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110个重点句子与重点单词详解
51.In the near future, it is likely that AI will be used to manage smart homes and handle an even greater variety of tasks such as setting out favourite clothes and helping us with our personal grooming. Comment by carciakaka: 主语从句固定句式
在不久的将来, AI很有可能被用来管理智能家居, 并处理更多种类的任务, 比如摆放喜欢的衣服, 帮助我们进行个人修饰。
【单词和短语】
it is likely that 有可能
smart home 智能家
handle v.处理
variety n.种类
task n.任务
set out 出发;启程;(怀着目标)开始工作;摆放
personal a.私人的
grooming n.梳洗
【单词详解】
1 handle n.拉手; 把手; 有柄的; 方法
v.应付; 处理
【同义词辨析】
deal with, cope with, dispose of, manage, handle
这些动词或短语动词都含有"处理,对付"之意。
· deal with: 既可指处理具体事情,也可指处理或解决具有抽象意义的问题。
· cope with: 指成功地处理或对付更为重大,更为严重的问题或事物。
· dispose of与deal with同义,普通用法。
· manage: 指处理日常事务与工作,也可指经营管理。
· handle: 从原义"手柄",转引申为作"处理"解时,其内涵是管理和操纵。
② personal adj.个人的,私人的;私密的,隐私的;亲自的
比较级more personal
最高级most personal
→ adv. personally亲自地;当面;个别地;就自己而言
→ n. personality个性;品格;名人
→ vt. personalize使个性化;把…拟人化
52.The first time that she had to write an essay, her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their ideas, but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought! Comment by carciakaka: but连接两个that宾语从句并列
她第一次写论文时, 导师跟她解释说, 如果引用别人的观点就一定要注明, 不过他主要还是想了解她本人的观点!
【单词和短语】
essay n.论文
tutor n.导师
explain v.解释
acknowledge v.承认,接受; 感谢
cite v.引用; 引证
mainly adv.主要地; 大多
【单词详解】
1 explain v.解释; 辩解
→ n. explanation说明,解释;辩解
53.Xie Lei was confused because she thought she knew less than other people. Her tutor advised her to read lots of information in order to form a wise opinion of her own.
谢蕾困惑不解, 因为她觉得自己懂得没有别人多。她的导师建议她广泛阅读文献, 形成自己睿智的观点。
【单词和短语】
confused a.困惑的
advise v.建议
form v.形成
wise a.明智的
opinion n.观点
【单词详解】
1 opinion n.意见,看法;(群体的)观点,信仰
例句:
in my opinion依我看来,在我看来
in the opinion of据……的见解
54.Mining for resources is very damaging, especially in the Arctic. Because of climate change, there is less ice now, which means we can look for more fossil fuels further north. But if we burn these, the ice will melt more and this negative cycle will