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•ThelibraryisthemostbeautifulbuildingIhaveseeninthisschool.“Diligenceisthepathtothemountainofknowledge”showsthestyleandmeaningofthelibrary.Itlooksnotonlylikeamountainbutabook.Itisa7-floorbuildingwhichincludesreadingrooms,studyhalls,computerroomsandlecturehalls.Youcanlookupthebookyouwantbythesearcher.Thesearcherissogoodthatyoucanfindalloftheinformationaboutbooks.Besidestheenvironmentoflibraryiscomfortable,youcanlearnquietlyandfullyappreciateoldandmoderncultures.Homework•OurCampusAtaglimpseofournewcampus,youwillburstintospontaneoushappinessandpride,forsuchabeautifulandbrandnewcampusiswaitingforus.Standsinfrontusisourlibrarywhenweentertheschool,whichappearstobethelandmark.Nexttoitistheadministrationbuilding.Goingalongthemainroad,alargelakeisonourright.Thewateriscrystalclear,givingasoothingeffecttousall.Intotal,thereare3laboratorybuildings,8teachingbuildings,onelibrary,2canteens,oneclinicandabigparkinglot.Somebuildingsarestillunderconstruction.•Newcampus,newenvironment.Becauseofthesoothingatmosphereandlessnoise,wecandevoteourselvestostudy.Duetothelesspollution,wecanstrengthenourbody.Butontheotherhand,nooneisperfect,soisthecampus!Beingfarawayfromdowntown,thecampusseemsremoteandthegreenbeltshavenotbeencompletelyfinished.Butonthewhole,thenewcampusismuchbetterthanthepreviousone.Onlyinsuchsoothingatmospherecanwelearnbetterandlivebetter!DictionIQuestions:Whatisdiction?•AldousHuxley,authorofBraveNewWorld,noted,“Aneducationforfreedom,isamongotherthings,aneducationintheproperusesoflanguage”.•Thedifferencebetweentherightwordandthealmost-rightwordisasgreatasthatbetweenlightningandthelightningbug.—MarkTwainDictionDictionisthechoiceanduseofwords.Sometimesstudentsmaychoosethewrongwords,butmoreoftenthewordstheychoosesarenotentirelywrongbutinappropriate,inexactorunidiomatic,ortoostale(呆板)tobeinteresting.I.TheAppropriateLevelofWordsDifferentsituationscallfordifferentlevelsofdiction.Frozen,formal,consultative,casual,intimate庄严——正式——商议———随意——亲密•formal----popular----informalA.FormalDiction(learnedwords/bigwords)FormalEnglishisthelanguageofprofessionaljournals,formalspeeches,scholarlyandtheoreticalworks,politicalandlegaldocuments,andseriouscollegewriting.Aformalessayorspeechaddresses“gentlemen”ratherthan“men”or“guys”.Otherexamples:•poor•impoverished;•rich•wealthy;•clever(smart)•intelligent;•Car•automobile;•thesame•identical•choose•Select•try•endeavour•book•volume•TV•television;•hard-working•diligent;•一般来说，本族语属于中性，而外来词是正式的。•Try－;bear－;•begin---;quit----•Fire---;deep---•而同样是外来词，拉丁语要比法语更正式•Rise----mount----ascend•End----conclude----terminate•Kid---children----offspring•Beat---defeat----vanquishtolerateendeavorresigncommenceprofounddismissB.PopularDictionWeuseitinmostcollegewriting,magazines,newspapers,textbooks,andnonfiction.Likeinformaldiction,populardictionsoundsnaturalandusessomefamiliarwords;Likeformaldiction,populardictionemployslearnedwords（学术词汇）.Inyourcollegewriting,avoidwordsthatareoverformalandlimityouruseofcolloquialismsandslang.C.InformalDiction1.ColloquialismsColloquialEnglishoccursincasualspeechanditisperfectlyacceptablewhenyouarespeakingonanybutthemostformaloccasions.Contractions---isn’t,won’t,I’m,he’d,gonnaShortenedforms---phone,exam,photoPhrases---youknow,Imean2.SlangSlangexpressionsareusedbyspecialgroupsforspecialeffect.Suchexpressionsarevividandinteresting,butontheotherhand,theyareoftenoffensive.Cop---police;buck---dollar;kickthebucket---die;neat---goodOnhearingthathisfatherhadkickedthebucket,wewrotealettertoexpressourdeepsympathies.(passaway)Thebigbanquetheldinhonorofthedistinguishedstateguestswasreallyneat.(good)•Myparentsendeavouredtopreventmysister’smarriage;however,theymarriednotwithstanding.Idroppedintotheirwedding,whichtookplacelastSunday.Mysisterwasinherregalia,wholookeddamnedbeautiful.Activity1:What’swrongwiththefollowingpassage?•Myparentsendeavouredtopreventmysister’smarriage;however,theymarriednotwithstanding.Idroppedintotheirwedding,whichtookplacelastSunday.Mysisterwasinherregalia,wholookeddamnedbeautiful.•Myparentstriedtopreventmysister’smarriage;buttheirmarriagetookplaceallthesame.IattendedtheirweddinglastSunday.Mysisterwasdressedinherbest,wholookedextremelybeautiful.•1.Whenhisdaddied,Peterhadtogetanotherjob.•Afterhisfather’sdeath,Peterhadtochangehisjob.•Onthedeceaseofhisfather,Peterwasobligedtoseekalternativeemployment.•2.Heknowsseveralforeignlanguagesverywell.•Hehasagoodcommandofseveralforeignlanguages.•Heisproficientinseveralforeignlanguages.•3.Everyonehasthedutytoprotecttheenvironment.•Oneisduty-boundtoprotecttheenvironment.•4.Thepriceofmeathasbeengoingdownquickly.•Thepriceofmeathasbeendecliningalarmingly.Activity2:Comparethefollowingsentences.•5.Theyagreedtotheplanforthedevelopmentoftheinnercity.•Theyapprovedoftheplanforthedevelopmentoftheinnercity.•6.Iwantyoutocomeontime.•Irequireyourattendancetobepunctual.•7.Dadwasprettytiredafterthelongtrip.•Fatherwassomewhatfatiguedafterhislengthyjourney.•8.TheybelievethattocooperatewithChinawillhaveagoodfuture.•TheybelievetheircooperationwithChinawillbringbrig