Unit 6

1. Unit 6 • Text B • Judge by Appearance

2. Overall Plans • Presentations • Language points • Group work • Dictation

3. Topic for Discussion • Do you judge people by appearances?

4. judge by appearance go to great lengths to do sth common sense take sides 以貌取人 不遗余力地去做 常识 偏袒 Words and Phrases

5. 真切起来 春假 褪了色的全棉衬衣 招致对…的偏见 廉价商店 come alive spring break a faded cotton shirt invite prejudice on bargain store

6. 请求进入 高档餐厅 旧货商店 或多或少 ask access to exclusive restaurant second-hand shop more or less

7. 紧紧地跟着 低挡衣服 暴露了某人的身份 不符合…个性的 禁止入内的 follow one’s track down-scale clothing blow one’s cover out of character out of bounds

8. Sentences • 有些人千方百计使他们的家令人钦羡。 • Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive. • 在这场争辩中母亲支持爱丽丝反对父亲。 • Mother took sides with Alice against Father in the disagreement.

9. 在正式婚礼上不宜穿运动服。 • Sports clothes are inappropriate for a formal wedding. • 过多阳光会使你的皮肤起皱纹。 • Too much sunshine will wrinkle your skin.

10. 把鸡蛋和牛奶调和在一起。 • Blend the eggs and milk together. • 如果你这样做，那就是自找麻烦。 • You’re just inviting trouble if you do that. • 我今天身上不舒服，不能去上班。 • I don't feel up to going to work today.

11. 那天是风狂雨骤。 • It had strong winds accompanied by heavy rain. • 他才一岁，更准确地说，才十一个月大。 • He is only one year old, more accurately, eleven months.

12. go to … length (L1) • go to any length(s)/great/some/considerable/unprecedented lengths to do sth: to be willing to do anything, however difficult, dangerous, unpleasant, or morally wrong 竭尽全力; 走极端; 什么都做得出

13. He'll go to any lengths to get his child back from his ex-wife. • They went to unprecedented lengths to limit press coverage of the trial.

14. take sides(L2) • take sides支持 • 在这场争论中，母亲支持Alice反对父亲。 • Mother took sides with Alice against Father in the disagreement.

15. 他从未公开支持或反对他的上司。 • He has never taken sides ________ for or against his boss. • openly

16. validate (L3) • v [T] fml to make valid, esp. legally 使有效, 使生效, 确认, 证实, 验证 • In order to validate the agreement, both parties sign it.

17. validate a passport 使护照生效(在护照上签字) • validate a contract/ marriage • Time validated our suspicion. • 时间证实了我们的怀疑。 • n. validity

18. valid a. • 他的辩解是站不住脚的。 • His _______ was not valid. • excuse • a train ticket valid for 3 months • 有效期为3个月的火车票 • The marriage was held to be valid. • 这桩婚姻被认为是有效的。

19. virtually (L7) • adv almost; very nearly 简直；实际上，事实上 • Virtually all the members were in agreement with the proposal. • 我的书实际上已写完了,只有几处要改动一下。 • My book's virtually finished; I’ve only a few changes to make in the writing.

20. comes alive(L5) • Making sentences • Under skillful lighting, the scene came alive. • It comes cheaper if you have a VIP card.

21. clip (L12) • n. 夹子, 回形针 • Fasten these bills together with a paper clip, please. • a tie clip a hair clip • v 夹住；夹牢；用夹子夹牢 • Do your earrings clip on? • Clip these sheets of paper together/onto this board.

22. invite (L14) • If a situation or actions invites danger, trouble, etc. it makes danger or trouble more likely. • Recklessness （鲁莽） invites disaster. • We must avoid giving them subjects that invite mistakes.

23. act out (L15) • vt. 1)to play (a part), esp in actions and behaviours rather than in words • Let’s act out the story of the three bears once more. • 2) 将...付诸行动 • Children often act out their troubled feelings in their games. • a chance to act out one's fantasies

24. speak of (L16) • to show or express sth without using words 表明，暗示 • Everything at the party spoke of (=showed that there probably had been) careful planning. • Her eyes spoke of suffering.

25. His success speaks of careful planning. • The whole robbery spoke of inside knowledge on the part of the criminals.

26. 以…为基础 依商业原则 平等地 个别地 on the basis of... on a commercial basis on an equal basis on an individual basis basis (L17)

27. 对等地(平分) 每周五日制 以一到十分的基准评分 on a fifty-fifty basis on a five-day week basis be scored on a 1 to 10 basis

28. access (L20) • n. 1) [U(+to)] means of entering; way in; entrance 进入；通道 • The only means of access to the building is along a muddy track.

29. 2) [U(+to)] means or right of using, reaching, or obtaining 使用；接近 • Students need easy access to books. • My ex-husband has access to the children at weekends. (=is allowed to see them then)

30. 穿过那个门没有通向大街的路。 • There is no access to the street through that door. • 到那座古老城堡去的唯一通道是一条泥泞小路。 • The only access to that ancient castle is along a muddy track.

31. 易于接近 • easy of access • 学生需要使用书本。 • Students need access to books.

32. be/feel up to(L22) • capable of sth • He is up to such an important job. • I don’t feel up to going to work today.

33. 1) as far as; to and including 到…之多；直到 • Up to ten people (=any number between one and ten) can sleep in this tent. • Everyone has his part to play, from the office boy up to the President. • He's up to his ears/eyes/neck (=very deeply) in debt.

34. 2) also up till- until 一直到 • He was here up to a moment ago.

35. 3) [+v-ing] (usu. in questions or negatives) good, well, or clever enough for 胜任 • Michael's not really up to that job. • My German isn't up to translating that letter.

36. 4) the duty or responsibility of (someone) 是…责任 • Shall we go out? It's up to you. (=You must decide.)

37. 5) infml doing (something bad) 做（坏事） • What in the world are you up to? • The children are very quiet; I wonder what they're up to/getting up to!

38. exclusive (L23) • 1. 奢华的，高级的 • 他住在一个高级住宅区。 • He lives in an exclusive ______ district. • residential • 这是一个仅限于高级管理人员及其太太们参加的高档舞会。 • This is a rather exclusive gathering of top executives and their wives.

39. 2. 唯独的，独家的 • 这家公司是本市福特汽车的特销商。 • This company is the exclusive ________ for the sale of Ford cars in the city. • agency • 这台电脑老板专用。 • The computer is for the boss’s exclusive use

40. entry (L30) • [C;U (+into)] the act of coming or going in 进入,入场,加入,入会; 出场 • Japan's entry into the UN • Britain'sentry into the war was not long delayed.

41. You mustn't drive up a street with a No Entry sign. • The army made a triumphant entry into the city.

42. entrance (L45) • n 1) [C (+to)] a gate, door, or other opening by which people enter a place入口，进口，门 • Excuse me, where is the entrance to the cinema/the park? • 2) [C] an act of entering 入场 • The king doesn't make his entrance until the third scene of the play.

43. 3) [U] the right to enter; admission 进入（权） • We were refused entrance because we weren't properly dressed. • a school entrance examination • How much is the entrance fee?

44. entrance and entry • Both words can be used to mean the act of entering. However, entrance is used especially when talking about a ceremony or performance, or about the right to enter. • Compare: • to make an entrance onto the stage • an entrance examination • Britain's entry into the EEC • No entry! (road sign).

45. blow one’s cover(L34) （因隐藏之地或身份被发现而）无藏身之地（AmE, informal) 问那些问题会暴露我的身份。 Asking those kinds of questions could blow my cover. 直到她揭露真相，我一直假装是她的姐姐。 I was pretending to be her sister until she blew my cover.

46. out of character • 不合….个性的 • 他昨晚的举止很反常。 • His behavior last night was quite out of character.

47. in character • 凡事以自己的孩子为先，这完全符合Olive的性格。 • It was entirely in character for Olive to put her baby first.

48. Dignity(L42) • Behavior or an appearance which is serious, calm, and controlled; used to showing approval. • The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not what he has. • Even in great adversity, he retained his dignity.

49. indignity • This was the last straw. I was very young, the prospect of working under a woman was the ultimate indignity.

50. Conspicuous(L44) • remarkable in someway, and therefore easily noticed by people • 红旗在这座美丽城市的上空飘扬，十分醒目。 • The red flag rose conspicuously _____ the beautiful city. • over