2 ★★Persuasion: Informal Complete the sentences with the words from the box.better, ought, should, rather, had, would, insist, time1 You' d better hurry up if you want to catch the train.2 It's about . the council di d something about all the stray dogs in town.3 I .. rather...
★★ Persuasion: FormalRewrite the sentences more formally using the wordsin brackets.1 I think that Mark should apologise to Helen.(better)2 Don't make spaghetti for dinner again! (rather)I3Let's paint the whole flat white. (suggest)I4Don't you think you should finally decide whatyou wan...
A diplomat with plenary powers.具有极权的外交家 The territory was carved up by the occupying powers.领土被侵占者瓜分。 Powers tried to throw the sword into the scale.大国力图用武力来解决问题。 Defeated by her powers of persuasion, I accepted.她的劝说很有力,我完全接受。 The minister was give...
Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better. 224 这家商店起初只出售报纸和杂志,后来又增售青少年读物。 zhè jiā shāng diàn qǐ chū zhǐ chū shòu bào zhǐ huò zá zhì, hòu lái yòu zēng shòu qīng shào nián dú wù。 At first this shop...
allowingustoshareourthoughtsandemotionswithease.16.Awell-craftedsentencecanbeapowerfultoolforpersuasionandinfluence,allowingustocommunicateourideasandbeliefsinacompellingandconvincingmanner.17.Thebeautyoflanguageliesinitsabilitytotranscendculturalandlinguisticbarriers,allowingpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundstoconnect...
The power of just one sentence is tremendous. It can change your mood, mind or motivation. When you combine emotion with logic in the right mix you can get promoted, elected or just plain loved.
style language police, which try to support a law that forbids advertising in English. Rather, committee members and traditionalists hope a non?stop campaign of persuasion, gentle criticism and leadership by example can turn the tide. 12.According to the author, the reason why the Japanese is...
Increasingly, book publishers issued even the most esteemed works in cheap as well as expensive editions to reach as wide a public as possible. The information-price revolution also affected religious and political publishing, as reading became a basis of mass persuasion for the first time in ...
OBDURATE: hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion The president was completely OBDURATE on the issue, and no amount of persuasion would change his mind.OBSEQUIOUS: overly submissive and eager to please The OBSEQUIOUS new associate made sure to compli-ment her supervisor's tie and agree with ...