English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
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				Lesson 8   Language Points  ( Page 1)
			A lot of us lose life's tougher confrontations by mounting a frontal attack---when a touch of humor might well enable us to chalk up win. Meaning: When we find ourselves facing a serious conflict, we may respond with an angry or aggressive attack. However, if we respond with a little humor, we might resolve the conflict successfully. 我们许多人往往由于采取正面攻击的方式，而在较为棘手的对抗中遭到失败---- 然而，来点幽默却可以使我们取胜。 confrontation (n.) 对抗，对峙 confront (v.)对抗，面对；与介词 with 连用意思为“使不得不面对，使不得不承认”。 同义词：encounter, face, oppose 1. We cannot risk (another) confrontation with the union. 我们不能冒（再次）同工会对抗的危险。 2. When the police confronted her with the evidence, she admitted that she was guilty. 当警察拿出证据与她当面对证时，她承认了自己是有罪的 a touch of: 有一点的 同义短语： a small amount of a trace a touch of irritation; a touch of anger; a touch of ridicule to chalk up a win: to succeed in getting something 取胜 1. Our team has chalked up another victory. 我们队又赢得了一场胜利。 2. We’ve chalked up more points than any other team this year. 今年本队得的分数比其他队得的都多。 … who hit a traffic jam en route to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the job. Meaning: … who had been caught in slow-moving, heavy traffic on his way to work not long after he had been warned that he would be fired if he were late again. … 他刚得到了不准再迟到的最后警告，不久就在上班的路上被交通堵塞截住了。 traffic jam: 交通堵塞 en route: on the way to. 在途中（是法语表达法）