We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours of for social weekend and Main idea: We work hard at the task of saving time. (a topic sentence, a topic statement However, the main idea sentence may also appear in other places: in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Sometimes, there is no sentence in the paragraph that directly states the main idea. The main idea is simply left unstated or impl desirable: worth having, doing or desiring because it is useful, necessary, or popul It is most desirable that she( should), leave here Long delays are undesirable, but sometimes are unavoidable Success is desirable to everyone Everybody is desirous of success fascinating: interesting and able to attract Xian is a fascinating old city full of very old buildings spite: in spite of=despite The football match continued in spite of( despite) the bad weather.= The football match continued. regardless of the weather The noun“ spite” used as a single word means“ desire to hurt or offend another person,llwl” r' m sure he wrote that article purely out of(or:from) spite.我断定他写那片文章完全是出于泄 愤 clash:指金属制品等铿锵有声的撞击 Clash(with): vi Disagree seriously, come into argument or non-agreement state Clash sometimes used as a noun a boundary clash between two armies cf, crash指坠下或猛冲而砰地碰撞 crush:指压碎、碾碎,压坏 tradition: n Custom or belief that has existed for a long time The British are said to enjoy tradition hostile to/ towards sb: unfriendly c.f. hospitable to/ towards: (of a person) pleased to welcome and entertain guests I have no hostility towards anyone distress: vt( usu. passive)cause great pain or suffering The couple was distressed to find that their children had not returned D)great pain, sadness, suffering The sick man showed signs of distress 2)suffering caused by lack of money 3)a state of danger or great difficulty He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress cope with: deal successfully or effectively with She is not a competent driver and cant cope with driving in heavy traffic isolation: -a feeling of total isolation8 We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours of for social weekend and gatherings. Main idea: We work hard at the task of saving time.(a topic sentence, a topic statement) However, the main idea sentence may also appear in other places: in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Sometimes, there is no sentence in the paragraph that directly states the main idea. The main idea is simply left unstated or implied. New words desirable: worth having, doing or desiring because it is useful, necessary, or popular --It is most desirable that she ( should) leave here. --Long delays are undesirable, but sometimes are unavoidable. --Success is desirable to everyone. = Everybody is desirous of success. fascinating: interesting and able to attract --Xi ’an is a fascinating old city full of very old buildings. spite: in spite of = despite --The football match continued in spite of (= despite) the bad weather.= The football match continued, regardless of the weather. The noun “spite” used as a single word means “desire to hurt or offend another person , ill will” --I’m sure he wrote that article purely out of(or: from) spite.我断定他写那片文章完全是出于泄 愤。 clash: 指金属制品等铿锵有声的撞击。 Clash (with): vi. Disagree seriously, come into argument or non-agreement state --People’s feelings sometimes clash with their judgment. Clash sometimes used as a noun. --a boundary clash between two armies c.f. crash 指坠下或猛冲而砰地碰撞 crush：指压碎、碾碎，压坏。 tradition: n. Custom or belief that has existed for a long time --The British are said to enjoy tradition. -follow a tradition hostile to/ towards sb: unfriendly c.f. hospitable to/ towards: (of a person) pleased to welcome and entertain guests --I have no hostility towards anyone. distress: vt. ( usu. passive) cause great pain or suffering --The couple was distressed to find that their children had not returned. Distress: 1) great pain, sadness, suffering --The sick man showed signs of distress. 2) suffering caused by lack of money --a company in funding distress 3) a state of danger or great difficulty --He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress. cope with: deal successfully or effectively with --She is not a competent driver and can’t cope with driving in heavy traffic. isolation: - a feeling of total isolation