1、Section Welcome to the unit &ReadingLanguage points turn to somebody/something向求助(教材P34)When people need information, from the news and weather forecasts to travel packages and academic research, the Internet is now the first source they turn to.如今,当人们需要信息时,无论是新闻、天气预报还是包价旅游、学术研究,因特网都是他们求助的首选。turn to
2、 sb.for help向某人求助turn to 翻到;转向;转为;查阅turn down 调小/低;拒绝turn off 关掉;使(某人)失去兴趣turn out 生产;结果是;出席(某项活动),在场turn over 翻转,翻过来turn up 开大;调高;出现;到达If you have any question, you can turn to me for help.如果你有任何问题都可以向我求助。We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.我们不能不必要地原谅自己或使其他人扫兴。She
3、decided to turn down the invitation.她决定拒绝这个邀请。 (教材P34)With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, a student will find abundant information from the largest libraries and museums in the world at his or her command.一名学生轻按键盘键或点击鼠标,就能从世界上最大的图书馆和博物馆找到大量信息,加以使用。(1) abundant adj.大量的,充裕的(1)be abunda
4、nt in富有(2)abundance n. 大量;丰富;充裕in abundance 大量;丰足(3)abundantly adv. 大量地;丰盛地;充裕地Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island.该岛盛产水果和蔬菜。It is said that the country is abundant in natural resources.据说这个国家自然资源丰富。Calcium is found most abundantly (abundant) in milk.牛奶含有丰富的钙。(2)command n命令;控制;掌握vt.
5、命令;指挥;控制(1)at sb.s command受某人支配under sb.s commandunder the command of sb. 在某人的指挥下,由某人指挥/控制in command of 控制,指挥take/have command of 指挥,控制have (a) good command of 精通(2)command sb.to do sth. 命令某人做某事command that. 命令She has a large English vocabulary at her command.她能灵活运用掌握的大量英语词汇。Applicants will be expec
6、ted to have a good command of English.申请人必须精通英语。He commanded me to_go(go) at once/that I(should)go at once.他命令我立刻就走。名师点津command后接宾语从句时,从句谓语动词常用“(should)动词原形”;command作名词时,后接表语从句或同位语从句时,从句谓语动词也用“(should)动词原形”。 assumption n假定,假设(教材P34)They make the assumption that children spend too much time chatting
7、and playing games instead of focusing on their school work.他们猜想孩子们在聊天和打游戏上面花费的时间太多了,而没有集中精力去做功课。(1)make an assumption/assumptions认为;假定;做出臆断on the assumption that 在假定的情况下(2)assume vt. 假设,假定assume/assuming(that). 以为先决条件;假定assume sb./sth.to be. 假设某人/某事是It is generally assumed that. 人们普遍认为(3)assumed adj
8、. 假设的,假定的We are working on the assumption that everyone invited will turn up.我们假定了每一个人都会应邀出席并就此做出了安排。So,let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.因此,让我们假定历史建筑对大多数人既有吸引力又很重要。It_is_generally_assumed_that house prices will continue to go down.人们
9、普遍认为房价还会下跌。 (教材P34)What_is_more,_people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can correspond and communicate with others around the globe who have similar interests.此外,身有残疾而必须待在家里的人也能(通过因特网)与全球各地趣味相投的人们通信、交流。(1)what is more更有甚者,更为重要的是(1)what is more在句中常作插入语,译为“更有甚者,更重要的是;而且;此外”。(2)what is wo
10、rse/to make things worse更糟的是thats to say 也就是说Gas is a very efficient fuel.And whats more, its clean.天然气是高效燃料,而且还清洁。Lots of trees were blown down.Whats worse(bad), some people were killed or injured.许多树木被风刮倒了。更糟糕的是,还死伤了一些人。(2)correspond vi.通信;相一致,符合;相当于Has he been corresponding with her since he went
11、 abroad? 他出国后一直和她通信吗?correspond with sb.与某人通信correspond with/to sth. 与某事相一致correspond to sth. 相当于某事;类似于某事Your account of events does not correspond with hers.你对事情的陈述与她说的不相符。The arms of a man correspond to the wings of a bird.人的双臂如同鸟的双翼。 【导学号:25000015】 address vt.探讨,解决,处理;向说话;称呼(某人)(教材P35)The main dr
12、awbacks of the Internet I will address today are that it has too much information that has not been evaluated for accuracy,and that it is transforming the way people spend their time.我今天所要谈及的因特网的主要缺点是网上有太多未经核准的信息,以及它正改变人们使用时间的方式。(1)address sth.to sb.向某人说某事;把某物寄给某人address sb.as. 称呼某人为address oneself
13、to 致力于,忙着做(2)address n. 地址,通信处;演说,讲话vt. 写地址、姓名The president should be addressed as “Mr. President”对总统应该称“总统先生”。The letter was correctly addressed(address),but delivered to the wrong house.信上的姓名地址写得都对,但被错投到另一家去了。The students all addressed themselves to preparing(prepare) for the coming exam.所有学生都在忙着准
14、备即将到来的考试。 reference n参考,查阅;提到,谈及;介绍信;介绍人(教材P35)These problems do not occur as often when people use traditional reference materials, such as books, newspapers and magazines.若人们使用传统的参考资料,如书籍、报纸和杂志时,这些问题就不会那么经常地发生了。(1)make a/no reference to提/不提take up ones reference 索要推荐信in reference to. 关于without (an
15、y) reference to 和无关(2)refer v. 提及;参考;查阅refer to 提到;涉及;查阅The article made no reference to previous research on the subject.文章没有提及此前对该课题的研究情况。In this report,the victims were not referred to by name.在报告中没有提到受害人的姓名。I dont think I have got the job.They havent taken up my references(refer)我想我还没有得到这份工作。他们还
16、没有向我索要推荐信。 drop out 退学,辍学;退出,脱离(教材P35)One university did a study about the students who had dropped out, and found that 43 per cent of them were heavy Internet users.某大学曾对退学的学生做过一个调查,发现43%的人痴迷于因特网。drop out of.退出,脱离drop back 后退drop by/in/round 顺便访问drop in on sb./at sp. 顺便拜访某人/参 观某地drop behind 落下It is
17、 a pity that she dropped out of school to be a waitress.遗憾的是她退学去当了服务员。He dropped in on me at my company when he was in Beijing.他在北京时顺便来公司看了看我。Dont drop behind others in case you get lost.路上别掉队,以免迷路。 withdraw vi.& vt.脱离(社会),不与人交往;撤回;取(款)(教材P35)This study shows that people who spend too much time on t
18、he Internet tend to withdraw from the people and the world round them.这项研究显示,在网上花费太多时间的人有离群避世的倾向。(1)withdraw from.脱离;从撤回/退出;停止提供withdraw.from. 从撤回withdraw cash/money/saving 提取现金(2)withdrawal n. 撤回;撤退;收回;退出;取款We didnt know how the thief withdrew money from others accounts.我们不知道那个小偷是怎样从别人的账号里取走钱的。The
19、drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects.这种药因许多人服后产生严重副作用而被禁止销售。You can make withdrawals(withdraw) of up to $250 a day.你一天可以从银行账户中提取最多不超过250美元。图形助记巧记withdraw alarm vt.使担心,使害怕,使警觉 n警报(器);惊慌;闹钟(教材P37)This is an unfortunate aspect of the Internet that alarms m
20、e.这是因特网让我担心的一个不好的方面。(1)in alarm惊恐地with alarm 由于恐慌(2)alarmed adj. 担心的;害怕的be alarmed at/by/over 担心;害怕(3)alarming adj. 使人害怕的;吓人的She looked up in alarm.她惊慌地抬头看。Everybody was alarmed at the news that war might break out.每个人听到可能爆发战争的消息都感到恐慌。Population in the country grows at an alarming(alarm) rate.这个国家人口
21、增长的速度使人害怕。图形助记巧记 alarm闹钟警报(器).语境填词1We assume different investors have different market power,different from the tradition competition assumption.(assume)2My highly educated dad had a great education and a great career.(educate)3He had a good memory,so he never referred to reference books.(refer)4The
22、 clang of the alarm bells alarmed the village.(alarm)5The agreement permits either side to withdraw from the treaty(协议)if such a withdrawal is announced at least ninety days before it happens.(withdraw) 【导学号:25000016】.选词填空drop out of,turn to,in favour of,correspond with,instead of,at ones command,ke
23、ep in touch with,whats more1I_ the play because I had too much work.2He argued _ a strike.3Now I can walk to work _ going by car.4He no longer worked as a sailor,but_doing business.5The prices quoted(报价)in your letter do not_ those given in the catalogue.【答案】1.dropped out of2.in favour of3.instead o
24、f4.turned to5.correspond with (教材P34)Another truly wonderful aspect of the Internet is the_way_ people use it to build social bonds.因特网的另一个真正精彩之处在于人们利用它建立社会关系的方式。【要点提炼】the way 之后是省略引导词that/in which 的定语从句,引导词在从句中作状语。way(方式,方法)后的定语从句的引导词有两种:(1)在way后面的从句中,如果引导词作主语、宾语或表语,要用that或which引导定语从句,引导词作宾语时可以省略;(
25、2)在way后面的从句中,如果引导词作状语,则用that或in which引导定语从句,也可以省略引导词。Apartments usually come with strict nopets policies, and the only way Tokyo dwellers have been able to get their petfix is by visiting cat cafes.东京的公寓通常严禁饲养宠物,居民们与宠物亲密接触的唯一方法就是去猫咪咖啡馆。The way that was put forward at the meeting was approved of by a
26、ll the people.会上提出的建议得到了大家的赞许。What surprised me was not what he said but the way that/in_which he said it.令我惊讶的不是他说的话,而是他说话的方式。 (教材P34)Without the Internet, these people would_have fewer avenues to meet people.如果没有因特网,这些人与别人交往的途径就会更少。【要点提炼】本句为含蓄条件句,without the Internet相当于if there were no Internet,且表
27、示与现在事实相反的假设。(1)without引出含蓄条件,相当于一个if引导的条件从句,既可表示与现在事实相反的假设,也可表示与过去事实相反的假设。有类似用法的词语还有:but for(要不是),otherwise(否则),or(否则),分词短语(如given more time)等。(2)表示与现在事实相反的假设或对将来情况的虚拟时,谓语动词用would/ might/ could/ shoulddo;表示与过去事实相反的假设时,谓语动词用would/ might/ could/ shouldhave done。I would have failed in the examination w
28、ithout your help.没有你的帮助的话,我就不能通过这次考试。Thanks for your directions to the house;we wouldnt have_found(find) it otherwise.谢谢你给我们指明方向,否则我们不可能找到这栋房子。完成句子1要是没有计算机,我们是无法这么快完成这项任务的。Without computers, we _ this task so quickly.2他昨天来这里了,否则我就不会遇到他了。He came here yesterday, _.【答案】1.couldnt have finished2.otherwis
29、e/ or I would not have met himInternet users can communicate with experts on all sorts of topics,and read articles written by people who are leaders of their fields.【分析】这是一个复合句。“Internet users.read articles”是主句;“written by people”为过去分词短语作定语,修饰articles;“who.”是定语从句,修饰先行词people。【翻译】_【答案】使用因特网的人可以就所有话题与专家们交流并阅读各个领域中的领导人物所写的文章。