1、杨婷婷Lesson 1 Reading and thinkingRead about Xie Leis experience on an exchange programBRIDGING CULTURES1compared to/with 与比较(P16)The first few weeks there were absolutely overwhelming because everything was so different compared to things back home.【翻译】在那里的头几个星期绝对是茫然的，因为一切都是如此不同于家乡的事情。comparewith把与比较
2、compareto 与比较；把比作(1)Turkey currently has just one public library for every 70,000 people，_(compare)to one for every 62,000 people in the European Union.(2)The English famous poet and writer compared the world_ a paredto2motivated adj积极的；主动的(P16)I became more motivated,and Im also a lot more ambitiou
3、s now!我变得更有动力了，我现在也更有野心了！(1)be/become/get motivated 更有动力/变得更有动力stay/keep/remain motivated保持积极性(2)motivate vt成为的动机；激发；激励be motivated by 受鼓舞/激励motivate sbto do sth 激励某人做某事(3)motivation n动力；积极性；动机improve/increase/strengthen ones motivation提高某人积极性lack/lose ones motivation缺少/失去积极性(1)Some people _(motivat
4、e)by the pay they get,while others feel too stressed to be like that.(2)We should motivate children _(read)more books in their spare time.are motivatedto read3reasonable adj有道理的；合情理的(P17)The advisor talked about maintaining reasonable expectations when studying abroad.【翻译】指导老师谈到了在国外学习时要保持合理的期望。It is
5、 reasonable to do sth 做某事是合理的be reasonable 讲道理【联想】以able结尾的常见形容词：changeable 多变的；可改变的knowledgeable 博学的；知识渊博的agreeable 令人愉快的adaptable 可适应的acceptable 可接受的comfortable 舒服的suitable 合适的(1)The rent is _(reason),but the house is far away from my company.(2)It is really reasonable for you _(refuse)his demand.(
6、3)Even if he _，I wont allow him to leave.即使他给我一个合理的理由，我也不允许他离开。reasonableto refusegives me a reasonable excuse4expectation n期望；预期；期待(P17)The advisor talked about maintaining reasonable expectations when studying abroad.【翻译】指导老师谈到了在国外学习时要保持合理的期望。(1)beyond expectation/all expectations出乎意料；没想到in expect
7、ation of期待；期望live/come up to ones expectations不负某人的期望have high/low expectations of sb对某人怀有很高的/不高的期望(2)expect vt&vi期待；期望；预期；指望as expected正如料想的(那样)expect(sb)to do sth期盼(某人)做某事Its expected that料想/期盼【联想】常考的ion结尾的重点单词expectexpectation 期望；预料exceptexception 例外；特例explainexplanation 解释；说明pronouncepronunciati
8、on 发音describedescription 描述；描绘admitadmission 接纳；允许submitsubmission 提交(1)It was an A,which was beyond my modest _(expect).(2)How can you expect _(learn)anything when you never listen?expectation(s)to learn5applicant n申请人(P17)Who will be the successful applicant for the summer job at the law firm?【翻译】
9、谁会是那家律师事务所暑期工作的成功申请者？(1)apply v运用/应用；使用；申请，贴，涂，敷；适用apply oneself to 致力于，专心于(to为介词)apply(to sb)for sth(向某人)申请某物apply sthto 将某物用在上apply to sb/sth适用于某人/某物(2)application n应用；申请(3)applied adj实用的；应用的(1)He received a letter saying that his_(apply)had been rejected.(2)There are 150 _(apply)competing for the
10、 same position.applicantsapplication6firm n公司；商行；事务所adj结实的；牢固的；坚定的(P17)Who will be the successful applicant for the summer job at the law firm?【翻译】谁会是那家律师事务所暑期工作的成功申请者？(1)an engineering firm工程公司a firm of accountants 会计师事务所(2)be firm with sb对某人严格take firm action采取严格的行动firm houses结实的房子firm evidence可靠的
11、证据(3)firmly adv坚定地(1)His parents are firm _ him,because they expect him a lot.(2)I _(firm)believe that we must take firm action to stop fighting.(3)Our school has _ to ban cheating.我们学校已采取严格的措施来禁止作弊。withfirmlytaken firm action7exposure n接触；体验；暴露；揭露(P17)Exposure to another culture and its people can
12、give exchange students great insights into the world.【翻译】接触另一种文化和它的人民可以让交换学生对世界有更深刻的认识。(1)exposure to接触；暴露于(2)expose vt揭露；暴露；使曝光be exposed to置身于；暴露于；接触exposeto把暴露在expose sth/sb/oneself to使某物/某人/自己暴露于(1)The soil was washed away by the flood，_(expose)bare rock.(2)The _(expose)of the plot against the President probably saved his life.(3)_(expose)to the rain and wind last night，he was ill.(4)_(expose)to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.exposingexposureExposedBeing exposedSee You
