Unit3-A概要.ppt

1. impasse dead end a situation in which it is impossible to continue with a discussion or plan because the people involved cannot agree The political process is at an impasse. Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse. a street with no way out at one end a situation from which no more progress is possible come to/reach a dead end The negotiations have reached a dead end. 2. tactics tact 3. vain in vain 4. erase strategy and tactics 战略与战术 He showed tact in dealing with difficult customs. 他在应付难对付的顾客时表现老练。 a vain attempt(=without result)没有结果的尝试 vain talk(=without value)没有价值的谈语 Shes very vain about her good looks. (=conceited) 她为她那好的容貌而自负。 All our work was in vain(without success). erase is to wipe or rub out, literally or figuratively 指 “把写的或画的痕迹擦去或刮掉”, 用于比喻意义时, 指“从 记忆中抹去” delete cancel delete is used principally in the sense of removing matter from a manuscript 指“勾掉、删掉(字句等)”，主要用来表示从手稿中删除事物 cancel refers to invalidating by indicating that the force or effect of something has been terminated 说明某物的力量或效力已经结束而消除 If you _____ several words, we can put the whole story on one page. Unconsciousness ______ the details of the accident from her memory. Todays decline in stock price ______ out yesterdays gain. 5. flaw defect flaw refers to an often small but always fundamental weakness Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory. 实验揭示了该理论中一个基本的缺陷 Flaws in emeralds greatly reduce their value. 祖母绿上的瑕疵大大降低了其价值。 defect denotes a serious functional or structural shortcoming The machine is unsafe because of the defects in it. 这机器因为有缺点而不安全. He suffers from a hearing defect. 6. imply infer 7. affirm to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly His manner of speaking implies that he was not willing to accept the agreement(=suggest). Life implies growth and death(=cause to be necessary). The speaker or writer implies something. The listener