Module 1 Small Talk
词汇短语园地
1. lack v. 缺乏，缺少
n. 缺乏，匮乏，短缺
He’s good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.
他善于工作，但似乎缺乏信心。
There is a certain lack of enthusiasm for these changes among the membership.
会员对这些变动没有多大热情。
短语
lack for nothing 什么也不缺
be lacking in 缺少（lacking是形容词）
for/through lack of 因缺少
no lack of 不缺少，足够
2. advance adj. 预先的，在前的
No advance booking is necessary on most departures.
大多数起程票无须预订。
3. favour n. 恩惠，照顾
As a special favour， I’ll let you stay up late tonight.
作为对你的特殊恩惠，我允许你今晚迟睡。
Do yourself a favour and wear a helmet on the bike.
要照顾好你自己，骑车时要戴上头盔。
短语
do sb a favour = do a favour for sb 帮某人的忙
in favour of 赞同，支持；看中，选择
in one’s favour 以……为受益人
ask a favour of sb 请某人帮忙
4. reply n. 回答，答复，回信
v. 回答，答复；回应，做出反应
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
我问她叫什么名字，但她没有回答。
The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.
参议员回答说他不宜发表评论。
短语
in reply to 作为对……的答复
reply to 回答，答复
5. absence n. 缺乏，不存在
The case was dismissed in the absence of definite proof.
此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。
短语
in the absence of 缺少
absence of mind 心不在焉
in one’s absence 某人不在期间
6. interrupt v. 打断，插嘴
They were interrupted by a knock at the door.
他们被敲门声打断了。
Would you mind not interrupting all the time？
请你别老是插嘴好吗？
7. imagine v. 想象
（1）imagine + n. 想象，设想
The house was just as she had imagined it.
这房子正是她所设想的。
（2）imagine + that从句 胡乱猜想……；认为……
He’s always imagining we’re talking about him behind his back.
他总是胡乱猜想我们在背后说他的闲话。
I don’t imagine that they’ll refuse.
我认为他们不会拒绝。
（3）imagine （sb） doing sth 想象（某人）做某事
Can you imagine George cooking the dinner？
你能想象乔治做饭吗？
8. purpose n. 目的，用途
Our campaign’s main purpose is to raise money.
我们这次活动的主要目的就是筹款。
The two are not the same and don’t serve the same purpose.
两者不是一回事，并且用途也不同。
短语
on purpose 故意地
9. apologise v. 道歉
apology n. 道歉；致歉
apologise for （doing） sth 为（做）某事而道歉
We apologise for the late departure of this flight.
本次航班延误离境，谨致歉意。
I apologised to her for stepping on her foot.
我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。
Your allegations are completely untrue， and I demand an immediate apology.
你的说法完全不属实，我要求立即道歉。
10. in addition 除此之外，另外
该短语为副词性短语，作状语，在句中位置灵活。在句中和句末时，一般用逗号隔开。
There is， in addition， one further point to make.
此外，还有一点要说。
In addition to English， he has to study a second foreign language.
除英语外，他还要学第二外语。
11. find out 了解（到）；找出（信息）
We found out later that we had been at the same school.
后来我们才弄清楚我们是校友。
12. leave out 省去，删去；漏掉
I haven’t altered or left out anything.
我没有更改或删去任何东西。
You’ve made a mistake—you’ve left out the letter T.
你错了，你漏掉了字母T。
13. （be） aware of 知道；意识到；明白
Were you aware of something was wrong？
你有没有意识到出问题了？
I don’t think people are really aware of how much it costs.
我认为人们并不真正明白它得花多少钱。
14. show off 炫耀
She wanted to show off her new husband at the party.
她想在聚会上炫耀自己的新婚丈夫。
幽默小故事
That’s the Difference
A teenager lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway.
After a fruitless search， he told his mother the lens was nowhere to be found. Undaunted， she went outside and in a few minutes， returned with the lens in her hand.
“How did you manage to find it， Mom？” the teenager asked.
“We weren’t looking for the same thing，” she replied. “You were looking for a small piece of plastic. I was looking for $150.”
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
“When someone is rude to you， it can put you in a bad mood. It may even lead you to be rude to someone else， creating a chain of rudeness. In fact， this troubling chain may even be caused by simply seeing someone be rude to another person. You don’t even have to be the target of the bad behavior， ” stated a researcher.
The researchers worked with 81 persons， with occupations ranging from security to business to medicine， who were asked to complete online surveys over a 10-day period. Participants recorded their moods when they woke up; and in the evening， they described their experiences over the course of that day.