Unit 2 Language Points1知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB1U2 Language Points 1 Period 1 Reading and Thinking 1. persuade(vt.)劝说；说服--persuasion(n.)说服；说服力--persuasive(adj.)有说服力的 For example, the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to（打算；有意要） persuade（说服）. 例如，短语“在我看来”告诉我们，这篇文章很可能是为了说服我们。 I managed to persuade my classmates to accept/into accept my idea.我设法说明同学们接受了我的想法。 I finally persuaded my mother not to buy/out of buying something we didn’t really need. 我最终说服我的妈妈不要买我们真的不需要的东西。 I tried to persuade my father to stop smoking, but eventually failed.我尽力说服我爸爸戒烟，但最终失败了。 We persuaded our children of the importance of higher education.（使信服；使相信） 我们使我们的孩子们相信了高等教育的重要性。 persuade sb to do sth/into doing sth说服某人做某事 persuade sb not to do sth/out of doing sth说服某人不做某事 try to persuade sb to do sth=advise sb to do sth尽力说服某人做某事/建议某人做某事 persuade sb of sth/that...= convince sb of sth使某人相信某事 2. switch(vt.)转换；交换 (vi.&vt.)（使）改变；转变 (n.) 开关；转换器；改变 Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV（关掉电视）or computer?或是你忘记关掉电视或电脑吗？ You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off（打开或关闭各种开关）yourself. 你再也不用想着自己打开或关闭各种开关。 switch on the TV/computer/the lights打开电视/电脑/灯= turn on In Japan, Lu Xun switched from medicine to literature.那次事件后，鲁迅在日本弃医从文。 Press these two keys to switch between documents on screen.按这两个键就可以在屏幕上的文件之间切换。 Henry switches Christmas gifts with Bob.亨利和鲍勃交换了圣诞礼物。 turn on/off a light switch打开/关掉电灯开关 a policy switch政策的转变 She made the switch from full-time to part-time work when her first child was born. 第一个孩子出生后她就从全职工作改为兼职工作。 switch on/off= turn on/off开/关（电灯、机器等） switch from...to...从……往……转变 switch sth with sb和某人交换某物 3. distant(adj.)遥远的；远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的--distance(n.)距离 However, in the not-too-distant future（在不久的将来）, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget.然而在不久的将来，我们将生活在只能的家里。智能的家会在我们外出时会锁好家门，会在我们忘记关掉电视的时候替我们关上。 distant stars/planets 遥远的恒星/行星 a distant memory久远的回忆 a distant relative远房亲戚 A