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Unit 1 Life Choices
1. 核心词精讲:
1. to do voluntary work
voluntary adj. done willingly, not because you are forced 志愿的,自愿的
e.g. a voluntary worker
a voluntary organization
She’s very taken up with voluntary work at the moment.
volunteer v. to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do 志愿,自愿
n. someone who does a job willingly without being paid
志愿者
【搭配】
volunteer to do sth. 主动做某事
volunteer for sth. 自愿做某事
work as a volunteer 做志愿者
2. It’s so convenient to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops…
convenient adj. useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems 便利的,方便的
e.g. Shopping on the Internet is a convenient way to buy things.
【搭配】
be convenient for sb. 对某人方便
at a convenient time 在方便的时间
It is convenient (for sb.) to do sth. (某人)做某事很方便。
when it is convenient to sb. 在某人方便时
注意: convenient 不能以人作主语。
e.g. 你方便的话,请在6点钟来。
Please come at six if it is convenient for you.
【拓展】
inconvenient adj. 不方便的
convenience n. 方便;便利
inconvenience n. 不便利
for the convenience of sb. 为方便某人
3. My parents are worried that I may become an “Internet addict”.
addict n. someone who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it 对……着迷的人
e.g. a TV addict 电视迷
【拓展】
addiction n. 瘾;入迷,嗜好
addiction to sth. 对……上瘾
addictive adj. 使人上瘾的;使人着迷的,说明事物的性质
addicted adj. 上瘾的,对……着迷的,说明人的状态
be/ become addicted to… 对……上瘾(to是介词)
4. This is a typical day for Zhang Tian.
typical adj. 1) happening in the usual way 一贯的,平常的
2) having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing 典型的
It is typical of sb. to do sth. 做某事是某人的特点其中(typical指某人在品质、性格等方面所特有的)
eg On a typical day, our students go to classes from 8:30 am to 12:00 am.
Can you give me a typical example?
This painting is typical of his work.
It is typical of her to forget.
Jack is late again. It is typic