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Module 4 Music Born in America
主题语境:人与社会——音乐领域的概况及其发展 相关教材:必修2 Module 3;选修6 Module 4
1.decline n.& v.衰退;下降;减少;谢绝,婉拒
[经典例句]
The company reported a small decline in its profits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
[语境运用]
单句语法填空
①As the economy was decline,some people in the town had lost their jobs.
②She declined (have) lunch with her friend,saying that she wasn’t feeling well.
③The intense competition from overseas has caused the industry to fall a decline.
答案:①in ②to have ③into
[归纳拓展]
(1)decline (to do) sth.拒绝(去做)某事
(2)in decline=on the decline 在衰退/减少/下降
fall/go into a decline 陷入衰退
[特别提示]
①表示“增加”的动词或动词短语常见的有rise、increase、go up等。
②表示“减少”的动词或动词短语常见的有fall、drop、decrease、go down、decline等。
2.arise v.(arose,arisen)(由……)引起(产生);发生;出现;起身;起床
[经典例句]
Can we begin by discussing matters arising from the last meeting?
我们是不是可以首先讨论上次会议中产生的问题?
[语境运用]
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①Seeing her husband pace back and forth,the woman (arise) from the seat and asked him to stop.
一句多译
休息时,我们班主任开始处理他课上出现的问题。
②At break,our headteacher got down to dealing with the matters .(分词短语作定语)
③At break,our headteacher got down to dealing with the matters .(定语从句)
答案:①arose ②arising from his class ③which/that arose from his class
[归纳拓展]
arise from=arise out of
由……引起/产生;从……中产生
arise from one’s chair/seat
从椅子/座位上站起来
3.devote v.为……付出时间/努力/金钱等;致力于……
[经典例句]
For eighteen years,Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile’s Northern valleys.
十八年来,Gabriela把她的一生都奉献给了智利北部山谷里贫穷的农场孩子们。
[语境运用]
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①Every time I saw him,he always devoted himself his work.
②From my first job at the restaurant,I learnt teamwork and (devote) to it.
③He was (devote) to helping those who needed to be helped all his life.
句式升级
He devoted himself to painting,so he had absolutely no idea that it was already noon.
→④ painting,he had absolutely no idea that it was already noon.(devote)
→⑤ painting,he had absolutely no idea that it was already noon.(devoted)
答案:①to ②devotion ③d