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高中英语人教版必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom同步练习 (3)
How to Say Goodbye
Knowing how and when to say goodbye is often difficult, even in informal situations. But learning to say goodbye appropriately is a skill that will help you keep your relationships and let people know you care. Read on to learn how to recognize opportunities when you leave.
When you're at any kind of party or gathering, or even a one-on-one conversation, it can be difficult to get away. Learning to recognize good opportunities to leave will make a short-term goodbye much easier.
Watch body language.
People don't like telling you that they'd like you to leave. If the host of a party starts cleaning up, or withdraws (退出) from the conversation, gather your friends or belongings and make your exit. If someone starts checking their watch, or seems otherwise restless, it's also time to leave.
Make plans to see each other again.
Even saying, “See you at school tomorrow,” or “Can't wait to see you again at Christmas” keeps the goodbye light and focused forward.
Tell the truth.
Many people expect to come up with a “good excuse” when they're ready to leave.If you want to leave, just say, “I'm going to go now, see you later.”
A. You don't need to.
B. Set up a coffee date.
C. Recognize when to leave.
D. So try and watch for signals.
E. It makes the goodbye easier.
F. It's also easier than it seems sometimes.
G. If you haven't already made plans, use it as an opportunity to make them.
“As easy as falling off a log” is often used to describe a job that does not take much effort. You might hear a student say to her friend that her spelling test was “as easy as falling off a log”. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. One is “easy as pie”. Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie unless it is a “piece of cake”.
“Piece of cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do. A friend might tell you that his new job was a “piece of cake”.
Another expression is “as easy as shooting fish in a barrel”. It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to shoot fish in a barrel. But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
Sometimes, things that come to us easily, also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression —“easy come, easy go”—that recognizes this. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Easy come, easy go.
When life itself is easy, when you have no cares or problems, you are on “Easy Street”. Everyone wants to live on that imaginary street.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might urge her husband to “go easy on” their son, because the boy did not mean to damage the car.
A. If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you understand what the expression means. B. You may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days. C. Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. D. Another “easy” expression is to “go easy on a person”. E. There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. F. And one last expression, one that means do not worry or work too hard. G. In fact, it would be as easy as “falling off a log”. |
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we've never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes.
For anything you're about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person's face? If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能 ) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect opinions of others in the chat room.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it's a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it is a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those you have offended.
A. Everyone was new to the network once. B. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely. C. It's unusual that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online. D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. E. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. F. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear. G. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel comfortable saying the words to the person's face. |
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