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Lesson 86 Part Ⅰ

Lesson 86

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

Numbers: Numbers in News Items

1. Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum1 Exporting Countries have agreed to continue limiting production to ______ barrels of oil a day.

2. The United Nations World Food Program has approved more than ______ dollars in aid for 15 developing nations.

3. The Commerce Department said its index of leading economic indicators2 rose ______ in July, the fourth month it has increased.

4. Unemployment in the United States rose last month to ______ of the American work force, the highest rate since World War Ⅱ. The Labor3 Department said that unemployment rose in May by ______. It said ______ Americans were out of work.

5. Poland owes foreign countries about ______ dollars.

6. Unemployment in the United States has risen to its highest point in 42 years. The Labor Department reports that unemployment in November increased by ______ to ______ of the American work force.

7. The Labor Department reports that wholesale4 prices increased by only ______ in August.

 

Score: ______

Lesson 86 Part Ⅱ

Lesson 86

Part Ⅱ  News

 

Exercises:

(News Item 1)

Ⅰ. This news item is about an OPEC meeting to               .

Ⅱ. 1. WHAT ? _______________________________________

2. WHY ? ___________________________________________

(News Item 2)

Ⅲ. This news item is about an OPEC committee's proposal for      .

Ⅳ. 1. The Middle East Economic Survey said the OPEC experts committee has urged raising the price by as much as _______________.

2. African members of OPEC which would be affected5 by the proposed price increase include _____, _____ and _____.

Lesson 86 Part Ⅲ

Lesson 86

Part Ⅲ                         Words And Their Stories

----To Face The Music

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ. Expression: to face the music

Meaning: __________________________________________

Explanations for its origin:

1. The expression was first used in ______by______ while _________.

2. The expression was used by _________ when ____________.

3. The expression was used by _________ when _____________.

Ⅱ. Retell the stories by using your own words.


 


 


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1 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油，石油
参考例句：
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
2 indicators f46872fc1b5f08e9d32bd107be1df829     
（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号
参考例句：
  • The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
  • It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
3 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
4 wholesale Ig9wL     
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
5 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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