新视野二版视听说课件further.pptxVIP

Listening ;Questions and key; Too clever to be wise;wear and tear 磨损 (damage caused by continuous use over a long period) e.g. The?furniture?suffers?a?lot?of?wear?and?tear?when?the children?are?at?home.? stonemason n. 石匠 (someone whose job is cutting stones into pieces to use in buildings) e.g. He got apprenticed to a?stonemason. stun v. 使震惊 (surprise or upset someone greatly) e.g. Nash?is?going?to?stun?us?all?with?his?genius.;1. Neither of the Scottish accountant’s parents was an accountant. 2. If anybody fell on the worn step, the accountant would be legally responsible. 3. The stonemason promised to replace the step at a price of 20 pounds. 4. The stonemason thought it was a big job to turn the step over. 5. The accountant’s ancestor turned the step over so that the worn part was in the ground. ;Mergers and acquisitions;proclaim v. 宣布, 声明 (publicly and officially announce something) e.g. True?friendship?foresees?the?needs?of?other?rather than?proclaim?it’s?own.? euphemistically adv. 委婉地 (in an indirect way that avoids unpleasant or embarrassing words) e.g. His?violent?death?was?euphemistically?referred?to as a?passing?away.? palatable adj. 合意的, 受欢迎的 (acceptable; pleasant) e.g. This?course?is?quite?palatable.;Questions and key;Viewing and speaking;(Continued) commentary n. 评论 (a discussion of something such as an event or theory) e.g. His?running?commentary?on the?football?match was?excellent.? assess v. 评估 (evaluate) e.g. We?tried?to?assess?his?suitability?for?the?job. last-ditch adj. 最后的 (final) e.g. ?It’s the?last-ditch?fight?for?them.? iconic adj. 著名且具有象征意义的 (famous and well-known, acting as a symbol of something) e.g. A?lot?of?people?remember?it?an?iconic?film?but never even?saw?the?original.?;(Continued) managerial adj. 管理的 (connected with the job of a manager) e.g. She?was?promoted?into?some?