自考公共英语文本资料 unit 14.docVIP

Text A The importance of being kind and polite 本课主要单词 1．frankly adv. 坦白地，直率地；坦率地说 1）He frankly admitted that he had made a mistake. (他坦率地承认自己犯了个错误。) 2）She asked me to tell her frankly what I wished to do. (她让我坦率地告诉她我希望做什么。) 3）Frankly, he is not easy to get along with. (坦率地说，他这个人不好打交道。) 4）Quite frankly, I dont care about what they may say. (坦率地说，我不在乎他们会说什么。) frank adj. 坦诚的　　　　v. 盖免费邮戳于（邮件）；准许…自由通过 1）They gave us a frank reply. (他们给了我们一个坦率的回答。) 2）They have franked these letters. (他们已经给这些信件盖了邮资已付的邮戳。) 3）We are trying to frank him through customs. (我们正努力使他免检通过海关。) 2．boring adj. 令人厌烦的；乏味的 　?bored adj. 感到厌烦的 　?bore v. 使厌烦，使厌倦　　　　n. 令人讨厌的人或事 　?boredom n. 厌烦，厌倦；乏味 1）It was such a boring journey that he didnt want to say anything about it. (这次旅行很乏味，他什么也不想提及。) 2）I am bored. I dont have anything to do. (我无事可做，感到乏味。) 3）Most of the book had bored him, with the exception of one chapter. (除了其中的一章，这本书的大部分内容使他感到乏味。) 4）Sam is such a bore that no one wants to have anything to do with him. (山姆是个很令人讨厌的人，谁都不想与他打交道。) 5）She seems so depressed by the boredom of her city life. (城市生活的乏味似乎令她沮丧。) 3．honestly adv. 诚实地；的确 　?honest adj. 诚实的 　?honesty n. 诚实 　?dishonest adj. 不诚实的；不正直的 1) Honestly, I dont know what youre talking about. (说实在的，我不知道你在讲些什么。) 2) You have to answer the following questions honestly. (你得诚实地回答下列问题。) 3) He is honest, he doesnt tell lies. (他是老实人，不说谎。) 4) First of all, you should be honest about why you want the money. (首先，你应该坦率地说为什么要这些钱。) 5) We have no doubt as to his honesty. (对他的诚实我们毫不怀疑。) 6) How can you believe such a dishonest person. (你怎么能相信这样一个不诚实的人？) 7) He got his money in dishonest ways. (他以不正当的方式搞钱。) 4．impress v. 给…深刻的印象 　?impression n. 印象；效果，影响 　?impressive adj. 给人以深刻印象的 1）What I saw and heard there impressed me deeply. (那儿的所见所闻给我留下了深刻的印象。) 2）I was impressed by his high efficiency. (他的高效率给我留下了深刻的印象。) 3）My advice seemed to make no impression on him. (我的劝告似乎对他不起作用。) 4）She made a very good impression on her employer. (她给雇主留下了极好的印象。) 5）The impressive scene will be alw