[农学]研究生综合英语2unit+one.ppt

Coping with the Compliment by Harry Allen Smith Contents Warm-up activities lead-in questions  1. Have you ever received any compliment? How do you respond to it? 2. Do you know how Chinese people usually cope with compliments? How are the Chinese reactions to compliments different from Americans’? 3. Do you know the top nine expressions for compliment in the English-speaking countries? And how do you respond to them? The top nine expressions for compliment Your blouse is really beautiful. Your hair looks great! I really like your dress. I love your new apartment. That’s a really nice rug. That’s a great looking car. You have such beautiful hair. What a lovely baby you have! Isn’t your ring beautiful! You （really） did a good job! You （really） handled that situation well! Nice game! Responses to compliments 1） A： That’s a nice shirt you are wearing! B： Well, I just got it. It was pretty cheap. 2） A： You did an excellent job yesterday, Jim! I really enjoyed your presentation. B： Do you really think so? A： Oh, yeah, it was fabulous. 3） A： I love your clock. It looks great in your living room! B： Thanks. A friend of mine brought it to me from Oregon. 4） A： You’re looking well! B： Thanks. So are you! Introduction to the author/text Harry Allen Smith （1906-1976） was a well-known journalist, author and humorist. He was born on December 19, 1907 in McLeansboro, Illinois and commenced his career as a newspaper reporter in 1922. He authorized his first book a commissioned biography of industrialist Robert Gair in 1939 at the age of thirty-two, thus commencing his career as a full-time writer. His next attempt, a book entitled Low Man on a Totem Pole, published in 1941, became a best seller and established Smith’s fame as a humorist. The majority of his books were published during the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s and he was for many years the best-selling humorist author in the United States. Additional