1. Part 1(Para. 1 ) The writer presents his observation of manners: nowadays people show a lack of good manners they are less friendly or less polite than people in the 2. Part 2(Paras. 2-4 ) The writer raises and proves his opinion: good manners are a sort of hidden beauty secret; they make you feel and look better, and help to build up a nice image of you 3. Part 3(Paras. 5-10): The writer points out and illustrates the favorable influence of good manners on the receiving end 4. Part 4(Para. 11): The writer concludes that good manners are infectious and expresses the sincere wish for a polite society where everyone would behave politely 四. Language work 1. appreciation: n a feeling of being grateful for sth. someone has done; grateful recognition of an action感激,感谢 I would like to express my great appreciation ot Professor Crouch for his kind help (我要十分感谢劳奇教授给予的慷慨相助。) 2. gracIous: polite, kind, and pleasant,esp. In a generous way礼貌的,和蔼的,亲切 的 The teacher is kind and gracious to his students.(老师对他的学生亲切友好。) 3. host: v provide the place and everything that is needed for an organized event f# 东道主,作为主人招待,主持,主办 Beijing ha hosted the2008 Olympic Games successfully.(北京已成功地主办了 2008年奧运会。) 4. compliment:v. praise or express admiration for sb.称赞,赞扬 John complimented Jean on her new dress.(约翰对琼的新衣服称赞了一番 5. board:v. get on a ship, plane, train etc. in order to travel somewhere登上(船、飞 机、火车等交通工具) The hijackers boarded the plane at Heathrow Airport.(劫机者们是在希思罗机场 登机的。) 6. bother:w. disturb or annoy sb; make sk. worry or confused打扰,烦扰,使不安 使困惑,使麻烦 I'm busy,don' t bother me at the moment.(我正忙着,这会儿别打扰我。) You needn' t bother to lock the door.(你不必锁门了。) 7. irritation:n. the act of feeling angry恼怒,生气 He couldn' t hide his irritation that he had not been invited.(他无法掩藏自己因未 受邀请而引起的不快。) It was a great irritation that I had to shout to be heard.(真恼火,我的提高嗓门喊 才能让人听见。) 8. cherish:v.love; care for tenderly珍爱,钟爱 He cherishes his collection of antiques.(他珍爱自己收集的古董。) The old man cherished the boy as one of his owr.(老人把这男孩当作自己的亲 生儿子一般抚养。) The young lady cherishes the hope that he will come back.(那位年轻的女士抱有 希望,认为他会回来。)1. Part 1 (Para. 1): The writer presents his observation of manners: nowadays people show a lack of good manners; they are less friendly or less polite than people in the past. 2. Part 2 (Paras. 2-4): The writer raises and proves his opinion: good manners are a sort of hidden beauty secret; they make you feel and look better, and help to build up a nice image of you. 3. Part 3 (Paras. 5-10): The writer points out and illustrates the favorable influence of good manners on the receiving end. 4. Part 4 (Para. 11): The writer concludes that good manners are infectious and expresses the sincere wish for a polite society where everyone would behave politely. 四. Language Work 1. appreciation: n. a feeling of being grateful for sth. someone has done; grateful recognition of an action 感激，感谢 I would like to express my great appreciation ot Professor Crouch for his kind help. （我要十分感谢劳奇教授给予的慷慨相助。） 2. gracious: polite, kind, and pleasant, esp. in a generous way 礼貌的，和蔼的，亲切 的 The teacher is kind and gracious to his students. （老师对他的学生亲切友好。） 3. host: v. provide the place and everything that is needed for an organized event 做 东道主，作为主人招待，主持，主办 Beijing ha hosted the 2008 Olympic Games successfully. （北京已成功地主办了 2008 年奥运会。） 4. compliment: v. praise or express admiration for sb. 称赞，赞扬 John complimented Jean on her new dress. （约翰对琼的新衣服称赞了一番。） 5. board: v. get on a ship, plane, train etc. in order to travel somewhere 登上（船、飞 机、火车等交通工具） The hijackers boarded the plane at Heathrow Airport. （劫机者们是在希思罗机场 登机的。） 6. bother: v. disturb or annoy sb.; make sb. worry or confused 打扰，烦扰，使不安， 使困惑，使麻烦 I’m busy; don’t bother me at the moment. （我正忙着，这会儿别打扰我。） You needn’t bother to lock the door. （你不必锁门了。） 7. irritation: n. the act of feeling angry 恼怒，生气 He couldn’t hide his irritation that he had not been invited. （他无法掩藏自己因未 受邀请而引起的不快。） It was a great irritation that I had to shout to be heard. （真恼火，我的提高嗓门喊 才能让人听见。） 8. cherish: v. love; care for tenderly 珍爱，钟爱 He cherishes his collection of antiques. （他珍爱自己收集的古董。） The old man cherished the boy as one of his own. （老人把这男孩当作自己的亲 生儿子一般抚养。） The young lady cherishes the hope that he will come back. （那位年轻的女士抱有 希望，认为他会回来。）