3.21 早读篇✅
Cultural Shock 文化冲击
On one summer trip to the London I was staying in a nice hotel that included a traditional British breakfast. One morning I was seated near an American family, and thought "my goodness they are so loud!" I noticed others sometimes glancing at them. I realized if this had been a restaurant in the USA, their speech volume would have been quite normal and acceptable. As I had not been around Americans for several months, I had become used to a lower decibel level while dining without realizing it. This was kind of a re-entry culture shock.
glancingUK/ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/US/ˈɡlænsɪŋ/
斜的,偏的
adj.[only before noun]
1.hitting sth/sb at an angle, not with full force
glance1UK/ɡlɑːns/US/ɡlæns/
一瞥
verb
1.[I]to look quickly at sth/sb
2.[I]to read sth quickly and not thoroughly
glance2UK/ɡlɑːns/US/ɡlæns/
一瞥
noun
1.a quick look
at a (single) glance
1.immediately; with only a quick look
at first glance
1.when you first look at or think about sth, often rather quickly
glance off (sth)（指击打之物）被弹离（某物）
1.to hit sth at an angle and move off it in a different direction
Goodness!|Goodness me!|My goodness!|Goodness gracious!
INFORMAL1.
used to express surprise
Goodness, what a big balloon!
哇，好大的气球呀！
My goodness, you have been busy!
我的天呐，你一直都很忙。
Goodness me, no!
天呐，不！
goodnessUK/ˈɡʊdnəs/US/ˈɡʊdnəs/
善良
noun[U]
1.the quality of being good
the essential goodness of human nature
人性中善良的本性
2.the part of sth that has a useful effect on sb/sth, especially sb's health
These vegetables have had all the goodness boiled out of them.
这些蔬菜中的营养物质都被煮出来了
speechUK/spiːtʃ/US/spiːtʃ/
演讲, 说话, 言论
noun
1.[C]a formal talk that a person gives to an audience
togive/make/deliver a speechon human rights
做一个关于人权的演讲
2.[U]the ability to speak
I seemed to have lost thepower of speech.
我似乎失去了讲话的能力。
3.[U]the way in which a particular person speaks
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk.
她说话含糊不清，显然是喝醉了。
4.[U]the language used when speaking
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
这一表达方式主要用在说话里，不是写作中。
5.[ C ] a group of lines that an actor speaks in a play in the theatre
She has the longest speech in the play.
volume 2 (Aviation) UK /ˈvɒljuːm/ US /ˈvɑːljuːm/音量noun
- 1.
- the loudness of something
acceptable UK /əkˈseptəbl/ US /əkˈseptəbl/可接受的adj.
- 1.
- agreed or approved of by most people in a society
- 2.
- that sb agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed
- 3.
- not very good but good enough
OPP unacceptable
decibel UK /ˈdesɪbel/ US /ˈdesɪbel/分贝noun
- 1.
- a unit for measuring how loud a sound is
re-entry重返; 重新入场noun [ U ]
- 1.
- the act of returning to a place or an area of activity that you used to be in
- 2.
- the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere
shock 1 (surprise) UK /ʃɒk/ US /ʃɑːk/
震惊, 震动
noun
