Members of my dormitory

1. Members of my dormitory • 陈婷 • 欧阳秋月 • 贾蓉 • 罗勤燕 • 杨爽 • 吴媛

2. The Teddy Stoddard Story • You never can tell what type of impact you may make on another’s life by your actions or lack of action.Consider this fact in your venture through life.

3. It got to the point ``````at the top of the paper biggest of all. • to the point,means to the extent that,or up to the time • discription in p.3 • prejudice about the boy • 1

4. When she opened his file,she was in for a surprise. • be in for,means be about to experience sth. ,usually something unpleasant • can be used to describe sb’s astonishiment about what he saw or heard • go in for,to participate in

5. 例句 • e.g.1 You’ll be in for it if you don’t do what she tells you . • 如果你不按照她说的做,你肯定会遇到麻烦的. • He’s going in for a half marathon next month.他下个月将参加一个半程马拉松赛.

6. Teddy is a bright,inquisitive child```a joy to be around. • a joy ,a person or thing which causes happiness 开心果 • e.g.Her grandchildren are a great joy to her . • to be around,to be here or somewhere near 在附近 to exist 存在

7. ```he’s home life will soon affect him if some steps aren’t taken. • affect,to have influence on 影响 to pretend to be or have 假装 take steps,to take actions /start e.g.The country is taking its first faltering steps towards democracy 这个国家正向民主迈出它摇摇晃晃的一步.

8. By now Mrs.Thompson realized```was coming fast. • realized,to understand a situation or sth suddenly 意识到 • come,to draw near 临近 • e.g. Lots of money,a luxury house,a fast car—he had realized all his ambition by the age of 25.大量的钱,一幢豪华房子,一部跑车—到25岁时,他已实现了他的全部抱负. 3

9. It was all she could do,```focus on Teddy Stoddard. • focus on,to direct one’s attention to ,condentrate on (将注意力)集中到 • to move a device on the lens in order to see a clear picture调节焦距 • all,all that ,what,所有的事 3

10. Mrs.Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. • take pains to do , take great effort to 费尽苦心,尽力 • be at pains ,to do sth. very carefully 下苦功,用心 • e.g. She is at pains to point out how much work she has done.她正在煞费苦心地指出她做了多少工作. 3

11. She stifled the```behind the other wrist. • stifle,to prevent something from happening,阻止,扼杀 • e.g.I don’t hnow how I managed to stifle my anger.我不知道我是如何克制住怒火的. • to be unable to breathe because of surprise,fear,pleasure,etc (因惊奇,恐怖,等)呼喊 • e.g.The little girl exclaimed in delight when she saw her mother.当小女孩看到她妈妈时,高兴得大叫起来. 3 3

12. Word Definition • alike, unkempt, sullen • inquisitive,withdraw • slump,venture • quit,tardy,exclaim

13. alike, unkempt, sullen • alike ,means equally,in the same manner adverb • unkempt,messy,having untidy clothes and hair • sullen,silently showing lack of cheerfulness

14. inquisitive,withdraw • inquisitive,adjective,means being interested in learning many things • withdraw,also an adjective,means becoming quieter and spending less time with others

15. Slump,venture • slump,to sink down • Venture,an undertaking that involves risk or uncertainty

16. Quit,tardy,exclaim • quit,to stop • tardy,slow in action • exclaim,to cry out or speak loudly

17. Questions for us? • Now it’s time for you to ask questions about our showing

18. So much for the showing. • Thanks for you attention!