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After class reading Unit 5 book 3 After-class Reading Passage One: Foreign Accent Foreign Accent 1.place (l. 3) v. [用法1]放置，安置 e.g. She was placed on the school’s board of directions. 她被安排在了校董事会。 [用法2]为……找到职位 e.g. The employment agency placed him in a large computer company. 职业介绍所为他在一家大的计算机公司找到了工作。 [相关词语] place the blame on指责 place emphasis on 强调 place an order发出订货单 [词组]]in place 在合适的位置 in place of 代替，取代 in the first place首先，第一 in place 在合适的位置；相称的 out of place不在合适的位置；不相称的，格格不入的 take place发生，进行，举行 2.be true of (l. 7) 符合于…..., 对…...也适用 e.g. What I have said is also true of us Chinese. 我所说的话也适用于我们中国人。 3.get rid of (l.10) 摆脱掉，处理掉 e.g. He is trying to get rid of his old bike. 他想卖掉他的旧自行车。 [同义词组] rid oneself of e.g. We should rid ourselves of the old-fashioned ideas. 我们必须抛弃掉这些旧观点。 4.There is no point in doing sth. (l.11)做某事没有意义 e.g. There is no point in staying any longer. 再呆下去已毫无意义。 [同义词语]there is no use doing sth. / It’s no use doing sth/ What’s the point of doing sth. e.g. It’s no use arguing with a drunk. 跟醉鬼理论是没用的。 What’s the point of thinking about him? 想他又有什么用呢？ 5.fit in ( with)their character(l. 29) 符合他们的特点、气质 fit in ( with) 符合，适应 e.g. This fits in with what you told me. 这与你告诉我的相符合。 He’s never done this type of work before; I don’t know how he will fit in. 他以前没有做过这种工作，我不知道他是否能适应。 6.character (l.29) [用法1] 特点，特色 e.g. They live in a neighborhood with its own character. 他们居住在一个有自身特色的居民区。 [用法2]性格特点 e.g. He is a man of good character. 他的性格很好。 [同义链接] trait n.（性格）特征； 7.reasonable (l.33) adj. 还过得去，不错，还好 e.g. There was a reasonable number of people at the meeting. 参加会议的人数不算少。 8.spot (l. 35) v. 注意到 e.g. I failed to spot the error. 我没有注意到这个错误。 9.have a gift for/of (l.45)具有天赋 [联想]talent n.才能 capacity n.能力 born a.天生的 10.broaden one’s vocabulary (l.51) 扩大词汇量 [同义词组] enlarge one’s vocabulary [快捷记忆] broaden one’s horizons开阔眼界，增长见识