Unit 12You’re supposed to shake hands. 2a2aMaria’s mistakeListening Maria’s mistake___arrived late___ate wrong food___greeted Paul’s mother the wrong way___wore the wrong clothes Maria: I supposed to_______________, but I arrived at 8:00.Maria: In my country, it’s different. When you’re invited for 7:00, you’re supposed to__________ .Dan: And you were supposed to ____________ instead.Dan: I guess you should have asked what you were supposed to_____. arrive at 7:00come latershake handswear How was the dinner at Paul’s house last night?Well, it was OK, but I made some mistakes. I was supposed to arrive at 7:00,but I arrived at 8:00. greet =to welcome or say “hello” 动词 “问候 , 打招呼”如 :He greeted her by saying “good morning”他象她打招呼说 “早上好”。Explanation She greeted me with a friendly smile.她向我微笑致意。A beautiful view greeted us.美丽的景色呈现在我们面前。 3a ReadingAttitude aboutColombiabeing on timevisiting a friend’s housemaking plans with friendsWe are pretty relax about time.We often just drop by our friends’ homes.We don’t have to make plans when we get together with friends. Attitude about Switzerlandbeing on timevisiting a friend’s housemaking plans with friendsIt’s very important to be on time.We never visit a friend’s house without calling first.We usually make plans to meet friends. What kind of rules do you have in Colombia?Well, they have pretty relaxed rules. Like what?Well, it’s OK if you’re not on time. 1.Where I’m from, we are pretty relaxed about time. 我来的那个地方对时间非常放松。 句子中的 “ Where I’m from” 是一个由 “where” 引导的地点状语从句。 Explanations 引导地点状语从句的副词除了 where 还有 wherever 。如 :Just stay where you are.就留在你原来的地方。 Wherever you are, you can see new factories and stories, new schools and hospitals. 无论你走到哪里 , 你都能见到新建的工厂 , 商店 , 学校和医院。 2.We are the land of watches, after all! 毕竟我们是手表王国。(1) 句中的 land 是一个名词 , “ 国家” “国土”的意思。如 : After living in foreign lands for many years, the man went back home. 在外国居住了多年之后 , 这个人回到了自己的祖国。 land 还可以表示 “陆地” “土壤” “土地”等意思。如： We traveled by land until we reached the sea. 我们在陆路旅行 , 一直到大海。 (2) 句子中的 “ after all’’ 意思是 “毕竟”。如 :so you see, I was right after all. 你看 , 毕竟还是我对吧。You decided to come after all.你毕竟还是决定来了。
