Teach someone a lesson
1)给某人一个警醒 His failure in exam taught him a lesson 2) 给某人一个教训 I am going to teach him a good lesson!
Be afraid of (doing something)
Accent
• 口音，乡音 The old farmer speak with a strong regional accent.
award: n. & v.
n. 奖品；奖金；奖励
作为一名老师，我工作非常努力，获得了许多教 学奖。
I worked very hard as a teacher, and won many teaching awards.
Ask for
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要求；请求 Sb ask for sth A ask B for sth 造句：学生们要求提高他们的奖学金金额 The students ask for rising their scholarship. 造句 ：她问我要了一杯饮料 She asked me for a drink
• Don’t be afraid of making mistakes! • Don’t be afraid of loosing face!
Take a leaf out of one’s book!
• 造句：我的老师要我以杰克为榜样，努力 学习。
My teacher asks me to take a leaf out of Jack’s book and word had.
Fluent
• 1)（说或写等）流利的
Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak fluent Chinese. (Sb speaks fluent +语言)
2) (说话，写作及演奏乐器等)熟练的；流 畅的
The president of our company is fluent in several languages, including Japanese and English. （be fluent in + 语言）
• turn…into: change in form or nature
I’m thinking of turning the little garden into a vegetable plot.
她的痛苦经历使她变成了一个更坚强的人 Her bitter experience has turned her into a stronger person.
Unit 2
Learning English: Some Advice and Suggestions
Leading In
Li Yangຫໍສະໝຸດ 李阳老师经过4个月脱胎换骨、 残酷自律、强行蜕皮的奋斗， 背诵复述了十几本原版英文书， 实现了英语学习质的飞越，疯 狂英语由此诞生。
Crazy English I enjoy losing face. I enjoy making mistakes. dreams：“Help 300 million Chinese speak good English” “Make the voice of China be widely heard throughout the world”
• Adj embarrassing
• His actions have put the government in an embarrassing position
联想记忆：interested vs interesting
risk: n.& v. n. 风险；危险 If you drive carefully, you’ll have no risk of getting a ticket from the police. do sth at the risk of one’s life 冒生命危险做事情 v. 使陷入风险；使失去……之险 You’d better stop thinking about cheating in the exam, you’ll risk being caught by the teacher. risk one’s neck to do sth
Yu Minhong
New Oriental English
当你是地平线上一棵草的时候，不要指 望别人会在远处看到你，即使他们从你 身边走过甚至从你身上踩过，也没有办 法，因为你只是一棵草；而如果你变成 了一棵树，即使在很远的地方，别人也 会看到你，并且欣赏你，因为你是一棵 树！
大学生应该做的事情是： （1）专业方面，成为中国前100名； （2）人文方面，读500本书。 （3）英语。
• manage: v.
1)有能力；有办法做到
They are not sure whether they can manage to control the situation.
2)管理；经营 Bob was quite sure of his ability to manage a company.
Text Structure
If you don’t make mistakes, you won’t learn! (title) Introduction: who’s Kim and what’s her present level of English? (paras.1-2) Body: Learning experience & the lesson 1)Her book. (para.3 & para.5) 2)Her interview.(para.4) 3)Her lesson: you have to be brave Conclusion: Call on to learn from Kim
vt. (官方决定)给予；授予
The judge awarded a large sum of money to those injured in the accident. (award sth to sb)
The president decided to award me a gold cup for my creative achievements in teaching. (award sb sth)
Practical Writing
business card Employment organization Card holder Title/Position Address Postal code Telephone Fax E-mail
• Happy Mid-autumn Festival! • Happy National Day!
• situation: n.
1) 状况；境遇；形势 Susan is in a difficult situation—she can’t decide what to do.（in a difficult situation） 2) (相对于周围环境的)位置；环境 The city is in a beautiful situation.
Difference？
• experience: n. & v. n. 经历；经验 She wrote a book about her experiences in the United States. I know from experience what will happen.
v. 感觉，体验 This is the first time I have ever experienced the difficulty of living alone.
Sheet and ？
Wrong pronunciation of the word “sheet”？
1) (纸，玻璃，金属等的)一薄片；块；张
She is writing something on a sheet of notepaper.
2) 床单；被单 Don’t sit on my bed, I’ve just changed my sheet.
Words and Expressions
• reality: n.
1)真实的事物；现实 The difference between reality and imagination was difficult for the child to understand. 2)真实；实在 Tom and his little sister believe in the reality of Santa Claus. in reality 实际上，事实上 bring sb. back to reality 使某人面对现实
Zhang Lu translator
知我罪我，其惟春秋
There are people who will appreciate what I have done but there are also people who will criticize me,ultimately,history will have the final say.
• What do you fear most in learning English? • What do you enjoy most in learning English? • How do you feel when you make mistakes in your English learning? • What did you do when you had difficulties in learning English？