Unit 1
Text Coping with the Compliment Key Words and Phrases giggle 咯咯笑,痴笑(尤用于少女) blurt (out) 脱口而出 paradox矛盾的说法 inarticulate不善言辞的 blink 眨眼 adroit 熟练的;机敏的;灵巧的 poise 自信;自制 etiquette礼节;礼仪 bestow…upon…/on… 把……赠予…… carry sb. away 使失去自控力;使失去理智 well off富裕的;顺利的, 走运的 get possession of 拥有…… put one’s mind to sth. 潜心做…… come up with 到;提出 brush sth. off 拒绝;置之不理 on the right track 在正轨上的;以正确方式思考或者行事的 be inept at doing sth. 不擅长做某事 fall flat 落空;没有达到预期的效果 fall apart四分五裂 the chances are (that) 很可能…… vibrate (l.13) 震动,颤动 overlook(l.16) 俯瞰,俯视 downright (l.21)彻底的,十足的 | stunning (l.33) 极富魅力的,给人印象极深的glowingly (l.54) 热情洋溢地 appal(l) (l.57) 使惊骇或沮丧,使大吃一惊 retort (l.62) 反驳;回嘴 verdict (l.73) 意见;评价 Further Reading The Joy of Giving (Affirmation) — The Healing Effect of Compliments Key Words and Phrases affirm / affirmation 证实;肯定 compassionate 富于同情心的 disheartening 使人气馁的,令人灰心的 commend 表扬;称赞 deflated气馁的;情绪低落的 walk of life 行业;职业;身份 fit(活动或感情的)突发;冲动 stoop 降低自己的道德标准(做某事) verbalize用言语表达(思想或感情) veiled掩饰的,隐藏的 substantial大量的,可观的 outdo超过;胜过 seminar(专题)研讨会 liken…to…比较两事物显示其相像 suffice能满足需要;足够 futile无效的;无用的 intriguing引起兴趣(或好奇心)的 tenacity坚持;坚韧 |
1. It is one of the paradoxes of social intercourse that a compliment is harder to respond to than an insult. 在社会交往中,应对恭维比对付辱骂要艰难得多,这话听起来有点矛盾,却有一定的道理。
2. I can’t even accept with grace a compliment bestowed upon me for a thing that isn’t really mine. 如果别人称赞不是真正属于我自己的东西时,我根本无法欣然接受。
3. The nearest I ever came to downright acceptance of this particular compliment was the time I said, “Well, we like it.” 我在接受这种特定的恭维时,表示最能完全接受的说法就是“嗯,我们喜欢。”
4. I think we make a mistake when we react to a compliment with denial and derogation. 我认为,对待恭维采取否定和贬低的态度是错误的。
5. The most conversationally adroit people on earth: 世界上最擅长辞令的人react to和respond to的区别
6. There is no point in trying to play the game back at them — they’ll top you in the end, no matter what. 要想回敬他们是没有用的——不管说什么,最后他们总会占上风。
Unit2
Text Coping with the Compliment Key Words and Phrases 1. betoken 预示, 表示 2. nicety优美,美好 3. ritualistic仪式的,惯例的 4. explicitly明确地,明白地 5. canoe独木船 6. reciprocity互相交换,互惠 7. rhetoric华丽的辞藻 8. benefactor赞助人 9. frivolous不严肃的 10. wont 习惯于 11. swell非常棒的 12. allergy过敏症 13. callow 未成熟的,缺乏经验的 14. cliché陈词滥调 15. fabulous极好的 16. ego自我,自负 17. pamper娇惯,宠爱 18. altruism利他主义,无私 19. altruist无私的人,利他主义者 20. dispense分配,分发 21. largess慷慨, 赠品 22. philanthropic博爱的,慈善的 23. donee受赠者 24. austere朴素的,没有装饰的 25. charisma魅力 26. dime(美元中的)一角 27. donor捐赠者 | 28. cynic愤世嫉俗的人 29. ironist爱讽刺者,讽刺作家 30. out of proportion不相称,不合适 31. get down to sth.着手做… 32. paper sth. over 掩饰(问题等) 33. do sb. a good turn 帮某人的忙 34. wind up 使…结束 35. measure up 达到标准 Further Reading The Joy of Giving (Affirmation) — The Healing Effect of Compliments Key Words and Phrases (从课文后词汇表中选) devalue 贬值, publicist 宣传人员 flea 跳蚤 assorted 各种各样混杂的, 什锦的 tycoon (企业界)大亨 bracelet 手镯 tramp 流浪汉 trek 长途跋涉 fictitious 虚构的 beat sb. down 击败某人 tact 老练,圆滑 harassment骚扰,烦恼 wholemeal 全麦的 matchmaking 做媒 |
1. To my credit, I’m normally more perspicacious about the gifts I give, and less of show-off. 我引以为荣的是,我通常送礼还是比较有眼光的,不太张扬。
2. I’ve kicked myself too often not to know it’s there, this insensitivity to the niceties of gift-giving. 我对送礼的奥妙感觉迟钝,为此经常责备自己不解其中味。
3. The niceties, of course, not the raw act of giving (and certainly not the thought) are what count. 送礼的奥妙当然才是至关重要的,而并非鲁莽的送礼之举(当然亦非送礼之念)。
4. None of this giving with no thought of receiving没有一次送出是不图收回的;
5. To give freely, spontaneously, like nature in her abundance. 慷慨奉献,自发赠送,如同丰盈的大自然
6. I haven’t gone quite to other extreme, but-- eighteenth-century literature aside—it now seems to me that decoration is most of it. . 除了送18世纪的文学作品之外,我在送礼方面还没有完全走向另一个极端,但现在我觉得饰物非常重要。
7. I’m abandoning, slowly, my wish to surprise her, to find some fabulous object she hadn’t thought of but would instantly see is just right for her. 我渐渐地不再想使她感到惊奇,不再想寻某种她从未想过,但一见便知最适合自己的绝妙东西
8. There’s precious little genuine altruism in the world. 世上真正的利他主义难能可贵
9. As for governmental largess, ask any welfare recipient whether it’s given freely or grudgingly.至于政府的赏赐之物,出手大方还是给得勉强,去问任何一位领受福利的人便知。
10. Potential donees treated me with a respect far out of proportion to my callow abilities. 有可能接受捐赠的人都对我敬重有加,这与我的才疏学浅极不相称。
11. It’s anonymous, a gift for which they receive no credit, and it temporarily weakens tem. As soon as one becomes cynical about the possibility of altruism, counter instances come to mind. We live in tension between the possibility of altruism and the reality of egoism.
献血者的姓名却不为人知。他们献血得不到赞扬,而且一时间还亏了身体。我们一旦对利
他主义的可能性表示怀疑,相反的事例便会浮现在脑海之中。我们生活在利他主义的可能性和利己主义的现实性之间的紧张状态中。
12. As long as we don’t deceive ourselves and imagine we don’t want anything back — when we all do — there’s no danger of feeling the kind of unacknowledged disappointment over unacknowledged expectations that does turn people cynical.
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