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Language Points
1. It depends. 视情况而定
depend vi. 依靠,信赖,取决于 n. __________, adj.________
反义词 adj.________________
You can depend on Jan. She always keeps her promises.
They know they can depend on Jan to teach them how to use the Internet.
depend on _________
depend on sb. to do sth. __________
我们不能一直依赖父母帮我们解决问题。
We can’t always depend on parents to solve problems for us.
他是可以信赖的人。
He is the kind of person you can depend on.
dependence
dependent
依靠,信任,取决于
依靠某人做某事
independent
2. I listen to music, stream videos, or look up information. 我听音乐,看视频或者查找信息
look up 查找,查阅
1) When you meet a new word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
2) I wrote a letter of complaint, and the company promised to look into the matter.
3) In a crowded shopping mall, never forget to look out for pickpockets.
4) To look after his daughter, he quit his job.
5) Don’t look down on others, but look up to people around you.
look into _________
look out (for…) __________
look after _________
look up to _________
look down on _________
调查
当心,提防
照顾
尊重
歧视
3. There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient. 关于万维网奇妙之处的文章浩如烟海。
convenient adj.方便的 n. _____________, adv.______________
如果你方便的话,我想5点见你
convenience
conveniently
If it is convenient for you, I’d like to meet you at 5:00 pm.
I’ll call back at your convenience.
在方便的时候
4. At age 50, she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company.
卡住,困于
与……一道
keep sb. company 陪伴某人
They were stuck in heavy traffic for 2 hours. be/get stuck in __________
I will go to the nature reserve in company with you. ____________
不论发生什么,我都会陪伴你
When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed.
50岁时,她发觉自己失业了,困在家里,只有电脑相伴。
No matter what happens, I will keep you company.
常用的表示“陷入”的短语有be/get stuck in、be/get trapped in、be/get caught in等。
5. She realised that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.
benefit n.好处,益处 v. 受益,有利于 adj._________________
The new hospital will benefit the entire community.
David benefited from his teacher's advice.
The new regulations will be of benefit to everyone concerned.
Could you just explain again for Mark's benefit?
benefit from ___________
be of benefit to sb. ___________
for one’s benefit ____________
从……中获益
对某人有好处
为了某人的利益
她意识到互联网的最大好处之一就是能够消除通常存在于人与人之间的距离。
beneficial
be beneficial to sb
inspiring
inspiration
激励某人做某事
6. She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.
inspire vt. 鼓舞,激励,启发思考 adj. __________ n. __________
Though I failed, my father’s encouragement inspired me to try again.
His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother.
inspire sb. to do sth. ___________
be inspired by ___________
受到……的启发
他说过的话激励着我更加努力地工作。
他的妻子给予了他第一部小说的灵感。
What he said inspired me to work harder.
His wife inspired his first novel.
His first novel was inspired by his wife.
7. Now that he works and can take care of himself, his daughter has time to study at university.
now that 既然,由于,that有时可省略,常用来引导原因状语从句。如:
既然你的工作已经做完了,最好休息一下吧。
饭准备好了,洗手去吧。
Now (that) you have finished your work, you’d better have a rest.
Now (that) dinner is ready, wash your hands.
由于他有事情可做,并能照顾自己,他的女儿就有时间上大学了。
8. She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.
bridge v. to reduce or get rid of the difference between two things 弥合(差距),消除(分歧)
eg She is trying her best to bridge the generation gap with her mother.
access n. the right to enter a place, use sth, see sb etc(使用的)机会或权利
have access to…有机会、权利做……
You need a password to get access to the computer system.
8. She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.
access n. 通道;机会vt. 进入;使用;获取→___________ adj.可进入的;可使用的
have/gain/obtain access to... 拥有……的机会;可以接近/进入……(to为介词)
give (sb)access to... 准许(某人)使用或见到……(to为介词)
be accessible to... 可接近/可靠近/可使用……
accessible
知道你对中国文化感兴趣,我建议你申请北大,在那你可以接触到最好的中国文化
Knowing that you are interested in Chinese culture, I suggest you apply for Peking University, _________________________________________________
where you can have access to the best Chinese culture.
9. When you go through tough times, you meet others who are facing similar challenges.
【归纳】go through常见意思如下:
1) Most families went through a lot during the war.
2) I went through the papers looking for Jane’s letter.
3) The police went through every corner of the room, but didn’t find any clues.
4) She has gone through all her savings in order to help a sick child.
经历,经受
浏览,查阅
仔细检查,审查
用完,耗尽
【点拨】
through有 “从头到尾”的含义,所以大多数“动词+through”构成的短语都含有“完成”“自始至终”“从头到尾”的意思。
go after 追求,设法得到
go against 违反;对……不利
go ahead 开始(做某事);进行;往前走
go over 研究,检查;复习
1) The manager _________ the plans again and discovered two mistakes.
2) The children were scared to _________ their father’s wishes.
3) When you’re ____________ a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.
went over
go against
going through
10. I’m trying to get in shape, so …
in shape: in a good state of health or physical fitness 状况良好
eg She’s bought an exercise bike to keep in shape. (翻译)
她买了辆健身自行车来锻炼身体。
out of shape 不健康
eg I was feeling totally out of shape.(翻译)
我感到身体状况很不好。
11. Laura needs an app that will add money to her bank account.
account n. 描述(常与of连用),账户
eg Why don’t you write your own account of what happened? My salary is paid into my bank account.
Take everything into account before you make a decision.
On no account should we leave English assignments undone.
give an account of __________
take...into account __________
on no account ____________
描述……
考虑到
决不
12. Use a website you are familiar with.
familiar adj. someone or something that is familiar is well-known to you and easy to recognize 熟悉的; 常见的; 亲近的
【拓展】
unfamiliar adj. 不熟悉的
be familiar with “熟悉, 通晓”。其主语通常是指人的名词,with的宾语是主语通晓的事物。
be familiar to “为……所熟悉”。其主语通常是人们所通晓的事物,to的宾语通常是指人的名词。
【语境应用】单句改错。
1) 他对这个题目是相当熟悉的。
He is quite familiar to this subject.
2) 他的名字是我们这里的每个人所熟知的。
His name is familiar with everyone here.
He is quite familiar with this subject.
His name is familiar to everyone here.
13. Don’t give out your address of phone number.
give out 公布,宣布,分发
1) Does everyone know what to do if a fire breaks out?
2) Could you give out the homework?
3) Kate set out for the house on the other side of the bay.
4) We need to carry out more research on Internet’s influence.
突然开始,爆发
分发
出发,启程
执行
14. ...but it is usually directed at particular people..
particular adj.特定的,特别的 adv. ____________
1) She is particular about foood.
2) I love all kinds of sports, but ball games in particular.
3) be particular about
4) in particular=particularly
particularly
对……讲究、挑剔
特别,尤其
15. However, the more polite you are, the less likely it is you will be attacked.
“the+比较级(+主语+谓语),the+比较级(+主语+谓语)”
越……,就越……
The more you practice, the better grades you can get.
The harder you work, the luckier you will be.
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