21世纪大学英语读写教程 第2单元 课件（含课后答案）.ppt

to oblige someone — means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do. Examples: ? Please oblige me by closing the door. ? Could you oblige me with 50 pounds until the weekend. More to learn (in) one way or another — by some means, methods, etc. Examples: ? One way or another, I’m going to leave this town. ? We must finish the job this week one way or another. By showing the gratitude we make routine relationship human and render monotonous tasks more agreeable. Translate the sentence: ? Key: 通过感谢我们可以使日常平淡的关系变得有人情味， 让单调枯燥的工作也变得令人愉快。 confide sth. to sb. — tell sth. (esp. a secret) to sb. confidentially Examples: ? He confided his trouble to his friend. ? Mary confided to me that she had applied for another job. be (get) fed up with (about) sb.(sth.) — (infml) be or become unhappy, bored or tired of sb. or sth., esp. what one has been experiencing for a long time Examples: ? I am fed up with her complaints. ? I won’t wait any longer; I am fed up. One of the most popular English novelists of the early 20th century, Arnold Bennett was also a journalist and a playwright. His versatility and his huge output, however, resulted in unevenness of his work. He was noted for his sympathetic portrayals of women. Text-related information Arnold Bennett 阿诺德.本涅特 (1867-1931) boast (about / of / that) — talk (about sth., esp. sth. one has done or one owns) in a way that shows excessive pride and pleasure Examples: ? John is always boasting about his children’s success at school. ? Mike boasted that he was the best player in the team. take pains with / over / to do sth. — make a great effort to do sth. or to do it properly Examples: ? She always takes great pains with her hair-style. ? Great pains have been taken to ensure the safety of passengers. refrain from sth./ doing sth. — deliberately avoid to do something Examples: ? I carefully refrained from looking at her. ? We hope the country will refrain from hostile actions. on the contrary — expre