他脸上高兴的表情说明他对结果很满意。

　　②I shall be delighted to show you around the place.

　　我很高兴领你到处转转。

　　③The children unwrapped their Christmas presents with_delight.

　　孩子们高兴地把圣诞礼物拆开。

　　④To_his_delight,_his novel was well received.

　　令他高兴的是，他的小说很受欢迎。

　　[名师点津]　delighted 常用来修饰人，表示人感到高兴的；也可以修饰voice, look, expression等词。

　　significance n．重要性，意义

　　(1)be of (great) significance

　　　　　　　　　　 有(重大)意义/(非常)重要

　　be of no significance 无意义/不重要

　　be of little significance 不太重要

　　(2)significant adj. 　 有意义的，重要的

　　significantly adv. 显著地，意味深长的

　　⑤This new discovery of oil is of great significance to this area's economy.

　　这次新发现的石油对这个地区的经济有着重大的意义。

　　⑥The proposals they put forward at the meeting were_of_little_significance.

　　他们在会上提出的建议无足轻重。

　　⑦Eating a good diet significantly reduces the risk of heart disease.

　　良好的饮食习惯能大大减少患心脏病的几率。

　　2．(教材P22)At the ancient Olympics, by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes.

　　在古代奥运会上，按照传统，运动员都是男性，他们必须裸体竞技。

　　tradition n．传统；风俗

　　①Fireworks have long been a Chinese tradition on the Spring Festival Eve.

　　除夕放鞭炮一直是中国的传统。

　　(1)keep up fine tradition　　　保持优良传统

　　follow old traditions 沿袭旧习

　　by tradition 按照传统

　　(2)traditional adj. 传统的；惯例的

　　traditionally adv. 传统上

　　②He promised that he would keep up the fine tradition.

　　他承诺他要保持优良传统。

　　③By_tradition,_it's the bridegroom's parents who pay for the wedding.

　　按照传统习俗，由新郎的父母承担婚礼的费用。

　　④Women are questioning their traditional roles in society, as wives and mothers.

　　妇女正对她们在社会中扮演的妻子和母亲的传统角色提出疑问。

　　compete vi.比赛；竞争

　　compete with/against　　与......竞争/匹敌

　　compete in 参与......竞争

　　compete for 为......竞争

　　compete to do sth. 竞争做某事

　　⑤Small, independent bookstores can't compete with the big national chains.

　　小规模的个体书店无论如何也竞争不过大型的全国连锁店。

　　⑥He is hoping to_compete_in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

　　他期盼着参加2020年东京奥林匹克运动会。

　　⑦The stores have to compete_for_customers in the Christmas season.

　　圣诞节期间，商店得为争夺顾客而竞争。

⑧Several advertising agencies are competing to_get (get) the contract.