Unit1(6hours)TEXTI1)Itiptoedoverandkissedheronthebackoftheneck.Overadv.：acrossadistanceoropenspace,eithertowardsorawayfromsomeone/something.Moreexamples:WeaskedKate’stwosailorfriendsovertohelpusgainourpointindirectly.GoovertoyourGrandmother,mydear.She’sbeckoningtoyou.2)“Whatdidyoudoovertheholidays?”overprep.—during,inthecourseof(aperiodoranevent)Moreexamples:Shelikestolistentosomelightmusicovertheweekend.Paulhasbecomemorematureovertheyears.3)Toeasethesituation,Ipickedupherbrand-newsweaterfromthefloorandputitoverachair.Overprep.—restingontopofsomethingandcoveringsomethingpartlyorcompletelyMoreexamples:Johnwassotiredthathewasfoundsprawlingonthefloorasleepwithhisdrippingraincoatoverasofa.4)Takeoveroneofyourwife’schores,she’llloveyouforit.Takeover—takechargeofMoreexamples:Thefirmbecamemoreandmoreprosperousafterthesontookitover.WeexpectMr.JohnsonwilltakeoverourclasswhenMr.Shawretires.3.“Itwasn’tmyideatostayoutuntilfoura.m.”Thephraseone’sideatodosomethingisusedtoexpresswhatonewishestodo.Moreexamples:Itwasnotmyideatoarguewiththem.WhatIwantedwasonlytoseekthetruthfromfacts.4.Instead,Igotapencilanddrewasketchoftheescapementmechanism.draw—makeapicturewithapen,pencilorchalkdrawasketch—makearoughpicture(drawing,diagram)withapencilMoreexamples:Fancyhimdrawingsowellattheageoffive.Shecherishedthesketchoftheroaringseanotbecauseitwasdrawnbyafamousartistbutbecauseitbroughtbacksomefondmemories.Cf.:Bynowthekidswereintheroom,drawnbythecommotion.bedrawnbythecommotion——beattractedbythenoisyconfusion.Here,drawmeans“attract”.Moreexamples：Thefilmthattellsoftheunusualfaithfulnessbetweenaminerandhiswifedrewlargeaudienceswhenitwason.Supermarkets,whichwereunknowntotheChinesepeoplesomeyearsago,havebeguntodrawlargenumbersofcustomersinmanycitiesinChina.5.Shewasinherpajamas.—Shewaswearingherpajamas.in—wearingMoreexamples：JimmyWells,thepolicemaninuniform,withhisstalwartformandslightswagger,madeafinepictureofaguardianofthepeace.Nowthefashionisforgirlstobedressedinpuresilkinsummerandinexpensivefurcoatsinwinter.6.MaggiealwaysdreadstakingdowntheChristmastree,soIthoughtI’dtoitforher.1)dread—feelworriedabout.Dreadisfollowedbyan-ingparticiple.Anotherexample：Smallchildrenusuallydreadpayingavisittothedentist.Itisalsocorrecttosay:Smallchildrenusuallydreadavisittothedentist.Smallchildrenusuallydreadthattheywillbetakentothedentist.2)takedowntheChristmastree—takedownthetinsel,colouredlights,etc.,fromtheChristmastree,andremovethetreeitself.Theantonymfortakedownisputup.Moreexamples:ItoftentakesalongtimetotakedownaChristmastree.Whentheywentcampinglastsummer,theyhadagoodtime.Everyeveningtheyputuptheirtentandthefollowingmorningtheytookitdown.7.Iwasabouttwo-thirdsdonewhenMaggiecamein.—Ihadfinishedabouttwo-thirdsofthework…done—finishedTwo-thirdsservesasanadverbialmodifyingdone.Moreexamples:Hisnewnovelisabouttwo-fifthsthickerthanhispreviousone.Attheendoflastyeartheconstructionprojectwasalreadyfour-fifthsfinished.TEXTⅡMyFinancialCareerI.Questions1.Whydoyouthinktheheroofthestorygets“rattled”whenhegoesintoabank?2.Whatmadethemanagerofthebanktakethemanforadetective?3.Howdidthemanagerreactwhenhehearditwassuchasmallsumofmoneythatwasgoingtobedepositedinhisbank?4.Whatwastheclerk’sreactiontotheman’seccentricbehaviour?5.Whatdidthemandowithhismoneyafterthisexperience?6.Wasitthefirsttimeorthelasttimethe...
