Unit 6 Human Touch

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Unit 6 Human Touch

• Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

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bishop sleeves (L.4)
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in tune (L.4)

• harmonious(ly) (often followed by with)
• ??????????
• His ideas are in tune with mine.
• The price of gold coins fluctuates in tune with
  that of commodities.
• the opposite out of tune (with)
• Her character is quite out of tune with her
  beautiful looks.
• change ones tune (????????)

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joint (L.5)

• adj. held or done by two or more persons
  together
• She had taken the money out of the joint account
  she had with her husband.
• There are a number of different forms of business
  ownership, such as partnerships, corporations and
  joint ventures (??).
• a joint effort (????)

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stalk (L.7)

• v. (of an evil force) move through (a place) in
  a threatening way move quietly and cautiously in
  order to get near
• When night falls, danger stalks the streets of
  the city.
• ???????????????
• There are sharks stalking their prey in those
  waters.

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victim (L.8)

• n. person, animal, etc. suffering death, injury
  or loss
• Police and hospital records indicate that the
  majority of victims of domestic violence are
  women.
• Four people were killed in the explosion, but the
  police have not yet named the victims.
• The Red Cross assists victims of natural and
  man-made disasters.

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subtract (L.23)

• v. take (a number, quantity) away from
• Students were given a lot of practice in writing,
  adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
• When total taxes are subtracted from personal
  income, the remainder is called disposable income
  (?????).

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backward (L.28)

• adv. with the back or end first
• The helicopter can travel forward, backward, or
  sideways.
• adj. late in development
• Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in
  his studies.
• ?????????????????(Some backward parts of the
  country do not have any electricity.)
• ????
• backward and forward ????
• bend/fall/lean over backward ????
• know sth. backward ???????????????

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dreary (L.32)

• adj. dull, gloomy, causing low spirits
• a dreary winter day
• ???????
• Foreign trade prospects are dreary.

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in a whisper(L.35)

• in a low voice
• He bent down and addressed her in a whisper.
• She said it in a whisper, so I couldnt make out
  what they are talking.
• whisper
• whisper (about sb./sth.)
• whisper sth. (to sb.)

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turn loose (L.49)

• allow sth. to be free of control
• He turned the horse loose in the field.
• ????????????,?????????? The World Bank makes
  grants to developing countries but it doesnt
  just turn the money loose.

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look the part (L.56)

• have an appearance for a particular job, role, or
  position
• Despite looking the part, Michael was not an
  artist at all.

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to excess (L.59)

• to an extreme degree
• His father never smoked or drank to excess.
• Dont carry your grief to excess.
• ??in excess of (??)
• Never spend in excess of your income.

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for the rest (L.60)

• as regards other matters
• The working conditions in my new job are
  excellent, but for the rest, I am not impressed.
• ?????,????????????
• For the rest, I could not notice anything more.
• ????
• as to the rest ??????
• and all the rest of it ????????
• He is young and handsome and well-educated and
  all the rest of it.

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fierce (L.60)

• adj. violent and angry
• a fierce looking man
• It was estimated that the fierce storm killed at
  least several thousand people and left more than
  one million without home.

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fierce (L.60)

• adj. intense strong
• While Apple enjoyed brighter sales, competitors
  in the IBM PC world fought a fierce battle for
  market share.
• ????????,????????????
• Because there is so much unemployment, the
  competition for jobs is very fierce.

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mock (L.61)

• v. ridicule make fun of (Pattern mock (at)
  sb./sth.)
• He made all the other boys laugh by mocking the
  way the teacher spoke and walked.
• The student did his best, and the teacher was
  wrong to mock at his effort.
• adj. not real or true like (in appearance,
  taste, etc.)
• Before each debate, he is expected to engage in
  mock debate.
• The army training exercises ended with a mock
  battle.
• a mock exam (????)

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mingle (L.78)

• v. mix (followed by with Patterns mingle with
  be mingled with)
• The smell of smoke mingles with the smell of the
  food.
• Many traditions have mingled to form modern
  American Thanksgiving celebrations.

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stand out (L.86)

• be easily seen above or among others
• The trip to Africa stood out in my memory.
• These writers stood out above the rest.
• ????
• stand by ??
• stand for ??
• stand well with ?????

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wear away (L.91)

• (of time) pass gradually
• The day wore away, and we still couldnt find a
  solution to the problem.
• (cause to) become thin or damaged by constant use
• ?????????????
• The dripping of the water is wearing away the
  stone.

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• ????
• wear down ??,??
• She was worn down by overwork.
• wear off ????,????
• The pain is slowly wearing off.
• wear out ??,??
• Children wear out their shoes very quickly.
• wear sb. out tire sb. out

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cling to (L.92)

• hold tight to
• She wore a silk dress that clung to her figure.
• The frightened child clung to her mother.

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call to (L.97)

• attract the attention of sb. by speaking out
• Every morning we can hear various birds calling
  to one another in the park.

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acute (L.112)

• (of diseases) coming quickly to the critical
  stage
• His disease is not acute but chronic (???).
• She was taken to the hospital suffering from
  acute appendicitis (?????).
• severe
• Food shortage in some African countries are
  becoming acute.
• (of the mind or the senses) able to notice small
  differences, esp. of meaning or sound working
  very well sharp
• Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

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flutter (L.127)

• v. (cause to) move about in a quick, irregular
  way
• The butterfly fluttered into the room.
• The bird fluttered its wings wildly but it could
  not get off the ground.
• ?????????
• His heart fluttered with excitement.
• n. fluttering movement
• There was a flutter of wings among the trees.
• Her new book on violence caused a flutter.

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Useful Expressions

• 1. ?? (LL.7-8)
• 2. ?????? (L.13)
• 3. ?? (L.25)
• 4. ??????? (L.25)
• 5. ??? (LL.27-28)
• 6. ?? (L.42)
• 7. ??,?? (L.43)
• 8. ???? (L.44)
• 9. ?? (L.49)
• 10. ???? (LL.49-50)

• 11. ????? (L.56)
• 12. ????? (L.59)
• 13. ???? (L.60)
• 14. ???? (L.61)
• 15. ????? (LL.79-80)
• 16. ??,?? (L.86)
• 17. (??)?? (L.91)
• 18. ???? (L.92)
• 19. ???? (L.115)
• 20. ?? (L.121)

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