全新版大學(xué)英語第四冊(cè)二

1、 Warming up : Role-play: One is an interviewer and the other is an interviewee. Now they are having a job interview. Requirements: One student is to be an interviewer. He can choose other three to five students to come to be interviewees. At last, select one to be the clerk and the best interviewee.

2、 manager interviewee : Text Organization Part I Para.1-6 Part II para.7-27 Part III para.28-31 Part one: Main ideas A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions at an interview because of lack of preparation. Part two: Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee Part threeEve

3、ryone should make his or her own tracks in whatever he or she does interview: question to decide if sb. is right for a job 面試 e.g. 1.Were going to interview six candidates this afternoon. 2.Johnson is being interviewed next week for the Chie Executives job. grill: (infml) question intensely; cook un

4、der or over direct heat (used in the pattern: grill sb. about / on sth.) e.g. 1.Tom was grilled by customs officers for several hours. The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case 2.3.We can grill the chops on the barbecue. prospective: likely to become or be e.g. 1.The chie

5、f function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product. 2.The college had applications from nearly 300 prospective students. endeavor: an effort or attempt to do sth.; try to do sth. e.g. 1.The government has endeavored to forbid the employment of children under th

6、e age of 16. 2.The company endeavors to deal with clients complaints as promptly as possible. incidentally: by the way (used when adding more information to what was said before, or when you want to talk about sth. else you have just thought of) e.g. Incidentally, this wine goes particularly well wi

7、th cheese. Incidentally, if you want to see her again, let me know. blurt: utter abruptly and thoughtlessly e.g. 1.Peter blurted the secret (out) before we could stop him. 2.As soon as the teacher put forward the question, he blurted the answer out. pry: try to look into private facts about a person

8、 (used in the pattern: pry into sth.) e.g. 1.We dont want people prying into our affairs. 2.Some reporters like to pry into film stars private life. follow up: take additional steps to further (a previous action) (followed by with) e.g. 1.If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with writt

9、en confirmation. 2.We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks. as I see it: in my opinion e.g. As I see it, this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had. go after: try hard to obtain e.g. 1.Are you planning to go after Peters job when he leaves

10、? 2.He went after first prize in the English speech contest. take / have a crack (at): try to do sth. e.g. 1.They have decided to have a crack at the double championship. 2.I would like to take a crack at the Olympic title again before I retire. in the neighborhood of: About I am hoping to buy an ap

11、artment in the neighborhood of 200,000 yuan. How to write job application letters An application letter should always be addressed to a specific individual. In the opening paragraph of the letter, you should clarify which specific job you want and how you learned about the job vacancy. The letter sh

12、ould go on to state, in summary fashion, why you want the job and why you qualify for it. End by requesting an interview. Provide a phone number so the employer can contact you quickly. If you can be reached only at certain times, specify them. Be concise. Generally speaking, an application letter s

13、houldnt be longer than one page. Avoid bragging or boasting. Call attention to your most impressive achievements relating to the job you are seeking, and let these achievements speak for themselves. In the end What does it mean by “ multicultural society” to you? What kind of society you feel you ar

14、e in? Part I (para. 1-5) Part II Part III America is not declining ,but it is the process of creating a new college-like civilization Los Angeles IS a good example of such a college. The chance to try in decline / on the decline: losing strength; declining e.g. 1.He is still one of the worlds most p

15、opular tennis players, but his game is in decline. 2.As she was getting older, her mental powers were on the decline. paralyze: make ineffective; make sb. lose the ability to move part or all of the body e.g. 1.He had a minor stroke in 1998, which left him partly paralyzed. 2.The explosion killed ab

16、out two hundred people and paralyzed part of the citys transportation system. precedent: earlier happening, decision, etc. taken as an example or rule for what comes later. e.g. 1.The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases. 2.The appointment of female

17、commander of a navy warship is without precedent. have a / the sense that: feel / believe / realize that e.g. 1.As soon as we had the sense that something was wrong, we moved the children away. 2.We had the sense that one months preparation is far from enough if we want to accomplish the project. sh

18、ow up: put in an appearance; be present 1.If I dont show up for class this morning, Ill be kicked out. 2.He always shows up in a fancy car. stagnant: unchanging; still and stale e.g. 1.Thousands of disputes between management and labor resulted from stagnant wages coupled with inflation. 2.They trie

19、d to drain stagnant pools where mosquitoes breed. Ways to begin an essay Using a quotation Asking a question Stating the time and place of the event to be described Providing relevant background information Giving a surprising or interesting fact Does the narrator think our first impressions of a pe

20、rson are always right? Why or why not? Text analysis: Maugham, the famous British short story writer, shows us how powerful contrast is in delineating a persons character. Upon first seeing the title, readers mayu think: “Oh, no. Another story about how people helped their friend in need!” However,

21、when they finish reading it, readers will find it is an entirely different story: Those who appear to be friendly may turn out to be so evil-minded as to be ready to strike a cruel blow at a friend in need. Almost the entire Part II is devoted to the description of Edward Burtons kindly appearance a

22、nd pleasant manners. Neither the “I” in the story nor readers could imagine him hurting a fly. Yet in Part III Burton recounts cold-bloodedly how he destroyed a human life. Part I and Part II are narrated by “I”, who offers his subjective opinion of Burtons character. Yet in Part III Burton himself

23、takes over the narration to tell what happened beween him and a friend in trouble. He sounds cool and objective; just because of this he is shown to be so vicious and so cold-blooded. When contrasts abound, it is hard for readers to easily predict what will happen next. 1.deceptive: likely to deceiv

24、e; misleading 靠不住的靠不住的;容易上當(dāng)?shù)娜菀咨袭?dāng)?shù)?Examples: 1.The newspapers promised not to run deceptive ads in the future. 2.The play is also an observation about the deceptive nature of appearances. 2.Instinct: a tendency that one is born with to behave in a certain way without reasoning or training本能本能,直覺直覺 Ex

25、amples: 1.It is the mothers instinct to protect her children. 2.I knew by instinct that he had come to deliver bad news. hitherto: (fml) until now; until a particular time 迄今迄今,到目前為到目前為 止止 Examples: 1.The Hope Project sent money to students hitherto unable to afford their tuition fees. 2.The printin

26、g press made books available to people hitherto unable to afford them. 3.Her has hitherto achieved great success in his career. trifle: a thing, a matter or an activity that has little value or importance 小事小事;瑣事瑣事 Examples: 1.My daughter always wastes her money on trifles. 2.The couple often quarre

27、led abo8ut some petty trifle connected with the housework. for sb.s (own) part/the part of : as far as sb. Is concerned 1.For my part I prefer living in the country. 2.Some young students, for their part, can stay up late playing computer games. in accordance with: in agreement or harmony with 1.Stu

28、dents will be criticized or punished if their behavior is not in accordance with school regulations. 2.Some young people are self-centered, which is not in accordance with Chinese traditional values. Something of: to some degree 1.Its something of a disadvantage nowadays if you cant use a computer.

29、2.They havent got a loan from the bank, which is something of disappointment. oddly enough: used to say that sth. Seems strange or surprising 1.Childrens books, oddly enough, continued to have a big place in aretail sales. 2.Oddly enough, some of the students dont know how to log on the Internet. in

30、 a way: to a certain extent but not entirely 1.I agree with you in a way, but there are still some areas on which I cant see eye to eye with you. 2.Its easier for men to get work in a way. with (a) bad/good grace: unwillingly and rudely/willingly and happily 1.After I talked to him for an hour, he a

31、dmitted his mistake with bad grace 2.My mentor accepted my invitation to dinner with a good grace. go broke: have no money 1.Many multinational companies went broke during the financial crisis, not to speak of small businesses. 2. He invested all his money in stocks; unfortunately he made one wrong choice after another and finally went broke. down and out: having no money, home, etc. 1.When h