外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)CONTENTS1Viewing2Reading3Sharpeningyourskills4Buildingyourlanguage5TalkingaboutChinaUNIT2Asgoodcommunicationisnecessaryandindispensable,lackofeffectivecommunicationskillshasanegativeimpactonvariousareasofone’slife.Howcanweimproveface-to-facecommunicationskills?WatchavideoclipandcatchthetipsRebeccaFansonpresents.ViewingUNIT2ViewingFillintheblankswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

UNIT21DosDon’tsUse1)

__________questionsUsequestionsstartingwithwordssuchas“what,”“2)

_______,”“how,”and“3)

______.”Don’tuse4)

_______questions,suchas“Doyoulikefilms?”open-endedwhenwhycloseViewingUNIT2DosDon’tsActivelisteningListenactivelyandtrytosummarizewhattheindividualhasjust5)

_________.Thecocoon(防護(hù)膜)Visualizeacocoonaroundthetwoofyou,whichallowsyoutofocuson6)

____________peoplearesayingtoyou.toldyoueverywordViewingUNIT2DosDon’tsEngagewiththeotherpersonStopwhatyouaredoing,turnaround,and7)

______thatindividual,andgivethemthe8)

______theydeserve.?Don’tcontinuewiththetaskyouarealreadydoing.?Don’t9)

_________theansweroveryourshoulder.facetimeshoutViewingRebeccaFansongivesfourtipsonhowtoconductbetterconversations.Doyouthinkthesetipsareeffective?Useexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.?Yes,Ithinktheyareeffectivetipstohelpusenjoysmoothconversations.Actually,onepointofthesetipsisconcentration.Wemayallhaveexperiencedconversationswheretheotherpersonseemsabsent-minded.Whilewearetryingtopushtheconversationforward,theymayjustplaywiththeircellphonesandavoideyecontactwithus.Insuchcases,Rebecca’stips,likeactivelisteningandengagement,canbereallyhelpful.UNIT22Viewing?No,Idon’tthinkthetipsareeffectiveenough.Ithinkthemostimportantfactorforabetterconversationistheattitudeofthepeopleinvolvedinit.Iftheyrespecteachother,theywillnaturallypayfullattentionandrespondpositively,increasingthechancesofhavinganenjoyableconversation.Ifnot,peoplemaylosethemotivationtocontinueandwillprobablyendtheconversationassoonaspossible.UNIT2ViewingHowtospeaktopeople:BettercommunicationskillsRebeccaFanson:Hello.I’mRebeccaFanson,andI’malifecoach.Beingagreatcommunicatorisimportantinallareasofourlife.Whetherwearetalkingtoourpartners,ourfriendsorworkcolleagues,beingabletoinspireotherindividualsthroughyourcommunicationallow(s)youtohaveamorefruitfulandenrichinglife.Herearemytoptipstobeagoodcommunicator.Tip1:Useopen-endedquestionsUNIT2ScriptViewingInordertogetthecommunicationgoing,it’sreallyusefultouseopen-endedquestions.Open-endedquestionsoftenstartwithwordssuchas“what,”“when,”“how”and“why.”Anexampleofanopen-endedquestionis:Man:So,whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?Woman:Ilovecinema,theaterandsports.RebeccaFanson:It’sbesttoavoidwhatwecallclosequestions.Anexampleofaclosequestionis:Man:Doyoulikefilms?

UNIT2ScriptViewingUNIT2ScriptWoman:Hmm,yes,Ido.RebeccaFanson:Aclosequestionkillstheconversationbecauseitcanonlybeansweredwith(a)YESorNOanswer.Therefore,usingtheseopen-endedquestionswillensurethattheconversationcontinuestoflow.Tip2:ActivelisteningThisisareallyusefultechnique,asittellstheotherpersonyoureallylistentowhatthey’vebeensayingandalso,moreimportantly,thatyou’veunderstood.ViewingWoman:Thehoursarequitelong.Thework’sreallyrepetitive.Thebossdoesn’tappreciateme.RebeccaFanson:Ifyou’vebeenlisteningactively,atthispoint,youshouldnowbeabletosummarizewhattheindividualhasjusttoldyou.Man:It…itsoundslikeyouaren’treallysatisfiedwithyourjobanymore.RebeccaFanson:Tip3:ThecocoonUNIT2ScriptViewingSometimes,whenpeoplearetalkingtous,wefindithardtoconcentrateonwhattheyaresaying.Itmightbethatthere’ssortofbackgroundnoiseor(that)ourmindiselsewhere.Inordertohelpyouwiththis,visualizeacocoonaroundthetwoofyou.Thiswillallowyoutofocusin…oneverywordtheyaresayingtoyou.Tip4:EngagewiththeotherpersonIfsomeoneistryingtoengageyouinconversation,yourbodylanguageisreallyimportant.UNIT2ScriptViewingWoman:Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Aha…RebeccaFanson:Don’tcontinuewiththetaskyou’realreadydoing.Don’tshouttheansweroveryourshoulder.Woman:Tom?Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Sorry,um…UNIT2ScriptViewingRebeccaFanson:Instead,whatyouneedtodois(to)stopwhatyou’redoing,turnaroundandfacethatindividual,andgivethemthetimetheydeserve.Woman:Tom,Ineedyouradvice!Tom:Ofcourse.Whatisit?RebeccaFanson:Goodcommunicationstart(s)whenyoureallyengagewiththeotherindividual.UNIT2ScriptStructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingVocabularyUNIT2ReadingStructureUNIT2Ininterpersonalrelationships,listeningisavitalyetoftenoverlookedart.Goodlisteningnotonlybuildsabridgeofunderstandingbutalsoallowsustogaindeeperemotionalconnectionsincommunication.Readthetextandfillintheblanksbyanalyzingthestructure.Paras.1-2:Thestruggletobeheard.?Theauthorfeels1)____________________aboutfamilyissuesfromyesterday.(Para.1)?Thefriend’sinitialreactiontotheauthor’ssharingisto2)______________________________________________.(Para.2)upsetandconfuseddigouthersmartphoneandstartrubbingtheglassReadingStructureUNIT2Paras.3-4:Critiqueofpoorlisteninghabits.?Mostpeopleinconversationsaredescribedas3)_______________________________whilepretendingtolisten.(Para.3)?Conversationslackingsilencearecomparedto4)____________.(Para.4)Paras.5-6:Introductiontodeeplistening.?Deeplisteningisalsocalled5)___________________________________.(Para.5)?Thefirststeptolearningtolistenisto6)_______________________.(Para.6)talkingmoreorlesscontinuously

junkfood“activelistening”or“deeplistening”learntobequietReadingStructureUNIT2Paras.7-10:Practicalstepsandbenefitsofdeeplistening.?Theauthorsuggestswaiting7)_________________beforerespondinginaconversation.(Para.7)?Practicingdeeplisteningcanleadto8)_________________________________________________.(Para.9)onefullsecondstrongerconcentrationpowerandbetterconversationsReadingTextreadingNavigatingNewworldsUNIT2LearningtoListenReadingReadingYou’rehavingcomplexfeelingsaboutthethingsthathappenedinyourfamilyyesterday.Youfeelupsetandconfused;there’ssomuchgoingon.

1TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingYoumeetyourfriendatacoffeeshop,hopingtotalkaboutsomeofthis.Butassoonasyoustart,shedigsouthersmartphoneandstartsrubbingtheglass.“Uh-huh,uh-huh,”shesaysasyoustartunpackingthedetails,yourheartsinking.Still,yousoldieron,andeventually,sheputsthedeviceawayandactuallymakeseyecontact.That’salmostworse.Watchinghereyes,youcanseeherscanningthroughalistofreadyresponsesasyouspeak.“Youhavetostandupforyourself,”sheinterjects.Itmakesyouwonderifanyone,anywhere,iscapableofjustlistening.

2TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingLearningtolisteneffectivelyisapowerfulwaytobuildconcentration,andconcentrationwillhelpyoutolistenmuchbetter.Mostpeoplewilltalkmoreorlesscontinuouslyandthinkaboutwhattheyaregoingtosaywhilepretendingtolistentoothers.“Conversation”becomesawarofcleversoundbites,deliveredwithlittleinterestinwhatothersaresaying.Mostpeopleinconversationwillhavesomeremarkslockedandloaded,readytofire,justwaitingforapauseintheotherperson’sremarks.Then,theyswitchroles,eachjumpinginstantlyintothesilenceandfillingitwithspeech.3TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingIfyoulistenforafewminutestotwopeopletalkinglikethis,youwillnoticeseveralfeaturesoftheconversation.First,thereisneveranysilence.Second,becausethereisnosilence,theconversationalistsneveractuallytakeinwhateachofthemissaying.Third,sincetheydon’ttakeitin,theydon’treallythinkaboutitorrespondtowhat’sbeingsaidinameaningfulway.Theconversationskatesalongontheshallowestpossiblelevel.Conversationslikethisareextremelytiring.Theycontainnofoodforthebrainorheart.Theyaretheverbal

equivalentofjunkfood–empty,unsatisfying,andultimatelybadforyou.4TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingLearningtolistenmeanslearningtoactuallypayattentionto–toconcentrateon–whatotherpeoplearesaying.Itmeanslisteningtotheirwordsasiflisteningtoafavoritesong,withyourmindfocusedonwhattheyaresayingandwhatitmeans.Concentratedlisteningisalsocalled“activelistening”or“deeplistening.”Deeplisteninggivesgreatlyincreasedconcentration,enjoymentofotherhumans,and–perhapsmostimportantly–aprofoundlypositiveshiftinthequalityofrelationships.5TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingThefirststepinlearningtolistenistolearntobequiet.Makeafriendofsilence.Thiscanbedifficultbecausenobodywantstobethoughtofasdull.Thereisanaturaldesiretorespondquicklyandtobeseenasinterestingandsmart.Butifyouresistthisurgeevenalittlebit,anewthingcanbegintohappen.6TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingTrythisexperiment:Whentalkingwithsomeone,playamentalgameofwaitingonefullsecondbeforerespondingtoanythingtheyhavesaid.That’sit.Justonesecondofsilence,nomatterwhatyou’retalkingabout.Thisisalong,longtimeinanormalconversation.Duringthissecondofsilence,don’tthinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtosay;thinkaboutwhattheotherpersonhasjustsaid.Giveitonelong,delicioussecondofyourfullattention.Then,respond,sayingwhateveritisyouhavetosay.Makesuretomaintaineyecontactsothattheyknowyou’relisteningtowhatthey’resayingandconsideringit.7TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingYouwillbesurprisedwhatabigdifferencethislittlegamemakes.Byactuallygivingtheotherperson’swordsamomenttosinkinbeforeyourespond,yourconnectionwiththatpersonandthedepthofyourconversationwillbeverynoticeable.Becausehumanslovetobeheard,thespeakerwillbegintosaythingsandrespondinwaysthatareverypositive.Butthebiggestchangeswillbeinyou.Youwillfeelyourselfopeningtothepersoninanewway.Evenifyoustronglydisliketheirideas,youwillbegintoconnectwiththememotionallyandfeeltheirhumanness.It’sapowerfulfeeling,onethatimmediatelybeginstorelieveourchronicconditionofisolation.8TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingAsyoulearntodothis,trytolistenmoredeeplywhiletheyarespeaking.Dedicatetheentiretimetheyarespeakingtoactuallyhearingtheirwords.Ifyoupracticethisenough,notonlywillyourconcentrationpowerbegintogetquitestrong,butyouwillhavesomeofthebestconversationsyou’veeverhad.Andotherswillbegintoslowdownandlistentoyouaswell.9TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingWanttoconnectwithpeople?Wanttoreallyunderstandwherepeopleareatandwhat’sgoingon?Letsomesilencehappenandmakeapracticeofdeeplistening.10TextreadingUNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT21Whatproblemdoestheauthortalkabout?Readthetextandcompletethediagram.Peoplefailtolisteneffectivelyinconversation.?Thereisno1)__________intheconversation.?Theconversationalistsdon’t2)___________whateachofthemissaying.?Theydon’tthinkaboutorrespondtowhat’sbeingsaidina3)_____________way.ProblemsilencetakeinmeaningfulReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2SolutionLearntoconcentrateonwhatotherpeoplearesaying.

?Wait4)_________________beforerespondingtowhatothershavesaid.?Duringthesecondofsilence,thinkabout5)___________________________________.?Maintain6)_______________sothatothersknowthatyouarelistening.onefullsecondwhattheotherpersonhasjustsaideyecontactReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2BenefitsDeeplisteningmakesabigdifference.?Yourconnectionwiththeotherpersonand7)_______________________________willbeverynoticeable.?Youwillfeelyourself8)___________totheotherpersoninanewway.thedepthofyourconversationopeningReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.1Watchinghereyes,youcan

seeherscanningthroughalistofreadyresponsesasyouspeak.(Para.2)Whatisthelistenerdoing?Whatdoesthespeakerexpecthertodo?UNIT22Theabsent-mindedlistenerissearchingforaready-maderesponseandpayingnoattentiontowhatthespeakerissaying.Actually,thespeakerexpectsthelistenertoconcentrateontheconversation,listeningtowhatisbeingsaid.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2Makesuretomaintaineyecontactsothattheyknowyou’relisteningtowhatthey’resayingandconsideringit.(Para.

7)Besidesmaintainingeyecontact,whatotherbodylanguagecanmakeothersknowthatyouarelisteningactively?

UNIT22Wecanleanalittlebitforwardtoshowthatweareattentivelistenersandareinterestedintheconversation.Besides,wecanshowthatwearepayingattentionandactivelyparticipatingbynoddingourheadsfromtimetotime.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.3Evenifyoustronglydisliketheirideas,youwillbegintoconnectwiththememotionallyandfeeltheirhumanness.(Para.8)Ifyoustronglydisagreewithothersinaconversation,whatwillyoudo?

UNIT22IfIstronglydisagreewithpeopleinaconversation,IwouldprobablytrytoexpressmyviewsclearlyandexplainmyreasonsbutIwouldfirstletthemmaketheirpoints.Iwouldavoidpassingjudgmentonwhichopinionisrightorwrong,goodorbad.Ithinkeveryonehastherighttotheirpersonalopinions.ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.4Asyoulearntodothis,trytolistenmoredeeplywhiletheyarespeaking.Dedicatetheentiretimetheyarespeakingtoactuallyhearingtheirwords.(Para.9)Whatothersuggestionswouldyouliketogivetoensuredeeplisteninginaconversation?UNIT22Toensuredeeplistening,thereshouldbemoderateinteractionbetweentheparticipantsintheconversation.Onemayrepeatthemainpointsoftheotherpersonorasktheotherpersontoclarifysomeimportantdetails.Additionally,weshouldputourphonesorotherdistractionsawaytohelpusstayfocused.ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.1

Deeplisteningcanenhancetheconcentrationandenjoymentofotherhumansandimprovethequalityofrelationships.2Beforerespondingtoothers,trytopauseforonesecondandthinkaboutwhattheyhavesaid.3Openinguptoothersemotionallycaninstantlystarttoalleviatepeople’schronicsenseofisolation.4Observingthewomansearchingforaresponsewhileinterjectingwithadviceraisesdoubtsaboutanyone’sabilitytolistenattentively.UNIT2Para.5Para.7Para.8Para.23ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.5Embracingsilencemaybechallengingduetopeople’sdesiretoappearengagingandintelligent.6Duringconversations,individualsoftenhavepreparedremarksreadytoinsertassoonasthereisapause.7Withoutattentivelistening,conversationalistscan’tfullycomprehendthemessageandprovidemeaningfulresponses.UNIT2Para.6Para.3Para.43Vocabulary★rub:v.tomoveyourhand,orsth.suchasacloth,backwardandforwardoverasurfacewhilepressingfirmly擦；摩擦e.g.MylittlesisterburstintotearsasshefelloverandhurtherarmbutMomrubbeditallbetterandshequicklystoppedcrying.

ReadingUNIT2Synonyms?rub

v.e.g.Sherubbedherhandstogethertokeepwarm.用法:泛指“摩擦”，動作可輕可重。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?scrub

v.e.g.Shescrubbedthefloortoremovethestubbornstains.用法:指用刷子、粗布等工具用力摩擦清潔，側(cè)重去除頑固污漬或污垢。?polish

v.e.g.Hepolishedhisshoesuntiltheyshonebrightly.用法:指通過擦拭使表面光滑發(fā)亮，側(cè)重提升美觀度或質(zhì)感，常需配合蠟、拋光劑等。?stroke

v.e.g.Shestrokedthecat’sfurgently.用法:指用手輕柔、舒緩地觸摸，常含愛意或安撫的情感，動作連貫且有節(jié)奏。Vocabulary

ReadingUNIT2ExerciseFillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthefollowingverbs.rubscrubpolishstroke(1)She_________thestainwithadampcloth,butitwouldn’tfade.rubbed泛指“摩擦、擦拭”，未強(qiáng)調(diào)力度(2)Hespenthours_________thesilverwareuntilitshoneatthedinnertable.“拋光銀器”，追求光亮效果polishing(3)Thecatpurredasshe________itsbackgently.stroked“輕撫貓背”，含情感的溫柔動作(4)You’llneedto_______thebathroomtileswithabrushtoremovethemold.scrub“用刷子刷瓷磚”，用力去除霉菌Vocabulary★device:n.amachineortoolthatdoesaspecialjob設(shè)備；儀器；裝置

e.g.Manypeopleagreethatinthepresenceofamobiledevice,thereislesseyecontact.

ReadingUNIT2Synonyms?

device

n.e.g.Afitnesstrackerisawearabledeviceformonitoringhealth.用法:指小型電子設(shè)備（如手機(jī)）或復(fù)雜機(jī)械裝置（如航天設(shè)備）；側(cè)重設(shè)計功能。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?appliance

n.e.g.Energy-efficientappliancesreduceelectricitybills.用法:指家用電氣設(shè)備，一般與電力驅(qū)動綁定（如冰箱、洗衣機(jī)）；不可用于工業(yè)設(shè)備或非電力工具。?equipment

n.e.g.Theconstructionsiterequiresheavyequipmentlikecranes.用法:指用于特定目的的成套設(shè)備、裝備或器械，涵蓋范圍廣，可指工業(yè)、軍事、體育等領(lǐng)域的設(shè)備。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?instrument

n.e.g.Amicroscopeisacrucialinstrumentforbiologicalresearch.用法:指用于科學(xué)研究、藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作、醫(yī)療等領(lǐng)域的精密工具或儀器，通常需要專業(yè)操作技能，具備特定功能或測量用途。Vocabulary

ReadingUNIT23Theastronomeradjustedtheobserving___________totrackthestar.instrument天文觀測儀4Atoasterisacommonkitchen__________.廚房電器applianceFillintheblankswiththecorrectword.equipment

instrumentappliancedeviceExercisedevice筆記本電腦是單體辦公設(shè)備1Therescueteamcarriedspecialized___________forearthquakerelief.equipment救援隊的成套救援裝備2Alaptopisacommonoffice________forremotework.VocabularyReadingUNIT2★interject:v.

tointerruptwhatsb.elseissayingwithasuddenremark突然插話e.g.

WhenIbringupthequestionoffunds,hequicklyinterjectsthatithasbeensettled.

interjectionn.插話WordtransformationVocabularyReadingUNIT2ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Afterthemeeting,thecommitteedecidedto_____theproposalduetoitshighcost.A.interjectB.injectC.rejectD.ejectCVocabulary★concentration:n.

[U]theabilitytothinkaboutsth.carefullyorforalongtime專心；專注e.g.Ihavedoneyogaseveraltimesandfindthatitcanimprovemypowersofconcentration.

ReadingUNIT2concentrate

v.集中注意力；專心

concentrated

adj.集中的；濃縮的WordtransformationVocabularyReadingUNIT2ExerciseFillintheblankswithproperformsofthegivenword.Tosucceedintheexam,youneedto____________deeplyandavoiddistractions,ensuringa_____________effort.(concentration)concentrateconcentratedVocabulary★remark:n.

[C]sth.thatyousaywhenyouexpressanopinionorsaywhatyouhavenoticed言論；意見；評論e.g.Shecouldn’thelpbutsmileatJohnson’s

humorousremarksduringtheconversation.

ReadingUNIT2remark

v.評論；說起；談?wù)揥ordtransformationVocabularyReadingUNIT2ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.________________（文章提到）thatsocialmediahastransformedcommunication.ThearticleremarksVocabulary★load

vt.toputanecessarypartintosth.inordertomakeitwork將（某物）裝入（設(shè)備中以便使用）e.g.Shequicklyloadedthepaperintotheprinterbeforesendingthedocumenttoprint.

v.

(also~up)toputalargequantityofsth.intoavehicleorcontainer把…裝上（車輛）；將…裝進(jìn)（容器）；（給…）裝貨e.g.Theworkersbegantoloadthetruckwithboxesofproducefordeliverytothemarket.

ReadingUNIT2VocabularyReadingUNIT2Wordtransformationload

n.負(fù)荷loaded

adj.已裝載的；充滿…的Antonymunload

v.卸下（貨物、負(fù)擔(dān)等）VocabularyReadingUNIT2TranslatetheChineseexpressionsinbrackets

intoEnglish.1.Bythetimewearrived,thetruck________________________(已經(jīng)卸下了所有貨物).2.Theworkersare_________________________(正在把箱子裝上卡車).hadunloadedallitscargoExerciseloadingboxesontothetruckVocabularyReadingUNIT2★instantly:ad.

immediately立即；馬上

e.g.

Thenewsofthevictoryspreadinstantlyacrossthecampus.

instant

adj.立即的

n.瞬間instancy

n.緊急，迫切性WordtransformationVocabularyReadingUNIT2Choosethebestanswer.Thedigitalageallows______accesstoinformationworldwide.A.instantB.instantlyC.instanceD.instancyAExerciseVocabularyReadingUNIT2★verbal:a.

1relatingtowordsorusingwords與言辭有關(guān)的；用言辭的；文字上的e.g.Itcansometimesbedifficulttogiveaverbaldescriptionofthingslikecolorsandsounds.

2spokenratherthanwritten口頭的；非書面的

e.g.Themanagergaveaverbalwarningtotheemployeeforhisrepeatedmistakes.Antonymnon-verbal

非語言的；不通過言語表達(dá)的VocabularyReadingUNIT2TranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.Incross-culturalcommunication,itiscrucialto_________________________.（理解非語言信號）understandnon-verbalsignalsExerciseVocabulary★equivalent

n.[C]

sth.thathasthesamevalue,purpose,job,etc.assth.else等同物；等價物；對應(yīng)物e.g.Sheusedaspoonofhoneyasanequivalentforsugarintherecipetomakeithealthier.

a.havingthesamevalue,purpose,job,etc.asapersonorthingofadifferentkind等同的；等值的；相當(dāng)?shù)膃.g.Herroleastheprojectmanagerwasequivalenttothatofadirectorintermsofresponsibility.

ReadingUNIT2VocabularyReadingUNIT2Wordtransformationequivalence

n.等同；相等ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Philosophersoftendebatethe_____betweenfreewillanddeterminism,seekingtoprovetheirinterchangeability.A.equalB.equalityC.equivalentD.equivalenceDVocabulary★dull:

a.notinterestingorexciting無趣的；枯燥的；沉悶的；無聊的e.g.ThemovieIwatchedyesterdaywassodullthatmanypeopleleftthetheaterbeforeitended.

ReadingUNIT2Wordtransformationdullness

n.

枯燥；無聊ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentence

intoChinese.Thedullnessofthepresentationmadeithardfortheaudiencetostayengaged.演講的枯燥乏味讓觀眾難以集中注意力。Vocabulary★resist:

v.tostopyourselffromhavingsth.thatyoulikeverymuchordoingsth.thatyouwanttodo忍??；按捺e.g.Hefoundithardtoresistbuyingthelatestcamera,butheknewheneededtosavemoney.

ReadingUNIT2Wordtransformationresistancen.抵抗；反抗

resistant

adj.抵抗的；抗拒的VocabularyReadingUNIT21.Fillintheblankswithproperformsof“resist”.(1)Mosquitoeshavedeveloped__________tocommoninsecticide.(2)Plasticis_________towater,whichmakesitwidelyusedinpackaging.(3)Shecouldn’t_______theurgetoopenthemysteriousletter.Exerciseresistanceresistantresist2.Choosethebestanswer.Bacteriacan_____antibioticsthroughgeneticmutation.A.resistB.assistC.consistD.persistAVocabulary★urge

n.[C]

astrongwishorneed強(qiáng)烈的欲望；迫切的要求e.g.Thedoctoradvisedhimtocontroltheurgetoeatjunkfoodifhewantedtobecomehealthier.

vt.

tostronglysuggestthatsb.doessth.竭力主張；強(qiáng)烈要求；敦促e.g.Sheurgedherfriendtoapplyforthejob,believingitwasaperfectfitforhisskills.

ReadingUNIT2Wordtransformationurgent

adj.緊急的；迫切的

urgency

n.緊急；迫切VocabularyReadingUNIT2Choosethebestanswer.Thedoctor____thepatienttoquitsmokingforhealthreasons.A.urgentB.urgencyC.urgedD.urgingExerciseCVocabularyReadingUNIT2★depth:n.

1[U]

thequalityofknowingorunderstandingalotofdetailsaboutsth.;theabilitytoprovideandexplainthesedetails淵博；深刻；洞察力e.g.Heranalysisofthenovelshowedgreatdepth,uncoveringsymbolsthatmanyothershadmissed.

2[C,U]thedistancefromthetoporsurfacetothebottomofsth.向下的距離；深（度）；縱深

e.g.Thedepthoftheoceanatthispointisover3,000meters,makingitoneofthedeepestpartsofthesea.VocabularyReadingUNIT2indepth

深入地，徹底地

Translatethefollowingsentence

intoEnglish.老師深入講解了該理論。CollocationExerciseTheteacherexplainedthetheoryindepth.

VocabularyReadingUNIT2★chronic:adj.

(esp.ofadisease)lastingforalongtime;difficulttocureorgetridof（尤指疾病）長期的，慢性的，難以治愈（或根除）的e.g.

Achroniclackofsleepmaycausemanyseriousproblems

withyourheartandbrain.

?chronic

adj.e.g.Hesuffersfrom

chronic

backpainduetoyearsofheavylabor.Theregionhasachronicwatershortageproblem.UsagenoteVocabularyReadingUNIT2用法：指持續(xù)時間極長或反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的狀態(tài)。強(qiáng)調(diào)“長期性、持續(xù)性”。常見搭配有chronicdisease；chronicpoverty。?

acuteadj.e.g.Thepatientwasrushedtohospitalfor

acute

appendicitis.Thereisan

acute

needformedicalsuppliesinthedisasterarea.用法：指疾病突然發(fā)作或癥狀劇烈（與

chronic相對）；也指問題嚴(yán)重或需求迫切。強(qiáng)調(diào)“突發(fā)性、劇烈性”。常見搭配有acutepain；acutecrisis；acuteshortage。VocabularyReadingUNIT2?temporaryadj.e.g.Shefounda

temporary

jobduringthesummervacation.Thegovernmenthassetup

temporary

sheltersforhomelesspeople.用法：持續(xù)時間較短，非長期存在的事物。強(qiáng)調(diào)“臨時性、非永久性”。常見搭配有temporary

solution;temporaryresidence。?suddenadj.e.g.A

sudden

stormcausedtheflighttobedelayed.His

sudden

resignationsurprisedeveryoneinthecompany.用法：指事件或變化毫無預(yù)兆地發(fā)生。強(qiáng)調(diào)“意外性、突發(fā)性”。常見搭配有suddendeath;suddenimpact。Vocabular