Unit 7 Bridging Cultural Gaps Gracefully
Part One Words and Phras
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gracefully slip expo abrupt accomplish obrve protest assure discourage compliment modify inevitable involve with regard to hold true go through
1. gracefully
adv. behaving in a polite and pleasant way 得体的
“Diving Queen” Gao Min _______________ in 1992 as the world’s greatest female springboard diver.
“跳水女皇”高敏在1992年作为世界上最优秀的女子跳板跳水运动员体面地退役。
grace n. quality of being pleasing, attractive, or beautiful, esp. in structure or movement
优美；优雅（尤指在结构或动作上）
graceful adj.
gracious adj. (of persons and their behavior) pleasant; kind; agreeableterror attack
（指人及其行为）亲切的，和善的，和蔼的
It was gracious of you to come. 蒙您光临，不胜荣幸。
The host welcomed the guests in his program _________________.
主持人态度热情地将客人们请进他的节目。
2. slip(Line 2, Para. 1)
v. go or move quickly or quietly 滑
How can you _________________________ without a ticket?
我没有票，你怎么能让我进体育场呀？
The thief _____________________ without being en. 那个贼悄悄溜走没被人看到。
The years ________________. 岁月在不知不觉中过去。
n.1) a slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing 口误，笔误
a slip of the pen/tongue 笔（口）误
2)a small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt 小片纸如表格、收据等
a deposit slip 存款单 a sales slip 收据
give (sb.) the slip:escape the pursuit of逃脱······的追逐
let slip: say inadvertently出于无心地说出
3. expo (Line 2, Para. 1)
vt. 1) uncover; leave uncovered or unprotected 暴露；使遭受；使接触怎么说分手
Tho workers had to expo their body to the sunlight while working.
那些工人在干活的时候不得不使自己暴露在阳光之下。
As we know, Canadian Mark Rowswell (Da Shan) is ___________________________________.
如我们所知，加拿大人大山是一位接触中文多年的外国人。
2) disclo, make known 揭发；揭穿
The politician was expod as a crook by the newspaper. 报纸揭露了这个政客是个骗子。
4. abrupt (Line 5, Para. 1)
adj. 1) (of behavior, speech, character, etc.) eming rude and unfriendly 唐突的；鲁莽的
His brother John is a man with an abrupt manner.
2) sudden; unexpected 突然的，意外的
The road to the small town was full of abrupt turns. 那条通往小镇的道路有很多急转弯。
________________________ greatly frightened all the gamblers in the room.（警察的突然闯入）abrupt departure ___________________ abrupt attack ________________ abrupt stop2020全国高考语文答案
___________________ abrupt ending __________________ abrupt change
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3)touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions 不连贯的
an abrupt literary style
4) steeply inclined 陡峭的，险峻的
an abrupt descent 陡峭的斜坡
abruptly adv. abruptness n.
5. accomplish (Line 10, Para. 2)
v. succeed in doing something 完成
the impossibleResolution and perverance enable him to ___________________________________________.
坚强和毅力使他实现了成为F-1车手的梦想。
accomplishment n. something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work 成就
For a pro writer, that’s rather an accomplishment.
词义辨析achieve, accomplish 和 attain
这三个词都指达到某种目的或完成任务。achieve和attain强调通过努力而达到目的，取得成功或实现愿望。achieve在表示“取得······成绩或成就”时，常和某些代词连用。attain 多用作vt，用作vi 时，常与to 搭配。注意：如果宾语是power，prosperity，distinction，
knowledge，wisdom等词时，用attain 或attain
to都可以。但宾语是end，object，aim，ideal，aspiration等词时只能使用attain，不能用attain
to。accomplish 指成功地完成预期目标。在表示“取得······成就”时，也和某些代词连用。
请选择 achieve, accomplish 或 attain 的适当形式填空。
1) He will never _______ anything if he doesn’t work hard.
2) It took them two years to __________ that great TV rial.
3) We must try our best to ______ this standard.
4) If you don’t rely on the experimental conclusion, you will __________ nothing.
5) Jack finally _______ to the highest office in that company.
6) Did your sister _______ all that she expected to?
6. obrve (Line 12, Para. 3)
v. 1) obey (a law, rule or custom) 遵守，奉行
Just like us, Taiwan compatriots also obrve the Lunar New Year.
和我们一样，台湾同胞也过农历新年。
Before the start of the meeting, all the participants __________________________ in honor of tho victims in the earthquake and tsunami.
在会议开始之前，所有与会者向地震和海啸受害者默哀三分钟。
2) e and notice; watch carefully 看；观察
I have never obrved her do otherwi. ____________________________________.superdome
3) say by way of comment 评论；评述；说
She obrved (to us) that our task was very well finished. 她说我们的任务完成得很好。obrvance n.遵守，奉行 the obrvance of Christmas 过圣诞节
obrvation n.观察，观测 keep the patient under obrvation 对病人进行观察
obrving adj.
7. protest (Line 13, Para. 3)
n. a strong complaint that shows you disagree with, or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair 反对；抗议
They made a strong protest to the mayor about the building of the new airport.
A large-scale protest strike/rally (集会) was organized outside the White Hou.
v. rai an objection, say something (against) 抗议；反对（与against连用）
white是什么意思
The workers protested (against) the reductions in their benefits.
That suspect ___________________________________________ to meet his relatives.
那个嫌疑犯就他会见亲人的权利被剥夺一事提出抗议。
8. assure (Line 25, Para. 5)
v. tell somebody that something will definitely happen so that they are less worried 向······保证
I can assure you of the quality of the fitness equipment of this shop.
Tho rescue team members assured the worried mother that they would try their best to look for her missing son.
assured adj. sure; confident 确信的；深信的
You may rest assured that our government could effectively put the overheating economy under control. 你尽可以放心，我们的政府能够有效地控制经济过热增长。
assurance n. certainty; confidence 确信；信心
9. discourage (Line 30, Para. 6)
v. 1) lesn or take away the courage or confidence of 使······气馁；使······沮丧
pu皮是什么意思It’s very discouraging that every time I try to ride a motor bike I fall off.
2) vp. discourage somebody from doing something =put difficulties in his way; make it em not worthwhile; try to persuade him/her not to do it 阻碍；使······认为某事不值得做；劝阻
The wet weather discouraged people from going to the auto exhibition.
He was discouraged from giving up his job.
10. compliment (Line 40, Para. 9)
v. say something nice to someone in order to prai him/her 赞扬
She is very plead that people compliment her on her beauty.
The general complimented that solider for his courage on battlefield.
n. 1) expression of admiration, approval, etc., either in words or by action (e.g. by asking somebody for his advice or opinions, or by imitating him)
（以言语或行动做出的）恭维的表示；敬意；赞扬（例如向某人请教或效法他）
The general paid that soldier a compliment on his courage on battlefield.
2) (pl.) greetings （多用作复数）问候；致意；道贺
with the compliments of the ason谨致佳节祝贺（西方人圣诞、新年互相祝贺用语）
11. modify (Line 55, Para. 12)
vt. 1) make small changes to something, often in order to improve it 修改；变更
To modify some terms of the contract ems quite necessary.
2) make less vere or violent, etc. 减轻；缓和
You’d better modify your tone on such a formal occasion.
在如此正式的场合之下，你最好说话文雅一些。
He won’t modify his demands. ______________________________.
modification n. modifying or being modified; [C] instance of this; change or alternation
bustle
修改；修饰；减轻；缓和；变更；变化
The sponsors __________________________ in a program of that commercial performance.
bothersome主办方打算变动那个商业演出中的一个节目的内容。
Part Two Grammar and Sentences
1. Why is it that when you study a foreign language, you never learn the little phras that let you slip into a culture without all your foreignness expod? (Line 1)
整个句子其实就是：Why is it? 只是it是形式主语，真正的主语是从句that when you study… without all your foreignness expod。主语从句中又含有两个从句，一个是时间状语从句when you study a foreign language，一个是定语从句that let you slip into a culture…, 修饰先行词the little phras.
A double negative is the nonstandard usage of two negatives ud in the same ntence so that they cancel each other and create a positive. In Shakespeare's day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today, they are often considered grammar mistakes.
Negative + Negative = Positive
Negative + Positive = Negative
Plea translate the following ntences:
1) I think the new financial initiative will not last barely a month.
2) The pilot could not find nowhere to land.
3) There is hardly no wor challenge than the one concerning national defen.
4) The storm ro so quickly that the road crews could not do nothing about clearing the highways.
5) The rearcher decided not to run the test again becau the results from previous tests were hardly reliable.
2. Every Chine-language textbook starts out with the standard phra for greeting people; but as an American, I constantly found mylf tongue-tied when it came to eing guests off at the door.（Line 2）
when it comes to +名词/动名词/代词等表示“当谈到······的时候”
When it comes to English, I am completely at a.
谈到英语，我简直一窍不通。
Certainly when it comes to gathering and handling large databa, technology is no longer a problem. 当然，说到大型数据库的收集与处理，技术已不再是问题。
3. The same rules hold true with regard to children. (Line 44)
hold true for/to 适用于······；对······有效
with/in regard to 关于······，至于······
(without regard to 无视······，对······不加考虑)
1) Your concept about work no longer holds true; if you want to find a job, you have to change your idea.
