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1、高等教育自学考试英语（二）精讲班主讲老师：唐军Unit 10Ode to Public TransportText Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation1proclaim v宣布；宣告；声明Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animallovers英国骄傲地声称自己是一个热爱动物的国家。I began to proclaim my support publicly我正式对外宣布了我的支持。【近义词辨析】proclaim，declare，pronounce，advertise，pu

2、blish，broadcast这些动词均含“宣布，公开”之意。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportationproclaim指官方宣布重大或施政。declare侧重正式就某事清楚、明白地宣布。pronounce面的宣布。advertise词义与declare接近，但较多指法律方指通过文字和图像资料等的反复宣传而引起公众的注意，有时隐含令人不快或言过其实的意味。publish专指通过报刊或其他媒介向公众公布事情。broadcast专指利用广播或电视传播消息或发表见解。【常用搭配】Droclaim sth宣告某事proclaim that声称Te

3、xt Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation2necessity n必需品；必需的事物Water is a basic necessity of life生命离不开水。The disaster area is short of daily necessity，suchas food and clean water灾区缺乏生活必需品，比如食物和干净的水。【近义词辨析】necessity，need这两个名词均含“需要”之意。necessity强调必要性和迫切需要。need必须；需要（不一定是必需品）。Text Life AThe Importanc

4、e ofPublic TransportationA US Congressman once proclaimed that“There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy I know exactly whathe meansIn this day and age，access totransportation is considered a necessity长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text Life AThe Importance of

5、Public Transportation3arrangement n安排；筹备This arrangement is quite satisfactory这样的安排很让人满意。He is busy making arrangement for the party 他正忙于为聚会做安排。【常用搭配】make arrangement for为做安排，为做准备Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic TransportationPublic transportation is defined as a service that isavailable for use b

6、y the general publicIt is acheaper and environmentally friendly alternativeItis not a transportation service that you can arrangeprivately to suit your own personal convenience（although you may, to a certain extent, such aspaying for a cabin or suite on a train or ship）since you have to consider oth

7、er passengers who areriding and making similar arrangements with you.Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation4territory n；版图；领地The territory was carved up by theoccupying powers被侵占者。The government denies that any of itsterritory is under rebel control政府否认有被分子所控制。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text Life A

8、The Importance ofPublic Transportation5groceries n食品杂货She ordered her groceries by phoneand never left the house她用电话订购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。She bought a box of groceries 她买了一箱食品杂货。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation6expense n费用；价钱The document was printed at the taxpayers expen

9、se文件的印刷费用由纳税人承担。We cant pursue profit at the expense of theenvironment我们不能以环境为代价来追求利润。【近义词辨析】charge，price，fee，fare，cost，expense 这些名词均有“价格，费用”之意。charge指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportationprice指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。fee指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。fare侧

10、重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。cost指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用。expense常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation【常用搭配】at someoneS expense由某人付费； 由某人承担费用extra expense额外费用at the expense of以为代价；忽视fixed expense固定费用长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation1bask in晒太

11、阳；取暖Turtles like to bask in the sun海龟喜欢曝露于阳光中。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有I have experienced first-hand how important public transportation isI live in Saipan，a US territory and the closest things wehave to public transportation are tourist and school buses You have to have your own car or bike，rent a car,or p

12、ay up front for a taxi to go from point A to point BOtherwiseyou end up basked in sweat and sunburn traveling to workevery dayWhen I first came here，1 walked1 walked going to and from work1 walked to the store and lugged my heavy groceries back to the house1 walked to church and I barely got to go t

13、o places farther than a twentymile radius from my house since I did not own a car then，and I considered renting a car and riding a taxi such an expensefor a starting single mother like l was at that timeText Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation2save up攒钱；储存钱Youd better save up some money for

14、your old age你最好积蓄些钱以防老。Ill have to get something else and saveup我得找些别的事情做，攒起钱来。You should save up and get a house你应该把钱攒起来买所房子。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation7household n一家人；家庭Many poor households are experiencing real hardship很多贫穷家庭正经历严重的困难I grew up as part of a large household我生长在

15、一个大家庭。长沙二三三网络科技有限公司版权所有Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation8annually adv一年一次地Companies report to their shareholders annually各公司每年向其股东汇报一次。In its annual report，UNICEF says at least40 000 children die every day在其年度报告中，儿童称每天至少有4万名儿童死亡。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation9commu

16、te n上下班路程The average Los Angeles commute is over 60 milesa day洛杉矶的平均上下班路程为每天60多英里。It，s a long commute from New York to Boston从纽约通勤到波士顿路程很长。【常用搭配】commute to到某地去commute from离开某地commute between A and B往返于A、B两地Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic TransportationFor me，public transportation is very importan

17、t because of the following reasons：1It saves moneyAccording to research done by the American Public Transportation Association，individuals can save up to$9， 515 annually by parking their cars at home and using public transportation insteadIn this economy，saving money has become a main concern in mos

18、t householdsWith the rising prices of fuel and other vehiclerelated expenses，doing thepublic commute to work and school certainly saves moneyText Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation10switch v（使）改变，转变The law would encourage companies toswitch from coal to cleaner fuels该法律将鼓励企业转而使用比煤更加清洁的能源。M

19、v mothers interest had switched to my health母亲转而关注起我的健康来。【常用搭配】switch to转换到switch fromto从变换转移到Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation11transport n交通车辆；运输工具；旅行方式Have you got your own transport? 你有自己的交通工具吗?TransDort has always been the key todeveloping trade运输一直是发展贸易的关键。Text Life AThe Importance ofPublic Transportation12majority n大部分；大多数The majority of my patients are from other towns大多数来找我看病的患者都来自其他城镇。But the un