Unit 1 Living with technology语言点
学习目标
重点词汇
construct,  delay,  accessible// distribute,  percentage,  adaptation,  sceptical,
ample,  casual,  suitable,  reject,  oppose,  circumstance,  typical
重点短语
keep in touch with,  wind up,  vote on,  rid… of
重点句型
It is obvious that…
no matter what
强调句型
知识讲解
重点词汇
construct
【原句回放】John Logie Baird constructed the first colour TV in 1928, but it was not until 1938 that the first colour TV programme was broadcast. 约翰·洛吉·贝尔德在1928年制造出第一台彩电视机,但是直到1938年第一个彩电视节目才播出。
【点拨】construct vt. 建造,构筑,编造,组成
This factory was constructed by our company.
这家工厂是由我们公司建设的。
The novel is constructed from a series of on­the­spot reports.
这部小说是根据一系列的现场报道而构思的。
【拓展】build, construct, found, establish, set up的区别
这些动词均有“建设、建立、建造”之意。
1. build 普通用词,含义广泛,可指一切具体或抽象的建造或建立。
2. construct 较正式用词,强调根据一定计划进行的规模较大,结构较复杂,要求较高技术的建造。
3. found 侧重打下基础或创办,具体或抽象事物均可用。
4. establish 着重稳固地建成,可具体指国家、政府、学校或商店等的建立,也可指信仰、信用、名誉、法律、制度、规则等的建立。
5. set up 作“建立”用时,侧重于“开始”。可指具体或抽象的建立。
delay
【原句回放】Regular colour TV broadcasts were delayed in the UK until 1967. 有规律的彩电视节目播放在英国一直延迟到1967年。
【点拨】delay vt. 延期,耽搁
n. 延期,延误
常用搭配:delay doing 延迟做某事
a delay of+时间段 耽搁……时间后
without delay 立刻,立即
After a delay of one hourwe continued our journey.
耽搁一小时后,我们又继续旅行。
You need to get those vegetables planted without delay.
你需要马上种下那些蔬菜。
The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.
驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。
He delayed telling her the newswaiting for the right moment.
他没有马上告诉她这个消息,等有适当的时机再说。
【拓展】postpone, delay, put off的区别
postpone指延期一段时间等做过了某件事、了解了某种情况或信息后再去做;
delay指因出现了某种障碍而延缓,要延迟到什么时候还不确定;
put off常指把某事暂搁在一边直至另外一件事发生完成。
accessible // distribute
【原句回放】They also make TV accessible to people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen distributed throughout the countryside and remote areas. 它们也使远离城市的人们可以收看电视,而且人造卫星天线常常被分布在整个农村和偏远地区。
【点拨1accessible adj. 可得到的,易接近的,可进入的,易受影响的,易理解的
常用搭配:an accessible person 温和的人
accessible evidence 可取得的证据
This database is only accessible by the authorized manager.
只有授权的管理员才可以访问此数据库。
The information ought to be made more accessible.
资料应该明白易懂。
This island is accessible only by boat.
这个小岛只能坐小船去。
【拓展】access vt. 接近,进入
n. 入口,出口;接近;使用的权力(常与介词to连用)
常用搭配:have access 能接近,可以会见,能进入,能使用
          give sb. access to 答应让某人使用
He only has assess to his children at weekends.
他只有在周末才有权利去看望他的孩子们。
Citizens may have free access to the library.
市民可以自由使用图书馆。
【点拨2distribute v. 分发,配送,使分布,使散布
Clothes and blankets have been distributed to the refugees. 衣物和毯子被分发给难民。
Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed. 要保证装载物的重量均匀分布。
【拓展】distribution n. 分配,分发;分布状态
The conference discussed the fair distribution of income and wealth.
会议讨论了公平分配收入和财富的问题。
The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.
市议会通过了一项禁止散发传单的法令。
percentage
distribute名词形式【原句回放】Of course, only a small percentage of people own satellite dishes. 当然,只有一小部分人拥有自己的卫星天线。
【点拨】percentage n. 百分比,百分率
注意:“a percentage of +名词”作主语时,谓语动词与of后的名词保持一致。
We have only a small percentage of foreign books.
我们只有一小部分外文书。
A large percentage of the hotel’s income is from the visitors to the lake nearby.
那家旅馆的收入的大部分来自游览附近那个湖的游客。
Only a small percentage of the patients are children. 病人中只有一小部分是儿童。
【拓展】 percent 百分之……
It is often stated that we use only 10 percent of our brain.
常有报告称人只运用了大脑的10%
adaptation
【原句回放】It was not until 1906 that adaptations were made so that radio could relay conversation and music. 直到1906年人们才做出变通,这样收音机就能转播会话和音乐了。
【点拨】adaptation n. 适应,改编本,改写本
He made a quick adaptation to the new environment.
他很快适应了新的环境。
It is an adaptation of a novel for television.
这是一本小说改成的电视剧本。
【拓展】adapt vt. 使适应;改编
常用搭配:adapt (oneself) to 适应
把……改编成
be 由……改编而来
The author is going to adapt his play for television.
作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。
The new students are very slow to adapt to the rules.
新生对于那些规定适应得很慢。
sceptical
【原句回放】Since people were sceptical that the public would want to hear radio broadcasts, the building of radio stations was delayed. 既然人们怀疑公众会想听无线电广播,建造电台被耽搁下来。
【点拨】sceptical adj. 怀疑的;怀疑论者的(美式拼法为skeptical
常用搭配:take a sceptical attitude 持怀疑态度
          be sceptical about/ of 对某事怀疑
The public remain sceptical of this claims.
公众对这一说法仍持怀疑态度。
Mary is sceptical about the solution
玛丽对这个解决办法表示怀疑。
He listened to me with a sceptical expression.
他听我讲话的时候带着怀疑的表情。
【拓展】sceptically adv. 怀疑地
ample
【原句回放】I had bought myself a magazine since I had ample time to wait. 由于我有充足的时间等待,我买了一本杂志。

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