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Unit 7 Invention and Innovation
Part 1 Warming Up & Listening and Speaking
教材解析
1.It can help you manage the food inside by connecting to Wi-Fi.
它可以通过连接Wi-Fi来帮助你管理里面的食物。
manage v. 意为“设法完成(困难的事);应付(困难局面)”。
常用短语: manage to do sth. 成功做某事 相当于succeed in doing sth.。
We managed to go to the airport in time. 我们尽力及时赶到了机场。
—Shall I carry the case for you? 我替你搬箱子,好吗?
—No, thanks. I can manage (it). 不用了,谢谢。我能行。
manage v. 还可意为 “经营;管理”。
He has managed this company for 10 years since his father died.
自从他父亲去世后,他已经管理这个公司十年了。
比较:manage to do sth. 和 try to do sth.
前者强调成功做成某事,后者强调努力做某事,但是不一定成功。
巩固练习
根据中文完成下列句子。
(1) He ______________ to finish the work on time, but failed.
他试图按时完成任务,但失败了。
(2) Although he was tired, he ___ to reach the top of the mountain.
虽然他累了,但他仍成功爬到山顶。
选择题。
( ) (3) With your help, I just catch up with my classmates.
A. tried to B. managed to C. succeeded D. failed to
( ) (4) Many people lose weight and never .
A. manage to; try to B. try to; manage to
C. try to; try doing D. try to do; manage
2. It leaves notes for your family when you’re running out of food or if the food is out of date.
当你的食物吃完或食物过期时,它会给你的家人留下便条。
run out of及物短语,表示“用完”,主语只能是人; run out是不及物短语,表示“被用完,被耗尽”,主语通常是时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。
We have run out of money. 我们把钱花光了。
The petrol is running out. 汽油快被用光了。
巩固练习
选择题。
( ) (1) Their ink has , that is to say, they have their ink.
A. run out; run out B. run out of; run out of
C.run out; run out of D. run out of; run out
( ) (2) —Have you food?
—Yes, our food . So we must buy some immediately.
A. run out of; has run out B. run out; has run out of
C. run out; has run out D. run out of; has been run out
3. Fair enough. 有道理,说得对。
fair n. 集市,庙会;商品交易会,展览会 adj. 合理的;公平的;公正的
fair enough (说法、决定或行为)有些道理,说得过去;有道理;说得对
The campaign’s been very much fairer than expected. 竞选比预想的要公平得多。
Fair enough, I will try it once to see if I like it. 有道理,我将再试一次看看我是否喜欢它。
巩固练习