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Unit 3
Fit for life
Grammar and usage
Present perfect continuous tense
Lead-in
Read the personal account given by a girl who is equipped with a robotic hand and fill in the following table.
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Before having the new robotic hand ●The girl began to ______________________ after losing her right hand in a car accident two years ago.
●The old artificial hand could not help her because _____________________________________________
With the new robotic hand ●The girl can __________________________ and hold
on to small things.
●The new robotic hand is capable of _____________________________________.
●The new robotic hand looks very lifelike with
_________________________________.
Over the past three months ●The girl has rediscovered old hobbies
●The girl has become more ______________________
withdraw into herself
she couldn’t do simple things like getting dressed.
move her individual fingers
feeling varying degrees of pressure
special rubber used on the outside
confident and outgoing
1. be equipped with
2. withdraw into oneself
3. lead a normal life
4. get dressed
5. hold on to
6. more amazingly
7. be capable of doing sth.
8. be grateful for ...
9. open up new possibilities
Useful Expressions
装备有,配备有
离群索居,闭门不出
过正常的生活
穿上衣服
抓住不放;握住;控制
更加令人惊异的是
有能力做某事
因......而感激
开启新的可能性
l began to withdraw myself. 我开始变得不爱与人交往。
withdraw (withdrew, withdrawn)
v.提,取(银行账户中的钱款);停止提供,不再给予; 退出,不参加;脱离(社会),不与人交往;
withdraw into oneself 脱离(社会),不与人交往
withdraw...from… 从……撤出/移走/取走……
withdraw money from the bank 从银行取钱
withdraw 本身已包含“……回”之意,故不再和back 连用。
The drug is said to have side effects and ____________________ (withdraw) from the market recently for further tests.
b. A back injury forced her to withdraw ______ the competition.
has been withdrawn
from
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2. I was equipped with an artificial hand… 我装了一只假手。
1)equip v.装备,配备;使有所准备,使能够胜任
equip sb/sth with sth 用某物装备某人/某物;给某人/某物配备