B：谢谢你的来电。请告诉我你们什么时候有空，我们好提前作安排。
A：非常感谢，今天下午我会给你电话确认。
B：就这么定了。我相信，参观之后你会对我们的产品更加了解。
identify v. ①识别，认明 ②觉得与……有联系
例：She identified that the man was her attacker. 她认出那个男人就是袭击过她的人。One can not identify happiness with wealth. 幸福和财富不能混为一谈。搭配：identify with sb. 谅解，同情：I couldnt enjoy the book because I couldnt identify with any of the main characters. 我不喜欢这本书，因为我无法与其中的任何主要角色产生共鸣。identify as 确认，认出：The bodies were identified as two suspected drug dealers. 尸体已被辨认，原来是两名毒贩嫌疑人。拓展：identification n. 鉴定，辨认，确定
importance n. 重要(性)，重大
例：He has an exaggerated idea of his own importance. 他自视过高。He emphasized the importance of careful driving. 他强调小心驾驶的重要性。搭配：attach importance to 重视：The police officer attached great importance to finding out the criminal at the meeting. 警官在会上高度强调抓捕罪犯的重要性。
听力扩展： In my opinion, to protect environment, the government must take even more concrete measures. First, it should let people fully realize the importance of environmental protection through education. Second, much more efforts should be made to put the population planning policy into practice, because more people mean more pollution. Finally, those who destroy the environment intentionally should be severely punished. We should let them know that destroying environment means destroying mankind themselves.我的看法是，为了保护环境，政府应当采取更具体的措施。首先，应当通过教育的方法使人们充分认识到环境保护的重要性。第二，应更加努力地把计划生育政策付诸实施，因为人口多就意味着污染严重。最后，严惩故意破坏环境者。要让他们明白破坏环境就是毁灭人类自己。
improvement n. 改进，改善
例：The humanitarian scientist called on the improvement of the poor’s living condition. 这位人道主义科学家呼吁改善穷人的生活条件。I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition. 我看他的情况不会有什么改善。搭配：improvement in/on/to 改善，改进：There is still room for improvement in your work. 你的工作尚有改善的余地。This is a great improvement on your previous work. 你的工作比先前有很大进步。
听力扩展：
A: I saw a photo on internet just now; it’s a photo of a big family.
B: There must be many people in it.
A: Yeah, 150 members of Gao in De Chang county took the photo.
B: How great the family is!
A: It includes five generations from the aged to babies.
B: It’s rare to see such a big family.
A: Yeah, it was the first time to gather together for them since 600 years.
B: They were offered the opportunity because of the improvement of our living standards.
A: Yeah, dramatic changes have taken place in the big family in a hundred years.
B: They must be so excited.
A：刚刚在网上看到一张照片，是一个大家庭的全家福。
B：照片里肯定有很多人吧。
A：是的，德昌县高家150多人拍成了“百人全家福”。
B：真是个庞大的家庭啊!
A：五代人同照，从耄耋老人到吃奶的婴儿。
B：这么大的家庭在世界上很少见呢。
A：是啊，这也是高家600年来全家人第一次聚会。
B：现在生活水平提高了，为他们提供了这次机会。
A：是的，这个大家庭在百年里发生了翻天覆地的变化。
B：他们一定都很高兴。
indicate v. ①显示，指示 ②指明，表明
例：He indicated his willingness with a nod of his head. 他点头表示愿意。Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表明，男人比女人更容易戒烟。搭配：indicate…to sb. 指……给某人：She took out a map and indicated the quickest route to us. 她拿出一张地图，给我们指出最近的路线。拓展：indication n. 表明，指示;indicator n. 指示者
听力扩展： In the Three Kingdoms Period, during a battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the latter ordered his generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to capture Cao Cao’s supplies. Cao Cao led a large force against Zhao Yun, who retreated as far as the gates of his camp. There, he ordered that the banners be lowered and the war drums silenced, and that the camp gates be left wide open. Zhao Yun then stationed his troops in ambush nearly. When Cao Cao arrived and saw the situation, he immediately suspected a trap and withdrew his forces. This idiom (Yan Qi Xi Gu) is nowadays used to indicate halting an attack or ceasing all activities.三国时代，曹操与刘备交战。刘备命令大将赵云、黄忠去抢夺曹操的粮食。曹操带领大军追赶赵云。赵云边打边退，一直退到营寨前。赵云命令士兵打开营门，放倒军旗，停止擂鼓，在营外设好埋伏。曹军追到，看到这种情景，怀疑有埋伏，就撤退了。“偃旗息鼓”这个成语现在用来比喻停止攻击或者事情中止。【注】camp n. 营寨，帐篷;ambush n. 埋伏;withdrew v. (withdraw的过去时) 撤退
influence v. 影响，感化;n. 影响力，影响
例：His parents no longer have any real influence over him. 他的父母对他不再有任何真正的约束力了。Don’t let me influence your decision. 不要让我影响你的决定。Listening to the music has a calming influence on her. 听音乐对她起了一种镇静的作用。搭配：influence on/upon 影响，作用;拓展：influence over 支配力，控制力 influential a. 有影响的，有势力的
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