南昌航空大学《大学英语-高级第1册》课件-unit 7 .pptVIP

* P8 run counter to the grain / go against the grain: go against one’s nature 违反本性 e.g. It runs counter to the grain for me to do that. Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies run / go counter to: go against, conflict with, be the opposite to 与…背道而驰，与…相违背 e.g. This behavior runs counter to international law. The policy by the local government runs counter to the call of the central government to lower the house price. * P8 steep in: soak in; immerse in 沉浸 be steeped in e.g. He is steeped in Chinese history. 潜心研究 They have been steeped in prejudice since their childhood. 从小充满偏见 * P9 topic sentence? * contrast Para. 9 Sweden different in different time * P9 awe: respect and amaze with wonder and fear lo and behold: look (used before mentioning sth. surprising that has happened, humorous) 你瞧 e.g. We had just been talking about John when, lo and behold, he walked into the room. bloom: flowers open; increase rapidly, appear suddenly in a large number * P10-12 topic sentence? * P10-12 quasi-: partly, in some ways 类似，类 e.g. quasi-official 半官方 boutique: small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other things sprout: grow rapidly in number gaily colored / painted / decorated: having bright cheerful colors Why are both fashionable boutiques and working-class clothing stores mentioned here? * P10-12 sumptuous: luxurious, impressive and expensive train: a part of a long dress that spreads out over the ground behind benign: kind and gentle feature: sell a particular product 专门推出一项 * P10-12 devil-may-care: cheerful, careless, willing to take risk 无忧无虑的，不顾一切的，满不在乎的 e.g. a devil-may-care attitude to life 天塌了也不管的生活态度 * Development of Part II P4 P5 P6 P7 P 8-9 P10-12 Unit 7 Things: The Throw-Away Society Alvin Toffler 南昌航空大学《大学英语》 * The title the throw-away society? The society that is designed to be thrown away The society that