大学英语第四册课件Unit 2 Smart Cars

Unit2SmartCarsTo/becomearealityHerdreamofbeingacollegestudenthasturnedintoareality.WorkingathomeandcommunicatingwithfellowworkersviatheirPCshasbecomearealityforsome.LucrativeProducingmuchmoney;profitableManyex-armyofficershavefoundlucrativejobsinprivatesecurityfirms.WemadealucrativebusinessdealwiththeAmericancompanyonriceimports.Presently(esp.US)atthepresenttime,now;afterashorttime;soonWepresentlyhavenoplanstoexpandourbusinessoverseas,butthatmaywellchangeinthefuture.“Takeiteasy,”Davidsaid.“Youwillfeelbetterpresently.”Manufacture(1)MakegoodsonalargescaleusingmachineryBritainnowmanufacturesapproximately/about40percentofEurope’sdesktopcomputers.Fordhasbeenmanufacturingcarsfornearlyahundredyears.Manufacture(2)Toinventanuntruestory,excuseetc.Ifthemediacanmanufacturestorieslikethis,thenwhoarewesupposedtobelieve?You’llhavetomanufactureagoodexcuseifyoudon’tgotoyoursister’swedding.ApproximatelyFairlycorrectoraccuratebutnotcompletelysoThecaraccidenthappenedatapproximately7:45a.m.Approximately$150millionistobespentonimprovementsonschoolbuildings.EliminateRemove,esp.sb./sth.thatisnotwantedorneeded;getridof:eliminatesth.(fromsth.)TheChinesegovernmentapprovedanewplantoeliminateilliteracyby2006.Thecurriculumignoredtheinterestsofchildrenandsoeliminatedthechildren’smotivation.Ifyouthinkyoumaybeallergictoafoodordrink,eliminateitfromyourdiet.VaporAmassoftinydropsofmoistureformingacloudormistPuresteamisadryandinvisiblevapor.Theatmospherealwayscontainssomemoistureintheformofwatervapor.IntheairIntheearth’satmosphere;uncertain,notyetdecidedThereisapeculiarsmellintheair.Hundredsofbirdssuddenlyroseintheair.Ourplansarestillintheair.Cf.ontheairTheotherphrasesofairStartupBeginorbeginworking,running,happening,etc.Peterlookedinhismirrorandstarteduptheengine.Putthekeyintheignitionandstartthecarup.TheotherphrasesofstartAlert(vt.)warnsb.thattheremaybedanger,trouble,etc.(usedinthepattern:alertsb.;alertsb.tosth.)Whyweren’tthepolicealerted?Theteacheralertedthestudentstothedangerofswimmingintheriver.Themanageralertedthestafftothecrisisfacingthecompany.TheotherusagesofalertLaneAdivisionofaroad,street,orhighwaywideenoughforasinglelineofmotorvehicleThenewly-builthighwayshavetwolanesforeachdirectionoftravel.Therearemanydifferenttypesofroad,frommulti-landfreewaysandexpresswaystotwo-waycountryroads.PrototypeThefirstmodelordesignofsth.fromwhichotherformsarecopiedordevelopedBellutteredtohisassistantthewords,“Mr.Watson,comehere;usingaprototypetelephone.Toyotareleaseditssmall-carprototypein1947.MonotonousDullandneverchangingorvarying;constantandboringInthe1970swehadamonotonousdietofriceandvegetables.Robotsareusedinrepetitive,monotonoustasksinwhichhumanperformancemightdegradeovertime.Tedious,tame,tiringHazardAthingthatcanbedangerousorcausedamage;adangerorriskSmogdevelopedintoamajorhealthhazardbythe20thcentury.Theresearchhasconfirmedthattobaccosmokepresentsahazardtohealth.Get/bestuckin(sth.)BeunabletomoveortobemovedHewasstuckathomewithflu.Iwasstuckinthetrafficyesterdayforaboutonehour.That’swhyImissedtheplane.TheotherphrasesofstickSatelliteAnelectronicdevicethatissentintospaceandmovesroundaplanetThefirstartificialsatellitewaslaunchedin1957.Engineershavedevelopedmanykindsofsatellites,eachdesignedtoserveaspecificpurposeormission.Theymakeitpossible.Payattentiontothestructurev.+it+adj.

todoTheotherusagesofitTowithinaboutahundredfeetDoubleprepositionsTheotherexamplesofthesamestructureComeoutfrombehindthedoor/treeClimboutfromunderthebedPutyourbookonthedeskinsteadofinit.Vibrate(causesth.to)moverapidlyandcontinuouslybackwardsandforwards;shakeThewholehousevibrateswheneveraheavytruckpasses.Microwaveovensoperatebyagitatingthewatermoleculesinthefood,causingthemtovibrate,whichproducesheat.FrequencyTherateatwhichsth.happensorisrepeated,usumeasuredoveraparticularperiodoftimeMycomputerbrokedownwithincreasingfrequency.Fatalroadaccidentshavedecreasedinfrequencyoverrecentyears.FluencySendoutTransmit(asignal,etc.)byradiowavesTheyachtsentoutadistresssignalwhichwaspickedupbyapassingsteamer.TheotherphrasesofsendConvertChangefromoneformtoanother(followedbyinto/to)Thesignalwillbeconvertedintodigitalcode.Solarcookingrequiresadarkpottoabsorbthesun’sraysandconvertthemintoheatenergy.CorrelateHaveamutualrelationshiporconnection,inwhichonethingaffectsordependsonanother(followedbywith/to)Obesitycorrelateswithincreasedriskofstroke.Amother’ssmokinginpregnancycorrelateswithlowbirthweightinherbaby.ApplicationTheactionoraninstanceofputtingatheory,discovery,etc.topracticaluseMultimediaapplicationsusuallyrequiremorecomputermemoryandprocessingpower.Theyhavemadeaninventionwhichwillhaveavarietyofapplicationsinindustry.Theapplicationoftheinventionwillbringprofitstothecompany.Bepoisedto(do)BereadytotakeactionatanymomentItisreportedtheUSforcesarepoisedtoattackIraq.Theautomobilecompanyispoisedtolaunchitsnewadvertisingcampaign.HighwayAmainroadthatlinkstownsandcitiesAutomatedvehicle-controltechnologiesarecurrentlyunderdevelopmenttoimprovehighwaysafety.Trafficalongmajorhighwaysinsomecitiesismonitoredbyremotecameras,radar,orsensorsintheroadway.MountFix(sth.)inpositionforuse,displayorstudy;put(sth.)intoplaceonasupportSomeautomobilesweredesignedwithatransmissionmountedontherearaxle.Thefirstgas-poweredvehicleslookedlikehorsebuggies(轻便马车)withenginesmountedunderneath.MagneticHavingthepropertiesofamagnetRubberisnotmagnetic.IhaveamagneticstripIDcard.TakecontrolofcontrolThenewmanagerdidn’tknowhowtotakecontrolofhiscompany.Thegovernmenthastakencontrolofallthenewspapers.TheotherphrasesoftakeBunchGrouptogether(bothactiveandpassive)Therunnerwerestillbunchedtogetheronthetrack.Theybunchedtogethertoallowotherstosqueezeintothecrowdedelevator.LunchBrunchlaunchIncorporateMake(sth.)partofawholeHisnewlypublishedbookincorporateshisearlieressay.Theylaiddownahealthclubincorporatingagym,saunaandsteamroom.AswellTooShewantedtoproducetheplayandtodirectitaswell.Ellen’sfacepaledwithdisappointment;