annoyance 开始做，着手（用来表达惊讶或不满）
Sammy took off his coat and proceeded to undo his boots. 萨米拖了外套，又开始揭开靴子。 4 [always +adverb/preposition] formal to move in a particular direction 前往 proceed to/towards/into etc
Passengers for Miami should proceed to gate 25. 去往迈阿密的乘客应前往25号门。
case ?REASON/ARGUMENT?
[countable usually singular] a set of reasons why something should happen or be done证明理由，理由陈述
Let me research the facts before I put forward a case. 让我在提交理由之前对事实做个调查。 case for
A group of us met to make our case for more women in the cabinet. 我们一行人碰上，谈论着内阁应该有更多妇女参政。
There is a strong case (=very good set of reasons) for getting parents more involved in the school's activities. 让家长更多地参与学校活动是很要道理的。
count verb
?FIND THE TOTAL? also count up
[transitive] to calculate the total number of things or people in a group 计算总数 I was amazed at the number of plants - I counted 147. count (up) how many
Count up how many ticks are in each box. ?SAY NUMBERS? also count up
[intransitive] to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups数数 count to
Sarah can count up to five now. count by twos/fives etc
It's quicker to count by tens (=saying 10, 20, 30 ...) . ?BE ALLOWED?
[intransitive and transitive] to be allowed or accepted, or to allow or accept something, according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules 被允许，被接受，接受，允许，算数 A linesman had his flag up so the kick did not count. count as
Today's session is counted as training, so you will get paid. count towards
Results from the two rounds count towards championship points. ?INCLUDE?
[transitive] to include someone or something in a total 包括 There are more than two thousand of us, not counting the crew. count somebody/something among something
I count Jules and Ady among my closest friends. 我把…和…算作是我的朋友。 ?CONSIDER SOMETHING?
[transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way 认为 count somebody/something as something
I don't count him as a friend anymore.我不再把他看作是朋友。
You should count yourself lucky that you weren't hurt. 你没有受伤，应该觉得自己很幸运。 ?IMPORTANT?
[intransitive not in progressive] to be important or valuable 重要，有价值 First impressions really do count. 第一印象真得很重要。 count for
His promises don't count for much. 他的承诺没有用。
His overseas results count for nothing. 他在海外的成果毫无用处。
u For most Chinese, the family counts above all else. It remains the dominant social and political unit in Chinese society so Chinese people will usually be very pleased to be asked about their children and their hopes for their children?s future.
u In social relationships Chinese people almost always seek to preserve harmony and face.
3. Writing. Dear Chen
I was very pleased to receive your letter. As requested, I enclose some advice about visiting Milan.
There are lots of good hotels near the Fiera and I recommend the Hotel Wagner; it is about a ten-minute walk from the trade fair but also has metro and tram connections. The public transport system here is quite reliable and I do not think you need to hire a car; the traffic in Milan can be a bit chaotic.
Finding somewhere to eat in the evening should be easy. There are plenty of restaurants and pizzerias near the hotel. My favorite is Nove Cento, which serves excellent seafood pasta.
It is difficult to know what to recommend for sightseeing as the city has so much to offer. If you are interested in art, then the world famous “Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci is a short tram ride from the hotel or you could visit the Brera art gallery. There is also the Duomo, Milan?s huge gothic cathedral. If you are interested in football, there should be a midweek match featuring either AC or InterMilan. Alternatively, you could visit the fashion area around via Montenapoleone.
Thank you for inviting me for a meal one evening during your stay. I would be very happy to accept.
I look forward to hearing form you nearer the time. We can then make arrangements for where and when we are going to meet.
Best regards
Maurizio
metro noun[countable] plural metros
a railway system that runs under the ground below a city 地铁 the Paris Metro
It'll be quicker to go on the metro. a metro station
tram noun [countable] especially British English
a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street 有轨电车 American Equivalent: streetcar
connection noun
?TRAIN/FLIGHT ETC?
[countable] a train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time which allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journey 火车、公共汽车、飞机等的联运
connection to
If this train gets delayed we'll miss our connection to Paris. 如果这趟火车延误了，那么我们将错过联运的交通工具赶往巴黎。
chaotic adjective a chaotic situation is one in which everything is happening in a confused way 混乱的
a chaotic mixture of images
pizzeria noun [countable] a restaurant that serves pizza 比萨店
Gothic adjective
1 the Gothic style of building was common in Western Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries and included tall pointed arches and windows and tall pillars歌德式建筑 a Gothic church 歌德式教堂
2 a Gothic story, film etc is about frightening things that happen in mysterious old buildings and lonely places, in a style that was popular in the early 19th century 歌德式故事、电影（19世纪早期流行的发生在神秘古老建筑中或孤僻地方的恐怖故事）
midweek adjective, adverb on one of the middle days of the week 一星期当中
There are often discounts available for midweek travel. 星期三、四出行总会有折扣。 ?midweek noun [uncountable]
The match will be played in midweek. 这场比赛将在一周的当中进行。
feature verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to include or show something as a special or important part of
something, or to be included as an important part 包括或展示有特色的事物
The exhibition features paintings by contemporary artists. 这次展览主要展出由当代艺术家创作的油画作品。
a cruise ship featuring extensive spa facilities 一艘配备有大量水疗设备的巡游船 feature in
A study of language should feature in an English literature course. 一门英国文学课中会包括对语言的研究。
feature prominently/strongly/heavily etc
Violence seems to feature heavily in all of his books. 所有他写的书中包含了大量暴力场面的描述。
feature somebody as something
The film featured Marlon Brando as the Godfather. 这部电影把马龙?白兰度塑造成教父的形象。
2 [transitive] to show a film, play etc 放映电影，演出剧目
The Retro Theatre is featuring films by Frank Capra this week. …电影院这周正在放映有弗兰克?卡普若指导的电影
饼图写作
Language Focus
当一个饼被分割成若干份时，我们需要学会如下的语句要领：
White is the most car colour, which constitutes (accounts for, makes up, is) around 70 per cent. 即：形容词的比较级或最高级和该份额占据多少比例。
再比如：
Most people like to buy white cars.
White cars are twice as popular as red cars.
White cars are significantly more popular than blue cars.
Red cars are a little more popular than blue cars
Summary
When you need to describe a pie chart, you may use different sentence patterns which may be new to you.
l When describing pie charts, the language of comparison is used. describing just one part of the chart. The most popular
second most common car colour color is white. is red.
Comparing two parts of the pie chart. Red is fractionally slightly a lot far much somewhat significantly substantially
considerably more common less popular than blue. Or
White is about twice three times as common popular as red.
l Describing the percentage of one part
White, which is 56.11%, is considerably more common than blue, which makes up 12.72%.
Red, which constitutes 28.05%, is about twice as popular as blue, which is 12.72%.
The other colours, which constitute 3.12%, are considerably less popular than blue (12.72%).
There are two ways of incorporating data: by using Brackets ( )
A relative clause (which + appropriate verb: is, makes up, constitutes, accounts for)
OralPractice Oral Practice
------One-minute talk
Financial Management: how to identify ways of reducing costs in a company ü 思路拓展
Production Department: bring in advanced machinery to reduce faulty goods and manpower Admin Department: reduce the waste of stationery and courier service
Marketing Department: reduce the advertising costs---no TV adverts, instead, more radio and press adverts, reduce travel expenses by staying at lower level hotels and taking economy class HR Department: reduce the training costs with full use of intranet ü 话语连接
Every business should keep their costs at a low level to ensure more profits. Different departments can identify possible solutions to reduce costs.