language points

1. They will be meeting at a major hotel with local business people and people who represent the Chinese government.

will / shall be doing 预料将要发生的动作When will you be visiting us again?I shall be going abroad soon.

major V. 主修 ( 大学）科目

I majored in English Education ( at university).

N. 主修科目／课程，专业

Her major is French.

N. ( 大学）某专业的学生

I am an English major.

majority N. 大多数，大半，大多

The ~ of people seem to prefer TV to radio.

2 major adj. majority n.

minor minority n.

A major road Daisy is majoring in French.

• 3 Local adj. 本地的，地方的• Local people

• Local news

• Local sheep

Location n. 位置

4. represent vt. 做为 ------ 的代表 / 象征 /

His opinion represents that of the majority.What does Y represent in this equation?

This design represents a major new trend in modern art.

representative n. 代表 adj. 代表的，象征的This is his ~ works. 代表作从世界各个地方来的代表将会参加这个会议．～ s from all countries will attend the meeting.

5. Four people enter looking around in a curious way.curious adj.

= eager to learn or know

e.g.Mr Smith sat at the window reading a newspaper.

As a little girl, she was curious about the origin of human beings.The tourists were surrounded by the curious children.

be curious about sth. 对 ------ 好奇be curious to do sth. 急于 ------out of curiosity 出于好奇

6. ---exciting experience experience 1. 经历 （可数）2. 经验 （不可数）

Please tell me your experience in Africa.He is a teacher with 25 years’ experience.He experienced a lot of difficulties.

have / get experience in (doing) sth. 有做某事的经验be experienced at/in (doing) sth. 熟练地做某事

7. ---closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.

=---, Julia Smith from Britain closely following.

introduce sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人introduce sth. into --- 采用；引进

Please allow me to introduce Mr Smith.Potatoes were first introduced into Europe from South America.

• introduction 　 N. 　• a letter of ~ 　介绍信• make a self-introduction 作自我介绍．• make ~ to each other 互相介绍• Yao Ming is a person needs no ~.

follow one’s advice

follow the example of ----

follow one’s step

the following day

9. approach 靠近，接近 ； 方法We heard the approach of the train.As we approach the town, the first building

we see is the church.

Do you know the best approach to study a

foreign language.

A new approach to language teaching.

touch vt.

1) 触摸，接触，触及 , 轻触

I told you not to touch my things.

2). touch sb./ sth. (with sth.) 感动（某人）触动某人（某人的感情）Her miserable experience touched us all deeply / touched our hearts with sorrow.她经历很不幸，我们深受感动 / 我们都很伤心。The film really touched my heart.

接触，联系 N.

get / keep in touch with sb. 与 ~ 取得 / 保持联系

be in/ out of ~ （ with sb.) 与 -- 有 / 无联系

We’ve been out of touch for years.

7. apologize v.

apology n.

apologize to sb. for sth. / doing sth.make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.accept / refuse an apology

11. Learned adj. 有学问的，博学的e.g.

Learned man 学者He’s very learned but rather proud.

not --- nor 即不 ------ 又不 ------ not all 连用 形成部分否定nor / neither 否定副词，常置于句首，此时句子要倒装，即助动词 / 系动词 / 情态动词放在主语之前

I don’t like her, nor/neither does Lily.I am not a nurse, nor/ neither is Lily.

9. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.

nor = and also not / neither

方式状语=while they are touching ---or being ---

6. express vt.

( 用语言，神色，动作等）表达，表示（感情，意见）

express sth. ( to sb.)

The guests ~ their thanks before leaving.

你对我的帮助，我感激不尽。

I can’t ~ to you how grateful I am for your help.

express oneself （清楚地）表达自己的意思

他仍然不能用英语表达自己的意思。

He is still unable to express himself in English.

N. 快车（ =express train)

The 8 am express to Beijing.

（邮局，铁路，公路等部门提供的）速递，速运

send goods by express 特快货运。

EMS ?

N. expression 表达，表情

a happy ~ 愉快的神情。

beyond expression

7. likely adj. 可能的，有希望的 adv. 很可能

a likely outcome 预料的结果

a likely winner 预料的胜利者

be likely to do sth./ that

It isn’t likely to rain.

She’s very likely to ring me tonight.

= It’s very likely that she will ring me tonight.

12. possible / probable / likely It is possible that--- It is probable that It is likely that　 It is possible to --- sth. /sb. be likely to do ---

He is likely to be late.I’ll help you if possible.It is probable that it will rain tonight.

nod ( to / at sb. ) 点头 vi.

She nods to me to leave the room.

点头示意 Vt.

nod sth. to sb.

点头表示同意。

She nods her agreement .

点头表示欢迎

She nods a welcome to me/ nods me a welcome.

9.general 1) adj. 普遍的，全面的A matter of ~ concern/ interest

普遍（公众）关心 / 感兴趣的事情Air-conditioner is in general use now.

2) 总的，整体的general idea of the passage

• In general 大体上，通常，总的来讲In general, he is a good guy.

generally speakingfrankly speakinghonestly speaking

avoid vt. 避开，避免

avoid (sth / doing)

I think she is avoiding me.

I avoid meeting him.

avoidable adj.

• Homework for today :

• review the language points

• Recite the new words