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Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
Ⅰ.重点单词
基础单词
1.virtue n.美德
2.licence n.执照
3.loan n.(银行等的)贷款
4.adulthood n.成年
5.milestone n.重大事件,里程碑
6.wage n.(按小时、日或周计算的)工资,薪金
7.tax n.税
8.ambulance n.救护车
9.mature adj.成熟的,明白事理的
10.childhood n.童年,儿童时代
11.librarian n.图书馆管理员
12.household adj.家庭的,家用的
13.deposit n.订金
14.commitment n.投入,花费
15.minimum adj.最小的,最少的
拓展词汇
1.election n.选举→elect vt.选择;决定做某事;选举某人
2.legal adj.合法的→illegally adv.非法地;违法地
3.instantly adv.立即,马上→instant n.瞬间;片刻adj.立即的;立刻的
4.obey v.服从;遵守→disobey vt.&vi.不服从;违抗
5.gradual adj.逐渐的,逐步的→gradually adv.逐渐地;逐步地
6.selfish adj.自私的→self n.自我;自身→selfless adj.无私的;忘我的→selflessly adv.无私地;忘我地
7.approve v.赞成,同意→disapprove vi.&vt.不赞成;反对→approval n.赞成;认可
8.steady adj.稳定的→steadily adv.平稳地;持续地
9.tempt v.诱惑,引诱→temptation n.诱惑,引诱→tempting adj.诱人的,吸引人的
10.suitable adj.合适的→suit n.一套外衣;套装vt.适合;使适宜
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.give way to 撤退;让步,让路;让……优先
2.in charge of 控制/管理……
3.for instance 例如
4.have a say 有发言权
5.in fact 事实上,实际上
6.behind the wheel 在驾驶
7.take (the) responsibility for 承担对……的责任,为……负责
8.wake up 醒来
9.contribute to 为……作出贡献;有助于;导致;为……撰稿
10.look forward to 盼望;期待
Ⅲ.重点句型
1.But I think I'm already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
但我想我已经足够成熟了,明白开车也意味着要为自己和他人的生命负责。
[分析] 动名词短语driving a car作主语。
[仿写] 你一天喝这么多酒,将对你造成很大的伤害。
Drinking so much wine a day will do you great harm.
2.I expected to feel instantly different,as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
我期待着立刻有不同的感觉,就好像我关上了童年的门,进入了一个全新的成人世界。
[分析] 句中as if引导方式状语从句,从句用虚拟语气。
[仿写] 他谈论起长城好像长城是他自己建造的一样。
He talked about the Great Wall as if it had been built by himself.
3.I assumed I'd already have a wellpaid job and that I'd be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18,but how wrong I was!
我以为我已经有一份薪水不错的工作了,以为我一满18岁就会搬进租来的公寓,但我错了!
[分析] how wrong I was是由how引导的感叹句。
[仿写] 我当时没有意识到弄几张票这么困难。
I didn't realize how difficult it was to get tickets.
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