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1、Time-consciousAmericansStandingbyariver,Confuciussaid:“Timegoesonandonliketheflowingwaterintheriver,neverceasingdayornight!”子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜！Situation1:Onyourwayhome,itoccurredtoyouthatyourAmericanfriendMaryhadinvitedyoutovisitherwhenyouwerefree.Thenyoudroppedinonherhouse.Butwhenyouknocke
2、datthedoordoodoordoor…InChina,it’sOKtovisitfriendswithoutcallingaheadoftime.WhileintheU.S.,it’simpolitetodoso.Maryfeltsurprised.Why?OhmyGoddess..WhatisthepolitewayintheU.S.?Callingaheadoftime.A.Before7:00,tohelphertoprepare.B.5’~10’late,nottobethefirstguest.C.After8:00,I’mtheVIP.D.5’~10’e
3、arlier,it’sapolitewaytoshowmyrespectforher.Situation2:YourAmericanfriendinvitedyoutoherpartytonightat7:30.Whenareyousupposedtogetthere?Why?IntheU.S.,peopletendtobe_____________.InChina,closefriendstendtoarrive_______________，butacquaintancestendtoarrive_______________.5’~10’late(B)before7
4、:00(A)5’~10’earlier(D)Budget:如何记忆？：Bud-burse钱包+get=钱包里得到的Newwords如何使用？Shehaslearnedhowtobudgethertimecarefully.Asastudent,youhavetolearnhowtobudget.Shetriedtokeephermonthlybudgetbelow$500.Moreandmorewomennowtendtoseeka“budgethusband”insteadofwealthymenjustashomebuyersnowlookforbudgethouse
5、sratherthanvillasduringtheeconomiccrisis.Althoughnotearningalot,thebudgethusbandsdon’thavebadhabitsandarefamily-oriented.宅女当道，剩女泛滥，杠杆女逆市上杨leveragefemaleThedoctorchargedus400dollarsforafive-minuteexamination.Themajorityofstallschargedafairprice.Charge:向…收费，要价。Acute:如何记忆？a(一），cu（醋），te(特）=只要
6、用一瓶醋泡下，这把小刀就会变得非常锋利。如何使用？Shehasacutehearing.Theareahasanacuteshortageofwater.【近义词辨析】acutekeensharp意思都含“锐利的”(包括它的引伸义)意思。用于人时：sharp表示“有洞察力的,精明的,机警的”,着重“狡猾”“不易受骗”,如:You won’t catch him. He’s very sharp.你骗不了他,他精明极了。keen表示人的“锐敏”、 “聪明”、 “善于思索”,如:He’s a keen mind.他头脑灵敏。acute侧重指“人观察事物的深刻性以及分辨问题的细
7、致性。” 如:He has given an acute analysis of the situation.他对形势做了深刻的分析。restlessWegrowrestlesswiththelongwait.Heelbowedmeoutoftheway.他把我挤开了。Sheelbowedherwaythroughthecrowdtowardsthetheater.她用肘推着从人群中走向剧院。Elbow:用肘推人Abrupt:强调一种突兀感，指“突然的”，“出其不意的”，“事先未告知的”。如何记忆？a（一）+br（病人）+up
