Unit One The Middle Eastern BazaarBy L.A.Hill and D.J.MayWords and Expressions1.glare of the sunstrong, fierce, unpleasant light, not so agreeable and welcome as ‘bright sunlight’2.Throngs of people vs. crowds of peoplethrong—implies ‘movement a nd pushing (dynamic)crowd ---emphasizes the density3.Din vs noisedin—loud , confused noise that continues4.Fade away--go slowly out of hearing, gradually disappeare.g The light faded as the sun went down.His hopes faded.All memory of her childhood faded from her mind.His anger faded away.The sun faded the cloth.5.Overwhelm- strongly affected by a feeling or event, do not knowhow to deal with it.e.g The horror of it all ~ed me . 这恐惧吓得我魂不附体。
He ~ed me with a torrent of abuse. 他那连珠炮似的谩骂骂得我哑口无言。
6. Follow:•Follow suit:完全照办When the others went swimming, I followed suit.•As follows:如下His arguments are as follows.•Follow on:一会儿接着进行The second half of the concert will follow on in twenty minutes.•Follow one’s nose:想到哪儿就到哪儿Just follow your nose and you will get there.•Follow the lead:照样行事There are several people like me who would follow your lead over anything else.7.…is the order of the day: the normal way of doing things.e.g. Nowadays in every field, competition is the order of the day.8.make a point of… regard or treat it as necessary,e.g.English learners make a point of obtaining correct pronunciation andintonation at the very beginning.We will be English teachers, so we make a point of having a good knowledge of English grammar.9.Words for soundTinkling:a succession of light, clear, ringing sounds (of a small bell)Banging:hit violently, to make a loud noise (to bang a door, hammer something hard)Clashing: loud, broken, confused noise (as when metal objects strike together( swords clash)10.Impinge on ---strike; come into forcible contact with, collide with ;have an effect one.g. I heard the rain impinge upon the earth/ window.The cuts in defence spending impinged on two of the region’s largest employers.Your political opinions will necessarily impinge on your public life11.feede.g These little streams feed the lake.This moving belt feeds the machine with raw materialsIf you feed the data in, you get the analysis a few minutes later.12.crushe.g The enemy had already received a crushing blowAll these years, he has suffered from a crushing guilt.13.presse.g. We are pressing for time.14.towers--e.g. The Empire State Building towers into the sky. 耸立She is so small that he towers above her.In ability he towers over the rest of the class.towering adj. 高耸的The towering hills cast deep shadows over the valley.Beethoven was a towering musical genius. (great)* a tower of strength (support in spirit)He was a tower of strength to me when my father died.15.dwarf --make others seem small, unimportant,The tall building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town.The brilliance of his poetry dwarfs the accomplishments of his contemporaries. This present trouble dwarfs that other matter.The dwarf sees father than the giant, when he has the giant’s shoulders to mount on16.A trickle of oil --- a flood of oil17.Different noises•creak: (make a) sound like that caused by an unoiled door hinge, or badly-fitting floorboards when trodden on.e.g. The rusty hinges creaked when the door opened.•groan: (make a) sound caused by the movement of wood or metal parts heavily loaded.e.g. The patient groaned as he was lifted onto the stretcher.He groaned when he broke his arm.The old gate groaned on its hinges•squeak: making short, thin, high-pitched sound.e.g. Can you hear the mice squeaking?The door squeaked open.•rumble: make a deep, heavy, continuous sound (tanks, thunder, train)e.g. Thunder rumbled in the distance.•grunt: make a low rough noise. (for man to show annoyance) 嘟哝声, (for animals, like pigs)e.g. “Nonsense”, I grunted.Words for consulting dictionaries•approach•vessels•attach•intricate•pungent•exotic•humble•revolve•extract•blend•groanDictation1. bazaar2. ooze3. disdainful4. nimbly5. harmonious6. conceivable7. vigorously 8. girder 9. mosque10. trickle 11. sepulchral atmosphere 12. runnel13. muscular 14. apparatus 15. persecution16. ramshackle 17. preliminary 18. at intervals19.honeycomb 20. presumptuous 21. trestle table22. impinge on 23. burnish 24.rhythmic25. intricate。