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Chapter 3 Reading 2
1.be unaware of = don’t realize/know
没有意识到
反义: be aware of = realize/ know意识到
那个学生未意识到他的出错误.
The student is unaware of his mistake.
你意识到前面的危险了吗?
Are you aware of the danger before you?
2.be dependent on = depend on/rely on
依赖于……
中学生不应该太依赖父母。
Middle school students shouldn’t
be dependent on their parents too much.
=Middle school students shouldn’t
depend on/rely on their parents too much.
好的健康依赖于好的食物。
Good health is dependent on /
depend on/rely on good food.
3.
use … for doing sth.意为“用……来做某事”,相当于use … to do sth.。如:
We use wood for making paper and furniture.
我们用木头造纸、做家具。
=We use wood to make paper and furniture.
另外,我们也可以用use … for sth.这样的结构。如:
She decided to use it for a gift.
她决定用它做礼物。
3.Use sth. for doing sth./ use sth. to do sth用…来做某事
很多人用电脑获取信息。
Most people use computers to get information.
我们用键盘来输入信息。
We use the keyboard for typing in information.
【跟踪练习】
同义句转换。每空一词。
We use animal fur to make leather.
We use animal fur ___ _______ leather.
for making
4.
In addition, computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships.
此外,计算机还能做像操控铁路系统、驾驶飞机和宇宙飞船这样的重要工作。
另外,in addition to是介词短语,后面跟名词或代词等作宾语,也意“除……之外(还)”。如:
In addition to English, he has to study a second foreign language.
除英语外,他还得学一门第二外语。
【跟踪练习】
单项选择。
Millie is their youngest child. ______,
they have a son and a daughter.
A. Instead B. In addition
C. At last D. However
5.be better at…than 是be good at的
比较级形式,意即“比…更擅长…”的意思。如:
苏珊比朱迪踢足球踢得好。
Susan is better at football than Judy。
be fast at doing sth. 意为“做…很快”,
at 为介词,后接动词时须用其动名词形式。如:
她很快完成作业。
She is fast at finishing her homework.
电脑运算速度很快。
Computer is fast at calculating.
6.“make sb./sth. +形容词”意为“使某人/某物……”。与make相关的常用结构还有make sb. do sth.,意为“使某人做某事”。如:
The nice food makes me hungry.
这么好的食物使我饿了。
We must make him work harder.
我们必须使他更加努力工作。
【跟踪练习】
根据所给的汉语提示,完成下列句子。
书是我们的朋友,它们能使我们快乐。
Books are our friends and they can _____________.
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