（精）高级英语马克吐温.ppt

Phrases and expressions Rhetorical devices every bit: (infml) altogether, entirely, equally 完全，同样地?(P1 L4) My brother is every bit as lazy as me. Shanghai is every bit as prosperous as Hong Kong. He is every bit as mean平庸as she is． be /become obsessed with (by) (P1 L8)：preoccupy greatly or haunted/troubled in mind to an abnormal degree: e.g.1.He was obsessed with the idea of approaching death. 2.Fear that somebody might steal his money obsessed him. 3.A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight. starry-eyed (P2 L2) : with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonder, romance, visionary dreams, etc/ impractical, too romantic to be realistic/blindly optimistic e.g. 1.If you are starry-eyed, you are so full of dreams or hopes or idealistic thoughts that you do not see how things really are. 2.We were all starry-eyed about visiting London. acid-tongued: (P2 L2)Sharp, sarcastic in speech e.g. I was expecting another of his acid remarks, but he remained silent. in print:?? (of a book) available for sale from the publisher；(of a person’s work) printed in a book，efc．(指书)可买到，已出版 e.g. It was the first time he had seen his work in print．这是他第一次看见自己的作品出版。 soak sth. up: expose oneself to or experience sth beneficial or enjoyable(P4 L7)接受并吸收 e.g. 1.He spends his time painting and soaking up the culture. 2.The project had soaked up over $1 billion. teem with : be full of /swarm (P5 L1) e.g. 1.The river teems with fish(to have sth. present in great numbers). 2.Fish teem in the river (be present in great numbers). 3.His head teems with queer ideas. flirt (with) (P7 L3) :Try to attract the person of the opposite sex/show affection for amusement without serious intentions/to deal playfully or superficially with不认真考虑、对待 e.g.1.She flirts with every handsome man she meets. 2.He flirted with the idea of going to Europe, though he couldn’t afford it. All over: what one would expect 0f the person specified正像所说的人一样 Of sorts:(P12 L6) of a poor or inferior type(