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M10 U2 Reading
Population movement in the USA
Language points
1.In this edition of American Living, we are looking at some population trends in the USA. 在这一版的《美国生活》中,我们讨论美国人口趋向。
1)edition
版本(出版形式)
a. paperback/hardback/hardcover edition 平装/硬皮/精装版
b.(报纸、杂志的)一份;(广播、电视节目的)一期,一辑
The story was in Tuesday’s edition of “The New York Times”.
这个故事在周二那期的《纽约时报》上。
限量版____________ 首版_________________
c.动词:edit 编辑;剪辑;主编
名词:editor 编辑,主编;剪辑师
limited edition
first edition
2) trend 与 tendency 辨析:
tendency仅仅指趋向,如:she has the tendency to work late.
trend强调要变化或发展的趋势,如:fashion trend流行趋势;The trend is toward working longer hours for less money.
从中可见,tendency指的是倾向,trend指发展、变化趋势,具有动态含义。
2.Older Americans are on the move.
1) traveling from place to place _______________
We’ll be on the move next week, so you won’t be able to reach us.
2) busy or active all the time ___________________
He’s always on the move and never has time to rest.
3) developing quickly ________________
It’s an industry on the move.
在行进中,在移动中
繁忙的,活跃的
快速发展
3. Throughout the Midwest and the Northeast, people aged 60 and over are packing their bags and heading south along the freeway to states like Florida.
1)Here the word aged is an adjective ,meaning ‘at the age of’ or ‘…years old’.With this meaning ,it is often used after the noun it modifies.
Eg.According to China’s law, children aged between 6 and 15 must go to school.
Exercise:
1)The prize of the game show is $30000 and an all expenses __ vacation to China.
A. paying B. paid C. to be paid D. being paid
2)Don't use words, expressions, or phrases____ only to people with specific knowledge.
A. being known B. having been known C. to be known D. known
When aged means ‘very old’, it is used before a person or some people.
Eg. Who took care of the aged couple after their only son died?
B
D
2)head vi.
(1) 朝…行进(与for, towards, across连用)
The ship was heading for Shanghai. 船正开往上海。
It’s about time we wer