UNIT 2 Bridging Cultures 三言 两语 1. The dream of going to the firstclass university abroad attracts us greatly and we have made up our minds to achieve it. 2. To avoid such conflicts, we should be kind to one another and “do as Romans do”. 3. It's very convenient to get there by taking Buses No. 17, 69 or 59 besides Subway Line 2. 1. 留过学的学生们可以充当来自不同文化的人们的媒介。 Students who have studied abroad can act_as_ mediators_between_people_of_different_cultures. 2. 越来越多的家长倾向于把孩子送到国外接受高等教育,国外的高等教育与国内的有很大的不同。 More and more parents incline to send their children abroad to get higher education, which_ is_quite_different_from_the_one_in_China. 核 心 单 词 [默写识记]根据汉语释义写出单词 1. engage vi. 参加;参与(活动) vt. 吸引(注意力、兴趣) 2. involve vt. 包含;需要;涉及;影响;(使)参加 3. reasonable adj. 有道理的;合情理的 4. expectation n. 期望;预期;期待 5. applicant n. 申请人 6. presentation n. 报告;陈述;出示;拿出 7. recall vt. & vi. 记起;回想起 8. firm n. 公司;商行;事务所 adj. 结实的;牢固的;坚定的 9. insight n. 洞察力;眼光 10. grasp vt. 理解;领会;抓紧 11. expense n. 费用;花费;开销 12. deny vt. 否认;否定;拒绝 13. optimistic adj. 乐观的 14. gain vt. 获得;赢得;取得;增加 n. 好处;增加 15. sincerely adv. 真诚地;诚实地 16. logical adj. 合乎逻辑的;合情合理的 [语境运用]用所给词的适当形式填空 1. I don't think it a reasonable (reason) practice for them to behave that way in our society. 2. The secretary arranged a convenient time and place for the applicants (apply) to have an interview. 3. (2020·新高考全国卷Ⅰ)Always make your presentation (present) just a bit shorter than anticipated. 4. Engaged (engage) with the recent work, my mum always goes back home very late. 5. What out of his expectations (expect) was that neighbours were all friendly to him and his basket was empty in a short time. 6. In the face of great pressure, I think, we should take an optimistic (optimism) attitude. 续表 拓 展 单 词 [词汇变形]根据汉语释义写出单词及其变化形式 1. qualification n. (通过考试或学****课程取得的)资格;学历→ qualify vt. & vi.(使)具备资格;(使)合格→qualified_adj. 有资格的;能胜任的 2. ambition n. 追求的目标;夙愿;野心;抱负→ ambitious adj. 有野心的;有雄心的 3. adaptatio