Unit One Changes in the Way We Live.ppt

1、Unit One Changes in the Way We Live,Useful expressions and vocabulary explanation,Useful Expressions,1. 过得去,get by,2. 寻觅心灵的满足,find contentment,3.自力更生的生活,a self-reliant life,4. 艰苦的生活,a tough life,5.日常的家务,household routine,Useful Expressions,6. 正如老话说的那样,as the old saying goes,7. 温馨快乐每一分钟,Love / enjoy

2、every minute of sth.,8. 过冬,get through the winter,9. 常青藤联合会学校,Ivy League schools,10. 带着的祝福,with sb.s blessings,11. 总的来说,on balance,12. 担任全职工作,be employed full time,13. 贷款按揭,mortgage payments,14. 至于 ,When it comes to ,15. 除以外,apart from ,Useful Expressions,16. 外出吃饭,dine out,17. 生活水准/水平,standard of li

3、ving / living standard,18. 弥补收入差额,make up the difference in income,19. 听歌剧看芭蕾演出,attend the opera and ballet,20. 耐得住寂寞,a tolerance for solitude,Useful Expressions,21. 自给自足,self-sufficiency,22. 抵制诱惑,resist the temptation to do sth.,23. 怆然离去,leave with a feeling of sorrow,24. 自豪感,a sense of pride,25. 一

4、旦形势好转,once economic conditions improve,Useful Expressions,26. 赚钱,earn money,1. get by: manage; survive. How can he get by on such low wages? It is a little bit difficult for the old to get by on such a small pension. 2. make it: 1) to be successful in ones career. Hes never really made it as an acto

5、r. 2) to succeed in reaching a place after difficulty, effort, etc It was a terrible journey but we finally made it. 3) to attend sth. I am afraid I wont be able to make it to your party next week.,Vocabularies!,3. haul: 1) transport, as with a truck, cart, etc. The farmers haul vegetables to the ma

6、rket on a truck every day. The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded village. 2) pull or drag sth. with effort or force I got stuck in the mud and the others had to haul me out. Rescue workers hauled passengers out the bombed commuter train.,4. improvement: the act or an instan

7、ce of improving or being improved. Internet service providers should develop security improvement services for their customers. The governments priorities will go to local transport improvement projects,5. supplement: to add to or complete with sth else. My doctor suggested a diet supplemented with

8、vitamin tablets. He works in the evenings to supplement his student grant. 6. indoor: situated or used inside a building. Indoor pollution has been found to be as much as five to ten times higher inside some skyscrapers than outside. The Mall of America, the biggest mall in USA includes the worlds l

9、argest indoor amusement park. 7. spray: force out liquid in small drops upon The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by airoplanes.,8. pursue: to strive to gain or accomplish pursue lofty political goals / pleasure / ones studies Public evening classes allow people to earn a living d

10、uring the day and pursue vocational and intellectual interests in their spare time. After graduation Martin chose to pursue the same career as his father as a minister. n. pursuit: the pursuit of higher education,9. stack: make into a pile After she did the dishes, Mon started stacking them on the d

11、raining-board. Before being processed into lumber, the wood must be carefully stacked to prevent warping.,10. wicked: evil or bad I would rather starve in a ditch than accept the fortune upon such wicked terms. We are born good, but can be taught to be wicked. 11. get through: come successfully to t

12、he end. The local government has taken some measures to ensure that all the people will get through the winter. She got through the entrance examination, and was accepted by the college.,Ivy League,Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Columbia University, New York Cornell University, Ithaca, N

13、ew York Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,12. on balance: with all things considered. Their suggestion has, on balance, pr

14、oved practicable. On balance, its probably not advisable to change the companys name. 13. illustrate: provide with visual feature; clarify by use of examples, etc. The editor has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs. His story illustrates her true generosity very clearly. Sports Ill

15、ustrated: a popular US sports magazine published each week by Time Inc, part of Time Warner. It first appeared in 1954, and is read mainly by men.,14. generate: bring into being; give rise to generate heat / power / employment / enthusiasm The widespread use of English in France has generated a publ

16、ic as well as an academic debate over language in the country. 15. pick up: be ready to pay If he loses the case, Michael will have to pick up the bill for legal costs. Taxpayers will be picking up the tab for the improved public transport net work. 16. minor: smaller, less serious or less important

17、 than others minor repairs / operations / injuries / role in a play,17. cut back: reduce in size or amount If we dont sell more goods, well have to cut back (on) production. After NPC, the government decided to cut back military spending to ensure more on infrastructure. 18. dine out: eat a meal awa

18、y from home ( usu. in a restaurant) More people have accepted the growing trend of dining out on weekend. As more working mother appear, many families have to dine out.,19. patronize: go to as a customer. The restaurant featuring French dishes is patronized by a lot of politicians and journalists. W

19、hen he was a student, Mark often patronized the little shop near the college due to its inexpensive goods.,20. suspect:believe to be true, likely or probable; feel doubt about ( used in the patterns: suspect sb./ sth. of sth.; suspect that ) USA banned domestic poultry imported from China, suspectin

20、g that they might have been infected with bird flu. It was perfectly all right, Henry said, because the police had not suspected him of anything.,21. budget: A systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time, during a given period A new car will not be part of

21、our budget this year. The low-budgeted film “ Lost in Translation” was an instant success in the Academy Award.,22. requirement: sth. needed or asked for academic / admission / design / fund requirement 23. scale: a relative level or degree ( usu. used in the phrase: on a scale) judging divers perfo

22、rmances on a scale of 1 to 10; a family that ranks high on the social scale 24. resist: keep from giving in to or enjoying I was unable to resist laughing at the sight of the funny clown. Keep away from KFC. You know I cant resist delicious fast food which has made me so plump.,25.temptation: the fe

23、eling of being tempted to do sth. that you know might be wrong or harmful; the thing you want to have. To her, the temptation to steal is greater than ever before-especially in large shopping malls. The temptation of big cities is so huge that many migrant workers would rather stay there despite all

24、 the difficulties. 26. device: a piece of equipment designed to serve a special purpose. Due to the widespread use of mobile digital devices, the semiconductor industry is gathering attention these days.,27. profit: an advantageous gain or return. This new invention will bring you great profits like

25、 a goldmine. The students do hope to profit by / from the teachers comments on their compositions. 28. primarily: mainly Teachers in our department are primarily concerned with improving the students studying environment. She gained such a great success primarily due to her diligence,English terms for fruits get,4) improve,5) gather together; collect,(3),(5),(1),(2),(4),(6),scale: