成教版英语二-Unit-7

Unit1CoverPageTeachingObjectivesInthisunit,youwilllearn:themainideaoftwotexts;thekeywords,expressions,structuresinTextAandTextB;usefulexpressionsandsentencesconcerningwaysofcommunication;writingskills:Howtopreparewritingandtowriteadescriptivepassage?thegrammarpoint:ModalVerbsWarm-upActivity1. Howdoyoucommunicatewithyourfriendsinyourdailylife?2. Doyouoftenuseacellphone?Howdoyouuseyourcellphone?3. Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingacellphone?TextUnderstandingofTextATextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(1)InterviewingforthesurveywasconductedbytelephoneMarch8-28,2006amongasampleof1,503adultsage18andolder.ThepurposeofthesurveyistoinvestigatetheimpactofmobiletechnologyonAmericans.Therearesomeotherfindingsofthesurvey.Forinstance,inthisTextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(2)surveyofadultcellusers,morethanathirdsaytheircellphoneshaveenabledsometypeofunwelcomeintrusionintheirlives.24%ofcell-usingadultsreporttheyoftenfeelthattheyhavetoanswertheircellphonesevenwhendoingthiswillinterruptameetingorameal.TextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(3)22%believethat“toomany”peopletrytogetintouchwiththembecauseothersknowtheyhaveacellphone.Thereasonsforthisbecomeclearwhencellownersdescribehowtheyusetheirphones:Fully52%ofallcellownerssaytheykeeptheirphonesonallthetimeand81%ofcell-onlyuserssaythedeviceisalwayson.TextA—OrganizationThetextcanbedividedinto2parts.TextA—OrganizationPart1(Para.1):Inpartonetheauthorbeginsthistopicbytellingusthatcellphoneshavebroughtaboutgreatchangestopeople’sdailylives.Part2 (Paras.2-6):InthisparttheauthorreportsthefindingsfromanationalsurveyconductedinSeattle,USAin2006,toshowhowAmericansusetheircellphonestoday.Thefindingsare:TextA—Organizationpeopleusecellphonesextensivelyfordifferentpurposessuchasgettinghelpandspendingtime(Para.2)peoplecauseproblemswhentheyusecellphonesimproperly(Para.3)peopleofdifferentagesandgendersusecellphonesdifferently(Para.4&5)peopleusecellphonesasafashionexpressionandgivethemapersonaltouch(Para.6)TextA—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingconveniencen.thequalityofbeinguseful, easyorsuitableforsb方便， 省事

Examples:

Wehaveprovidedseatsfortheconvenienceofourcustomers.Canyoutelephonemeatyourconveniencetoarrangeameeting?TextA—LanguagePoints反义词：inconvenience不方便；麻烦，打搅Examples:Havingtochangetrainsisasmallinconvenience.Weapologizeforthedelayandanyinconveniencecaused.TextA—LanguagePointsintimatea.relatingtoveryprivateorpersonalmatters;havingacloseandfriendlyrelationship私人的；亲密的Examples:

Shewasaskedaboutthemostintimatedetailsofherlife.We’renotexactlyonintimateterms,butweseeeachotherfairlyoften.TextA—LanguagePoints近义词：close

亲近的(程度不如intimate)Examples:

FionaandIhavealwaysbeenclosefriends.Asalittlegirl,KaranwasclosesttohersisterGail.TextA—LanguagePointsmeanwhileadv.whilesthelseishappening( 与此)同时

Examples:

JanewaswritingaletterandmeanwhilePatwaswatchingT.V.Jimwenttoanswerthephone.Meanwhile,Petestartedtopreparelunch.TextA—LanguagePoints同义词：meantime

Examples:

Ilikeskiingandinthemeantime,Iknowitisverydangerous.I’llbeherefirstthinginthemorning,andmeantimeshe’llgetsomerest.TextA—LanguagePointsprivatea. involvingorbelongingtoaparticularpersonorgroupofpeople,notforpeopleingeneralorforotherstoknowabout不公开的；私人的，个人的

Examples:

Ineedtohaveaprivatediscussionwithyou.Thehotelhas110bedrooms,allwithprivatebathrooms.TextA—LanguagePoints反义词：public

公开的，公共的，公众的Examples:

Thetownhasitsownpubliclibraryandpublicgardens.Shedecidedtomakeherviewspublic.TextA—LanguagePointssurveya. aninvestigationoftheopinions,behaviour,etc.ofaparticulargroupofpeople,whichisusuallydonebyaskingthemquestions调查

Examples:

Weconductedasurveyofparentsinthevillage.Arecentsurveyfoundthat36%ofthewomenaskeddidn’tfeelsafewalkingaloneatnight.TextA—LanguagePoints近义词：investigation

调查(多指对诸如犯罪 、事故或科学问题所展开的调查)Examples:

Thepoliceinvestigationwilltakeweeks.Aprivatedetectivewashiredtoconducttheinvestigation.TextA—LanguagePointssignificanta. largeorimportantenoughtohaveaneffectortobenoticed;havingaparticularmeaning重 要的，具有重要意义的(指与某个具体事物或话题有重要关联)

Examples:

Yourworkhasshownasignificantimprovement.Therearenosignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogroupsofstudents.TextA—LanguagePoints近义词：important

重要的，重大的(指具有 重大价值或非常严肃)Examples:

Happinessismoreimportantthanmoney.Itisimportantthatstudents(should)attendallthelectures.TextA—LanguagePointsmobilea. thatisnotfixedinoneplaceandcanbemovedeasilyandquickly移动的Examples:

Themobilemedicalteamwillsoonbehere.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleprefertousemobilepersonaldevices(设备).TextA—LanguagePoints反义词：immobile不动的，不变的，静止的Examples:

Thedeerstoodimmobileamongthetrees.Herillnesshasmadehercompletelyimmobile.TextA—LanguagePointsemergencyn. anunexpectedanddangerous situationthatmustbedealt withimmediately紧急情况， 突发事件(指具体事件，或具 体状态)

Examples:

Incaseofemergency,pressthealarmbutton.Thisdoorshouldonlybeusedinanemergency.TextA—LanguagePoints词形比较：emergence出现；发生(指动作)Examples:Manyfactors,orcombinationsoffactors,cancontributetodiseaseemergence.Theemergenceofglobalmarketsforcedmanycompaniestoglobalizetheirbusiness.TextA—LanguagePointsfurthermoreadv.inadditiontowhathas alreadybeensaid此外， 而且

Examples:

Thehouseistoosmall,andfurthermore,it’stoofarfromtheoffice.Idon’tlikeskating.Furthermore,theiceistoothin.TextA—LanguagePoints同义词：moreover,inadditionExamples:

Therentisreasonableand,moreover,thelocationisperfect.ThecompanyprovidesInternetaccess.Inaddition,itmakessharewarefreelyavailable.TextA—LanguagePointsoccasionallyadv. sometimesbutnotoften 偶尔，有时

Examples:

Hewritesletterstomeoccasionally.Occasionallywegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.TextA—LanguagePoints近义词组：onoccasion

偶尔，有时Example:

Hehasbeenknownonoccasiontolosehistemper.TextA—LanguagePointsannoyinga. makingsbfeelslightlyangry 招人讨厌的，恼人的

Examples:

Shehasanannoyinghabitofinterrupting.CoreyisthemostannoyinglittlekidI’veevermet.TextA—LanguagePoints词义比较：annoyed恼怒的，气恼的Examples:I’llbeannoyedifyoudon’tfinishbyeight.ShewasannoyedwithDuncanforforgettingtophone.TextA—LanguagePointsindeedadv.usedtoaddinformationtoastatement;usedtoemphasizeapositivestatementoranswer实际上；确实；真正地，确实。一般只用于肯定句Examples:Idon’tmindatall.Indeed,Iwouldbedelightedtohelp.Thankyouverymuchindeed!“Doyouagree?”-“Yes,indeed.”TextA—LanguagePoints近义词：actually

事实上，实际上

really

真正地，实际上Examples:

Actually,onsecondthoughts,Idon’tthinkIwanttogoouttonight.Actually,thatwasthebestpartofthewholetrip.Really,youshouldn’thavedoneit.Idon’treallyknowwhathe’sdoingnow.TextA—LanguagePointscriticismn.remarksthatsaywhatyouthinkisbadaboutsborsth批评

Examples:

Youmustlearntoacceptcriticism.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticismofthedecision.TextA—LanguagePoints反义词：praise

表扬，赞扬Examples:

Hislatestmoviehaswonhighpraisefromthecritics.Theleaderspokeinpraiseofthosewhohaddiedfortheircountry.TextA—LanguagePointseither…or…usedtoshowachoiceoftwothings或者…或者，要么…要么

Examples:

Eitherhecouldnotcomeorhedidnotwantto.Iwillgoonbusinesseitherthisweekornextweek.TextA—LanguagePoints反义结构：neither…nor…

既不…也不Example:

Ineitherknewnorcaredwhathadhappenedtohim.TextA—LanguagePointsinpublic whenotherpeople,especiallypeopleyoudonotknow,arepresent公开地；当众Examples:

Idon’twanttospeakaboutitinpublic.Herhusbandwasalwaysnicetoherinpublic.TextA—LanguagePoints反义短语：inprivate

在私下，秘密地Examples:

Sheaskedtoseehiminprivate.Althoughcheerfulincompany,hewasoftensadinprivate.TextA—LanguagePointsbringabout tomakesthhappen引起，导 致，带来

Examples:

Howcanwebringaboutachangeinattitudes?Thedoctorscouldn’tbringaboutarealcureforthisdisease.TextA—LanguagePoints近义词：leadto，resultin，causeExamples:

Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems.Thismisprintledtogreatconfusion.Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailure.Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople.Whatcausedhisillness?Theheavyraincausedtheflood.TextA—LanguagePointsSentenceunderstandingYoucanchatonthephoneeitherathomeorinpublic.(Para.1)分析：此句中的either…or…表示选择，意思是“或者……或者……”、“不管……还是……”。举例： Ileftiteitheronthetableorinthedrawer. Youcaneithercomewithmenoworwalkhome.反义：neither…nor…两者都不是 Heneitherknowsnorcareswhathappened.TextA—LanguagePointsAnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewaywhichpeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtime.(Para.2)分析：

(1)此句中change后面的介词in表示在某方面的变化。

(2)which前面省略了in，全句应该为：AnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewayinwhichpeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtime。亦即Anothergreatinfluenceisthechangeintheway.PeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtimeinthisway.TextA—LanguagePointsSome41%ofcellphoneownerssaidtheyusethecellphonetofillinfreetimewhentheyaretravelingorwaitingforsomeone.(Para.2)分析：

此句中fillin的意思是“填充”。再如：Let’sfillintheholewithearth(土)。

该词组还有“填写”的意思，例如：

Don’tforgettofillinyourapplicationform(申请表).

Pleasefillinyournameonthecheque(支票).TextA—LanguagePointsMorethanaquarterofcellphoneownersadmittedtheysometimesdonotdriveassafelyastheyshouldwhiletheyusetheircellphones.(Para.3)分析： 此句中as…as用于引导比较从句，意思是“象……一样……”。举例： Hewantedtotalktosomeoneasbadly(非常)asIdid.TextA—LanguagePointsFurthermore,84%ofthoseinterviewedreportedthattheyareirritatedatleastoccasionallybyloudandannoyingcellusers.(Para.3)分析：

atleastoccasionally是插入语作状语，补充说明“至少是有时候”。TextA—LanguagePointsYoungerusersweremuchmorelikelytosaytheysometimeslieaboutwheretheyare.(Para.4)分析： 此句为比较句，省略了比较对象，原句为Youngerusersweremuchmorelikelythanolderuserstosay…TextA—LanguagePointsMenweremorelikelytosaytheycouldn’tlivewithouttheirmobilephones.(Para.5)分析：

在say的宾语从句中，couldn’t是虚拟语气而不是过去时，表示不符合事实或不可能发生的假设情况。without表示假设的条件，意思是“如果不/没有……的话”。TextA—UsefulExpressionsgiveusalotofconvenience 给我们带来了很大的便利eitherathomeorinpublic 无论在家还是在公共场所bringaboutsomeinconvenience

带来一些不便

essentialcommunicationtools

必不可少的交流工具TextA—UsefulExpressions5 mixupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic

把私人生活与公众生活搅在一起provideadetailedpictureof…

生动地描述了……bereflectedinthesurvey 在调查中反映出来inanemergency或inemergencies 在紧急情况下TextA—UsefulExpressions9 fillinfreetime 打发闲暇时间thoseinterviewed 被采访者drawcriticismfromothers 招惹他人的批评tellwhitelies 说善意的谎话TextA—UsefulExpressions13givebehonestabout… 在……方面老实beonthephone 打的时候belikelyto 可能要做某事lieabout 就某事说谎 TextA—UsefulExpressionsgender-baseddifferences

与性别有关的差异giveapersonalstyleto…

赋予……个性化的风格

TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedReadaloudthefollowingsentencesfromTextAandlearnthembyheart.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedNowadays,cellphonesgiveusalotofconvenience.Buttheyalsobringaboutsomeinconvenience.Butmeanwhiletheyaremixingupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic.ArecentsurveyhasprovidedadetailedpictureoftheroleofthecellphoneinAmericanlifetoday.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedAnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewaywhichpeoplearespendingtheirtime.Ontheotherhand,womenweremorelikelytosaytheyhavegainedhelpfromtheircellphonesinemergencies.Inaddition,thecellphoneisbecominganexpressionoffashionformanyusersintheU.S.TextA—Exercises:TableofContentsVocabularyExercisesStructureExercisesReadingComprehensionExercisesTranslationExercisesTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionI. Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Howdocellphonesmixupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic?

Itisnowpossibletobesittingonatrainorwalkingthroughaparkandhearsomeofthemostintimatedetailsofstrangers’livesbecausetheyarechattingontheircellphones.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. HowdomanypeoplespendtheirfreetimenowintheUS,accordingtothesurvey?

Theyusethecellphonetofillinfreetimewhentheyaretravelingorwaitingforsomeone.3. Whatarethenewproblemsfacedbycellphoneusers?

Peoplesometimesdonotdriveassafelyastheyshouldwhiletheyusetheircellphones.Furthermore,peopleareirritatedatleastoccasionallybyloudandannoyingcelluserswhoconducttheircallsinpublicplaces.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. Howdomenandwomenusecellphonesdifferently?

Menweremorelikelythanwomentosaytheycouldn’tlivewithouttheirmobilephones.Ontheotherhand,womenweremorelikelythanmentosaytheyhavegainedhelpfromtheircellphonesinemergencies.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. Howdomanycellownersmaketheircellphonesfashionableandpersonal?

Peoplehavetakenasteptopersonalizethephoneinsomeway,suchasbychangingthewallpaperoraddingringtonestothephone.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionII. Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.1. Nowpeoplecanhearsomeveryintimatedetailsofstrangers’livesbecause__________. A.peopletalkaloudaboutthemwhiletraveling ontrains B.peopledon’tknowwhatisprivateandwhatis public C.peopletalkaloudaboutthemwhilewalking throughparks

D.peoplechatontheircellphonesinpublicplacesDTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. Howmanypeoplehaveusedtheircellphonesforanemergencysituation,accordingtothesurvey?________ A.74%. B.41%. C.84%. D.22%.ATextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3. Howdopeoplereacttorudecellphoneusers?________ A.Theyareirritated. B.Theystareandmakecriticism. C.Theyfeelannoyed. D.Alltheabove.DTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. Whoaremorelikelytobedishonestaboutwheretheyarewhenusingacellphone?_______ A.Olderusers. B.Youngerusers. C.Maleusers. D.Femaleusers.BTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. Besidesbeingatoolofcommunications,thecellphoneisbecoming__________. A.aradiotolistento B.amobiletoy C.awallpaper D.anexpressionoffashionCTextA—Exercises:VocabularyI. Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.detailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup1. Sciencehas_______________manychangesinourlives.2. Whatexactlyisthe__________oftelevisiononchildren?3. You’renotgoingtowearthatdress__________,areyou?broughtaboutinfluenceinpublicTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup4. Thepatientwasaskedtoringthebellina(n)__________.5. Hermost__________habitwaseatingwithhermouthopen.6. Mykidsspendhours__________onthephonetotheirfriends.emergencyannoyingchattingTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup7. Nextweek,Iwill__________Spielbergabouthislatestmovie.8. Concentration(专注)is__________ifyouwanttodoagoodjob.9. Shestayedinthejobforfiveyears,__________valuableexperience.interviewessentialgainingTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup10.IthinkTomwillbe__________togetthejobifBobdoesn’tapplyforit.11.Ialways__________him__________withhisbrother.Theylooksomuchalike.12.A(n)__________introductiontothecourse(课程)canbefoundonourwebsite(网址).likelymixupdetailedTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Putanappropriateprepositionintoeachgapinthefollowingsentences.

Hatsare__________fashionagainthisyear.__________anemergency,dial110forpolice.Areyoubeingcompletelyhonest__________yourfeelings?Mostpeoplearealittlenervousaboutspeaking__________public.Childrenoftenmix__________“b”and“d”whentheylearntowrite.inInaboutinupTextA—Exercises:VocabularyItseemsthattheweatherhassomeinfluence________people’smoods.Educationisthebestmethodofbringing__________economicdevelopment.Theplanewilltakeoffsoon.__________themeanwhile,pleaseremainseated.Inajoblikethis,you’reverylikelytofeelstressed(有压力的)__________times.Inaddition__________apieceofpaper,Igavehimapencilandaneraser(橡皮擦).onaboutInattoTextA—Exercises:VocabularyIII.Nowtranslatethefollowingphrases,usingadjectivesformedfromthenounsgivenbelow. computer

language

community

activity

age

internet

family

class

基于网络的测试_________________________________________基于社区的效劳________________________________________基于家庭的调查_________________________________________aninternet-basedtestacommunity-basedserviceafamily-basedsurveyTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary基于年龄的比照_________________________________________基于等级的社会_________________________________________基于计算机的教学_________________________________________anage-basedcomparisonaclass-basedsocietycomputer-basedteachingTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary基于活动的社会实践

_________________________________________基于语言的跨文化(cross-cultural)研究_____________________________________

anactivity-basedsocialpracticealanguage-basedcross-culturalresearchTextA—Exercises:StructureI.Nowconnectthewords,phrasesorclausesinthebracketsbyusingeither…or.I’mgoingtobuy__________________________________________________________.(acamera,aCDplayer)She’sthekindofpersonyou_________________________________________________.(love,hate) I’mgoingtobuyeitheracameraoraCDplayer. She’sthekindofpersonyoueitherloveorhate.TextA—Exercises:StructureIleftit__________________________________________________________________.(onthetable,inthedrawer抽屉)Wecan__________________________________________________________________.(havedinnerathome,gotoarestaurant) Ileftiteitheronthetableorinthedrawer. Wecaneitherhavedinnerathomeorgotoarestaurant.TextA—Exercises:StructureIt’syourchoice!___________________________________________________________!(sheleaves,Iwill)____________________________________________________________mustseethisyoungmantoday.(you,yourfather) It’syourchoice!EithersheleavesorIwill!

Eitheryouoryourfathermustseethisyoungmantoday.TextA—Exercises:Structure7.__________________________________________________________________havebeeninvitedtotheparty.(theJohnsons,theSmiths)8._____________________________________________________________________Anyhow,hewasnothere.(hecouldnotcome,hedidnotwantto)

EithertheJohnsonsortheSmithshavebeeninvitedtotheparty.

Eitherhecouldnotcomeorhedidnotwantto.Anyhow,hewasnothere.TextA—Exercises:StructureII.Nowrewritethefollowingsentencesbyreplacingacertainpartineachsentencewithfurthermore.Idon’twanttogothere.What’smore,Ihavenotime.__________________________________________________________________________Weinvitedanewspeaker.Besides,hewashappytocome.__________________________________________________________________________ Idon’twanttogothere.Furthermore,Ihavenotime. Weinvitedanewspeaker.Furthermore,hewashappytocome.TextA—Exercises:StructureIt’stoolatetogooutnow.Inaddition,it’sbeginningtorain.__________________________________________________________________________Therent(租金)isreasonable.Moreover,thelocationisperfect.__________________________________________________________________________Theyknewthepaintingwasafake(赝品).Moreover,theyknewwhohadpaintedit.____________________________________________________________________________________________ It’stoolatetogooutnow.Furthermore,it’sbeginningtorain. Therentisreasonable.Furthermore,thelocationisperfect. Theyknewthepaintingwasafake.Furthermore,theyknewwhohadpaintedit.TextA—Exercises:TranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiven.1. 他两个朋友坐在角落里闲聊。(chat)2. 我的英语老师对我的影响很大。(haveaninfluenceon)Thetwofriendssatinacorner,chatting.MyEnglishteacherhashadagreatinfluenceonme.TextA—Exercises:Translation3. 他年轻司机比年长司机更有可能出事故。(belikelytodosth)4. 你要么现在跟我一起打的走，要么自己步行回家。(either…or…) Youngdriversaremorelikelytohaveaccidentsthanolderdrivers. Youcaneithercomewithmebytaxinoworwalkhomebyyourself.TextA—Exercises:Translation5. 他现在住在澳大利亚，所以我们只是偶尔见到他。(occasionally) HelivesinAustralianow,soweonlyseehimoccasionally.TextUnderstandingofTextBTextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextB—BackgroundInformationMr.Right

(Slang)Mr.Rightisthemanthatawomanmaybehopingtofindasanidealmate,esp.inmarriageorthemanwhoisconsideredtobetheidealpartnerorhusbandforsomeone.TextB—OrganizationThisisapassageaboutthechangesoftheauthor’sreactionsatdifferentagestowardsherMummy’sconcern.AsshegrowsolderandrecallsMummy’sconcern,shefeelswarminsideandthinksabouthowherparentsareoccasionally.TextB—OrganizationPart1Part2 (Para.1):

Theauthordidnotunderstandwhatparents’concernmeantuntilshegrewup.(Paras.2-5):Eachparagraphinthispartdealswiththeauthor’sreactionatadifferentagetowardsherMummy’sconcern,from“listeningto”Mummyinkindergarten,listening“reluctantly”tosuchwordsasaschoolgirl,giving“ungracefulresponses”toMummywordsto“appreciating”herroutinewordswhenlivingonherownTextB—OrganizationPart3 (Para.6):Eventhoughfamilyaffectionsometimesmakesyouannoyed,itslovingconcernstayswithyouallthroughyourlife.TextB—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingmatterv. tobeimportant,especiallytobeimportanttoyou,ortohaveaneffectonwhathappens关系重大，要紧(强调重要性)

Examples:

WillitmatterifI’malittlelate?Allthatmattersisthatyou’resafe.Moneywastheonlythingthatmatteredtohim.TextB—LanguagePoints同义词：count

有重要意义，有价值(强调起 作用)Examples:

Firstimpressionsreallydocount.Insportwhatreallycountsisnotthewinningbuttheplaying.TextB—LanguagePointskindergartenn.(BrE)aschoolforchildrenagedtwotofive;(AmE)aschoolorclassforchildrenagedfive幼儿园(多见于 英国英语)；学前班(多见于美国英语)Examples:

Mrs.Markswasmykindergartenteacher.Katiewasoneofthefewchildrenwhocouldreadwhenshestartedkindergarten.TextB—LanguagePoints近义词：nursery(school)托儿所Examples:

Manychildrenunder5gotonurseryschool.Childreninthisnurseryaretakengoodcareof.TextB—LanguagePointsassignmentn.ataskorpieceofworkthatsb isgiventodo,usuallyaspart oftheirjoborstudies作业， 任务(强调是分配给各人的工 作)Examples:

Shestayedlatetocompleteaclassassignment.ThisisareallytoughassignmentandIbelieveyouretheonlypersonwhocanhandleitTextB—LanguagePoints近义词：task任务，工作，作业(强调必须完 成的工作)Examples:

Shehadthedifficulttaskofpullingoutalltheweeds(杂草).Becomingfluent(流利的)inaforeignlanguageisnoeasytask.TextB—LanguagePointsreluctantlyadv.unwillingly不情愿地，勉强 地

Examples:

Wehavereluctantlyagreedtolethimgo.Thatchildwentoutreluctantlytodumprubbish(倒垃圾).TextB—LanguagePoints同义词：unwillingly

Examples:

Johnsonunwillinglyadmittedhe’dbeendrinkingthatevening.Hepointedatachair,andAlfredsatdownunwillingly.TextB—LanguagePointsungracefula. notbeingpolite,elegant, pleasing,especiallywhensb hasbeenkindtoyou不知礼的 ，粗鲁的Examples:

Herfatherwasaviolentmanwithungracefulmanners.Hemadeanungracefulspeechacceptingthedefeat.TextB—LanguagePoints同义词：graceless

不雅的，粗俗的Examples:

Hewasbad-temperedandgracelessindefeat.ImanagedaslowgracelessturnasIskieddownthehillforthefirsttime.TextB—LanguagePointsungracefula. notbeingpolite,elegant, pleasing,especiallywhensb hasbeenkindtoyou不知礼的 ，粗鲁的Examples:

Herfatherwasaviolentmanwithungracefulmanners.Hemadeanungracefulspeechacceptingthedefeat.TextB—LanguagePoints同义词：graceless

不雅的，粗俗的Examples:

Hewasbad-temperedandgracelessindefeat.Imanageda