学位英语 课件知识重点lecture unit 3.pptVIP

Unit 3 When Ancient Artifacts Become Political Pawns Words and Expressions spirit vt. to carry off mysteriously or secretly Explanation of Difficult Sentences P5 The forces of nationalism love to exploit culture because it’s symbolic, economically potent and couches identity politics in a legal context that tends to pit David against Goliath. Words and Expressions exploit vt. to make use of selfishly or unethically Words and Expressions couch (一般作 be couched in) express (something) in language of a specified style Words and Expressions pit…against… (formal) set somebody or something in competition against; oppose sth. to sth. Words and Expressions get the message (informal) infer an implication from a remark or action(非正式)理解（话或行动的）暗含之意, 明白, 领会 Words and Expressions bank on… to be sure of something that one can trust it as one might trust a bank with one’s money. Words and Expressions blame…on… : to name somebody as the cause of something; to say that something is somebody’s fault Words and Expressions ambivalence n. the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings toward sb. or sth. Words and Expressions stagnant adj. lacking vitality or briskness; sluggish or dull Words and Expressions ponder vt. to weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care Words and Expressions loot vt. vi. to steal things from houses or shops during a war or after a disaster Words and Expressions dubious adj. thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted, or feeling doubt or uncertainty Explanation of Difficult Sentences P19 But the larger truth is that all patrimony arguments ultimately live or die in the morally murky realm of global relations. Words and Expressions clamor for… demand (sth) loudly Words and Expressions or…for that matter (spoken) used to say that what you are saying about one thing is also true about something else Explanation of Difficult Sente