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Discussion: 1. What scares you most on your way home at night? Why? Tips: Nothing is more frightening than... being stopped by a stranger being confronted with a fist fight losing your way finding your money stolen running into an armed robbery loss of property use of violence 2. How would you behave in case of an armed robbery? Why? Tips: 1) Follow or resist the robbers’ commands? 2) Stay where you are or run away as fast as possible? 3) Keep cool and observe or shout for help? 4) Act in a cooperative way or use weapons against them? 5) Call the police at once or chase the robbers? 6) Protect the scene or run away from the spot in no time? Explanation of new words 1) cautious He is a very cautious man; he always thinks very carefully before he makes a decision. 他是个非常小心谨慎的人，在作出某项决定之前总是先周密思考。 be cautious of/about He was very cautious about committing himself to anything. 他谨小慎微，从不承诺任何事。 careful, cautious, wary, I hope you will be careful in future about the things you say. He is cautious about making promise. She is wary of people who suddenly become very friendly. Exception n. All students without exception must take the English examination. 所有学生无一例外，都必须参加英语考试。 an exception to … …的一个例外 take exception to 反对，表示异议 make an exception 允许有例外 with the exception of… 除了…之外，不包括…在内 exception (n.) exceptional (adj.) contrive vi. He contrived to make a mix-up of the whole thing. 他费尽心机把事情弄糟了。 She ~d to get tickets for the concert. 她想了种种办法弄到了音乐会的票。 toss vt. c.f throw; fling; toss; hurl; pitch; cast Don’t throw stones. He flung his coat off. He tossed a coin. He cast a net. toss toss (sb.) for sth./toss up (for sth.) （为…）掷硬币决定 There is only one ticket left. I’ll toss you for it. 只剩下一张票，我来与你掷硬币决定。 bark v. That teacher always barks at the children so unkindly. Barking dogs seldom bite. 真人不露相。 meow 猫叫声 neigh 马嘶声 moo牛叫声 roar狮吼声 idiom: bark up the wrong tree 找错地方，认错目标（常用进行式） If he expects Jack to help him with the work, he is barking up the wrong tree