1、Lesson 4 Car Culture学案要点一览：主要词汇highway, construction, pavement, crossroads, amount, physical, figure, centigrade, addicted, admit, occupy, somehow, whichever, suit 主要短语go up, on average, get struck in, be compared to, be related to, carry on, make excuses, give up要点详解:1amount n.(1). A quantity of 数量
2、，数额We ve had an enormous of help from people.我们得到了人们大力帮助。(2). A sum of money 金额The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.保险公司将赔偿你得到的所有款项。注意：amount 在a large amount of, large amounts of 结构中，只可修饰不可数名词，large amounts of 修饰不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式取决于amountsLarge amounts of money have been used i
3、n the Project Hope.2. figure n.(1). A number representing a particular amount 数量By 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million.到1998年为止，这个数字已高达1400万。(2). A person of a particular type 人物，人士He was once one of the leading figures in the music industry.他曾经是音乐界一位重要人物之一。(3). The shape of a human body 身材，体型
4、Shes always had a good figure.她身材一向很好4. go up : to rise, increase 上升，上涨The price of cigarette is going up.香烟价格在上涨。练习：翻译句子1 哈里如此沉迷于喝酒，他会为一瓶威士忌而出卖灵魂。2 警察不能肯定这两件事是否相关3 这个城市的失业人数又上升了4 他说会来接我，但是现在还没来5 他们在那场战役中不战而降Keys:1. Harry is so addicted to alcohol that hed sell his soul for a bottle of whiskey.2. The police can not make sure if the two things are related to each other.3. The citys unemployment has gone up again.4. He said he would come to pick me up but he hasnt turned up yet.5. They gave up without a fight in that battle.
