【正文】 ence.5. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk。9. at hand ①正考慮的The question was not related to the matter at hard.這個問題與正在考慮的事情無關(guān)。4. in a rush 匆忙的Why is she always in such a rush?In modern society, everyone is in a rush.5. under pressureHe said that he made his statement to the police wander pressure.他說他是被迫向警方作此聲明的。Ⅱ. Phrases amp。achieve 指經(jīng)過努力獲得成功等。 [辯析]surroundings, environment, circumstances (1) surroundings 以復數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)，指周圍具體的，特質(zhì)性的東西。④briefly ad 簡單地說brevity n. 簡短briefcase n. 文件箱，公文包6. opening ①a. 初始的 opening words/remarks 開場白②n. 開始；職位，空缺.: the opening of a book, speech, film, etc書（講語或電影的開頭）There are few openings in publishing for new graduates出版社能為新畢業(yè)的大學生提供的空缺職位極少。 how Americans work hard at the task of saving time.Part 3 (Para 8) It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being petent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the .I. New words1. budget ①n. 預算，撥款搭配：balance one’s budget 平衡預算within / below budget 低于預算a family budget 家庭預算②v.(for)做預算，盤算，安排.: He budgeted for buying a house③a. 便宜的，合算的.: a budget dress 便宜的服裝④budgetary (budget + ary) a. 預算上的2. acute ①靈敏的，敏感的.: Dogs have an acute sense of smell.②嚴重的，劇烈的搭配：acute pain 劇痛an acute lack of water 嚴重缺水③acuteness n. 敏銳④辨析：acute, sharp, keenacute指五官，感覺，智力的敏銳sharp有刃的，鋒利的，也指思想敏銳，語言尖銳.: a sharp knife 一把鋒銳的小刀 a sharp tongue 刮嘴keen鋒利的，敏銳的與sharp與acute的意思相同還可表示熱心的、著迷的3. replace ①vt. 把…放回原處，取代.. She replaced the book on the shelf.②vt. 取代，替代 (take the place of).: He has replaced Mr. Brown as President. 他取代布朗先生當了董事長。al. adj.搭配：an international convention 一項國際協(xié)定（慣例）according to the convention 照慣例a conventional greeting 客套的問候.: It’s the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.男子在正式場合穿西裝是一種慣例。12. electronic adj. 電子的，和電子設備有關(guān)的。gain 含義較obtain更進一層，表示付出更大努力才能獲得的常譯為“贏得”。2. nothing but 只有，除了……以外什么也不I want nothing but the best for my children.我只想給我的孩子們最好的。7. work at 工作，從事于，鉆研She works hard at keeping herself fit.她努力保持身體健康。That is very worthy of our attention.那件事很值得我們注意。 still less 更不用說。2. fascinating a. 有極大吸引力的，迷人的。 moreover, she is considerate.7. cope vi (with) ①抗衡→②對付，應付。6. e to 談到（某一點），達到某狀態(tài) Jane knows nothing about geography, but when it es to chemistry, she is an expert.7. recover from 從……恢復到正常狀態(tài) We haven’t yet recovered from the shock.8. go through 從頭到尾看；查遍；通過，完成（某階段） she went through the pany’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud. I’ve gone through all my pockets but I can’t find my keys. The poor girl has gone through such a lot since her parents died. 11