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Section Ⅳ LESSON 2 War on Plastic Packets
set out 开始做某事,着手进行;出发
(教材P109) In the week when the government sets out its new environmental programme, Kevin McCabe and Alicia Stewart consider the problem of food packaging waste.
当政府在这周开展它的新环境方案时,McCabe和Alicia Stewart考虑食品包装袋废物的问题。
The professor sets out to study the customs of the natives.
教授着手研究当地人的风俗。
When setting out on a long walk, we always wear suitable shoes.
当出发远行时,我们总是要穿合适的鞋子。
(1)set out for
动身前往某处
set out to do sth.
开始干某事
(2)set off
动身,出发;引起;使爆炸
set aside
放置一边
set back
耽误,使延误
set about
开始,着手
set up
建立,设立
set down
写下,记下
辨析:set out/ set off/set about
词条
含义
用法
set out
出发,启程;开始从事
后接动词不定式(短语)
set off
动身;出发;启程
侧重于“去某个地方”,后常接介词for,再接表示地点的词
set about
开始,着手
后接动名词(短语)
◎即学活用
单句语法填空
①The new government must set about finding (find) solutions to the country's economic problems.
②They succeeded in what they set out to_do (do).
aware adj. 意识到的,明白的
(教材P110) Two friends, Lisa and Amy are discussing how to become more environmentally aware.
两位朋友莉莎和艾米正在讨论如何有更强的环保意识。
We should promote environmentally aware and responsible science.
我们应该推动有环保意识和对环境负责的科学。
(1)be/become aware of...
意识到/发觉……
be/become aware that...
知道/意识到……
as far as I'm aware(= as far as I know)
据我所知
(2)unaware adj.
不知道,未察觉
be/become unaware of...
不知道……,没意识到……
(3)awareness n.
意识,知道
raise/increase (one's) awareness of...
提高/增强(某人)对……的意识
When her friend was badly hurt, Marry became aware of her habit of finding fault.
当她的朋友被深深伤害时,玛丽意识到了她找茬儿的习惯。
I was not aware that she had already spoken to you.
我不知道她已经和你谈过了。
As far as I am aware, he doesn't know the truth.
据我所知,他不知道真相。
In order to increase people's awareness of environmental protection, we must make the people around us aware of its importance first.
为了增强人们的环保意识,我们必须首先让我们周围的人意识到它的重要性。
◎即学活用
(1)用aware的适当形式填空
①There is general awareness that smoking is harmful.
②Unaware of the harmful mobile phones, many teenagers like overusing them.
(2)结合aware的用法完成句子
①As_far_as_I'm_aware (据我所知), we will have a test nex