1、Text B,Easy Way to Avoid Argument,Easy Way to Avoid Argument,This article offers useful, commonsense advice on how to avoid getting into conflicts which are upsetting and not productive.,Though working as fast as she could, she seemed to be falling further and further behind.,It seemed that there wa
2、s an increasing amount of work waiting to be done in spite of her effort. as fast as she could: as fast as possible as adj. as sb. can / possible Please answer my question as soon as possible.请尽快回答我的问题,I was tempted to let loose with,I was about to express my displeasure by saying,Translate into Chi
3、nese:,我真忍不住想回敬她一句： ,Comprehension,Realizing then how overwhelmed she must have felt, I asked, “Has it been one of those days?”,Para: When I realized how helpless and discontented she must be feeling when she blurted out her complaint, I asked if anything had gone wrong.one of those days: a day on wh
4、ich nothing goes right; a day full of problems Its just been one of those days. I lost my bay, missed the bus, and broke my glass after getting home; it has been one of those days.,Her hostility melted.,She became less angry and told me what had happened to her in a friendly tone.,Its natural to tak
5、e offense if someone is rude.,It is natural to get angry.,But blurting out how you feel will only make matters worse,But saying bluntly how you feel without considering the possible consequence will only make things worse.,blurting out how you feel,saying how you feel without considering the possibl
6、e consequences,Translate into Chinese:,脱口而出你的感受（会使事情变得更糟。）,Comprehension,Dealing with difficult people is a part of everyday life, and there are ways you can stand up for yourself without starting an argument.,To get along well with some people who are hard to get along with is a part of daily life.
7、 There are ways you can defend yourself when being criticized. 与难以相处的人打交道时日常生活的一部分，有些方法可以让你既维护了自己的利益，又不至引发争吵。,Tongue Fu,This word is derived from Chinese “Gong Fu” 口舌功夫 Tongue Fu techniques help us to be more effective at delivering results and to be positive and constructive in our communication. T
8、hey help us build close relationships instead of resentment and better our relationships with others.,IRSThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the bureau of the U.S. government which is responsible for collecting individual and corporate income taxes. The IRS has a reputation for insensitivity and h
9、arsh punishments, and most Americans fear being called in for an audit (a thorough examination of the accuracy of their financial records and tax payments ).,Text-related Information,comic strips that poke fun at the IRS,comic strips that make joke about the IRS Poke fun at: make fun of, mock Jack e
10、njoys poking fun at others. Bill is always poking fun at people but he gets very angry when someone makes fun of him.,Change for better,Improve, get better, esp. in health, the weather etc. Her attitude has changed for better since he started this new job. Dr. Smith dont think that things have chang
11、ed for the better since the new government came to power.,Well-intentioned though they may be,Adj. /adv. as/ though 主+ 谓 尽管 Smart as she was, she did not pass the entrance examination. Small and thin as / though she is, she lifted the box.,they come across as excuses,they sound like ( appear to be )
12、 excuses,Translate into Chinese:,它们听起来（看上去）更像借口,Comprehension,Agree to disagree,Agree to differ; accept differences of opinion, esp. in order to avoid further argument. 求同存异 Very well then, we must agree to differ/disagree. We must agree to disagree on this.,commuting to work,traveling every day bet
13、ween home and ones place of work,e.g. I spend over an hour each day commuting to work.,Comprehension,a necessary evil,Something you do not like doing but which you know must be done, or something you do not like but which you must accept. I think he regards work as a necessary evil. Examination is a
14、 necessary evil for students.,My wifes dad grumbled that it was typical of my selfish generation to think more about our commuting time than a significant archeological site. 老丈人嘟囔着说，我这代人就是这么自私，光想着自己上下班的时间，也不管哪考古遗址有多重要。,That did it.,That was too much and hence put an end to the conversation.,这下完了。,T
15、ranslate into Chinese:,Comprehension,If I had been alert to his feelings about the matter, I could have prevented the whole unfortunate incident by saying, Lets agree to disagree about this, and politely directing the conversation to something else.” If I had realized that he was actually strongly a
16、gainst the highway construction 如果我早些察觉他对这件事的看法，这场不愉快是蛮可以避免的，只要说上一句，“我们各自保留意见吧”，然后礼貌的把话题移开。,Just because you arent seeing eye to eye doesnt mean youre enemies.,Youre not necessarily enemies simply because you dont agree with each other.,Comprehension,Just because you arent seeing eye to eye doesnt mean youre enemies.,Youre not necessarily enemies simply because you dont agree with each other. 意见相左并不意味着你们是死对头。,
