language points unitone time-conucious american.ppt

1、Back,在人生的竞赛中，如果你总是安于现状、停滞不前，你永远也不会成为胜者。,活学活用,In the race of human life, you will never win (any place) if you are always satisfied with what you are and stand still.,停滞不前,1.to stand still (L. 1),2, fall behind,- become bit by bit further behind fall behind in science 在科学方面落后 fall behind ones competi

2、tors 落后于竞争对手 Exercises: 这个学生一直很努力, 惟恐落后。 在篮球技术方面王治郅不如姚明。,The student has been working hard for fear that he should fall behind.,Wang Zhizhi falls behind Yao Ming in basketball skill.,中国在空间站技术方面还落后于美国。,China falls behind USA in the skills of space station.,2, fall behind with (2),-fail to finish at t

3、he proper time fall behind with the rent 拖欠房租 fall behind sb. in sth. Wang Zhizhi falls behind Yao Ming in basketball skill. China falls behind USA in the skills of space station. Exercises: 我工作拖下来了, 我得想办法赶上。 他曾因拖欠赡养费被起诉。 反恐游戏我没你打得好。 Im falling behind with my work; I must try to catch up. was sued b

4、ecause he fell behind with estovers. I fall behind you in CS.,3, to be slaves to (L. 5) - person whose way of life is dominated by (a habit, an interest, etc. ) 生活方式受(习惯、兴趣等)支配的人，即(某种习惯、兴趣的)奴隶,意志坚强的人主宰自己的人生，而意志薄弱者甘愿受命运摆布。,活学活用,A man of strong will feels in control of his own life while a man of weak

5、 will feels himself to be a slave to his fate.,Back,4, budget v. (1),vt. -plan the spending of or provide (money) in a plan,Vi-save or spend money (for a particular purpose) （为特定目的）节省或用钱,He budgeted (money) for a house.,If we budget carefully, well be able to buy a new car.如果我们能精打细算，我们就能买一辆新车。,She h

6、as made so many commitments that she has to budget her time very carefully. 她答应下来的事太多，因而不得不精心安排自己的时间。,歌迷们为了买演唱会的入场券而计划节省开支。,Fans budget for buying the entrance ticket of the concert of May Day.,concert,entrance ticket,5, account for,- give a satisfactory explanation about (how sth. is used) 解释，说明 He

7、 could not account for the time spent away from his post. 他无法解释自己离开工作岗位的时间里都做了什么。 The suspect couldnt account for his time that night. He couldnt account for his absence from school. -be the cause or origin of His illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席。 Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit-crop

8、 of this year. Bad weather accounted for the long delay.,1, Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent.,3, 被告无法解释钱是在他家里找到的这个事实。,3, The man charged with the crime couldnt account for the fact that the money was found in his house.,Exercises:,1, 珍妮不得不向丈夫说明每一个便士是怎么花的。,2, 北海石油占我国贸易收入的

9、很大一部分。,2, North Sea oil accounts for a high proportion of our trade earnings.,6, acute adj.,-(of feelings or the senses) fine; sharp,Dogs have an acute sense of smell.,sharp, 灵敏的,He has an acute pain in the head.,great, 剧烈的,-Severe, very great,Exercises:,1, 尽管她已经80岁了, 但她的听觉仍然很灵敏。 2, 狗有灵敏的嗅觉。 3, 他儿子的

10、成功使他极为高兴。 4, 那个地方严重缺水 5, 我地背剧烈疼痛。 1, She still has very acute hearing, though she is eighty years old. 2, Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 3, His sons success gave him acute pleasure. 4, There is an acute lack of water in the place. 5, There is an acute pain on my back.,7, count,-be of value or im

11、portance Here, it is my words that count. It is not the weapons but the men who use them that count. Every second counts. Everything we do counts. Its man that counts. It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.,8, In a rush,-in a hurry So sorry to have kept you waiting, but were rath

12、er in a rush today. 对不起，让你久等了，我们今天非常忙。 Why is she always in such a rush? 为什么她总是这样匆匆忙忙的? When the tap was opened, the water came out in a rush. 龙头一开，水就喷涌而出。,Back,9.Rest restless restlessly,Restlessly- ad. impatiently Exercises: 1, 狮子烦躁地在笼子里走来走去。 2, 那人一边不耐烦地在屋子里走来走去，一边一遍又一遍地看手表。 3, 她焦躁不安地在椅子上挪动着。 1, T

13、he lion paced the floor of his cage restlessly. 2, The man repeatedly looked at his watch while walking up and down restlessly in the room. 3, She moved restlessly in her chair.,Back,10.elbow v,-push others out of the way using elbows elbow sb. (out of the way) 把某人挤开 elbow ones way through the crowd

14、 从人群中挤过去 Exercises: 我试图拦住他，可他用胳膊肘把我推开。 I tried to stop him, but he elbowed me out of the way. 她从人群中挤了过去。 She elbowed her way through the crowd.,Back,The government raced the new law through all its stages so as to complete it before the election.,-do sth. in a hurry,The child raced through his homew

15、ork in order to watch the football match on TV.,那孩子为看电视转播的足球赛而匆匆做完作业。,政府在制定这项新法律的各阶段都是匆匆完成，以便在大选前完成立法。,Exercises,11, race through,Back,12.恢复，返回,to get back to (L. 15),退耕还林使这个地区又恢复了昔日的秀美。,活学活用,The move to return grain for green has got this area back to its former beauty.,Back,I cant go with you on t

16、he matter.,-exist or take place at the same time, be found together,Responsibility goes with becoming a father.,Exercises,13, go with,再那个问题上，我不能附和你。,初为人父，肩上也多了一份责任,Disease / laziness often goes with poverty.,疾病(懒惰）与贫困常相伴而生。,Back,随大流,go with the tide,赶时髦,go with the time,伴随，配合,to go with (L. 23),幸福未必

17、总与金钱相伴，而常常与积极的人生观相伴。,活学活用,Happiness doesnt always go with money. More often than not, it goes hand in hand with a positive outlook on life.,Back,14, assess Unit 2 (I),-decide or fix the value / the importance, quality, worthof, 估价，评估 It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation now.

18、The teacher assessed his students work. It is difficult to assess the impact of the new technique/ the important of the decision/ the impact of the presidents speech. -decide or fix the amount of sth. 估计 His annual income was assessed at 70,000 yuan. The damages were assessed at 50,000,000. assessme

19、nt n. re-assessmentxer CF: access (Unit 2, Book I ),Back,We must not think of this writer as a radical socialist politician, much less a leader of a revolution.,-and even less likely,15, much less (also still less),我们不应该把这位作家看作是激进的社会政治家，更别说是革命的领袖了。,I dont know about his name, much less do I know him

20、/ much less know him.,我连他的名字都没听过，更别提了解他了。,Synonym: let alone 更不必说; not to speak of更谈不上 not to mention更不必说;且不说,Exercises:,1, 她连水也不肯喝一口, 更别说留下吃饭了。 2, 老人几乎不能行走，更不用说跑了。 3, 他们连喝的水也总是不够, 更别提洗澡了。 1, She wouldnt take a drink, still/much less stay for dinner. 2, The old man can hardly walk, much less run. 3,

21、 They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.,16, rather than (1),-in preference to (sb./sth. ); instead of 与其(某人某事)不如不愿 Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people rather than harm them. 核科学的发展应有益于人民，而不是给他们带来危害。 Rather than cause trouble, he left. 他宁可走开也不愿引起麻烦。,Back

22、,Cf, rather than different from; not 尤用于否定词之后)除了；不同于， He never speaks to me other than to ask for something. 他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话 I have never known him behave other than selfishly. 我只知道他一向自私自利。 rather than多用于肯定语境，而other than 多用于否定语境。无论是rather than， 还是other than，其后都可跟名词、动词(不带to的不定式、动词的 -ing形式、谓语动词等、形容同、副

23、同、介词短语，甚至句子等。,Back,-taking into account,Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job. Given that they are inexperienced, theyve done a good job.,Notice that “given” is followed by a noun phrase, while “given that” is followed by a finite clause.,看她对孩子们的兴趣，教书应是适合她的职业。,Exercises,17, given (that) p

24、rep.,Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her.,考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们算做得不错了。,18, whereas conj.,-but, in contrast: while 然而；但是；尽管 Whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade never really touched Antarctic. 尽管北极区经济的开发已经几个世纪了，商贸却从未光顾过南极区。 北极区经济的开发已经几

25、个世纪了，而商贸却从未光顾过南极区。 (whereas用于引起句子的后半部分时，可译为“而”；如果whereas置于句首，则可译为“尽管”，或不译出，但须在后半句前加上“而”。),Exercises:,1, 我们以为她不喜欢我们，然而事实是因为她很害羞。 2, 他们想住一所房子, 可我们宁愿住在一套公寓房里。 3, 他们国家石油丰富, 而我们国家则一点也没有。 1, We thought she did not like us, whereas in fact she was very shy. 2, They want a house, whereas/while we would rath

26、er live in a flat. 3, Their country has plenty of oil, whereas/ while ours has none.,worth It is worth (doing) sth. worthy Sth. is worthy of + n. /being done /to be done worthwhile It is worthwhile doing/to do sth.,这件事值得考虑。 The matter is worth consideration/considering. The matter is worthy of consi

27、deration/being/to be considered. It is worthwhile considering/to consider the matter.,Now you try:,merit, deserve,19.be worthy of,Back,V. The suffixes or endings of words ment, -ation, -tion, -sion, and ion are added to verbs to form nouns. Study the table below:,Back,Now please write down the noun

28、form of the following verbs.,Back,The suffix -able can be added to verbs to form adjectives meaning “able to be verbed”, “worthy of being verbed”, or “that ought to be verbed”. Add -able to the following verbs to form adjectives, and notice that you have to change the form of some of the verbs befor

29、e you add this suffix. Then use the adjectives to complete the following sentences.,Back,1. It is _ always to wear a safety belt when you are driving on a highway.,advisable,2. To do the job of the sales representative, it is _ that you know something about medicine as well as about the market.,desi

30、rable,Back,3. The bank will lend you money on very _ terms as long as they are convinced that you will be able to return the money in good time.,favorable,4. The government has recently announced its new policy on environmental protection, but a _ number of people object that the government has acte

31、d too slowly.,considerable,Back,5. Finland is a country of Northern Europe and is _ for its large number of lakes.,remarkable,6. Conventionally, a dark suit is _ to a light-colored one for official occasions.,preferable,Back,7. The quality of the water has very much improved in this region and now t

32、he water coming directly from a tap is perfectly _.,drinkable,8. After a one-week talk they have finally reached an agreement on this issue _ to both parties.,acceptable,Model: Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk, _ (更不用说带 他们出去吃饭了).,Americans

33、do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk, much less (do they) take them out for dinner.,Structure Ex. VII. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese parts into English.,1.The student can hardly speak simple English, _ (更不用说写英语文章了). 2.He can

34、not manage a small shop, _ (更不用说管理一家大公司了). 3.John couldnt even pick up the box, _ (更谈不上把它拿到楼上去了).,much less write English articles,much less a big company,much less carry it upstairs,Structure Ex. VII. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese parts into English.,4. Ive never seen

35、the man, _ (更谈不上跟他谈话了). 5.Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works connected with his own subject, _ (更不用说大量地阅读自己学科以外的东西了).,much less spoken to him,much less ( to ) read a lot outside of it,Model: The telephone service is superb here. The postal service is less ef

36、ficient.,The telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.,Structure Ex. VIII. Combine the following sentences using the conjunction whereas.,1. Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars. Eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.,Hav

37、ing meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars. whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.,Structure Ex. VIII. Combine the following sentences using the conjunction whereas.,2. We thought she was rather proud. In fact she was just very shy.,We thought she was rather p

38、roud, whereas in fact she was just very shy.,3. We have never done anything for them. They have done everything for us.,We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done everything for us.,4. Natalie prefers to stay for another week. Her husband prefers to leave immediately.,Natalie prefe

39、rs to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately.,5. Some highly praise him. Others put him down severely.,Some highly praise him, whereas others put him down severely.,1. 在有些人眼里，毕加索（Picasso）的绘画会显得十分荒谬。,In the eyes of some people, Picassos paintings would seem rather foolish.,Translation Ex. IX. Translate the following sentences into English.,In the eyes of some people,foolish,2. 他们利润增长部分的原因是由于采用了新的市场策略。,The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.,is due partly to,profits,3. 那个男人告诉妻子把药放