Unit12CultureShock[学生用书P75]owevt.欠(情、债等);感激;归功于(1)owesb.sth.欠某人某物owe...to...把……归功于……(2)owingadj.欠着的owingto由于apologyn.道歉,认错(1)make/offeranapologytosb.for(doing)sth.因为(做)……向某人道歉owesb.anapology应向某人道歉(2)apologize(apologise)vi.道歉apologizetosb.for(doing)sth.因(做)某事向某人道歉apologizetosb.that...因……向某人道歉absorbvt.理解,掌握;吸收,汲取;吞并;吸引(注意等);使全神贯注(1)absorb...from...从……中吸收……absorbsth.intosth.吸收某物进入某物(2)absorbedadj.被吸收的;一心一意的beabsorbedin全神贯注于,专心于exchangevt.&n.交换,兑换(1)exchange...for...用……换……exchangeideas交流想法(2)inexchange(for...)作为(对……的)交换majorityn.大多数,大半(1)ina/themajority占大多数by/withamajority以……的多数(2)majoradj.重要的v.主修majorin主修……requestn.&vt.请求;要求;邀请(1)make(a)requestfor...请求/要求得到……atone’srequest/attherequestofsb.应某人的要求onrequest一经请求(2)requeststh.from/ofsb.要求某人某事requestsb.todosth.要求某人做某事attachvt.附,贴,系,固定;喜欢,依恋(1)attach...to...把……附在……上attachimportancetosth.认为……有重要性/意义(2)attachedadj.附加的;喜爱的beattachedto...附加于/喜爱……forgivevt.宽恕,饶恕(1)forgivesb.sth.原谅某人某事forgivesb.for(doing)sth.饶恕/原谅某人(做)某事forgivedoingsth.原谅做某事(2)forgivingadj.宽恕的(3)forgivenessn.原谅;宽恕first__of__all首先aboveall最重要的atall根本allinall总而言之inall总共afterall毕竟as__a__result结果asaresultof...因为withtheresultthat...结果是……resultin导致resultfrom...起因于drop__off让……下车;打盹儿,打瞌睡;减少,逐渐消失dropaway减弱;减少dropback落后dropbehind落后;落在……后面dropin(onsb.)拜访(某人)dropout不再参加,退出;辍学hang__on稍等;不挂断;取决于;坚持不懈,不放弃hangout挂出;闲逛hangup挂断;悬挂;搁置hangaround闲荡;徘徊hangover笼罩;威胁break__into闯入,破门而入;突然……起来breakawayfrom离开;脱离breakdown打破,毁掉;出毛病;(身体)垮了;恸哭breakout突然爆发breakup拆散,解散;分解,分裂;崩溃breakin插嘴breakthrough突围;突破bring__an__end__to...使结束atanend结束cometoanend结束putanendto...使……结束attheendof...在……末尾bytheendof...到……为止1.现在分词作定语Therearepeoplefromallovertheworldlivinghereandasaresult,therearemanyinternationalrestaurants.【仿写】站在那棵树底下的女孩是我妹妹。Thegirl__standing__under__that__treeismysister.2.eventhough即使ButeventhoughsomeBritishpeoplearequitestrange,themajorityofthemarereallyfriendlyandI’vemadesomegoodfriends.【仿写】即使下雨,我们也要想办法按时到达那里。Wewillmanagetoarrivethereontimeeven__though__it__rains.3.was/weredoing...when...正在做……时,这时……IwasenjoyingmydessertandtalkingtomyAmericanfriendJaniceatthetablewhenInoticedpeoplestaringatus.【仿写】他们正在讨论这个问题,这时有人闯了进来。Theywere__discussing__the__problem__whensomeonebrokein.4.while表示对比Theyarenowaminoritygroupandmostofthemliveinterribleconditionswhiletherestofusarequitewelloff.【仿写】他每天辛苦工作而他哥哥却整天闲坐着无所事事。Heworkshardeverydaywhile__his__brother__alwayssitstheredoingnothing.5.Itissaidthat...据说……Itissaidthattherearemorethan200differentkinds!【仿写】据说他的儿子已经出国深造了。It__is__said__thathissonhasgoneabroadforfurthereducation.根据要求运用本单元所学知识完成下面小作文,并背诵成文。1.伤害了朋友时,你向他/她道歉吗?(whendoing...;apology)2.我们大多数人发现道歉很难,即使我们的朋友们...