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Unit 2 Book 4
A New English Course
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Text IA Englishes
supple a.
haphazard a.
slovenly a.
a substitute for sth.
naivety n.
yardstick n.
ridiculous a.
flatly ad.
reverse v.
apprehend v.
Key words and Phrases
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haphazard
adj.
Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance 偶然的或带任意性的
n. Mere chance; 机会;偶然事件
by haphazard 偶然地, 碰巧地
adv. By chance; casually 偶然地;任意地
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Flatly Flat a.
feel flat
感觉无聊(Lacking interest or excitement; dull)
a flat denial [refusal]
断然否认[拒绝] (Free of qualification; absolute )
a flat lie
弥天大谎
a flat tire
漏气的轮胎(Deflated)
The beer tastes flat.
啤酒走气了。(Having lost effervescence or sparkle)
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Key Structures
1. Each of us works not just with one English but with many Englishes, and the wider the range of our life and the more various the contacts we have, the wider and suppler must be mand over a range of English styles, each of which we know how to use consistently.
the more…the more…越……就越……
The harder you work,the greater progress you'll make.
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Key Structures
2. “Bags of fun” is no more a lazy substitute for thought in its appropriate setting than is “extremely gracious” in the setting that is appropriate for this expression.
no more… than…与……一样……,不比……多
The officials could see no more than the Emperor.
no less… than…与……一样……
He is no less diligent than you.
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有关比较级的特殊句型
A) not so much…as…与其说……不如说……
The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates _____ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.
[A] and [B] as [C]but [D] or
B) no/not any more…than…两者一样都……
The heart is ________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
[A] not so [B]not much [C]much more [D] no more
There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, _______ they can limit how much water you drink.
[A] much more than [B] no more than
[C] no less than [D] any more than
C) no/not any less…than…两者一样,都…(与no/not any more…than意思相反)
She is no less beau