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Unit10I Aims and RequirementsLanguageFocusfocal words and expressions
1.device,keep up with,demands on,purchase,replace,crowd…with,addto,eat up,leisure,overload,downfall,show u,force…into,appliance,by hand,tempt,be prone to,break down,in place of,cometo,in dangerof,consume,end up
2.focal functionsand patterns
①How about•••
②Do you wonder whether***3•••feel morehurried thaneven…4Part of the reasonis•••5•••are eating up…by doing…
⑥•••things that go wrong
⑦•••wait for…to do…
⑧…force…into doingsth
⑨That s because---W•••last longer than they used totofix errors…is aslow andmaddening process⑪・・・Skill development
1.reading andtranslatingThe telephonesthere areoverloaded.Syn.:overburden v.burden too heavily使负担过重,使装载过多She hasseen sometrees overburdenedwith fruit.9show upappear,arrive somewhereas expectedor arranged出现E.g.I arrangedto meethim atthe stationat12,but he didn t showup.Two ofthose Iinvited didntshowup.10appliance:n.a toolor machinedesigned fora particularuse,esp.one thatutilizes anelectric current用具,器械,器具E.g Will you pleasepass mean appliancefor openingtin cans・Refrigerators,washing-machines,vacuum cleanersand microwaveovensare allhousehold appliances.Syn:apparatus n.a setof equipmentor othermechanical materialsputtogether fora particularpurpose一套设备,一套仪器,装置E.g.They havebought aheating apparatusrecently.11by hand:contrasted withby machinery靠手工E.g.Is yoursweater knittedby handor isit machine-madeThis articleis writtenby hand,not typedor printed.12tempt:v.attract sb to haveor do sth.诱使某人具有某事物或做某事;吸引E.g.Janet smother temptedher tohave a little moresoup.Nothing cantempt meto dosuch athing.13prone:a.be likely to sufferusu.Sth.Undesirable有倾向性的,易于E.g Thelittle boyos proneto makemistakes.・I feelrather proneto agreewith you.14break down:become disabledor useless,stop working,fail出毛病,坏掉E.g.The vanbroke downon theway toNanjing.Since theengine brokedown,the carcouldn tstart.15in theplace of:instead of代替E.g.She wentto themeeting in place of the secretary.Nowadays peopleuse plasticsinplaceof woodor metal.16come to:gradually startdoing overa periodof time渐渐起先E.g.Daily shewas comingto knowhim better.The newtheory hascome to be widelyput intopractice.17in dangerof:in thepossibility ofsuffering,injury orloss在危急之中E.g.That youngman wasin dangerof losinghis life.The doctorsare tryingtheir bestto savethe littleboy indanger.Ant:out of danger notlikelytobe inclanger脱离危急E.g.The operationwas successfulso hewas outofdanger.18Consume:v.use up;get tothe endof耗尽E.g.The heavywork almostconsumed allhis energies.These modernmachines consumefar lesselectricity.Consumer:n.somebody whobuys anduses goods顾客,消费者19endup:finish结束,告终E.g.If youcontinue tosteal,you11end up in prison.We allknow thatwasteful peopleusually end upindebt.20deal with:treat;have relationswith应付;与谁往来E.g.What do you thinkis thebest wayof dealingwith youngcriminalsI believethat heis easyto dealwith.21do-it-yourself:the actionor practiceof doingwork of any kindbyoneself,esp.One sown householdrepairs andmaintenance,usu.As opposedtoemploying someoneelse todo it自己动手E.g.A countryplanning anuclear powerprogram hasa choiceof tworoutes:Do-it-yourself and the ready-made.Do-it-yourself is abbreviated asDIY.Hence o-it-himself,do-it-yourselfing,do-it-yourselfer,do-it-yourse1fism,and variousothernonce derivatives.The builderis showingto ushis do—it—himself boxes.For familiesor partiesof youngpeople especially,who dont minda little do-it-yourselfing,this sortof holidayis usuallymemorable.She is a greatdo-it-yourselfer.There areother reasons,too,for thetidal waveof do-it-yourselfism.22go wrong:stop workingproperly出毛病E.g Allour planswent wrong.・Something hasgone wrongwith thebackup system.23join in:take partin anactivity asa memberof agroup参与,加入进来E.g.At firsthedidn,t wantto playfootball,but atlast hejoinedin.Willyoujoin inour conversation24turn off:to stopthe flow of water,gas,current,etc.byturning atap orswitch关闭,切断自来水,煤气,电流等E.g.Pleaseturn off the lightsbefore youleave theclassroom.She turnedthe gasoff aftercooking.Syn.:switch off:turn off(electric lightsor apparatus)off bymeansofaswitch关掉(电灯或电器)e.g.Don tswitch thetelevision off,please.Ant.:turn on:start theflowof(water,gas,current,etc.)byturning atap orswitch打开(自来水,煤气,电流等的)开关E.g.She turnedthe wateron andwashed herhands.Key toexercisesIV.Key toexercises
3.1)pressure2)overload3)possession4)consumed5)taxed6)leisure7)wondering8)gadget9)purchased10)protected11)appliance12)standard
4.1)这孩子最喜爱的东西是一只小木狗2)他绝不会被引入歧途3)这座大类被大火烧光了4)在微弱的光线下读书眼睛肯定很累5)他的身体彻底垮了6)我想知道在何处度周末7)企业号召购买其股票
5.1)材料2)明显地3)替换4)空闲时间5)衰败(的缘由)6消费7使负重担8overload9battery10purchase11standard12complexity13force14dust15option
6.1How about another pieceof cake2Do you wonder whetherhe hasread Bills newpoem3Part of the reasonis mysissing thebus.4A motherhas manydemands onher time.5That s because youare talkingtoo much.6One is more proneto makemistakes whenone istired.7That heavywork willtax yourstrength.8If youdrive yourcar likethat,you11end upin hospital.
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1.另外还有公共汽车,轿车和其他工具的状况又会怎样?A How about theteachers,the studentsand otherstaff membersofthe schoolBHow about the administration,the representativesof theemployeesand otherpeople whowill participatein themeeting
2.你是否想过将来计算机会限制你,而不是你在限制计算机?A Do youwonder whether thecomputerized animalswill takecontrolof theworld instead of humanbeings themBDoyouwonderwhetheryou willbe aboss instead of anaverageemployee servingthe boss
3.现代医学提高了美国人的生活标准A Thepolicy ofreform andopening-up tothe outsideworld hasraisedthe livingstandard ofliving ofthe Chinesepeople.B Theuse ofthe newmaterials hasraised thestandards ofarchitecture.
4.我们杀害的动物最终会把我们自己杀死A In the end,then,the resourceswe wasteend upruining us.B Inthe end,then,the goalwe strugglefor endsup strugglingagainstus.
5.一位健康学专家说敕蔬菜和水果比吃肉和脂肪类食品对身体更有好处A One expert says that computersare millionsand millionsof timesmorepowerful than theyused tobe.B Oneexpert saysthat travelingby planeis muchsafer thanbybus.
6.有些人过多担当了许多各种额外的工作,奢侈了自己的空闲时间A Somestudents are eatinguptheir valuabletime bysurfing toolongon theInternet.B Weareeatingup ourenergy bydoing thesetrivial things.
7.此外,还有水资源缺乏和房屋修理的费用问题A Add to this them theproblem ofless land and morepeople.B Addto thisthem theproblem oflittle timeand heavytasks.
8.这是因为我们空闲时间多了而且旅行去的地方多了A Thatsbecausewe havemore responsibilitiesand have towork harder.B Thatsbecausewe havemore booksand havemore to read about.
9.当时对进口电视机课以重税的可能性比以前更大了A Butthis modelof computerismore pronetocrash thanit was.B Butthe studentstoday aremoreproneto facechallenges than theywere.
10.要记住这么多的但此时使许多学英语的中国学生感到很困难A Justto lookafter sixchildren taxesher.B Justto readin poorlight taxesyour eyes.•Be abletoread,comprehend andtranslate intoChinesethe passageabout Overload:More Timeis LessTime;•Be ableto usethe focalwordsandpatterns listedabove to makesentences ortranslate intoEnglish the sentences includingthem;•Practice thereading skill of understandinggraphs andcharts;•Practice thetranslating skillof negation.
2.Listening andspeaking•Be ableto talkalittleaboutthe reasons whythose modernapplianceskeep peoplebusier thanever;•Be ableto comprehendthe shortlistening passageand practicetheskilloftaking spotdictation;•Be ableto talkalittleabout makinga complaint.
3.writingBe ableto writeoutasimple trouble-shooting guide.II Languagepoints
1.notes tothe passage⑴You vegot avideo taperecorder anda devicethat answersthe phone for you.That answersthephoneforyouis a restrictive clauseintroduced bythat and modifyinga device.2And theresa gadget thatturns offthe lightswhen youare out.That turnsoffthelights is a restrictiveattributive clausemodifyingagadget.When youare outis an adverbial clause.3How aboutthe electric knife,the coffeemaker,the icemakerHow abouthere meanswhat doyou thinkof•••How about,what about,are usedto askfor information,to make asuggestion,or toget sbs option.E.g.Howabout having agame ofbridgeWhat abouther qualificationsfor theposition4Feel goodabouthavingall thatstuffThis ellipticalsentence meansdoyoufeel anygood whenyou haveallthese things5Or doyouwonderwhether thegadgets arerunning you instead ofyou themWhether thegadgets arerunning youinstead of you themistheobjectclause ofwonder.Instead ofyouthemhere meansinsteadofyou runningthem.Instead of:prep.Meaning inplaceof.E.g.It sme thatshould askyouinsteadofyouasking me.Students shouldhave independent-study skillsinsteadofrelyingon theirteachers foreverything.6Americans apparentlyfeel morehurried thanever thesedays.Apparently here means obviously.Than everhere meansthantheyhave beenso far.7Part ofthereasonis tryingto keep up with the demandson theirtime to purchase,store,service,repair,replace,and protectallthose“time savingvmachines.To purchase,store,service,repair,replace,and protectis aninfinitivephrase used as thepostmodifier ofthe nountime.Keep upwiththe demandson their time topurchase---here meansto meettheneed tospend theirtimetopurchase***8Addtothem the problems ofthe extra car andthe bigger house.Note thatthe sentenceis in the invertedorder.The normalorder shouldbetheproblemsoftheextracarandthebiggerhouseadd tothem.Them hererefers todemands inthe previoussentence.9And theresthe RVparked onthe sidelawn.Parked onthe sidelawn isa pastparticipial phrase used as thepostmodifier ofthe RV.Here RVis shortfor recreationalvehicle equalto“camper van”In BritishEnglish.It refersto avehicle whichis bigenough tolive inon holiday,havingcooking equipmentand bedsintheback part,used forrecreationalactivities.It isdesigned fortravelers.10So saysone expert in marketing.Note thatit isagain inthe invertedorder.Here oneexpertinmarketingis the subject,and sois usedas anadverbial ofdays.11The downfallof lotsof homesis tryingto keepup with all thethingsthatgowrong.That gowrong isarestrictiveattributive clauseintroduced bythatand modifyingthings.The downfallhere meansthe trouble…12Next wemust wait for them to showup.To showup isusedasan objectcomplement.Note thestructure:waitforsbtodo sthe.g.”why areyou standingthere”“I mwaiting forthemto•,,arrive.They waitedpatiently forhim tomakeadecision.13There shigh hourly rates.This isa colloquialusage wheretheres takesa pluralsubject.The formalstructure shouldbe Thereare highhourlyrates.Note thathourly isan adjective,not anadverb.14These mayforce manypeople intopoor do-it-youself jobs.Here thestructureforce sbinto doingsth meansdrive ormake unwillingpeopledosth.E.g.His tactlesswords forcedthe oldlady into buying somethingshecould notpossibly afford.Fear ofyou forcedthese boysinto silence.Similar structurecould befound intalk,persuade,frighten,trick,shock,etc.into doingsth.15Looking forthe rightelectricknifeor othernew gadgetand gettingitready foruse oftencan takemore timethan doing the job by hand.The basicstructure ofthesentenceis Lookingfor…and gettingit…can takemore…than…Than introducesanadverbial clause of comparison.Note thathere doingthejobbyhand isthesubject oftheelliptical clausedoingthejobby handtakes sometime.16Studies showwe spendeven moretime onlaundry thanourgrandparents did.Why spend…did isan objectclause ofshow,in whichthere isanadverbial clauseof comparisonintroduced bythan,where didstandsfor spentthe time.17Oneexpertsaysthattires andbatteries lastlongerthanthey usedto.Intheadverbialclauseofcomparisonthantheyusedto,the mainverblast isomitted.18So tofix errorsin billsand otherproblems witha productorservice often isaslow andmaddening process.To fix…oftenisan infinitivephraseusedasthesubjectofthissentence,in whichthe nounproblems takesthe prepositionwith tointroduceits modifier.Here aslow andmaddening processmeans aprocess whichis slowandcauses peopleso muchtrouble thatthey becomecrazy.19And aspeople crowdtheir liveswith thingsthat eat up toomuchof theirtime,they cometo feelthat time is short.Note thatit isa complexsentence.The mainclause isthey cometofeel,which takesan objectclause thattimeisshort,andanadverbialclause ofreason introducedby as,in whicha attributive clause thateatuop toomuch oftheirtimeis includedto modifythings.Here crowdtheir liveswith…means filltheir liveswith…20In theend,then,the possessionswe consumeendupconsuming us.We consumeisaattributiveclausemodifying thepossessions.The possessionsheremeansthings wehave andthe firstconsume meansuseand enjoy,while thesecond consumingmeans exhausting.
2.word usage1Device:n.something thatis thoughtout,invented,or adopted,fora specialpurpose器械,装置E.g.They madea device tomakethe doorshut byitself.He hasfitted adevicetohis carwhich opensthe garagedoorautomatically.Syn.:instrument n.an objectused inperforming anaction,esp.forscientific work.器具,器械E.g.The doctorsare studyingtheir medicalinstruments anxiously.2keepupwith:go forwardatanequal pacewith品艮上E.g.We mustwork harderto keepupwiththe latestdevelopments.He hireda tutorbecause hehad difficultykeeping upwiththerestof theclass.3purchase:v.fml.tobuy购买E.g.Have youpurchased anew carTheyhave purchased40percent ofthe sharesofthecompany.4replace:v.supply asa substitutefor,often better,newer,etc.替换,更换E.g Peoplehave replacedcoal with/by oil.・You11havetoreplace thebroken lockwithanew one.5add to:to increase增力口E.g.The musicadded toour enjoyment.His remarksadd tothe proofthat Rockyis innocent.6eatup:eat allof sth.,use upcompletely吃光,耗尽E.g Heate upmany valuableminutes withendless,tedious talks.・A bigcar eatsup money.7leisure:n.spare time;time freefrom workor dutiesof anykind空闲,闲暇E.g Allof ussay fishingisapopular leisureactivity.・We haveno leisurefor sport.Leisurely:ad.Without hasteor hurry悠然地,不匆忙地E.g.I hopeyou canwork leisurely.Leisurely:a.unhurried;acting,or donewithout hurrying镇定自若的,悠然的E.g.Yesterday eveningI hada leisurelyglass ofbeer withJack atthebar.8overload:v.to loadtooheavily使超载E.g.Students arenow overloadedwith facts.。