unit3lifeinthefuturereading語言點(diǎn)

1、Unit 3 ReadingLanguage points1. First impressions第一印象I had a very good impression of him.The trip to England made a deep impression on us.He gave me a good imression .He made a good impression on me.The teacher impressed us with his sense of humour.We were impressed with/by the teachers sense of hum

2、our.The teacher impressed on us the importance of English.2. I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.(1)接受(建議或挑戰(zhàn))Why not take up the challenge?I took up his offer of a drink.(2)開始從事,開始對(duì)感興趣, 學(xué)著做He took up his first teaching post in 1976.He will take up a job as a do

3、ctor next week.He took up basketball while he was five.He took up cycling as regular exercise after he retired.(3)占去(時(shí)間或空間)(4)繼續(xù)Im going to take up the story where he left off yesterday. The piano takes up a lot of room.Writing the composition took up most of the day. take offtake outtake over take

4、downtake in脫下,起飛,騰飛拿出接管取下,記下吸收;領(lǐng)會(huì),理解;欺騙3.I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008.(1)constantly adv. 連續(xù)不斷地 The old mans hands shook constantly.Fashion is constantly changing.constant adj.經(jīng)常的，連續(xù)的，不變的Constant dropping wears a stone.The car travels at a constant speed of 50 km/ph.

5、(2)remind vt. 提醒; 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝阉硇r(shí)候吃藥Please remind him to take this medicine later.這部影片使他回想起在英格蘭所看到的一切The film reminded him of what he had seen in England.remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事He reminded me that I hadnt had the breakfast.remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某人/某事The old photo reminded me of my school life.4. As a

6、 result, I suffered from “time lag”.(1) as a result 結(jié)果，因此 He worked hard. As a result, he made great progress. as a result of 作為 . 的結(jié)果，由于 He was late as a result of the heavy snow.(2) suffer from遭受(因帶來的苦難); 患病suffer from the earthquake/ the floodsuffer from the warsuffer from headachesuffervt. 遭到；蒙受

7、suffer a defeatsuffer an attacksuffer damage/loss5. previous adj.先前的；以往的 這一工作無需相關(guān)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。No previous experience is necessary for this job.(2) before the time youre talking about (時(shí)間上）稍前的I couldnt believe it when I heard the news. I had only seen him the previous day.previous to.在前；先于 (to為介詞) Previous to

8、 coming here , she studied in Beijing. Previous to this, shed always been ill.6. guide n.導(dǎo)游；向?qū)?a tour guide(2) 指南；手冊(cè) Do you have a guide to the USA? a guide to (的指南)guide vt. (1) 為引路He guided the old man through the streets to the railway station.(2) 指導(dǎo)；指引 He guided the company through the difficult

9、ies. 7. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.surroundings 環(huán)境; 周圍的事物,用復(fù)數(shù).Most people feel unsettled in new surroundings.It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.environment 指自然環(huán)境protect the environmentprevent the pollution of the environment也可指精神環(huán)境, 均從環(huán)境對(duì)人的感受,道德觀念的

10、影響著眼.用單數(shù).a helpful learning environment eg: The boy grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a happy home environment.tolerate vt. 容忍，忍受I cannot tolerate his rudeness.Our teacher wont tolerate cheating in exams. 7. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.8. Hit by a lack of fresh

11、 air, my head ached.lack: n. 缺乏, 不足She showed a lack of humor.for (a) lack ofThe plant died for (a) lack of water. We cant walk any further for (a )lack of strength.lack他擅長(zhǎng)于自己的工作,但似乎缺乏信心.He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.She lacked humor/common sense.vt. 缺乏,不足,沒有He lacks courage.

12、 = He is lacking in courage.lackbe lacking inadj.a lack ofbe short ofWe were short of food and water.There was a lack of food and water in the earth-stricken area.shortage8. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.(Because I was) hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.Hit by a lack of fresh air

13、Affected by a lack of fresh air9. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared. 做調(diào)整以適應(yīng); 按進(jìn)行調(diào)整make adjustments to 對(duì)做出調(diào)整made an adjustment to the plan/the designIve made a few adjustments to the seating plan. make adjustments toPlease make proper adjustmen

14、ts to the age of your audience.adjust v. 調(diào)整；調(diào)節(jié) adjust the focus of the camera adjust the volume adjust (oneself) to sth/doing sth 適應(yīng)于（1）It took me a few weeks to adjust to my new surroundings. (2) Can you adjust (yourself) to living alone?10. I felt better in no time.他們馬上就回來.They will be back in no

15、time.立刻；馬上11. be back on ones feet (困境后)恢復(fù)；完全復(fù)原He is back on his feet again after his operation.他手術(shù)后又恢復(fù)了健康了12. press vt.壓；按； press the doorbell press the button press ones face against the window (2) 敦促，勸說 press sb.to do sth 敦促某人做某事They are pressing us to make a quick decision. press n. U 新聞界 the fr

16、eedom of the press 新聞自由 C 出版社 Oxford University Press13.fasten vt.（1）系緊；扣上；扎牢Please fasten your safety belt.He fastened his coat and went out. (扣上)（2）把（門、窗）關(guān)緊Make sure all the windows are securely fastened before you leave.fastento 把貼在/固定在/釘在Someone had fastened a notice to my door.14. However, I lo

17、st sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.(1)看不見They finally lost sight of the land. I lost sight of him in the crowd. (2)失去聯(lián)系我和他完全失掉了聯(lián)系.I have lost sight of him entirely.No matter how rich and famous he became, he

18、 never lost sight of the fact that he was born in slums(貧民窟）.(3) 忘記14. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.They arrived at what is called North America now.because of too many carriages (which ar

19、e) flying by in all directions.in all directions 向四面八方The enemies fled in all directionsflying by 飛過15. He was swept up into the centre of them.sweep up 橫掃；席卷落葉被強(qiáng)勁的北風(fēng)吹到了空中。The fallen leaves were swept up into the air by strong north wind.sweep up vt. &vi. 打掃She was left to sweep up after the party.

20、She was left to sweep up the broken glass.7. Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him. caught sight of: 看見 I caught sight of her getting on the bus when I came out of the bookstore.我從書店出來時(shí)看見她上了公共汽車.I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it. lose sight of: 看不見

21、until it was out of sight.at first sight 乍一看They fell in love at first sight.at the sight of 一看見.The thief ran away at the sight of the police.out of sight看不到,在視野外Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見, 心不想。in sight看的見,在視野內(nèi)There was no one in sight.16. Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a

22、 large, bright clean room. When he arrived at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room.17. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.flash v. 閃耀；閃光 Lightning flashed in the distance.(2) (使）閃

23、現(xiàn)；顯示His name was flashed up on the screen.(3) (記憶）閃現(xiàn)；突然想起A terrible thought flashed through my mind.17. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.switch n開關(guān)；（突然）轉(zhuǎn)變Which switch do I press to turn the light off?She made t

24、he switch from full-time to part-time work when her first child was born.。v.（1）switch off 把(電燈或電器)關(guān)掉，關(guān)上 switch on 把開關(guān)打開；接通 Please switch the lights off as you leave. (2) switch to 變換到He used to play tennis, but now hes switched to golf. switch jobs 換工作17. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a compute

25、r screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.as if (they rose) by magicHe looked around nervously as if (he was) waiting for someone.He raised his hand as if (he was) to say something. He fell down as if (he was) shot.He talks as if he knew everything. 2. When a cho

26、pstick is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it were broken.as if后從句中的內(nèi)容若與事實(shí)相反，要用虛擬語氣。18. Having said this, he spread some food After he said this, he spread some foodHaving sent child to bed, she began to correct students homework.19. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.exhauste

27、d 此處作狀語,表原因.Since I was exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.熟睡了fall asleep 入睡，fast這里是副詞，起修飾作用，表程度。The baby is fast asleep.slide v. (快速而無聲地)移動(dòng); (使)滑動(dòng)船滑入水中.He slid out of the classroom.The thief slid into the room.The ship slid into the water.slide into 不知不覺地陷入 / 染上Its easy to slide into b

28、ad habits like smoking and drinking.一、根據(jù)漢語或首字母提示,用單詞的 正確形式填空。 He is o_ and he can take positive action even when faced with difficulties. 2. Her speech made a good i_ on the audience and they thought highly of her. 3. She likes the style of the clothes in that store and buys what she needs c_ there.

29、 optimistic impression constantly 4. He actually does well in his work but sometimes he seems to l_ confidence and needs encouragement. 5. Who was the _ (先前的) owner of the old house?lack previous6. The little girl _(壓) the button of the lift to let the old man in.7. He used to play tennis, but now he has _(轉(zhuǎn)變) to golf.8. From the top of the hill, you can see the city and the _(周圍的) countryside. pressed swi