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Unit 1 Book3 Students’ Handout

Guidelines for Students

Unit 1 Book 3

Part I In-class Reading

The words and expressions students are supposed to master:

1. acquaintance

He has a wide circle of acquaintances.

He has some acquaintance with German, but does not speak it fluently.

Have a nodding acquaintance with (a subject) 对（某学科）略知一二

Make the acquaintance of sb: get to know sb acquaint v.

Acquaint oneself with: make familiar with; reveal to Be acquainted with sb

I’m not acquainted with the professor.

2. adversely

in a harmful way adverse adj:

unfavorable; contrary or hostile (to): adverse weather conditions adverse winds 逆风

adversity n.

Trouble

A brave man smiles in the face of adversity A friend is known in adversity.

Misfortune affliction(不幸, 苦难, 灾难)

3. assurance

? Confidence in oneself

A businessman, to be successful, should act with perfect assurance.

Promise

He gave me a definite assurance that the repairs would be finished by Friday. Give sb an assurance that = assure sb that With assurance = with confidence

4. contrast

I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.

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There's a marked contrast between his character and hers.

Their economy has expanded enormously, while ours, by/in contrast, has declined. The amount spent on defense is in sharp contrast to that spent on housing and health.

contrast verb

If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved.

The styles of the two film makers contrast quite dramatically. contrasting adjective contrasting colors / flavors

the contrasting attitudes of different age-groups

5. Dwell

think or talk at length about sth, especially sth unpleasant

In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.

(liter) dwell in/at: reside dwelling n: place of residence

town-dwellers Cave-dwellers

6. eliminate

remove or get rid of something or somebody 消除，排除

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident. The police eliminated him from their enquiries.

7. Esteem

n. a feeling of respect and admiration

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There has been a drop in public esteem for teachers.

We all hold him in great esteem.

Because of their achievements they were held in (= given) (high) esteem. v. Have a high opinion of; respect greatly No one can esteem your father more than I do. Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues.

(formal) consider; regard

I esteem it a privilege to address this audience.

self-esteem

I) Losing the job was a real blow to his self-esteem.

II) The program is designed to help children from broken families build their self-esteem.

8. Inadequacy

inadequate

not good enough or too low in quality:

This work is extremely inadequate - you'll have to do it again.

Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.

too small in amount:

She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate.

inadequately adverb

Our scientific research is inadequately funded.

inadequacy noun [C or U]

Economic growth is hindered by the inadequacies of the public transport system. I always suffer from feelings of inadequacy when I'm with him.

9. inferior Not as good as, or worse than someone or sth else

These products are inferior to those we bought last year.

She cited cases in which women had received inferior health care.

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It was clear the group were regarded as

intellectually/morally/socially inferior.

Cf. superior

spontaneously spontaneous adjective

happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced: His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand. spontaneously adverb

The liquid spontaneously ignited.

In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York City.

(A)homogeneously (C)spontaneously (B)simultaneously (D)harmoniously

dwell on think or talk for too long about something, especially something unpleasant 谈或想

得很多

e.g. I) Let’s not dwell on your past mistakes.

II) There is no need to dwell on Sarah further.

live up to do as well as is expected or promised 符合，不辜负（期望） e.g. I) The concert was brilliant—it lived up to all our expectations. II) She fails to live up to the ideal standards she has set for herself.

set aside keep something, especially money or time, for a special purpose and only use it for

that purpose (为某目的)节省或保留(钱或时间) e.g. I) I will set a piece of cake aside for you.

II) Try to set aside at least an hour each day for learning new vocabulary.

Difficult sentences or useful expressions from the text:

1 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. All kinds of people describe themselves as shy: short, tall, dull, intelligent, young, old, slim, overweight. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly swirling in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? I’m ugly. I’m wearing unattractive clothes.

2 It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people adversely. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person

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