Unit 4. Relationships
Lesson 3
Text Study (Passage B)
1.Background Information
a social networking site, created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it is the largest social network in the world, with more than one billion users as of 2012.
Key words:
?open membership
?colloquial name
?user profile
?user groups
2. Words and Expressions
1.training n. practice 训练
2.disappear v. go away 消失
http://www.77cn.com.cnplain v. 抱怨
4.hairdresser’s n.理发店
5.ice cream 冰淇淋
6.chat v. talk in a friendly informal way 聊天
http://www.77cn.com.cnptop n. 手提电脑
8.install v. put into 安装
9.hard-drive n.硬盘
10.painkiller n.止痛药
11.surgery n.诊所
12.fully booked no free appointment to be had 预定满的
13.available adj. able to be had 可获得的
3. Text
dentist’s appointment
3.1 Explanation of important words in details.
appointment
n. an arranged date 约会，预约
e.g. All consultations are by appointment only.
所有磋商都仅限预约。
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