1、英語日?？谡Z Unit28英語日?？谡Z Unit28 ：The hungry cat本單元是關于中國狗年的對話Alice ：Happy Chinese New Year Helen! What are you doing?Helen：Reading about our Chinese astrology signs.Alice ：Oh do tell.Helen ： Well, I was born in '86 so I'm a tiger. I have an air of authority and am courageous but I'm also prone

2、 to emotional outbursts and react poorly under stress.Alice ：Oh, what am I?Helen：You are 3 years older than me so you're a pig.Alice ：A pig? Charming!Helen：No, it's different in Chinese culture. A Chinesepig is magnanimous and highly intelligent. You're a perfectionist but venomous if yo

3、u're crossed.Alice ： It's all true! What about Michal?Helen ： Well, he's 21 so he's an ox. He's dependable, methodical, honest, unbiased but introverted too.Alice ： Ooh, so does that bode well for you two or not?Vocabulary （詞匯）：Does that bode well for you two?：Is that a sign that

4、 you will have a good future together?（ 對你們倆的未來來說，這是個主吉的預兆嗎？ ） astrology （n） ： （ 占星術 ）the belief that the movement of the stars and planetsaffect people and their behaviour 本單元的語言點是描述人，在描述某人的 Describing people 描 述人To talk about people's personality or characteristics wecan use the following word

5、s and phrases ：Positive characteristics （積極的特征）She has an air of authority（有的氣息）Other people believe her and listen to her opinions （其他人都相信她，并聽取她的意見 ）She's courageous （勇敢的，無畏的）She's brave （ 她很勇敢 ）They're magnanimous （寬宏大量的，高尚的）They're very generous （ 他們很大氣 ）She's very dependable

6、（可靠的）If she says she'll do something, she does it. She alwayskeeps her promises. （ 如果她說了要做什么事，她就會去做的。她總 是信守諾言。 ）He's honest （誠實的）He always tells the truth. You can trust him. （他總是講實話。你能夠信賴他。 ）He's unbiased （不偏不倚的；無偏見的）He's neutral or impartial. He can see both sides of an argument or

7、 disagreement. （ 他是中立的或無偏見的。他了解雙方的 爭論或不同意見。 ）Negative characteristics （消極的特征）He's prone to emotional outbursts（容易情緒化發作）He often reacts with very strong emotions （for example, an outburst of anger or tears） 他很容易情緒化發作（比如，勃然 大怒或眼淚奪眶而出）She reacts poorly under stress（她在壓力下表現糟糕）She reacts badly under

8、stress（她在壓力下表現很差）She doesn't deal with stress well. She cries or gets very angry when she's in a stressful situation （她不善于應對壓力。遇到緊張的情況，她要么哭泣，要么發火。He's so venomous （惡意的，懷恨的；有毒的He's extremely hateful or angry （ 他充滿仇恨或憤怒 ）Neutral characteristics （中性特征）She's such a perfectionist （完美主義者）