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Unit 2
Unit 2
Exploring English
To learn some expressions that may cause misunderstandings
To understand the reasons that cause misunderstandings in specific situations
To retell the situations in the posts
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
ring a bell
toilet water
What’s up
small potatoes
at sixes and sevens
pull up one’s socks
green fingers
=I think I have heard his name. But I can’t remember where
we met.
His name rings a bell. But I can’t remember where we met.
ring a bell
to sound familiar
In summer, mothers like to put Six God toilet water in the bath basin.
=In summer, mothers like to put some perfumed(有香味
的) liquid(液体) named Six God in the bath basin.
toilet water
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
What’s up
=What’s going on
— What’s up
In the long river of history, we are all small potatoes.
=In the long river of history, we are all unimportant people.
small potatoes
something unimportant or insignificant
When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was at sixes and sevens.
=When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was in a mess.
at sixes and sevens
in a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
=We need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties.
pull up one’s socks
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have green fingers.
=If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have
to have ability in growing plants.
green fingers
natural ability in growing plants
More English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
green hand
couch potato
horse sense
rest room
the Yellow Pages
a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area
a room with a toilet
a person without rich experience in a certain field
someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television
common sense
had a frog in her throat
the first floor
wicked
Not bad!
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
a (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level
(American English) the floor of a building at ground level
b pretty good, better than you expected
c unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic
Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Match the definitions to the posts. And explain the reasons for the misunderstanding.
a – Sophie’s post
b – Zheng Xu’s post
c – Yancy’s post
d – Julien’s post
该语篇类型为论坛专题讨论，属于新媒体语篇，由一篇论坛主题帖和四篇回复贴组成。新媒体语篇的语言特点包括：
1、生动、形象；2、简洁准确，鲜明、富有概括力；
3、清新自然。
1. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
not only位于句首，后接句子时，其所在的分句要用倒装结构。
e.g. Not only is she a teacher, but she is also a writer.
在英语中，为了避免产生头重脚轻、结构不平衡的句子，常采用倒装语序，遵循“尾重原则”，即把句子最复杂的成分放在句尾以保持句子平衡。
e.g. Gone are the days when they had nothing to eat.
Only then did he realize that he was wrong.
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) As an exchange student, not only ______ you good at writing in English, but also you study well and live a healthy life.
2) Not until then _______ I realize words could be powerful in positive and negative ways.
are
did
remind vt. to make someone remember something that they must do提醒
to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past 使(某人)想起
2. Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world!
e.g. I had to remind myself that being confident is not the same as being perfect!
That song always reminds me of our first date.
动词+sb. of sth.
warn sb. of sth 警告某人某事
inform sb. of sth. 告知某人某事
convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind (sb.) that/ how/ what… 提醒某人……
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) You ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (使我想起了你的父亲) when you say that.
2) Please ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (提醒我发这封邮件) this afternoon.
remind me of your father
remind me to send the email
3) On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her _____ sugary treats were bad for her teeth.
that
3. People say that the British always play safe with what they eat.
play safe: to avoid taking any risks
e.g. It’s probably OK to eat them raw, but it’s best to play safe by cooking them.
4. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie— but why did she try to eat such a big frog.
have a frog in one’s throat: to be unable to speak clearly for a
short period of time because your throat is dry or blocked.
e.g. I’m supposed to give a presentation today, but I have a frog in my throat!
entrance n. a door, gate etc that you go through to enter a place大门（口），入口（处）
the right or ability to go into a place 进入；进入权；
permission to become a member of or become
involved in a profession, university, society etc.
（俱乐部、社团、大学等的）准许加入
5. At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was.
e.g. A marble entrance hall leads to a sitting room.
Entrance to the museum is free.
Entrance to universities and senior secondary schools was restricted.
the entrance to ……的入口
gain entrance to 得以进入……；获得……的进入权
entrance examinations 入学考试
通常与介词to搭配的短语
the key to the door 门的钥匙
the answer to the question 问题的答案
the home to the animal 动物的家园
the solution to the problem 问题的解决方法
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) There is no possibility that all the students can ___________
__________________________________ (通过大学入学考试).
2) I can’t find _____________ (入口) the park.
3) But can uniforms help improve school standards The answer _____ this question is not clear.
4) Or maybe you just can’t find ________________________ (问题的解决方法) that you’re working on.
pass the college/ university entrance examination
the entrance to
to
the solution to the problem
Background information
In Britain, the floor of a building at the bottom lever is called the “ground floor” and the floor above it is called the “first floor”. In America, just like in China, the “first floor” is at the bottom level and the one above it is the “second floor”.
6. When I was looking for the exit, I saw that shoes were actually sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor.
actually adv. used to emphasize the real or exact truth of a situation, rather than what people may think 实际上，事实上
e.g. I've known Barbara for years. Since we were babies,
actually.
“事实上，实际上”其他表达：
in fact, as a matter of fact, in reality, in effect
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 这是我确实要走的唯一理由。
2) 事实上, 以后再办这件事可能要明智得多。
That’s the only reason I’m actually going.
Actually, it would be much more sensible to do it later.
Background information
“Not bad!” here means “very good”. This way of making something seem less important or impressive than it actually is, is called understatement, and British people often use it. American use understatement too, but less than British people do.
7. When I got the paper back, I found my teacher had written the comment “Not bad!” Not bad But there weren’t any errors in my paper.
expressions surface meaning real meaning
frog in the throat an animal in the throat a dry or blocked throat
the first floor the first counted from the ground the second counted from the ground
wicked morally wrong behavior very good; fantastic
not bad not successful pretty good
1. Which post do you find most interesting Why
2. How would you deal with the situations described in the posts
3. What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
4. Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries Share them with the class.
COZ: because; X-( angry; :-( sad :confused；
Work in pairs. Retell the situations in the four posts.
Think of a story about a misunderstanding that happened in your life. Then organize it in English.
