UNIT FOUR Section A Studying abroad L. Background information 1. Host family is the family that provides board and room, food, etc for overseas isitors or students 2. Christians are followers of Jesus with whom they have a personal relationship and whom they accept/receive into their lives as God s son and the way to heaven. They believe that there is one God. Most Christians are members of one of three major groups-Roman Catholic, Protestant, or Eastern Orthod Christianity has had an enormous influence on Western civilization, especially on artbusinessgovernmentandsocialrelationsSeehttp://www.riverpower.orgfor answers to some frequently asked questions about Christianity 3. Income tax is one of the taxations on individuals and companies. In many countries or regions such as the US and Western Europe income tax is one of the major financial resources of the government. It first appeared in France in 1793 4. Health insurance is a system for the advance financing of medical expenses by means of fees or taxes paid into a common fund to pay for all or part of health services specified in an insurance policy or law. Health insurance may apply to a limited or broad range of med ical services and may provide for full or partial costs of specific services. Benefits may consist of the right to certain medical serv ices or repay ing the insured for specified med ical costs and may sometimes include income benefits for working time lost owing to sickness or maternity leave Il word study 1. routine a.usua; regular日常的,常规的,例行的 routine flight常规航班 routine care例行维修 ---It is just a routine medical examination, nothing to get worried about 这只是例行体检,没什么可担心的。 n.[C,U] fixed or regular way of doing things例行公事(手续),常规 The sold iers checked on everyone as a matter of routine 士兵们按常规检查了每一个人。] [ite ] Children and old people do not like having their daily upset A habit B. routine C. practice D custom 2. host (1)C]主人,东道主 As Mr. Smith was away, Tom, the eldest son, acted as the host at the dinner. 这个城市去年接待了55万游客 (2)[C]主持人 ---Our host for tonight's show is Terry Wogan 今晚演出的主持人是泰莉·沃根 (3)(of) great number大量,许多 The research group is faced with a host of difficultiesUNIT FOUR Section A Studying Abroad I. Background Information 1. Host family is the family that provides ‘board and room’, food, etc. for overseas visitors or students. 2. Christians are followers of Jesus with whom they have a personal relationship and whom they accept/receive into their lives as God’s son and the way to heaven. They believe that there is one God. Most Christians are members of one of three major groups -- Roman Catholic, Protestant, or Eastern Orthodox. Christianity has had an enormous influence on Western civilization, especially on art, business, government, and social relations. See http://www.riverpower.org/ for answers to some frequently asked questions about Christianity. 3. Income tax is one of the taxations on individuals and companies. In many countries or regions such as the US and Western Europe income tax is one of the major financial resources of the government. It first appeared in France in 1793. 4. Health insurance is a system for the advance financing of medical expenses by means of fees or taxes paid into a common fund to pay for all or part of health services specified in an insurance policy or law. Health insurance may apply to a limited or broad range of medical services and may provide for full or partial costs of specific services. Benefits may consist of the right to certain medical services or repaying the insured for specified medical costs and may sometimes include income benefits for working time lost owing to sickness or maternity leave. II. Word Study 1. routine a. usual; regular 日常的，常规的，例行的 ---routine flight 常规航班 routine care 例行维修 ---It is just a routine medical examination, nothing to get worried about. 这只是例行体检, 没什么可担心的。 n. [C, U] fixed or regular way of doing things 例行公事（手续），常规 ---The soldiers checked on everyone as a matter of routine. 士兵们按常规检查了每一个人。 ] [试题]Children and old people do not like having their daily ____ upset. A. habit B. routine C. practice D. custom 2. host n. (1)[C] 主人，东道主 ---As Mr. Smith was away, Tom, the eldest son, acted as the host at the dinner. ---This city was host to 550,000 visitors last year. 这个城市去年接待了 55 万游客。 (2) [C] 主持人 ---Our host for tonight's show is Terry Wogan. 今晚演出的主持人是泰莉·沃根。 (3) (of) great number 大量, 许多 ---The research group is faced with a host of difficulties