1、Word Study,available estimate correspondence practically urge postpone reference reunion mostly skip,available,We took the first available plane to Paris. The books in the reference room are available to teachers only. The lawyer is not available now. Translate : 这种饮料几乎每个超市都买得到。 This drink is availa
2、ble in almost every supermarket. Translate: 对不起，这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。 Im sorry, but those overcoats are not available in your size and color.(nd),estimate v.,The cost of the trip is estimated at 2000 yuan. Nearly one million people have been estimated to be jobless. He estimated that it would take him a w
3、hole afternoon to paint the room. Sentence pattern: It is estimated that Translate: 估计还需要两个月的时间才能建成这座桥。 It is estimated that two more months is needed to complete the building of the bridge. (nxt),estimate n.,According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent.,My estimate o
4、f her character was wrong.,correspondence,a) 通信，联系,His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with an old friend.I have kept correspondence with some of my former classmates.The correspondence dropped after the enemys air raid.,b) 信件 uncountable,Mary never mentioned her husband in her c
5、orrespondence. Dont you think it strange?Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.,D R _ correspondence 2,Collocation:,carry on correspondence,break off correspondence,business / commercial correspondence,personal correspondence,in correspondence with,进行通信,中断通信,商业书信,私人通信,与有通信联系 与一
6、致，符合,correspond v. 通信，对等，符合 corresponding a. 对应的 correspondent n.通讯员 (nd),Word family:,practically,We had known each other for practically ten years. Shes practically always late for work.Translate: 很多人发觉戒烟几乎是不可能的。 Many people find it practically impossible to give up smoking. (nd),urge,urge sb to d
7、o sth,Mother urged me to do my homework before playing video games. They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program. Translate：同桌鼓动我参加校运会。 My desk mate urged me to take part in the school sports meeting.,urge that (subjunctive mood),The President urged that a peace talk (sh
8、ould) be held between the two countries immediately. (nd),postpone,The sports meeting was postponed from March 5 to March 19. Nowadays many young people prefer to postpone having children in order to establish their careers. (nd),Compare: postpone & delay,postpone 指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行，也可以用来比喻将某人或某物置于次要地位。例
9、如：,The ball game was postponed because of the rain.,It is not right for him to postpone the public interest.,delay 指由于干扰或意外事故而延误，特别是延误了某事的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。有时也可能是由于主观原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。例如：,The flood seriously delayed the train service.,Our debtor delays payment from day to day.,put off 延期，大致同postpone，但较口语化,r
10、eference,Keep the dictionary at hand for easy reference.reference book / reference room,make reference to 提及 It is strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his resume. His recent book makes reference to the 11th September Event. (nd),reunion,Christmas is a holiday for family reuni
11、ons in the west. They decided to hold a class reunion this weekend. (nd),mostly,The guests at the wedding ceremony are mostly friends of the bride.Translate: 他们的钱多半都花在旅行上了。 They have spent their money mostly on traveling. (nd),skip,As time is limited, we will have to skip some of the exercises in this unit. A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and skip what he thinks is boring or irrelevant. Translate：第五章跳过去了，因为考试不会考到。 Chapter Five was skipped because it would not be on the test. (nd),
