1、UNIT3VocabularyI. 1. rude; 2. physically; 3. structure; 4. made a difference;5. blurted (out); 6. chuckling; 7. measurable; 8. prospective;9. preparations; 10. sparkled; 11. took a crack at; 12. partner;1. go after; 2. look back at/on; 3. be put up; 4. stood for;5. build in; 6. follow up; 7. be hook
2、ed up to; 8. closed up1. grilled her about where she had been all night2. beyond Cinderellas wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the Kings palace3. will be in readers hands soon4. do your homework before going on an interview5. was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars1. applicants; veteran;
3、 the prospective;2. from his standpoint; has made every endeavor to go after;3. as the saying goes; to have a crack at; barely;II. 1. behave; 2. keep (used to avoid repetition); 3. clean; 4. get along;5. perform/complete; 6. perform/complete; 7. study; 8. be enough;9. be acceptable;III. 1. There is
4、so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. Ok, Ill talk about myself first.2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now
5、, why is this an advantage?4. Im going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.5. OK, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible?6. Chris is back from Aus
6、tralia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful.Comprehensive ExercisesI. 1. prospective; 2. As I see it; 3. done your homework; 4. beforehand;5. endeavor; 6. structure; 7. partners; 8. Respond;9. take a crack; 10. from the standpoint; 11. make a difference; 12. follow up1. encouragin
7、g; 2. inquiry; 3. relevant; 4. samples; 5. references;6. advice; 7. preparing; 8. seriously; 9. probably; 10. exhibit;II.1.1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only o short while.2) Grilled by the re
8、porters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone tow plastic surgeries.3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working together, well have the future in our hands.4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made bette
9、r preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area.2.Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant
10、 to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a years in a large computer software company. He told me that
11、 from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible dont have much of a chance of success.Unit 4Text AText rganization 1. Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
12、Part One Paras 1-3 Introduction to Davos Man and the World Economic ForumPart Two Paras 4-5 Debate over the impact of globalization on current society and culturePart Three ppppPTThreeThreeParas 6-8 History of globalization and its recent trends and future prospectsPart Four Paras. 9-11 Globalizatio
13、n versus nationalism and the challenges it faces2.Main Events1. Davos man spends a lot of time in places other than his native country.2. Davos Man sees their identity as a mater of personal choice, not an accident of birth.3. Davos Man believes that globalization, the unimpeded flows of capital, la
14、bor and technology across national borders, is both welcome and unstoppable.4. Davos Man sees the world increasingly as one vast, interconnected market-place in which corporations search for the most advantageous locations to buy, produce and sell their goods and services.VocabularyI. 1) advantageou
15、s 2) let alone3) witnessing/vanishing 4) landmark5) entitled 6) displace7) Establishment 8) patriotic/strengthen9) contradictions 10) aspires11) divorced 12) pendulums2. 1) come to 2) dozed off3) believed in 4) was set apart5) take in 6) sucks in7) clean up 8) turn away3.1) For me, it makes no/littl
16、e difference whether we go there by train or by bus.2)Toyata has overtaken General Motors as the worlds biggest car maker. 3)Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Chambers was at odds with his wife over money matters. 4)Henry has been at the forefront of nanotechnology research. 5)She doesnt even know h
17、ow to boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal. 5. a) is increasingly/to accelerate/their investmentb) economy/make an earnest/domestic/strike a balance betweenc) a handful of/be endorsed by/on a large scaleII. Word FormationWTO World Trade Organization 世 界 贸 易 组 织GDP Gross domestic product 国 内 生 产 总 值A
18、TM Automated teller machine 自 动 出 纳 机VAT Value-added tax 增 值 税CAD Computer-aided design 计 算 机 辅 助 设 计IT Information technology 信 息 技 术IDD International direct dialing 国 际 直 拨 电 话MTV Music television 音 乐 电 视Radar Radio detecting and ranging 雷 达IOC International Olympic Committee 国 际 奥 委 会VIP Very imp
19、ortant person 贵 宾 ， 大 人 物Laser Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation激 光CPU Central processing unit 中 央 处 理 器III. Usage1. An unusual present, a book on ethics, was given to Henry for his birthday.2. The reason(he gave) that he didnt notice the car till too late was unsatisfactory.3.
20、 Football, his only interest in life, has brought him many friends.4. Cloning had been raised as a possibility decades ago, then dismissed, something that serious scientists thought was simply not going to happen anytime soon.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A)1. academics 3.a variety of 5. vanish7.
21、endorsing 9. sweeping aside11. erasing(B)1. aided 2.effects3.distances 4. connected5. invested 6. features7. prevailing 8. qualitatively9. volume 10. DistinguishingII. Translation1.) Due to his pessimistic outlook on the European economy, John has moved his assets from Europe to elsewhere.2. network
22、ing4. growth6. facilitate8. outlook10. patriotic 12. strike a balance2) I like hiring young people. They are earnest learners and committed to work.3) Unlike her girl friends who center their lives on their children, Mary cares more about her personal growth.4) Why is it that a considerable number o
23、f colleagues are at odds with you?5) The Chinese government has introduced a variety of policies to strengthen cooperation with developing countries.2Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. For example, young farmers are moving on a large scale to urban areas to look for jobs. And fo
24、r those young people who aspire to study abroad or work in foreign-invested enterprises, English has become increasingly important. At the same time, a considerable number of overseas Chinese students have returned home in recent years, for they hold an optimistic outlook for the long-term growth of
25、 the Chinese economy. The internet has strengthened the links between Chinese young people and those elsewhere. They follow the latest trend and copy foreign fashions. Some of them dont seem to care for traditional Chinese virtues, let alone carry them forward, which has given rise to worries that the traditional Chinese culture might one day vanish.
