盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系经贸管理系外语教研室商务英语专业课时数:40课时薛毅2006年3月盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系《基础英语》课程ppt一览表目录页数课时1.UnitOneP3~P2642.UnitTwoP27~P5843.UnitThreeP59~P9644.UnitFourP97~P13145.UnitFiveP132~P16546.UnitSixP166~P19047.UnitSevenP191~P21948.UnitEightP220~P25049.UnitNineP251~P274410.UnitTenP275~P2954盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系PassageIAreYouReallyBeingInvitedUnitOneRelatedInformationIntensiveStudyPractice盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Thecustomsofinvitingfriendsvaryfromcountrytocountry.Generallyspeaking,onformaloccasions,theinvitationisusuallymadewellinadvance.Butasforsomeinformalcases,theinvitationisusuallymadeorally.Toeitherofthesetwoinvitations,thepersonbeinginvitedshouldgiveaclearreplywhethertheinvitationisacceptedornot.Text-relatedinformation盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系TextIntensiveStudyDifficultSentencesImportantWords盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系IntensiveStudyAreYouReallyBeingInvited?Para.1Ifsomeoneasksifyouarefreeatacertaintimeandinvitesyoutoanevent,youarenotrequiredtocommityourselfuntilyouknowwhattheinvitationisfor.Forexample,ifyousaythatyou’refreeandtheinvitationturnsouttobesomethingyou’dhatetodo(atriptoalocalsightyou’veseententimes),thenyouwillbeinapositiontotakebackyouracceptanceorinventanexcuselater.盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Ifthishappens,tellthepersonwhoinvitesyouthatyouhavetocheckandthatyou’lltellhimorherlater.Ifaninvitationmustberefused,mostpeopleexpectareason.Thefollowingsequencewouldbeappropriate:apology,reasonforrefusal,thanksfortheinvitation.IntensiveStudy盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系IntensiveStudyPara.2Whensomeoneasksyoutohisorherhome,itisveryclearwhoistheguestandwhoisthehost,butinvitationstorestaurantsforlunch,dinner,coffee,adrink,etc.,sometimespresentproblems,andthecustomsvaryindifferentpartsoftheUnitedStates.盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系IntensiveStudyPara.3Inmanyinstancesitistheinviterwhopays,asonewouldexpect,butinsomeinstanceseachonepayshisorherowncheck:You“goDutch.”Thisisoftenthecasewithfriendsininformalsituations,suchas“Let’sgoandgetabeer”or“Wantacupofcoffee?”Insomepartsofthecountry,however,somepeopleliketoentertainfriendsbytakingthemtoarestaurantfordinnerinsteadofhavingdinnerathome.盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Inthiscasethehostexpectstopayandtheguestmayoffertoleavethetip,whichmaybedeclinedbythehost.(Ifso,justletthematterdrop.)Iftheinvitationisexpressedinfairlycasualterms,suchas“Let’sgoto(nameofarestaurant)fordinner,”itmaybemoreofasuggestionthananinvitation,soyoushouldbepreparedtopayyourpartofthebill.IntensiveStudy盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Para.4Ifyouwanttoinvitesomeoneforamealatarestaurant,beexplicit:“I’dliketotakeyouto…”Americansshouldbeexplicitalso,buttheyoftenassumeyouknowthelocalcustomsinthematter.Askafriend’sadviceifyouarenotsure.IntensiveStudy盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Para.5Therearealsophrasesthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutinfactarenot.Peoplemaysaythingslike:“We’llhavetogettogethersometime”or“You’llhavetocomeoverandvisitussometime.”Youcanidentifysuchnon-invitationsbytheirgenerality——thereisnospecifictimementioned,andtheword“sometime”isoftenused.Theyareoftenritualexpressionsofparting.Ontheseoccasionsyoucouldrespond:“Yes,thatwouldbenice,”or“I’dloveto”,orsomethingsimilar,andthenletthesubjectdrop.Iftheydonotcallyou,youcouldalwaysinvitethemforsomeoccasion.IntensiveStudy盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系DifficultSentences1.(Para.1)...,youarenotrequiredtocommityourselfuntilyouknowwhattheinvitationisfor.Example:Oncehestartsajobhewon’tstopuntilit’sfinished.Don’tmoveuntilItellyou.thesentencepatternnot...until...meansnotbeforeaparticulartimeorevent.在你尚未弄清楚邀请的具体内容之前,你没有必要答应一定参加。盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系DifficultSentences2.Forexample,ifyousaythatyou’refreeandtheinvitationturnsouttobesomethingyou’dhatetodo,thenyou’llbeinapositiontotakebackyouracceptanceorinventanexcuselater.Example:Ifyoulistafewpriorities,thenyouwillbeinapositiontodothingsintherightorderofpriority.arelativeclauseusedtomodifysomethingBeinapositioncantakeeitheraninfinitiveclauseoranof-V-ingphrase,thusbeinapositionofhavingtotakeback...canbealsorewrittenasbeinapositiontotakeback...比如说,如果你说有空,而邀请参加的却是你不愿意做的事(到你已经去过10次的当地景点旅游),那么你就可以回绝邀请,或者以后再编一个借口。盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系Thisemphaticsentencetakesthestructureof“itis...who/that…”DifficultSentences(Para.3)Inmanyinstancesitistheinviterwhopays.Example:Itwasmyunclewhosentmetheparcel.在许多情况下,应由邀请人付账单。盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系DifficultSentences4.(Para.3)...itmaybemoreofasuggestionthananinvitation...Example:She’smoreofapoetthanamusician.thepattern,itismoreof...than...(与其说…不如说…).这样说更像是建议,而不是邀请…盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系ImportantWords1.commitv.entrust,handover,makeoneselfresponsible使承担(保证),使作出保证;把…交托给•IthinkIcancometonightbutIwon’tcommitmyselftillIknowforsure.•Ifyouwanttobeanactoryouhavetoreallycommityourselftoit.•Thegovernmentclaimedtocommititselftoimprovinghealthcare.•Thepresidentsaidthatoncehehadcommittedtothiscourseofactiontherewasnogoingback.FOREXAMPLE盐城纺织职业技术学院经贸管理系ImportantWords2.inventv.discoverandcreatesomethingnew发明,设计,编造•ThefirstsafetyrazorwasinventedbythecompanyfounderKingC.Gillettein1903.•Thefaxisarguablythemostusefulmachinetohavebeeninventedsincethetelephone.•Overthepastquartercenturyouradvertisingcompanyhasinventedthousandsofcatchphrases.•Ididn'tinventthestory.EverythingItoldyouistrue.F