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Pre-reading:

1.Paying a visit to a friend’s house.
pay a visit to sb./sp.=pay sb./sp. a visit 拜访某人/某地
Mr Smith pay a visit to a patient on his way home.
Reading:
1.In China, you sometimes get a hot, damp cloth to clean your face and hands, which, however, is not the custom in western countries.
sometimes 有时
He sometimes sends an e-mail to me.
sometime （过去或将来的）某时
We’ll meet again sometime again next time.
some times 几次，倍数
I can’t remember it if you don’t repeat it some times more.
some time 一段时间
It’ll take some time to finish reading the novel.
2.Dinner starts with a small dish, which is often called a starter.
start with=begin with 以…开始
3.After the starter you will get a bowl of soup---but only one bowl of soup and never ask for a second serving.
a second = another “又一，再一”，强调在原来的数量上在加一个的概念。
You are the second to tell me the truth.
Please try it a second time.
(2002 上海)
The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have ___ third one because ___ second one is rather too small.
A. a, a B. the, the C. a, the D. the, a (C)
4.When drinking to someone’s health, you raise your glasses…
drink to=drink a toast to 为...干杯，为...祝酒
Let’s drink to our friendship.
5.They follow the fashion of the day.
follow
We follow them down the road. 跟随
You are speaking too fast and we can’t follow you. 领悟，听懂
We’d better follow the advice. 遵循，照办
6.Besides, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.
besides prep. 除...以外 adv. 而且
There were 3 others attend the meeting at the meeting besides Mr Wang.
This car belong to Smith, and he has 2 others besides.
(NMET 2004)
I don’t mind picking up your things from the store, ____ the walk will do me good.
A. Sooner or later B. Still C. In time D. Besides (D)

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