Part 4. Language Study and Language Appreciation.

Listen to the following statements, pay special attention to the parts in bold type.

Learn to appreciate it and use the language.

1. to make a good gift.

These sets make very good gifts.

2. to be observed /in honor of.

Feast of Dolls in Japan falls on March 2ed, it is observed there in honor of girls.

Feast of Banners in Janpan is on May 5th, it is observed in honor of boys.

3. to feel one's hair stand on end.

At a science museum on Ontario, Canada, you can feel you hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body.

4. reach out to...

As these examples show, museums are reaching out to new audiences, particularly the young, the poor and the less educated members of the population.

5. in an effort to...

They also bring together in one display a group of objects drawn from various parts of the museum, in an effort to represent the whole lifestyle of a region or a historical period.

6. use sth...to best advantage.

The theory is that people who not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to best advantage.

7. places to visit /places to enjoy.

Instead of being places that one should visit, they are places to enjoy.

8. as varied.

Gestures of disapproval, dislike or no are just as varied.

9. to get straight down to.

The Germans, however, prefer to get straight down to business.

10. be one's way to.

So use these tips, and you'll be on your way to a successful, international business career.

11. information superhighway /traffic/the bulk of the traffic.

One feature of the information superhighway is that the traffic travels fast.

The bulk of the traffic consists of data containing music files, instant messages, toll-free phone calls, e-commerce orders, online games and just about anything.

12. to zoom along.

Techies use their own special shorthand to keep messages zooming along.

13. to wire ...for.

Colleges across the United States have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years wiring dormitories for high speed Internet access.

14. to inch one's way into.

So we're going to inch our way into the future.

15. to shut out /in favor of/on flickering computer screens.

The internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.

16. to keep to oneself/ to reach out to.

We're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time, reaching out to more people all with just the click of a computer mouse.

17. by that measure.

Experts say the most popular American sport by that measure is baseball.

18. to work oneself into furies.

But the significant thing is the attitude of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.

19. a safety line.

Protected by a safety line, the newspaper reporter closed his eyes, and started to feel for places to put his hands and feet.

20. to live with.../to build up the strength.

He had to learn to live with a new reality.

For many years, he was told to build up the strength in his arms and forget about his legs.