《合工大研究生英语》.ppt

Main Idea of the Text
In the text, Harry Allen Smith offers some ideas about how to deal with compliments. By his own experiences when receiving a compliment, he asserts that in social intercourse a compliment is much harder to respond to than an insult. In searching for a technique to cope with compliments, he turns to children and the Spanish-speaking people who are said to be the most conversationally adroit on earth, but they are of no help. Finally he concludes that poise is the basis of all graceful social intercourse. So the only sensible response to a compliment is： Thank You.
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Words & Expressions
1. cope with
2. blurt out
3. inarticulate
4. bestow sth. upon （on） sb.
5. downright
6. carry sb. away
7. well off
8. get possession of
9. put one’s mind to sth.
10. come up with
11. brush sth. off
12. on the right track
13. appalled
14. be inept at doing sth.
15. fall flat
16. fall apart
17. execrable
18. adroit
19. poise
20. etiquette
21. comport
22. the chances are （that）
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Words & Expressions
1. cope with — be able to deal with （sth.） difficult; manage successfully
Examples：
They lack the strength to cope with all the problems as they are not quite experienced.
Even Mr. Smith, who is noted for his inexhaustible patience, could not cope with this difficult student.
2. blurt out — say （sth.） suddenly or without thinking of the effect or result
Examples：
Peter was so excited that he blurted the news out before we could stop him.
Kids are known for blurting something important out at unusual times.
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Words & Expressions
3. inarticulate adj. — unable to express oneself clearly and fluently
Examples：
My meetings with him left me inarticulate with rage.
Maisie had always thought of herself as being uneducated and inarticulate, and was surprised that anyone should ask her opinion.
4. bestow sth. upon （on） sb. — present sth. as a gift to sb.
Examples：
He doesn’t deserve the praise that has been bestowed upon him.
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