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Unit 5
Words and expressions
1.billion n. 十亿
five billion 50亿
billions of ... 数以亿计的
【归纳拓展】
有相同用法的词:hundred 百;thousand 千;million 百万
2.native adj. 出生地的;本地的;土著的
n. 本地人;本国人
① be native to 原产于...
The tiger is native to India.
②a native of...出生于...的人;原产于...的动物或植物
The tiger is a native of India.
【小试牛刀】
(1)She speaks English like a native. (判断词性)
(2)Jack’s uncle is a Shanghai.
(3)The kangaroo is native Australia.
native
to
3. attitude n. 态度;看法
①have/take/adopt a good / bad /positive /negative attitude to/towards ...
对...持/采取...的看法
The headmaster took a friendly attitude to us.
②an attitude of mind 心态问题
(1)As the saying goes, determines altitude. 正如谚语所说,态度决定高度
(2)Only when you take a positive attitude __________ the project will you enjoy the whole process.
(3)I dislike him because he always
(对...有不好的态度)the people around him.
attitude
to
has a bad attitude
to/towards
4. refer v.--referred--referred--referring--reference n.参考
(1)vi. 提到;参考;查阅
① refer to... 指的是;描述;提到;查阅
② refer to ... as... 称...是.../把...当作...
I always refer to him as a bookworm.
(2)vt. 查询;叫...求助于
① refer...to... 把...提交给...(以求获得帮助)
My doctor referred me to a specialist.
【小试牛刀】(1)The paragraph the events of last year. 这段说的是去年发生的事
(2)She always refers Mary “that nice man”.(3)Write down the phone number of that restaurant for future (refer).
(4)The scientist referred to the discovery ________ the most exciting new development in this field.
refers to
to
as
reference
as
5. despite = in spite of prep.即使;尽管
① despite + n./短语
② despite + doing
Despite applying for hundreds of jobs , he is still out of work .
③ despite + the fact that...
Despite the fact that he has applied for hundreds of jobs , he is still out of work .
【扩展】
① despite + v.-ing(√)
despite + what 从句(√)
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