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Unit 5 Ancient Civilization
Part 1 Warming Up & Listening and Speaking
1. So how long have you prepared for this exhibition?
那你们为这次展览已经准备多久了?
(1) prepare v. 准备
prepare sth. 准备某事/某物
prepare for sth. 为……做准备
prepare to do sth. 准备做某事
be prepared for sth. 准备好
be prepared to do sth. 准备好做某事
The students have been prepared for the sports meeting.
学生们已经为运动会做好了准备。
Please be prepared to answer my questions. 请准备好回答我的问题。
(2) preparation n. 准备
make preparations (for)... 为……做准备
Making careful preparations for the exam is essential.
认真准备考试十分必要。
巩固练习
选择题。
( )As the monthly examination is coming, the teachers are preparing___ the test papers and the students are expected to be prepared____ it.
A. for; for B. for; / C. /; for D./; /
2. A reporter is interviewing Zhang Qian, a volunteer guide of the Western Painting Exhibition. 一名记者正在采访一位西方绘画展的志愿引导者,张茜。
(1)interview v. 对(某人)进行面试;采访(某人)
interview sb. 采访某人
interview sb. about sth. 采访某人关于某事
The reporter interviewed the injured man about what had happened.
记者对关于发生了什么采访了这个受伤的人。
(1) interview n. 面试; 面谈
interviewer n. 面试官,记者
interviewee n. 被采访的人,参加面试的人
a job interview 求职面试
Don’t you have a job interview tomorrow? 你明天不是有工作面试吗?
He has a job interview next week for the manager’s job.
他下周要参加一个经理职位的求职面试。
巩固练习
翻译句子。
(1)The interview went well.
__________________________________________________
(2)Joe will _________________the president of the company.
乔明天与公司总裁有个会谈。
3. His eyes mean so much. 他的眼神意味深长。
(1)mean v. 意味着;打算
mean sth./doing sth.意味着(做)某事
Missing this train means waiting for another hour.错过这辆火车意味着你得再等一小时。
mean to do sth.=intend/plan to do sth.打算做某事
I meant to come to see you yesterday, but something happened to me.
我昨天本来打算来看你的,但是发生了一些事情。
(2 )means n. 方式,方法(单数和复数形式相同)
means of communication 沟通方式
The move is a means to fight crime.
采取这项举措是为了打击罪犯。
常见短语:
by means of 借助于……
by no means 决不 (如放在句首,句子要用部分倒装)
by all means 一定,务必
We express our thoughts by means of words. 我们用词句来表达思想。
It is by no means easy to satisfy eve