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Unit 1 Food matters
Grammar & Usage (I)
To-infinitives as subjects and predicatives
1. He has sparked netizens' interest in working out at home.
netizen n.网民
citizen n.市民
spark sb's interest in... 激发某人某方面的兴趣
work out 锻炼
2. He has had more than 72.37 million followers on Douyin.
follower n.追随者;关注者;粉丝=fan
3. sell out within seconds 秒光
4. star/celebrity endorsement 明星代言
endorse[ɪn‘dɔrs] vt.
5. They kept it low-key.
keep...low-key 保持低调;对...低调点
6. live commerce / laɪv ˈkɑːmɜːrs/ n.直播带货
= livestream commerce, livestream sales
(ecommerce电子商务)
livestream to sell sth 直播卖某物
=sell sth via/through livestream(ing)
Live commerce is the most typical feature of live stream economy.
Many online celebrities love live commerce.
Read the blog entry on page 6 and fill in the following mind map.
In the past, the author liked to eat (1) .
Then the author came across a cooking app last month.
The author was eager to try new restaurants.
To eat out was also a social activity (2)_______________________________ with friends.
Reasons
at a restaurant
to enhance the
relationship
App’s functions
There are a variety of
(3) to choose from.
It offers (4) for users to follow step by step.
recipes
detailed
instructions
run into / bump into
Read the blog entry on page 6 and fill in the following mind map.
In the last few weeks, the author has been engaged in home cooking.
Cooking at home is (5) 1
Cooking at home is (6) 1
Benefits
healthier
The author can cook exactly what he wants.
cheaper
1 社交活动
2 加强与某人的关系
3 (偶然) 遇见;碰见;发现
4 烹饪应用软件
5 各种各样的食谱
6 提供详细说明
7 一步一步地
8 投身于;热衷于;积极从事
9 难怪…;…不足为奇
social activities
enhance the relationship with sb
a variety of recipes
offer detailed instructions
step by step
throw oneself into sth
(it’s) no wonde