自考高级英语下Lesson Is America Falling Apart.pptxVIP

会计学1 at the drop of a hatat the drop of a hat: immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do Some of these corporations threaten to sue at the drop of a hat.第1页/共42页 Neo-Neo-: based on a style, set of ideas, or political system that existed in the past SYN newneo-Georgian architectureneo-fascists第2页/共42页 shrinkshrink: to become or to make something smaller in amount, size, or value OPP growThe city continued to shrink.shrink toThe firm’s staff had shrunk to only four people.第3页/共42页 ViciousVicious: unpleasantly strong or severe SYN violent a vicious gust of winda vicious headache第4页/共42页 have/be to do with somebody/somethinghave/be to do with somebody/something: to be about something, be related to something, or be involved with somethingI’m sorry about the accident, but it’s nothing to do with me (=I am not involved in any way).This question doesn’t have anything to do with the main topic of the survey第5页/共42页 wrestwrest: to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficultThey are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders.第6页/共42页 drawdraw: if a fire or chimney draws, it lets the air flow through to make the fire burn well第7页/共42页 KafkaKafka: (1883–1924) a Czech writer who wrote in German, known for his novels such as The Trial and The Castle, and his short stories such as Metamorphosis, in which a man turns into a large and ugly insect. His stories deal with the struggle of ordinary people on their own against the state or large organizations. The word Kafkaesque is used to describe this type of experience, in which you feel that no one understands you and there is no way of escaping from an unpleasant situation.第8页/共42页 be coming/falling apart at the seams: if a plan, organization etc is coming apart at the seams, so many things are going wrong with it that it will probably failThe health service seems to be falling apart at the seams.第9页/共42页 burgeonburgeon: to grow or develop quicklyt