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1、WordsandExpressions&DifficultsentencesParaphraseThemoreIthoughtabouttheabsenceofthefatherinthemovie,themoreIbecameawareoftheseriousnessofthefailuretomentionthefather.(Lines3-4)ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,however,themoreglaringanomissionitseemed.(Line11)referto…as…v.—call
2、…as…,regard…asExamplesDon’trefertoyoursisterasasillycow!(=Don’tcallyoursistersillycow.)Thespeakerreferredtohimasanup-and-comingyoungDemocrat.(Line13)bombardv.—worrywithquestions,requests,complaints,etc.ExamplesTheaudiencebombardedhimwithmanyquestions.I’mnotverykeeno
3、nwatchingTV,becausewheneveryouturniton,youarebombardedwithalotofadvertisements.(Line14-16)Meanwhile,ahighproportionofmediastoriesaboutfathersfocusonabusivehusbandsordeadbeatdads.ParaphraseAtthesametime,weareexposedtoalotofstoriesinmediawhichdepictmenashusbandswhomis
4、treattheirwivesorasfatherswhoaregoodfornothing.proportion—relationofonethingtoanotherinquantity,size,etc.ExamplesTheproportionofmentowomeninthepopulationhaschangedinrecentyears.Hisreputationborenoproportiontohismerit.(Lines21-22)Oneexceptiontothe“unnecessaryfather”s
5、yndromeistheglowingmediaattentionthatat-homedadshavereceived.ParaphraseThemediahavepaidspecialattentiontoat-homedads,whichisanexceptiontothe“unnecessaryfather”tendencyinsociety.(Line28)fulfillv.—perform,carryout,accomplishExamplesHehadfulfilledmanyofhisyouthfulambit
6、ionsbeforehewasfifty.Theadministrationfailedtofulfillitspromisestorevivetheeconomyofthecountry.(Lines29-30)anditisrarethatcallsformoreworkplaceflexibilityareconsideredtobeformenasmuchasforwomen.ParaphrasePeopleseldomconsidergivingasmuchflexibilityaboutwhereonecanwor
7、ktomenastowomen.flexibilityn.—stateofwillingtoeasilychangetoadapttonewconditions.ExamplesHehasenoughflexibilitytocopewiththejob.Amandevoidofimaginativeflexibilitycouldnotbeasuccessfulactor.(Line35)supposedlyad.—asbelieved,asitappearsExamplesSupposedlysheisarichwoman
8、.,butnooneknowsforsure.Hewenthometohisfathersupposedlytohelphim.(Line39)bythesametokenad.—inthesameway;forthesamereasonExamplesWearegratef
