【正文】 . ? 一個人的感情很難隱藏。mit]]v. ? 1) vt.amp。 ? Your voice is identical to hers. ? 你的聲音和她的一樣。 bear the cost of為 …付款 ? You must pay for all the music lessons. ? 你必須為所有的音樂課付費。 ? 5. 該機構的目標是加強兩國之間的文化聯(lián)系。 ? The driver started up the engine. ? 司機開動引擎。 ? The population of the town has shrunk in recent years. ? 這個鎮(zhèn)的人口最近幾年減少了。 ? Please do these things up for me. ? 請把這些東西替我包好。zent] vt. ? 1) to express indirectly by an image代表；象征；表示 ? The blue lines on the map represent rivers. ? 地圖上的藍線表示河流。 Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Language Points (） 11. strengthen ? 1) vt. to make stronger 加強；鞏固 ? He did exercises to strengthen his muscles. ? 他鍛煉以求肌肉健壯。 Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Text () In the early days cowboys, farmers, miners and timber Jacks — all people 9associated with the hard work — wore jeans. But there were a few design problems with the early styles — as cowboys discovered 10to their cost. When they crouched too close to the campfire, the rivet (the metal button 11strengthening the jeans at the bottom of the fly) got too hot and became very unfortable. Levi didn‘t 12take much notice of the cowboys‘ plaints until 1940s, when a pany official crouched too close to a campfire and experienced the problem firsthand. The crotch rivet was soon removed! Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Language Points (） 9. associate [?39。 he gave it to me instead. ? 他沒把錢給約翰；相反，他給了我。 ? The old clock finally wore out. ? 這座老鐘最終不能用了。 Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Language Points () 2. put on ? 1) to wear 戴上；穿上 ? She put her hat and coat on. ? 她戴上帽子穿上大衣。 ? Have you put the heating on? ? 你打開暖氣了嗎？ Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Language Points () 3. start out ? 1) to take the first step in carrying out something 開始 ? He started out to write his report. ? 他開始寫報告。 Unit One The Birth of Blue Jeans Language Points () 5. make … into 把 …制成；使 …變成 ? She made the material into a dress. ? 她把這些料子做成了衣服。 ? The firm is engaged in steel manufacture. ? 這個公司從事鋼鐵制造。 ? Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer. ? 吸煙一向和肺癌有關 。 ? The wind strengthened during the night. ? 昨天晚上風越刮越猛。 to sketch 描繪；使呈現(xiàn) ? This picture represents the end of the world. ? 這幅圖呈現(xiàn)了世界的末日。 to deal with 收拾；修理 ? Let‘s do up this room first. ? 我們先整理這個房間。 to move backward退縮；畏縮 ? The dog shrank from the whip. ? 狗在鞭子面前退縮了。 ? 3) vi. to cause to get off the ground 驚起；突然站起 ? A bird started up out of the lower branches. ? 一只鳥突然從較低的樹枝里飛了出來。 ? less than 不太；不到 ? We were busy and less than delighted to meet visitors. ? The first steam lootive could have a top speed of only thirteen mph and the great sailing ships of the time labored along at less than half that speed. ? less than no time 很快 ? I can be ready to go in less than no time. ? It took my wife less than no time to get dinner ready. Unit One Grammar The Performance of ―than‖ ? more often than not多數(shù)時候；相當經(jīng)常 ? My grandfather es over on Sunday more often than not. ? Nancy likes swimming. She wins more often than not. ? no more than 僅僅；只是 ? It was no more than a beginning. ? He was no more than a shop assistant. ? no more … than 和 …一樣不 ? He was not more surprised than angry. ? He is no more an artist than I am. Unit One Grammar The Performance of ―than‖ ? no other than （加強語氣用）除 …外沒有；只有；正是；就是 ? The beaten enemy had no other choice than to surrender. ? It is no other than my sister who is ing. ? 有時 ―no more than‖ 可以用 ―none more than‖來代替，意思是“竟然是 …”，語氣更為強烈，表示驚訝或超出意料，如： The person I interviewed this morning is none other than myold English teacher. ? other (another) than 不同于；不是那個樣子 ? The result was quite other than we had expected. ? other (another) … than 除 …之外的另一個 ? She can‘t speak any other language than her own. ? Have you any dictionaries other than this? Unit One Grammar The Performance of ―than‖ ? no sooner … than 一 …就 … ? No sooner had he gone to sleep again than the telephone rang once again. ? No sooner were that gift unpacked than she exclaimed. ? Nothing other than a twoyear contract would satisfy the pany. ? rather (sooner) than 寧愿 …而不愿 … ? What you need is action rather than thought. ? I would do anything rather than let him get hurt. Unit One Writing Skill Writing Effective Business Letters (1) ? There is a very widespread saying in business: time is money. So you must write clearly and concisely in order that the people who receive them can quickly understand exactly what the writer had in mind. Business writing that isn‘t clear or leaves out essential information invariably leads to extra work — that means extra money. ? Now decide whether the following passage in a letter is clear and concise. ? ? At the time of delivery, the condition of your shipment was called to the attention of the Red Arrow Freight pany driver by our receiving supervisor. Upon inspection, we found all boxes thoroughly soaked with fluid. Further investigation revealed that at least six of the extinguishers had leaked acid from screws. ? ? Obviously it is not clear and concise. Unit One Writing Skill Writing Effective Business Letters (1) ? Apart from writing clearly and concisely, the tone you adopt in your business writing is also important. Try to strike a balance between being formal and being friendly. Since you are usually trying to get your reader to do something, don‘t sound sarcastic (such as ―I know it‘s hard to persuade such a VIP as you‖) or aggressive (―being the biggest pany in the line of coal mining, we …‖)。 ? 2) pay in full and be without obligation to 還清債務 ? He expects to pay off all his debts shortly. ? 他希望很快還清債務。 ? young in years but old in wisdom ? 年齡不大但智慧甚高 ? my equal in strength ? 力量與我相等之人 ? ten feet in length