Unit 11 Culture
Words, Expressions and Grammar
Dialogue
1.
determine v.决定, 确定, 使下定决心
e.g.Demand determines production.
需求决定生产 His advice determined me to drink and smoke no more.
他的劝告使我决定不再抽烟喝酒了。
2.
cue n.暗示, 提示e.g.Follow my cue. 照我的样子。
give sb. the cue偷偷地示意, 出点子, 暗示某人
miss ones cue没有及时反应, 错过机会
take a cue懂得别人的暗示; 按别人的指点行事
3.
secularize vt.使凡俗化, 使还俗, 改作俗用
secularity n.世俗主义, 凡俗之心, 烦恼
4.
counterpart n.副本, 极相似的人或物, 配对物
e.g.The foreign minister is the counterpart of the secretary of state.
外交部长是和国务秘书对等的人
Chairman Hu met his counterpart in the United States in the people’s Hall yesterday.
胡主席昨天在人民大会堂接见了美国的国家元首。
It has no counterpart in the world.举世无双。
5.
recommendation n.推荐, 介绍(信), 劝告, 建议
e.g.I went to the new hotel on your recommendation. 乔叟
经你的介绍我去了这家新旅馆。
I followed my teacher’s recommendations and bought the book by Chaucer.
我听了老师的建议，买了一本乔叟的书。