Section_ⅠWarm­up & Lesson 1 - Pre­reading

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　　Dear Aunt Mei，

　　I can't believe I've been in London for 6 months already! I certainly owe① you an apology② for not writing more often. I've just been so busy studying and trying③ to absorb④ all the new things around me - I think I'm still experiencing⑤ culture shock.There is so much here that is different from home. But you'll soon experience it all yourself! I wish⑥ your visit wasn't going to be so brief⑦ but there's a lot we can do and see in a week. I'm just so glad you can afford⑧ to visit me and I refuse to let you pay for anything while you're here!

　　I don't know what your expectations⑨ are of London, but knowing that you've never travelled outside of Asia⑩， I thought I'd tell you a bit about what you can expect to find⑪.

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　　①owe/əʊ/vt.欠(情、债等)

　　owe ... to sb./owe sb....欠某人......，把......归功于某人

　　②apology/ə'pɒlədʒi/n.道歉，认错

　　make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.因(做了)某事向某人道歉

　　③be busy doing sth.忙于做某事

　　④absorb/əb'sɔːb/vt.理解，掌握；吸收

　　be absorbed in全神贯注于......

　　⑤experience v．体验，经历；n.[U]经验；[C]经历

　　⑥wish后接从句，从句要使用虚拟语气。表示与现在相反的假设时，从句中的谓语动词应使用过去式。

　　⑦brief/briːf/adj.短暂的，简短的　briefly adv.短暂地，简短地

　　⑧afford vt.抽得出(时间)

　　afford to do sth.抽得出时间做某事

⑨expectation/ˌekspek'teIʃn/n.期待的事物，预期