 偷偷摸摸地走；躲躲闪闪地走；溜 Malicious 恶意的、恶性的 Benevolent 善意的、良性的 Live to do sth 能熬到做…的时候 Not everyone can live to graduation. Run with the crowd = go with the wind随波逐流 Law of survival生存法则 Shackle 束缚 Self-consciousness不安 Self-conscious 怕难为情的；害羞的 Try on尝试 Try 试图 Taste for 品味，爱好 三、作业 Quote 2 typical English expressions in the text that are unique to the English speaking countries and analyze them with reference to Chinese culture to show how we should learn them. Example: In the text we have the expression “shackles of self-consciousness” which means the constraints caused by one’s worries about the performance of oneself. Actually it is very difficult for us to understand the meaning of the phrase from the words that make up it. In the first place, shackles in English refer mo