Unit 7 A Christmas Carol

I. Warming up

1. care for 喜歡，照顧

2. care about 關心，擔心

3. safety measure 安全措施

4. fake food product 假冒食品

5. fake milk powder 假冒奶粉

6. an increasing problem 不斷增加的問題

7. social conscience 社會良知

II. Reading

1. want/have a day off = ask for a day’s leave 1 請一天假

2. pick a man’s pocket 掏某人口袋

3. leave sb alone別管他

4. do good to sb對某人有好處

5. bring in profit帶來利潤

6. be in want/need of急需

7. raise money 籌款

8. make a contribution 捐贈，作出貢獻

9. afford to do sth供得起

10. be badly off窮困

11. make it short 長話短說，簡而言之

12. close up （尤指暫時）關閉，使靠近

Language study

1. love (n. ) for the poor 對窮人的愛

2. have no eye for 沒眼力，沒眼光，不關心，不注意

3. far from 遠離，遠遠不，完全不

4. comment on 評論

5. of Dickens’ times 狄更斯時代

6. in favour of 支持，贊成

7. in praise of 表揚

8. in honour of 為紀念，為慶祝

9. in the face of 面對

10. in hopes of= in the hope of = in the hope that 懷著。。。的希望

11. in search of 搜尋

12. in memory of 紀念，追念

13. turn the whole room upside down 把整個房間翻了個遍

14. turn down my suggestion拒絕接受我的建議

15. believe in信任某人

16. admit doing sth承認做了某事

17. end up with 以…結尾

18. as follows 如下

Integrating skills:

1. take one’s place 代替某人的位置

2. have an eye for：有眼力；有眼光；對…感興趣

3. be content to do 滿足于做某事

4. of late 最近，近來

5. on the contrary 相反地

6. toast to 為…舉杯慶祝