city dweller 城市居民
irritable 烦躁的
hot under the collar 恼火的,窘迫的
grumpy 易怒的,脾气不好的
disregard 漠视
reluctant 不情愿的
hyper-vigilant 异常警惕的,高度警觉的
persistently 执意地
eye contact 目光接触,眼神交流
antisocial 不合群的,不喜社交的
grin and bear 苦笑着忍受,忍气吞声
tubechat “地铁聊天”活动
anonymous 匿名的
测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Why does the author think he is lucky to live in the countryside?
2. What word is used to mean 'to travel regularly to and from work'?
3. How might wearing a 'tubechat' badge help you appear less rude to other people?
4.True or false? We have to be rude to show people we're in a rush.
5. According to the article, what might stop us saying 'hello' to someone?
2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. The boys were very ______ in class because they went to bed very late last night.
reluctant irritable anonymous hyper-vigilant
2. He ______ turned up late for work so in the end they sacked him.
persistently persistent persistable persisted
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