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pungent: sharp, stingingsentient: having feeling有感觉的，有知觉的

spam: 一种剁碎的火腿crap: (sl.) 不愉快的事

对…很挑剔

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constipate: 便秘

diarrheic/poo tea: 通便茶

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• in a dorm• four students share one bedroom

• appear excited

• playing cards/chatting• look cheerful• make a lot of noise

• enjoy doing sth.• do sth. to one’s heart’s content

for describing

states

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a round-faced girl

too excited to control one’s emotion

roar with laughter

have the conscience to do sth.

speak in a high-pitched voice

take no notice of…

for describing one’s acts

for describing one’s look

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try to concentrate on one’s book The noise is too loud for one to follow the lines in

the book. be annoyed wear an angry look frown with anger be beside oneself with anger put up with sb./sth.

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control one’s temper restrain one’s fury the annoyed look betrays one’s anger pretend to sleep stop one’s ears with the pillows/quilt a silent protest turn one’s back on sb. give a snort of contempt

Actions taken

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in a dorm four students share one bedroom

appear excited

playing cards/chatting look cheerful make a lot of noise

enjoy doing sth. do sth. to one’s heart’s content

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a round-faced girl

too excited to control one’s emotion

roar with laughter

have the conscience to do sth.

speak in a high-pitched voice

take no notice of…

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try to concentrate on one’s book The noise is too loud for one to follow the lines in t

he book. be annoyed wear an angry look frown with anger be beside oneself with anger put up with sb./sth.

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control one’s temper restrain one’s fury the annoyed look betrays one’s anger pretend to sleep stop one’s ears with the pillows/quilt a silent protest turn one’s back on sb. give a snort of contempt

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How to Live with my Roommates

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What’s the topic of the passage?

Despite what your parents and others try to make you believe, life at college may not be the best experience you will ever live through? Why? The simple one-word answer is: roommates.

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What’s the topic of the passage?

What does the passage mainly talk about?

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Where the topic of a passage can be found?

Part A, Unit 13, Book II

The first several sentences of a passage.Sentences near its end since the concluding

sentences usually give a summary of the major points of a passage.

Repeated words or expressions in a passage.

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How to Live with my Roommates

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compromise

How to Live with my Roommates

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How to Live with them

For example/instance, …

A …

means

refers to

is referred to as

can be defined as

a person who …

If I lived with a …, I would ….If I lived with a …, I would …. … …

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How to Live with a Slovensloven: a person who is untidy, dirty, careless, slipshod, sloppy in his appearance, dress, habits, etc.scatter one’s stuff here and theremake his place/the dorm in a messhave a bath once a monthpile up the dirty clothesnever wash his sports shoesa rough diamond （外表粗糙但内心品质良好的人） or a pain in the neck （令人讨厌的人） or a thorn in one’s flesh （令人烦恼的人） ?

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How to Live with an Egoistselfish/self-centered/egocentricalways think of oneselftake one’s benefits for grantedsecure small/petty advantages at other people’s expense （占被人的便宜）be mean over one’s own stuff （对自己的东西很吝啬）be reluctant to share one’s stuff with other peoplebe particular about one’s own material goodsnever/seldom care about other people’s feelingsa pain in the neck or a thorn in one’s flesh

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How to Live with a Cold Fish

a cold fish: an eccentric （举止古怪的） and cold personan eccentric （举止古怪的人）as cold as charity: be indifferent to sb./sth. （对…很漠然）have no friendsfond of solitude/being aloneunsociablea quiet person

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How to Live with a Fault-Finderfind fault with sb./sth.be particular/picky/fussy/hypercritical about trifleslook a gift horse in mouth （接受礼物不道谢反而很挑剔）not easygoingnot consideratea pain in the neck or a thorn in one’s flesh

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How to Live with a Magpie

chatter like a magpie （喋喋不休）never stop talkingbuttonhole a person （拉着别人说个不停）make other people climb the wall(s) （让别人发疯）a pain in the neck or a thorn in one’s flesh

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How to Live with a Big Moutha big mouth: a gossipera fly on the wall （偷听别人讲话的人）poke one’s nose in/into what other people prefer to keep hiddenamuse oneself by setting other people by the ears（以搬弄是非 / 挑拨离间为乐）a trouble maker/a bad applea pain in the neck or a thorn in one’s flesh

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How to Live with a Person who is Preeminenttry to be best of allbe eager to outshine othersstrive to/be keen to outdo others in everythingbe eager to do well/excel in every thingeager to put one’s best foot forward: eager to get on with one’s work as fast as one can （全力以赴做工作） bite off more than one can chew: be over-ambitiousbe sensitive/susceptible to one’s dignitybe aggressive

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Enjoyyourselveson our campus!