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。
6.
popular adj.受大众欢迎的;孚众望的
e.g.Shakespeare enjoys general popularity in the whole world.
莎士比亚在世界上享有盛名, 受欢迎, 得众望
The novel by the young writer won great popularity among the youths.
这位年轻作家的小说在青年人中颇受欢迎。
7.
aware adj 知道的;明白的
e.g.I was not aware of the fire.
我没有意识到火。
The principal didnt seem to be aware that there should have been so much dispute about the decision.
校长好象没有意识到这个决定竟会有这么多分歧。
aware，conscious，sensible 都含有“意识到的”意思。
aware 侧重“感官所意识到的外界事物”, 如:
e.g.Everybody is aware of the importance of the Four Modernizations.
每个人都意识到了四化的重要性。
conscious 侧重“心理感知”, 如:
e.g.He is conscious of a sense of quilty. 他感到内疚。
sensible 指“可用感官察觉到的(较复杂或抽象的事物的)”, 如:
e.g.I was sensible of her solemn grief. 我知道她很悲哀。
awareness n. 感知，意识
global awareness全球意识
political awareness 政治常识
environment awareness环境意识