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Unit 2 Greener Planet, Better Home Wrapping up the topic 课时8
第八课时 Project, Review
1. according to 根据;按照
【教材原句】According to the report, air pollution is getting worse.
【讲解】
according to 是介词短语,意为“根据;按照”,后接名词、代词或名词性从句,用来引出信息的来源或依据。
注意:according to 后不能接 view / opinion 等表示“观点”的词,也不能说 according to me / according to my opinion,应说 in my opinion。
常见搭配:according to the survey(根据调查);according to the law(根据法律);according to the plan(按照计划)。
【例句】
• According to the weather report, it will rain tomorrow. 根据天气预报,明天会下雨。
• We should act according to the rules. 我们应该按规则行事。
• In my opinion, this is the best choice. 在我看来,这是最好的选择。(不能用according to me)
【练习题】
1. 选择:______ the survey, more and more people care about the environment. A. According to B. Because of C. Instead of D. In spite of
答案:A
2. 翻译:根据报告,全球气温正在上升。
答案:According to the report, the global temperature is rising.
2. slow down 减速;放慢;放缓
【教材原句】Please slow down. There is a school ahead.
【讲解】
slow down 意为“减速;放慢;放缓”,可指速度减慢,也可指生活节奏、经济增长等放缓。
slow 作形容词,意为“慢的;缓慢的”;作动词,意为“放慢;减速”。
反义短语:speed up(加速;加快)。
拓展:slowly 是副词,意为“缓慢地”。
【例句】
• The car slowed down at the crossing. 汽车在十字路口减速了。
• You should slow down and enjoy life. 你应该放慢节奏享受生活。
• The economy has slowed down this year. 今年经济增速放缓了。
【练习题】
1. 选择:The driver ______ when he saw the red light. A. speeded up B. slowed down C. put down D. took down
答案:B
2. 翻译:请放慢速度,前面有行人。
答案:Please slow down. There are pedestrians ahead.
3. bring down 降低;使倒下;击落
【教材原句】The government is trying to bring down the price of housing.
【讲解】
bring down 意为“降低(价格、水平等);使倒下;击落;击败”。
拓展短语:bring up(抚养;提出);bring about(引起;导致);bring in(引进;赚得);bring out(出版;使显现);bring back(带回;使回忆起)。
辨析:bring down(降低,及物);go down(下降,不及物);reduce(减少,及物,较正式)。
【例句】
• The store brought down the prices of many goods. 商店降低了许多商品的价格。
• The hunter brought down a bird. 猎人击落了一只鸟。
• The scandal brought down the government. 丑闻导致政府垮台。
【练习题】
1. 选择:The new policy aims to ______ the cost of living. A. bring up B. bring down C. bring about D. bring in
答案:B
2. 翻译:我们需要降低能源消耗。
答案:We need to bring down energy consumption.
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