全新版大学英语综合教程第二版Unit-2.ppt

28. postpone: to change an event, action etc to a later time or date. e.g.We’re postponing our holiday until we have some more money. Gail and Jim have decided to postpone having a family for a while. 29. Halloween: Halloween is on the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, it is a time when children have partied, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins, and play “trick or treat”. Trick or treat is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “Trick or treat”. This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them. * 30. have reference to: to mention. reference: (a) something you say or write that mentions another person or thing. e.g. Winston made no reference to what had happened. (b) the act of looking at something for information. e.g. Use this dictionary for easy reference. Keep their price lost on file for future reference. Other usages: With reference to your recent advertisement, I am writing to require further details. (fml used to say what you are writing or talking about) We will need references from your former employers. (a person who provides information about your character and abilities) a list of references at the end of the article (sources of information) * 31. “ Like it says there,” … “about all we had to spend in those days was time.”: “As the letter says there,” … “though we didn’t have much money we had a lot of free time.” 32. absolutely: esp. spoken completely and in every way. e.g. He’s an absolutely brilliant singer. You look absolutely fantastic in that dress. He has absolutely no experience of marketing 33. reunion: a social meeting of people who have not met for a long time, esp.