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Lesson 15 – The President as Corporate Salesman

Part FourPart Four

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I. Word Study

II. Phrases and Expressions

III.Word Building

IV. Grammar

Language Language StudyStudy


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I.I. Word StudyWord StudyWord list:

1. addictive

2. bigoted

3. compatriot

4. curb

5. dual

11. populace

12. self-righteous

13. synonymous

14. unaccountable15. well-being

6. incriminate

7. injurious

8. manifest

9. mediocre 10. mobilize


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study1. addictive

a. a. (a drug) making you unable to stop taking it

b. (an activity) making you want to keep doing, esp. because you enjoy it so much Examples:

Crack is a potent, highly addictive form of cocaine.I took up diving a couple of years ago and I find it quite addictive.

cf:He’s seriously addicted to these tranquilizers.


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study2. bigoted

a. having such strong opinions about race, religion, or politics that you are unwilling to listen to anyone else’s opinions

prejudiced

intolerant

narrow-minded

Synonyms


Example:The decision not to allow disabled athletes to take part was seen as petty and bigoted.

bigot n. 盲目信仰者；顽固者The new sergeant was a bigot, and viewed all black men with suspicion.

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3. compatriot

n. someone who was born in or is a citizen of

the same country as someone else

fellow citizen

Synonyms


Examples:

Stich defeated his compatriot Becker in the quarter final.

cf:Mr. Bush praised Weinburger as “a true American patriot”.

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I.I. Word StudyWord Study 4. curb

v. to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effectn. an influence which helps to control or limit something

Examples:

Take measures to curb the spread of the

virus.

Put a curb to your anger.

restrain

control

rein in

curtail

Synonyms

promoteAntonym


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a. having two

5. dualTranslation

dual nationality dual controls dual purpose dual carriageway dual citizenship

双重国籍双重控制双重目的双线车道双重国籍

cf:

duel 决斗


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study6. incriminate

v. to make someone seem guilty of a crime

Examples:

He refused to speak because he was

worried that he would incriminate

himself.

There was no incriminating evidence.

implicate

convict

Synonyms

cf: criminate 告发，定罪 recriminate 反控，反唇相讥 discriminate 辨别，歧视


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a. causing injury, harm, or damage

7. injurious

harmfuladverseruinousdetrimental

Synonyms

Examples:

Smoking is injurious to health.

Such behavior is injurious to collective

interests.

cf:

On her face is an injured expression.


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study8. manifest

v. a. to show a feeling, attitude etc.b. to appear or to become easy to

see

Examples:

They have so far manifested a total

indifference to our concerns.

Food allergies manifest themselves in a

variety of ways.

showdisplay reveal

Synonyms

hideAntonym


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study9. mediocre

a. not very good

Examples:

I thought the film was pretty mediocre.He is a mediocre student.

mediocrity n. 平常；平庸之才Her performance was below mediocrity.


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study10. mobilize

v. a. to bring people together so that they

can all work to achieve sth. important b. to bring together the supporters,

resources etc. that you need and prepare them for actionExamples:

The rural population was mobilized in a

drive for self-sufficiency.

Nancy was trying to mobilize support for a

new political party.

rallyassembleactivate

Synonyms


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11. populace

n. (singular) the ordinary people who live in a country

Examples:

benefit the populace

excite the populace to riot and violence

the superstitious populace

breaking the news to a joyful populace


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12. self-righteous

a. proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes, and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people

Example:

That’s the most unfair, self-righteous stateme

nt I’ve ever heard!

sanctimonious

smug

Synonyms


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13. synonymous

a. having the same meaning as, identical

Examples:

She seems to think that being poor is

synonymous with being lazy.

The name of Keats has come to be

synonymous with beauty.

identicalthe same

Synonyms


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I.I. Word StudyWord Study14. unaccountable

a. a. not having to explain your actions or decisions to anyone else

b. very surprising and difficult to explain

Examples:

Patrick’s disappearance was quite unaccountable.

It is not acceptable that the governors of this institution should be largely unaccountable.

b

a

cf:

Two people are still unaccounted for after the floods.

Decide the meaning of “unaccountable” is “a” or “b”.


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n. a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy

15. well-being Translation

physical well-being

social well-being

economic well-being

a sense of well-being

身体健康社会安宁经济繁荣幸福的感觉

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List:

1. be above (doing) sth.

2. do one’s share

3. for all

4. have occasion to do sth.

5. hold down

6. lend sth. to sth.

7. make a show of

8. raise hell

II.II. Phrases and Phrases and ExpressionsExpressions


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to consider yourself so important that you do not have to do all the things that everyone else has to do

Examples:

She seems to think she’s above doing any housework.

Some politicians think they are above the law.

1. be above (doing) sth.



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2. do one’s share

to do one’s part of a job, duty etc. that you share with other people

Examples:

I do my share of the housework.

You did your share better than any woman in

the village could do it this blessed day.


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in spite of a particular fact, quality, or situation

Examples:

For all his efforts, he still came last.

For all her rudeness, she’s actually quite a kind-hearted old soul.

3. for all



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to need to do sth.

Examples:

More than once Dr. Staley had occasion to warn his son about his irresponsible behavior.I have occasion to say something about it.

4. have occasion to do sth.


“occasion” phrases


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Cf.

He had met Lucy on an earlier occasion.

His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.

I have on occasion visited her at home.

He will rise to the occasion all right when the time comes.


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to prevent something such as prices from rising

Examples:

They are trying to work out the best way to hold down inflation.

We shall hold down prices until the new year.

5. hold down



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to give a situation, event etc. a particular quality

Examples:

His soft accent lends a kind of warmth to his words.

The Duke’s presence lent a certain air of dignity to the occasion.

6. lend sth. to sth.



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to do something to pretend to other people that what you are doing is true

Examples:

“Oh, no. I don’t mind,” she said, making a show of cheerfulness.I made a show of interest, but I didn’t really care what happened.

7. make a show of / put on a show of



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a. (infml.) to behave in an angry and threatening way

b. to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other people

Examples:

I’ll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess.

The kids next door were raising hell last night.

8. raise hell


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III.III. Word BuildingWord BuildingList:

1. Prefix—de

2. Root—sent

3. Suffix—ous


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de-: apart; from

debarkdebonedecodedeformdefrostdehydratedepersonalizedetachdethrone

登陆剔骨译解（密码、电报等）使残废，使丑去霜脱水使失去个性，使非个性化解开，分离废黜，推翻

deregulationderegulation

prefix

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dissent dissent

root

-sent: feel

assent

consent

dissent

presentiment

resent

sentiment

赞同，同意同意持异议预感憎恨感情，伤感


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a. describing sth. that causes or has a particular quality

Examples: self-righteous synonymous

Suffix— -ous

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prosper

vigor

danger

space

envy

fury

vice

virtue

peril

glory

Suffix-- -ous


Give the corresponding adjectives of the following.

prosperous vigorous dangerous spacious envious furious vicious virtuous perilous glorious

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IV.IV. GrammarGrammaras: as: function and comparison

Two common ways of using as are:

1. to talk about the job, function, use or role of a person or thing

2. to compare actions or situations by saying that they are similar


Examples


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1. I used my shoe as a hammer.

He worked as a bus-driver for six months.

She went to the party dressed as a traffic-warden.

2. He ran away from home, as his brother had done the year before.

In Greece, as in Italy, they use a lot of olive oil in cooking.

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In a formal written style, as is sometimes followed by the word-order and structure of questions.



Examples:

He was a catholic, as were most of his friends.

She believed, as did all her family, that the King was their supreme lord.


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As is also used in expressions like as you know, as we agreed, as you suggested.

A number of verbs can be followed by an object and an as-construction. This is common in cases when we say how we see somebody, or how people describe him.

Not… as such is used in spoken language to say that something is not really what you are calling it.

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1. His mother regards him as a genius.

2. He didn’t impress me as very intelligent.

3. There isn’t a garden as such, just a little vegetable patch.




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as… as … as… as …

1. to say that two things are the same in some way

2. to talk about quantity, we use as much… as… or as many… as

3. to modify it with half, a quarter, twice, three times, etc. or (not) nearly, almost, just , nothing like, every bit, exactly, etc.

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1. It’s as cold as ice.She’s not as/so nice as her sister.

2. We need as many records as possible.He didn’t catch as many as he’d hoped.

3. You’re not half as clever as you think you are.It’s not nearly as cold as yesterday.




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Seldom mentioned is this role as guardian

and representative of corporate America. (1)

role and job

as as



… the president might decide on behalf of

the public interest, as when Clinton backed his

Food and Drug commissioner… (16)

comparison

Find more examples in the text.


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… the president tends to treat capitalist

interests as synonymous with the nation’s

well-being. (5)v.+ as + adj.

as as



Presidents greet the accumulation of wealth

as a manifestation of a healthy national

economy, … (5)

v.+ as + n.



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… a president’s primary commitment

abroad is not to democracy as such… (5)

not what you really call it

as as



… he might do battle with an industry like

steel, as did Kennedy, to hold prices down…

(15)

inversion


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as … asas … as


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For their part, presidents seem as capable

of trading favors for campaign money as any

influence-peddling, special-interest

politician… (10)


being the same


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