《全国英语等级考试（PETS）综合教程（第三级）》课件 unit 5 Education；unit 6 Culture.ppt

Difficult sentences 4. For example, every parent forbids their kids to swear. As a result, some children think of the function of swearwords as to mark grown-up. (para.3, line 2-3) forbid: v. order not, not allow; 禁止 E.g. I cant forbid you to see that man again. 我不能禁止你再与那个人见面。 swear: v. use profane or obscene language; 咒骂 E.g. You could be mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let it go. 你可以像疯狗那样对周围的一切愤愤不平,你可以诅咒命运,但是等到了最后一刻,你还是得平静的放手而去. think of: n. come into the mind; recall; 视为 E.g. Shopping is Not a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way. 购物不是一项运动。不,我们永远不会把它看成是一项运动。 Unit Five Education Difficult sentences 5. Because of deep taboos, sex is the most noticeable topic that adults lie to kids. (para4, line1) because of: n. indicating the reason or cause of something; 因为 E.g. The only daily newspaper in the city did not publish yesterday because of a strike. 昨天市内惟一的日报因罢工而没出版。 taboo: n. ritual isolation of person or thing as sacred or accursed; 禁忌 E.g. The film is filled with the sort of taboo topics that are banned by Chinas film censors. 这部影片充满了为大陆电影审查当局所不见容的禁忌话题。 noticeable: adj. easy to see, hear or feel; 明显的 E.g. Is the twitch in my eyes noticeable? 我的眼跳是否明显? Unit Five Education Difficult sentences 6. Some parents have an unshakable faith to an ethnic or religious group, so they want their children to stick to it. (para5, line1-2) unshakable: a. impossible to change or destroy; 坚定的 E.g. She had a natural courtesy combined with an unshakable conviction. 她既有天生的谦恭有礼的举止,又有坚定不移的信念。 ethnic: a. group having common national or cultural tradition; 种族的 E.g. In the immediate aftermath of that election, there was an outbreak of ethnic violence. 此次选举刚刚结束,就发生了种族暴力事件。 stick to: v. to do something that you promised;信守 E.g. Once he made a promise, he would stick to it. 他一旦许下诺言,就会坚守这个诺言。 Unit Five Education Difficult sentences 7. But if parents tell th