The Dinner Party

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Unit 2

• The Dinner Party
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I. Word Study
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unexpected (a.) unthought of ???

• e.g. He made an unexpected appearance and took up
  two hours out of my limited time.
• The old woman was shocked by the unexpected
  death of her son.

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2. bare (a.) 1) not covered with no plants
growing on it ???????????

• e.g. He is so shy that he dare not look at her
  bare shoulders.
• After years of efforts, those originally
  bare hills are now covered with young trees.

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2) no more than mere ????,???

• e.g. His income can only buy the bare necessities
  of life.
• The candidate won the election by a bare
  majority.

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(v.) reveal ??,??

• e.g. The lady screamed as the snake bared its
  teeth.
• He bared his body to the waist.
• cf. barely (ad.) ??,???,???

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3. crisis (n.) time of difficulty, danger, etc. ??

• e.g. In the 1929 economic crisis, many
  Americans lost their jobs.
• The leader was praised for being
  clear-headed during crises.

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4. argument (n.) (1)  dispute ????

• e.g. The two countries held a lengthy argument
  about / over the control of a tiny island.
• That the sun, not the earth, is the center
  of the solar system is beyond argument.

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(2) reason given to support or disprove sth.
??,??,????,??

• e.g. Excuse me, but I didnt follow your
  argument.
• Before you judge, you must listen to the
  arguments of both sides.

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5. contract (vi) (1) make or become smaller or
shorter ??,??,??

• e.g. Metal contracted as it cools.
• The word Madam contracts to Mm.

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(2) make or become tighter or narrower ????

• e.g. Frown contracted his brow when he was deep
  in thought.
• Her stomach contracted at the sight of a
  dead rat.
• cf. contract ??,??,?????

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6. widen (v.) make or become wider ????

• e.g. Too much television watching widens the
  generation gap.
• Books widen our scope of knowledge.

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7. impulse (n.) sudden wish to do sth. ??,?????

• e.g. The goods are arranged in such an
  attractive way that customers feel an impulse to
  buy them.
• Dont act on impulse. You will regret later.
• cf. impulse ????,??

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8. tone (n.) sound of voice or music ????

• e.g. We can hear the clear tone of the bell in
  the distance.
• We usually end a question with a rising tone.

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9. image (n.) (1) likeness or copy of sb., sth.,
especially in wood, stone, etc. ??

• e.g. Your child is the very image of you.
• The image of Venus without arms has long been
  regarded as a symbol of beauty.

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(2) mental picture or idea ??,??

• e.g. The politician tries to improve his image by
  kissing babies.

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10. slam (vt.) shut loudly and with force ????

• e.g. He slammed the window and the glasses
  smashed onto the floor.
• How dare you slam the door in your mothers
  face?

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11. host (n.) (1) person (usu. male) who
entertains the guest ???????????

• e.g. Mr. McMast is a very good host. He offers
  good food and always finds pleasant topics for
  conversation.
• I know this man. He is host of the TV
  program Local News.

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(2)  great number (of) ??

• e.g. He has hosts of enemies.
• You will be faced with a host of problems.

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II. Language Points (Reference????)
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1. heated (a.) lively spirited ??????

• e.g. The two professors started a heated debate
  on whether intellectuals should go into business.
• It was a very heated argument and people
  were shouting at each other.

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2. shortly (ad.) soon ??,??

• e.g. He died shortly after the car crash.
• He sent me his address in Boston shortly
  before I left for the US.

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3. track down find by determined searching or
hunting ??????

• e.g. She spent weeks in the library tracking down
  reference information in almost all the books on
  the subject.
• Did the hunter manage to track down the
  wounded deer?

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4. spring up arise, develop or grow quickly and
as if from nowhere ????????

• e.g. It was rather warm all day. But towards
  evening a cold wind sprang up.
• Suspicion sprang up in her mind.

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5. outgrow (vt.) grow beyond or away from get
rid of by growing old ?????????????????

• e.g. to outgrow boyhood friends
• to outgrow a childish habits
• to outgrow this suit

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6. at (the) sight of on seeing ???

• e.g. At sight of the police officer the thief
  took to his heels.
• The old man flew into a rage at the sight of
  her daughter dancing with that young man.

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7. feel like feel a desire for be inclined for
or to ??,??

• e.g. What lovely weather! I do feel like a
  swim.
• He is so sick today that he does not feel like
  having anything to eat.
• I dont feel like singing today.

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8. count (vi.) be of value or importance ??,???

• e.g. It is not how much you read but what you
  read that really counts.
• These are the men who really count.

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9. join in take part in (an activity) add
oneself to sth. taking place ??,??,???

• e.g. I was invited to join (in) the exciting
  game.
• We are going to sing the song again. Would
  you like to join in?

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10. motion (v.) give a signal by moving the hand
or head ????(??)???

• e.g. The policeman motioned the driver over to
  have his name and license number.
• He motioned me to sit down while talking into
  the phone.

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(n.) (1) signal by hand or head ??,??,??

• e.g. He made a motion with his hand to make me
  sit down.

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(2) moving(???)??

• e.g. The expression motion picture is used
  mainly in American English.
• The clock is still in motion after twenty
  years.

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(3) proposal to be discussed and voted on at a
meeting ??,??

• e.g. The motion put forward by Mr. Howard was
  adopted.
• On the motion of Mr. Howard, a purchasing
  committee was set up.

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11. come to return to consciousness ??

• e.g. The driver came to slowly after the
  accident.
• The old woman fainted on the street and
  found herself in the first aid room when she came
  to.

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12. likely (a.)  probable ???

• e.g. Ms. Whits is a likely candidate for the
  job.
• It is likely to rain.
• It is likely that they will lose the
  election.

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(ad.) probably ???

• e.g. The weather will very / most likely change.
• Very likely he will forget all about it.

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13. warn (v.) give notice of possible danger to
inform in advance of what may happen

• e.g. We had warned him of the danger but he
  turned a deaf ear to our warning.
• The children were warned not to open the door
  to a stranger.
• The whistle warned visitors that the ship was
  ready to sail.

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14. frighten sb. into (out of) doing sth. cause
sb. (not) to do sth. by frightening him
??????(??)??

• e.g. A snake emerged from behind the rock. This
  frightened the little girl into screaming.
• They tried every possible means to
  frighten the old man into signing the paper.

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15. emerge (v.) come or appear from somewhere
??,????,??

• e.g. The moon emerged from behind clouds.
• If the economy goes on like this, another
  crisis will emerge soon.

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16. make for go toward start in the direction
of ??

• e.g. It was getting dark they turned and made
  for home.
• When the class was over, everyone made for
  the dining-room.

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17. ring out sound loudly and clearly ????

• e.g. Cheers rang out from the group waiting in
  front of the building.

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18. faint (a.) weak or slight ??????????,????

• e.g. The sounds of the music grew fainter in
  the distance.
• He called for help in a faint voice.
• There is a faint resemblance between the
  two sisters.

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19. light up give light (or more light) to
become or make bright with light or color ??,??

• e.g. In the past, not many shop windows were
  lit up at night.
• The sky lights up at sunset.
• The girls face lit up when she saw her
  mother.
• Note lighted ?????????????,??a lighted candle

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20. crawl (vi.) move slowly by pulling the body
along the ground ??

• e.g. The old man crawls on the floor to amuse his
  grandson.
• The wounded soldier crawled into a cave to
  hide himself.

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III. Chinese-English Translation

• 1. Their argument ended when she slammed the door
  and left without a word.
• 2. The guests at the dinner party were slightly
  surprised at the commanding tone of the American.

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• 3. Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at
  home alone.
• 4. While all the other passengers made for the
  exit, he alone remained in his seat as if
  unwilling to leave the place.
• 5. The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson
  himself.

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• 6. While she felt like joining in the argument,
  Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.
• 7. What do you think is the likeliest time to
  find him at home?
• 8. The hunters face (was) lit up with excitement
  as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the
  bushes and run in the direction of / make for the
  trap he had laid.

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IV. English-Chinese Translation

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