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Unit 2 WHAT A WEEKEND Part A Learning Vocabulary Words and Expressions in the Video 1. a bunch of: a considerable number of 一大批，一大堆，大量 a cluster of things growing together 一串，一挂 a school of + 鱼类或水生动物 a flock of + 鸟类或羊 Let’s Practice (Page 14) a bunch of flowers 一束花 a school of mackerel 一群鲭鱼Its way cool! 真酷！ is WAY taller than me. 我的男友高过我可不是一点点。’s Practice (Page 14) This song was popular among young people way back in the sixties. 早在六十年代这首歌在年轻人中非常流行。 The mortality rate is way down with the new technology. 随着科技的日新月异，死亡率大大地降低了。 Way beyond our expectation, the bank was extended more than $2000,000 in loans to their factory. 大大出乎我们的意料，银行给他们工厂的贷款增加到了20多万美元。 3. coupon: n. a small piece of printed paper that gives you the right to pay less for sth. or get sth. free 优惠券，赠券 c.f. voucher： 1）a bond which is worth a certain monetary value and which may only be spent for specific reasons or on specific goods （用于特定商品或特定用途的）代金券 2）a receipt or offical declaration given to prove that accounts are correct or that money has already been paid收据, 凭单’s Practice (Page 15) voucher(s) 千万别把你的机票或酒店的订房凭证弄丢了。（此题用voucher，取其收据，凭证之意，因为机票丢了就无法登机，而订房凭证丢了无法入住酒店。） coupons 网上优惠券一般是给予折扣价或免收运费，直减现金或打折，或是其他形式的优惠从而促使消费者采购某些产品或从某些零售商处进行采购。（此题用coupon，从后半句所给的解释可知此处是多种形式的优惠券。） coupon 我有一张价值一美元的优惠券，我可以用它来买我最喜欢的早餐谷物商品。（因为价值1美元的优惠券和价值1美元的代金券的搭配分别为$1 off coupon, a coupon for $1 off，和a $1 voucher所以此处填coupon。） voucher 我获得了一份就餐券，用它我可以在住酒店期间在其餐厅用餐一次。（因为是免费就餐券，固定表达法为meal voucher，所以用voucher。） IV. Other words and expressions crash skid: Crash可用作名词或动词， 作名词时，指(车、船等)猛撞；坠落e.g. They skidded on the ice and crashed (into a truck). 他们的车在冰上打滑，随后撞上了一辆卡车。 Stock prices skidded again today. 今天股票价格突然跳水（下跌）。 The roads were slick, and we went into a skid. 道路很滑，我们的汽车也打滑。 2. scary: adj. 使人惊恐的;吓人的;可怕的 e.g. Its dark and here.?这一带既漆黑又恐怖。 仅仅, 只不过 e.g. I barely know her.?我不大认识她。 cruise：usually means a journey by sea, visiting different places especially as a holiday or vacation 多指乘船旅行或游览（巡游；游弋），通常是度假休闲的一种方式 e.g. three gorg