新标准高职公共英语实用综合教程(第二版)unit2TextA.pptVIP

Text A- I thought that … 6.I thought that ... more considerate.: I thought that if the company and the drivers would give people a clean and tidy car, people would try not to make it dirty or messy. (para.4) worth keeping clean: a phrase modifying “a car” modify [m?d?fa?] vt. 修改，修饰；更改 Text A Comprehension Words and Expressions Vocabulary Building Text Study Text A- As soon … 7. As soon as I got my taxi license, I tried out my ideas.: Once I had my taxi license, I tried to put my ideas into practice and test if they were effective. (para.5) try out: test sth. such as a method or a piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works properly 试用 Text A Comprehension Words and Expressions Vocabulary Building Text Study Jim could hardly wait to try out his new bike. 吉姆等不及要试试他的新自行车。 Text A- I put a lot of … 8. I put a lot of extra decorations into the cab they gave me to drive.: I decorated the cab they gave me with many things. (para.5) they gave me to drive: an attributive clause modifying “the cab” attributive clause [?tr?bj?t?v kl??z]定语从句 Text A Comprehension Words and Expressions Vocabulary Building Text Study Text A- When each … 9. When each passenger ... the next fare.: Every time a passenger left the cab, I would check to make sure that everything inside the cab was well arranged for the next drive. (para.5) make sure (that): find out that sth. is true or that sth. has been done 确信… Text A Comprehension Words and Expressions Vocabulary Building Text Study Mary made sure that she passed the examination. 玛丽确信她通过了考试。 Text A- After about a month … 10. After about a month ... for me each day.: I kept the cab I drove spotless and clean. This lasted about a month. Then the boss kept the same car for me to drive each day. (para.5) my bringing in a spotless cab: as a complex participate structure(?[pɑ?t?s?pe?t]作为一个复杂的参与结构), it functions as the object of the preposition “of”. Text A Comprehension Words and Expressions Vocabulary Building Text Study Do you mind my