Unit 5 Good manners5.1 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit1、mannersn. [复]礼貌,礼仪;规矩You should learn about manners. 你应该学习规矩礼仪。
常用复数形式的单词有:clothes 衣服trousers 裤子chopsticks 筷子2、meanv. 意思,意味着What does the public sign mean? 这个公共标志是什么意思?meaning n. 意思meaningful adj. 有意义的meaningless adj. 没有意义的3. cut in“cut in(on sb./sth.)”表示“打断(谈话),插嘴”Don’t cut in on others. 不要打断别人(的谈话)。
cut down 砍下(树木)cut out 剪出;戒掉cut off 切断;断绝cut short 缩短(旅行)等4. politelypolitely adv. 有礼貌地polite adj. 有礼貌的impolite adj. 无礼的Always wait politely 总是礼貌地等着5. litterlitter n. 垃圾litter vi. 丢垃圾No littering 禁止drop litter everywhere 到处丢垃圾No littering 禁止丢垃圾6. runrun vi. 跑步;流动;经营Running regularly is good for our health.Run a company. 经营一家公司。
Don’t keep the water running all the time. 不要让谁一直放着。
5.2 Reading1. What’s the proper way to greet people there, Jenny?proper adj. 符合习俗的;正确的She is always proper in her behavior. 她的行为总是符合习俗。
2. People say “hello” or ...and shake your hand when they meet you for the first time.1、shake your hand with sb. 和某人握手2、do sth. for the first time 第一次做某事Chinese people usually shake your hand to express their friendliness.中国人通常用握手来表达友好。
3. Do they greet people with a kiss?(1)greet vt. 问候;打招呼greet somebody with … 以……方式跟人打招呼She greeted us with a smile. 她微笑着跟我们打了个招呼。
(2) kiss n. 亲吻vt. 亲吻4. But please avoid subjects like age, weight or money.avoid sth. 避免某事avoid doing sth. 避免做某事You should avoid eating such unhealthy food. 你应避免吃这些不健康的食品。
subject n. 话题;主题This book includes many different subjects. 这本书包含了许多话题。
5. Do people there behave politely in public?behave v. 表现I do not think it's proper for you to behave so. 我认为您这样的举止不合体统。
public n. 民众,群体The palace is now open to the public. 宫殿现在向民众开放了。
in public 公开地,在别人面前Smoking is not allowed in public places. 公共场所不允许抽烟。
6. They think it’s rude to push in before others.It is + adj + (for sb) + to do sth. (对某人来说,)做某事……句型中的it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的to do sth.It is impolite to ask British people how old they are. 问英国人多大年龄是不礼貌的。
push v. 推,挤(与push相对应的词是pull,意为“拉,拖,拔”)Don’t push the door. Pull it, please. 不要推门。
请拉开。
push in 插队,加塞(美语常用“cut in”)7. Also, if they bump into someone in the street, they'll say“sorry”.另外,如果他们在街上撞到别人,他们会说“对不起”。
bump into someone意为“撞到某人;巧遇某人”。
I bumped into one of my old friends when l was shopping.我购物时巧遇我的一位老朋友。
I bumped into him and he fell to the ground, but he didn't hurt himself.我撞到了他,他跌倒到地上,但没有受伤。
8. If you’re in the way, they won’t touch you or push past you.in one’s way 挡住某人的路I couldn't walk very fast because a lot of people got in my way. 我不能走的很快,因为很多人挡了我的路。
(1)用作及物动词,意为“触摸;触及;碰到”。
Don't touch the clothes on my desk. 别碰我桌子上的衣服。
She fell asleep the moment her head touched the pillow. 她头一挨枕头就睡着了。
(2)用作名词,意为“触;碰;摸;触感,触觉;感觉,感受”。
常构成短语:keep in/into touch with…与……保持联系。
Do you keep in touch with your teacher? 你和你的老师有联系吗?9. They'll say "excuse me" and be polite enough to wait till you move.他们会说“打扰了”并足够耐心地等到你移开。
“Excuse me.”是打扰别人时用的;“I am sorry.”是做错事或委婉拒绝别人的请求时用的。
excuse既可以作名词,也可以作动词。
作名词时,可意为“借口”;作动词时,可意为“原谅”。
Mary explained why she was late, but we didn’t accept her excuse.玛丽解释了为什么他迟到了,但是我们没有接受她的借口。
Please excuse him for arriving late. 请原谅他来晚了。
---Excuse me,could you tell me the way to the bookshop? 劳驾,请问去书店怎么走?---I am sorry. I am new here.对不起。
我是新来的。
10. British people don't like to shout or laugh loudly. 英国人不喜欢大喊或是大笑。
(1) aloud强调发出的声音能被听见,意思为“出声地;大声地”,常与read,call 等动词连用。
Please read the text aloud.请大声朗读一下课文。
(2) loud意为“响亮地;大声;高声地”,侧重发出的音量大、传得远,一般多用来修饰speak,talk,laugh等动词。
loud还可以用作形容词。
Speak louder,please,or no one will hear you.请大声些,否则没人能听见。
(3) loudly意为“响亮地”,其基本意义与loud相同,常与ring,knock等动词连用。
loudly放在动词前后均可,含有“喧闹”或“嘈杂”的意味。
Suddenly the bell on the wall rang loudly.突然,墙上的钟大声地响起来。
11. British people are very polite at home as well, aren’t they?as well一般不用否定句,通常放在句末,强调时可放在句中。
either用于否定句,放在句末,之前加逗号。
too语气较轻,多用于口语,在肯定句中使用,通常位于句末。
also比too正式一些,语气较重,只用于肯定句,一般紧靠动词。
12. Just as the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”saying n. 谚语;格言My grandpa knows a lot of English sayings. 我祖母知道很多英语格言。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
5.3 Grammarenough to do& too…to…1. You are old enough to learn about manners.你已经到了学习礼仪的年龄了。
enough常构成如下句型:主语+be+形容词+enough+to do sth.意为“某人/某物够……能”。
He is tall enough to reach the ball on the shelf. 他够高能够到架子上的球。
The classroom is big enough to hold so many students. 这间教室够大能容纳如此多的学生。
否定式为“主语+be not+形容词+enough+to do sth.”,意为“某人/某物(不)够……而(不)能……”。
The man isn't strong enough to carry the bag. 这个人不够强壮拿不动这个包。