自考高級(jí)英語下Lesson13SelectedSnobberies分析課件

1、Lesson 13Selected Snobberies第1頁，共23頁。Snob, snobbery, snobbishsnob: someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class used to show disapproval勢(shì)利小人；自命不凡的人Stop being such a snob.Snobbery: behavior or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because yo

2、u belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do勢(shì)利Snobbish a. behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class or know more than they do勢(shì)利的；自命不凡的Her family seems snobbish.第2頁，共23頁。tempttempt: to make someone want to ha

3、ve or do something, even though they know they really should not誘惑,慫恿be tempted to do somethingIm tempted to buy that dress.第3頁，共23頁。disfigure: to spoil the appearance that something naturally hasProbably there has never been anybody who is snobbish about diseases which destroy the looks and are inc

4、urable.第4頁，共23頁。adolescent consumption-snobs: teenagers who suffer from TB and feel superior because of itto fade away in the flower of youth: to die gradually when young第5頁，共23頁。the final stages of the consumptive fading：the last stages of TB when the patient is weakening and dying第6頁，共23頁。ingenuou

5、san ingenuous person is simple, trusting, and honest, especially because they have not had much experience of life天真的，單純的第7頁，共23頁。Complacentpleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things used to show disapproval滿足的；自滿的；得意的Theres

6、a danger of becoming complacent if you win a few games.第8頁，共23頁。the complacent poeticizings of these adolescents must seem as exasperating as they are profoundly pathetic：these teenage TB patients feel so satisfied with themselves that they romanticize their illness. They are so ignorant that people

7、 feel both very sorry for and annoyed at them.第9頁，共23頁。whose claim to distinction: their demand that they are different and should be respectedtemper: to soften or tone down 第10頁，共23頁。Problematical & questionableProblematical: involving problems and difficult to deal with成問題的The reforms could turn o

8、ut to be highly problematic.questionable: not likely to be true or correct可疑的；可置疑的The statistics are highly questionable. 第11頁，共23頁。In so far as: 到 . 的程度； 在 . 范圍內(nèi)第12頁，共23頁。have/take pride of placeif something has or takes pride of place, it is put in the best place for people to see because it is th

9、e thing you are most proud of 擺在最顯眼的位置A large photograph of the children had pride of place on the sitting room wall.第13頁，共23頁。hitherto：up to this time第14頁，共23頁。Judicious & reasonableJudicious：done in a sensible and careful way SYN wise明智的；賢明的；審慎的a judicious choicereasonable：fair and sensible合理的；通情達(dá)

10、理的；公平適度的第15頁，共23頁。brandBrand：to describe someone or something as a very bad type of person or thing, often unfairlybrand somebody (as) something給 . 加上 . 的污名You cant brand all football supporters as hooligans.第16頁，共23頁。make headwayto make progress towards achieving something used especially when this

11、 is difficult取得進(jìn)展make headway towards/in/with etcForeign firms have made little headway in the US market.第17頁，共23頁。Creditable & credibleCreditable：deserving praise or approval值得贊揚(yáng)的The team produced a creditable performance.Credible：deserving or able to be believed or trusted incredible可信的credible ex

12、planation/story/account etc第18頁，共23頁。do ones bitdo ones bit: (informal) to do a fair share of the work, effort etc that is needed to achieve something good or important做自己份內(nèi)的事, 盡自己的一份力量Everyone should do their bit for the environment.第19頁，共23頁。To the tune of used to emphasize how large an amount or

13、number is達(dá) . 之多； 共計(jì)Canada is funding the program to the tune of $30 million. 第20頁，共23頁。Docile & obedientDocile：quiet and easily controlled容易控制的；溫順的Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.Obedient：always doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do OPP disobedient服從的；順從an obedient child第21頁，共23頁。Reiterate & retellreiterate: to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible SYN restate重申Let me reiterate the most important points.Retell：to tell a story again, often in a different way or in a