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Section Ⅱ Starting out & Understanding
ideas—Language points
[对应学生用书P6]
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in charge of 负责,掌管
Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?
你将会完全掌控自己的生活,并能用新奇的、令人兴奋的方式来表达自己吗?
►情景探究
①The department was badly organized until she took charge of it.
这个部门在她负责之前被管理得很差。
②Your credit card replacement is free of charge and takes just a couple of days.
更换信用卡是免费的而且只要几天的时间。
③You will be charged a fee for changing your ticket.
你将被收取改签车票的费用。
►要点突破
①in the charge of 由……负责
take charge of 掌管;负责
free of charge 免费
②charge sb. with sth. 因某事控告某人
charge sb. (money) for sth. 向某人索取……的费用
in charge of/in the charge of
in charge of
多以人作主语,指“某人负责/主管某事”
in the charge of
多以物作主语,指“某物由某人掌管”
类似的还有:in possession of/in the possession of,in control of/in the control of。
►学以致用
[单句填空]
①I wonder how much you will charge us for the sixweek course.
②The traffic policeman charged the driver with speeding and fined him $50.
③The workers in this factory get medical service free of charge.
[同义句改写]
④The company is in the charge of Tom while the boss is away.
→Tom is in charge of the company while the boss is away.
→Tom takes charge of the company while the boss is away.
2
election n.选举
One reason is that although I've been working ever since leaving school,I won't be voting in the next general election.
其中一个原因是虽然我一毕业就工作了,但是我依然不能在下一届大选中投票。
►情景探究
①The leader said that he would try his best to win the coming election.
这位领导人说他会尽全力赢得即将到来的选举。
②Nowadays,increasing numbers of people elect to work at home.
现在,越来越多的人选择在家里工作。
③(2021·浙江6月卷改编)After Lincoln was elected (to be/as) President of the US in 1861,they rented the house and sold most of their furniture.
1861年林肯当选美国总统后,他们租了房子并卖掉了大部分家具。
►要点突破
①win/lose an election 当/落选
vote in an election 在选举中投票
②elect v.选举,推选;选择,决定
elect to do sth. 决定/选择做某事
elect sb. (as/to be)+职位 选某人为……
在“elect sb.(as/to be)+职位”结构中,总统、市长等表示头衔的名词前不加任何冠词。
►学以致用
[单句填空]
①In China,every citizen who has reached the age of eighteen h