Lecture two

1. Lecture two Unit-1 Book-1 By mei

2. Test • I. Pick out the word which does not belong to the group. (5points) • 1. ( ) A. accurate B. correct C. postpone D. precise • 2. ( ) A. agony B. sorrow C. frustrate • 3. ( ) A. astronomy B. biology C. technology • 4. ( ) A. profession B. assignment C. career • 5. ( ) A. estimate B. evaluate C. initiate

4. 1. Father did not allow his son to _____freely with his classmate. • A. anticipate B. associate C. recall D. appeal 2. If he is not here in five minutes, we’ll ______ that he is not coming. • A. mean B. know C. assume D. understand 3. The committee was evenly _____ of men and women. • A. comprised B. composed • C. consisted D. connected

5. 4. The police are ______ to the public for any information about the murderer victim (受害人). • A. inquiring B. appealing • C. inspiring D. suppressing 5. All these nationalities were strongly _______ amongst immigrant population. • A. represented B. reflected • C. tackled D. entertained 6. Workers in the fine arts _____ thoughts and feeling through their creative works. • A. urge B. convey • C. inquire D. grasp

6. 艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线

8. Review of lecture one

9. 1. excessively exceedingly Michael drove exceedingly fast. excess You have to pay for excess luggage on a plane. access have access to

10. The people living in these apartments have free______ to that swimming pool. access

11. access accumulate accent account accustom approach appeal appropriate affect assign assemble associate assume

12. Dust soon accumulates if we don’t sweep our rooms. assemble gather collect pile

13. on account of take sth. into account on no account account for

14. We approached the museum. The approach of winter brings cold weather. an approach to

15. appeal to sb. for sth. We are appealing to the public to let us know if they see anything suspicious. Starting up my own business really appeals to me. appeal against sth. appeal against the judge's decision

16. affect influence effect effective efficient

17. 2. distribute These stations are distributed over plains and mountainous regions. tribute 献，呈 contribute attribute

18. 3. respectable respect respective(ly) respectful(ly) respectable, respectably respecting respects

19. Give my ________to your wife. I promise to ________your wishes. The classes went to their __________rooms. Show ______to those who are older. He is poor but ________. Can you speak more ______to your parents? Tom, Dick and Harmy are 16,18,20_______. He is always________dressed. He is always _______to older people. A discussion arose _______the merits of different automobile.

20. Give my respects to your wife. I promise to respect your wishes. The classes went to their respective rooms. Show respect to those who are older. He is poor but respectable . Can you speak more respectfully to your parents? Tom, Dick and Harmy are 16,18,20 respectively. He is always respectably dressed. He is always respectful to older people. A discussion arose respecting the merits of different automobile.

21. 4. compose compose: B and C compose A A be composed of B and C constitute: B and C constitute A comprise: B and C comprise A; A comprises Bs consist: A consists of B and C

22. 5. particular I am partial to green dresses. The green one is preferable. a favorable report He is very particular about food.

23. 6. adjust He adjusted himself very quicklyto the heat of the country. He adapted himself to the cold weather. They adopted our methods.

24. 7. ignore I tried to tell her but she ignored me. Don't neglect to lock the door.

25. 8. raise arise, rise, arouse, raise The question didn’t arise. The sun rose at seven o’clock. The problem aroused wide public concern. I will not raise a hand against you.

26. 9. encounter The young scientists encountered many difficulties during their exploration. meet face be confronted with

27. 10. interval There was a long interval before he answered the phone. generation gap There was a long distance from school to my house.

28. Refreshing Moment

29. 网络新词 “菜鸟”和“大虾” newbie； knowbie

30. “灌水”和“潜水” • Bump： • To bump a thread on an internet forum is to post a reply in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. This is also called "necroposting". • Lurk： • v. Lurking is an activity performed on Internet Forums or Chat rooms that involves wandering the website, reading posts and never actually posting anything.

31. 帖子：post 和 thread 都可以表示论坛里的“帖子”，往往可以互换使用。 • 投票：poll • 引用：quote • 公告：announcement • 帖子置顶：sticky • 头像：avatar • 签名：signature • 斑竹（论坛里的版主）：moderator • 控制面板：control panel • 表情：smiley

32. 网络亚文化中的新词 • 网友见面 • user eye-D • v. To meet someone face-to-face for the first time after having established only a written or oral relationship. • 玉米（靠注册和销售域名赚钱的人） • domainer • n. A person who makes a living from domain name speculation or by purchasing popular domain names and filling the sites with advertising.

33. 即时通讯（聊天）软件: Instant Messenger (IM) • 博客圈： blogsphere • 冲浪： surf • 视频：camgirl n. A girl or young woman who broadcasts live pictures of herself over the World Wide Web. Also: cam-girl, cam girl, Webcam girl.

34. 垃圾邮件： spam • 下载未授权音乐： songlifting • pp. Illegally downloading music. [Blend of song and shoplifting.]—songlift v.—songlifter n. • 收听网络电台的人： streamies • noun. People who listen to Internet-based (i.e., streamed) radio or music broadcasts. • floating ad 漂浮广告

35. pop-up ad 登陆某网页自动弹出的广告，现在又出现了一种新型的弹出广告，在进入网页时不显示，当关闭该网页时才弹出广告，这在英语中也有一个词叫pop-under ad • Outernet 泛指互联网以外的传统媒体，如杂志、报纸、书籍、电视、电影等noun. The traditional (i.e., non-Internet) media, including magazines, newspapers, books, television, and movies.

36. Chatkill 因为某人“刷屏”（贴出与讨论话题无关的文字或图片等）使聊天室或论坛的讨论停止被称为chatkill，讨论重新恢复被称为“kick starting”或“reviving”。

37. Unit 2 All the Cabbie had was a Letter

38. Friends are…? Loyal,Honest, Dependable, Understanding, Good listener, Nice, Sense of humor, Easy-going, Fun-loving, Good communicator, Shares similar interests, Optimistic, Intelligent, Generous, Independent, Spontaneous…

39. Quotes on friendship • "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer. • What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. – Aristotle • The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.-- Abraham Lincoln

40. Is your cab __ ? I’m in no ___ , go ___ and finish your letter.

41. I’m not ___ ___ ___ ___ at writing. I guess I almost know it ___ ___ . Although, come to think of it, it ___ ___ ___ ___ have been family.

42. At least they ___ ___ me because I’m on the road so much. I don’t think any of us ___ ___our correspondence too well.

43. All my life, ___. All the way ___ high school. But things ___ ___ and we just don’t seem to find the time.

44. It had ___ to things that probably meant something to the driver. But I ___ ___ he’s someone you’ve known quite a while? I’ve been ___ to write for some time, but I’ve always ___ it.

45. No, but we ___ ___ on the same corner when we were single. We used to go each other’s house every ___ ___ ___. Your friendship over the years has meant an ___ lot to me, ___ ___ I can say. We were getting close to our destination so I ___ to the last paragraph.

46. Words to Drill

47. available handy approachable applicable acceptable advisable

48. estimate assess  evaluate rate value

49. postpone put off postpone doing sth.

50. reference • in / with reference to 关于，有关 • without reference to 不顾，无关 • with the exception of • with the purpose of • with a view to