【正文】 changes with strangers. Don’ t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “ wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate p o i n t . Many new arrivals to the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a weling cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a r e s t a u r a n t or c o f f e e h o u s e . *Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk。獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)中的名詞或代詞與其后的分詞或分詞短語構(gòu)成 邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系 。 歌迷們?yōu)榱速I五月天演唱會 的入場券而計劃節(jié)省開支。 a sense of inferiority 。 隨大流 go with the tide 趕時髦 go with the time Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk。無論是 rather than， 還是 other than，其后都可跟名詞、動詞 (不帶 to的不定式、動詞的 ing形式、謂語動詞等）、形容詞、副詞、介詞短語，甚至句子等。 1, Her question has no relation to the matter at hand. 2, Realizing that the end of his career is near at hand, he looked for some additional ine. 3, When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand. 2) near in time or place 在附近 ,在手邊 ,臨近的 1) under discussion or being considered Exercises (Review Unit 10 (I) at hand conduct carry out, direct, manage 進(jìn)行，指導(dǎo)，管理 She was appointed to conduct the advertising campaign. 她被委派 主持 宣傳活動。 (whereas用于引起句子的后半部分時，可譯為“而”；如果 whereas置于句首，則可譯為“盡管”，或不譯出，但須在后半句前加上“而”。 我們安排時間、節(jié)約時間、浪費時間、擠搶時間、消磨時間、縮減時間、對時間的使用作出解釋； 我們還要因付出時間而收取費用。 (待續(xù) ) Text Para. 4b (續(xù) )一般說來，美國人是不會在如此輕松的環(huán)境里通過長時間的閑聊來評估他們的客人的，更不用說他們會在增進(jìn)相互間信任的過程中帶他們出去吃飯，或帶他們?nèi)ジ郀柗蚯驁觥? 幾乎每個人都在用電話做生意、與朋友聊天、安排或取消社交約會、說聲 “謝謝”、 購物、和獲得各種信息。 不要覺得這是針對你個人的，這是因為人們非常珍惜時間，而且也不喜歡他人不得當(dāng)?shù)?“ 浪費 ” 時間。 這種態(tài)度造就了一個決心投身于研究、實驗和探索的民族。 expected I want to renew a book that is due today. His new film is due to release this month. His is due to graduate from university next year. Some useful expressions: (be) due toowed as a debt or an obligation The sum of ￥ 500 is due to you as a bonus. The gold medal is due to John. caused by The failure of our project is due to financial difficulties. The accident was in part due to his careless driving. owing to He arrived late due to the heavy traffic. Due to the change of the schedule, his visit to the Great Wall was cancelled. (be) due forowed sth, deserving sth I am due for an increase in pay soon. He is due for promotion soon. Synonyms: because of。 你能把錢留到暑假用嗎 ? Save your strength for the basketball match. Can you save your money for summer holiday? To us the impersonality of electronic munication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. 對我們而言，電子交流的缺乏人情味與我們手頭上事情的重要性之間很少有或完全沒有關(guān)系。 different from。 活學(xué)活用 Love adds health to the growth of children, but the love beyond a certain appropriate point will make them spoiled or even ruined. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a weling cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. Attributive Clause Attributive Clause 他們會懷念那種喝著茶或咖啡招待客人的禮節(jié)性交往 ,這也許是他們自己國家的一種習(xí)俗。 to have a rather acute sense of (L. 7) 風(fēng)雨同舟幾十年，這對老夫婦 深感 人生中愛情的珍貴。 He works with such enthusiasm as if he never knew fatigue. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it。 Hunan TV made Super Girls popular with the people of the whole country. 湖南衛(wèi)視使超級女生深受全國人民歡迎 /紅遍全國。 時間不等人。 The student has been working hard for fear that he should fall behind. Exercises: Wang Zhizhi falls behind Yao Ming in basketball skill. 反恐游戲我沒你打得好。 沒有做進(jìn)一步的討論 , 會議就結(jié)束了。 How much does Bibi charge for an advertisement? 筆筆拍一則廣告收費多少 ? charge + money + for +sth. charge for sth. charge sb. money for sth. Maybe she charges one million for an advertisement. I39。 It39。 Synonym: let alone 更不必說 。 I haven39。 in person physically present, by oneself 親身 , 親自 They talked a lot to one another, over the telephone and in person. 他們交談得很多，或通電話或 面談 。 In your father39。 看作一種標(biāo)志 to take sth. as a sign of 活學(xué)活用 一些青少年把吸煙看作是成熟和具有男人氣概的標(biāo)志 ,但吸煙實際上是個潛在殺手?！? the angrier 他越想這件事就越生氣。 Text Para. 3a 外國人對美國的第一印象很可能就是：每個人都顯得匆匆忙忙 — 常常是處于壓力之下。 雖然面對面接觸令人愉快，但卻要花更多的時間 , 尤其是在馬路上交通擁擠時。 Text Para. 6 就我們而言，電子交流的缺乏人情味與我們手頭上事情的重要性之間很少有或完全沒有關(guān)系。 白天人人都急急忙忙地吃飯則部分地體現(xiàn)了這個國家的生活節(jié)奏。 A great number of peasant workers poured into big cities to look for jobs. It’ s not hard to get the boy talking。 Maradona is a petent footballer , but he isn’ t a petent father. 馬拉多納是一位出色的球員，但卻不是一個 稱職的父親。 acts worthy of punishment 應(yīng)該受到懲罰的行為 merit, deserve Compare: worth, worthy, worthwhile Exercises be worthy of (Review Unit1 I) worthy adj. 1. 配得上 … 的 2. 值得尊敬的 ,值得為之努力的 3. 值得 … 的 worthwhile adj. 值得花時間、金錢或精力的 , 值得 … 的 worth prep. 1. 值 …. 錢 , 相當(dāng)于 … 的價值 The car is worth 200,000. 2. 值得 … worth It is worth (doing) sth. worthy sth. is worthy of + n. /being done /to be done worthwhile It is worthwhile doing/to do sth. 這件事值得考慮。 I had seen her before on TV, but she looked very different when I met her in person. settle deal with 解決 We must use effective method to settle the dispute. The two panies settled their disagreement out of court. pay (a debt) I’ ll settle up with you at the end of the month. The insurance pany settled the claim