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Lesson 18 Steve Jobs
重难点知识讲解
1. he invented many of the digital products that are part of everyday life for so many people today.…他发明了许生数字化产品,今天,对于许生人来说,这些产品都成为了日常生活的一部分。
【解析】“that are part of everyday life for so many people today”是定语从句,修饰先行词 the digital products。 that 是关系代词,指代 the digital products。 本课课文含有定语从句的还有:
Steve Jobs was a leader who knew how to make teams achieve great results...
乔布斯是一个懂得怎样让自己的团队实现伟大目标的领导…
其中 “who knew how to make teams achieve great results”是定语从句,修饰先行词 leader, who 是关系代词,指代 leader。
2. As a child, Steve was very smart but formal schooling didn't suit him. 作为一个孩子,史蒂夫非常聪明,但是正规的学校教育不适合他。
【解析】suit 作动词时,意为“适合,中…的意”;作名词时,意为“套装,一套衣服”。例如:
The lifestyle of the city seems to suit her. 城市的生活方式似乎很适合她。
She wore a dark blue suit. 她穿着一套深蓝色的衣服。
3. However, he didn't give up. Instead, he went on to set up another computer company and then a film company. 然而他没有放弃,而是接着成立了另外一家电脑公司和一家电影公司。
【解析】instead 的用法:
(1)instead 单独使用的时候是副词,常用于句末。例如:
We've no coffee. Would you like tea instead? 我们没有咖啡了,喝茶行吗?
(2)instead of 的意思是“代替…;而不是…”。例如:
I will go instead of you. 我将代替你去。
Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us. 他不仅没有帮我们一把,反而嘲笑我们。
基础练习
一、短语互译。
1.放弃_______________________________________________________________
2.长大_______________________________________________________________
3.建立_______________________________________________________________
4.把…变成…_________________________________________________________
5. 陈述某人的观点____________________________________________________
6.承受;忍受__________________________________________________________
7.生活方式___________________________________________________________
8. be recognised as…____________________________________________________
二、从方框中选择合适的单词完成下列句子。
impatient calm creative famous successful
1. Try to keep ______ and just tell me what happened.
2. He was _____ of all this waiting.
3. All singers kept together. As a result, their performance was _____ .
4. Steve Jobs was very _____ , and he invented many digital products.
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