21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册第6课.pptVIP

chill (sb.) vt. — cause (sb.) to feel suddenly frightened, often by making him realize how serious or dangerous something is Examples: ? His threat chilled all who heard it. ? I heard a scream that chilled me to the bone. take sth./sb. seriously — regard sth./sb. as important and worth treating with respect Examples: ? The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously. ? You can’t take her seriously; she never means what she says. invite misuse — be likely to cause misuse If a situation or action invites danger, trouble, etc. it makes danger or trouble more likely, Examples: ? The wrong policy invites disaster. ? Some shops invites crime by making it easy to take goods. assign a numerical value to a person’s character as well as his intellect Paraphrase ? Make a quantitative assessment of a person’s character as well as his intellect; measure a person’s character as well as his intellect in numbers of points. Translate the sentence: ? 给一个人的性格和智力标上数值 Text-related information In 1982 a new nation newspaper began publication in the United States — USA Today. It is published by the Gannett Company, based in Washington, D.C., which has its own news services. USA Today is published in one edition but at several printing plants throughout the nation. The newspaper has gained a wide following, partly because its extensive use of color graphics. USA Today 《今日美国》 Some people are blessed with a lot of both, some with little of either — some people have both high EQ and IQ, while others have virtually neither. If somebody is blessed with a particular quality, skill,etc. they are fortunate to have this quality or skill which is admired or which is an advantage to them. Examples: ? She is blessed with immense talent and boundless energy. ? Fortunately we were blessed with (=lucky in having) fine weather. Examples: ? Money counts for too much in our society. ? Attending regularly and taking an active part in class discussion counts for 20% of your mark for the seme