Unit 9 Learning
Topic Talk
要点精研·探究学习
1. approach vt. 接近n. 接近; 通路; 方法
*Mirella approached him and, after a brief hesitation, shook his hand. 米雷拉走近他, 犹豫片刻后, 和他握了握手。
*As you approach the town, you’ll see the college on the left.
快到市镇时你就可以看见左边的学院。
*With the approach of winter the weather became colder.
随着冬天的临近, 天气变得更冷了。
*The path serves as an approach to the boat house.
这条小路通往船屋。
*(2020·浙江高考)I couldn’t see Don, but as I approached the tractor he jumped out onto the road.
我没看到Don, 但是当我靠近拖拉机时, 他跳到了路上。
词语积累
with the approach of. . . 随着……的临近
an approach to. . . ……的方法
approach作名词时, 后面常跟介词to表示“……的方法”, 而way, method, means表示“方法”时后常跟介词of。
【知识延伸】
weight的用法及短语表示“(做)某事的方法”的搭配有:
①the approach to (doing) sth.
②the way to do/of (doing) sth.
③the means of (doing) sth.
④the method of (doing) sth.
2. prefer vt. 更喜欢; 宁愿
*(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know? ” Bechtel said, looking up from her book.
“我更喜欢出去, 在外面。独自一人, 但在一起, 你知道吗? ”贝克特尔从书本上抬起头说。
*They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that the city offer. 与郊区相比, 他们更喜欢城市, 因为他们的工
作在那里; 或者他们只是享受城市所提供的兴奋和可能性。
*I prefer reading books to doing sports.
和运动比起来, 我更喜欢读书。
*Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan.
许多人表示非常喜欢原计划。
【导图理词】
(1)prefer=like better, 因此不能和比较级连用。
(2)prefer的过去式和过去分词是preferred, preferred。
Prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏, 不贪便宜。
3. work out锻炼身体, 做运动; 解决, 解答; 弄懂某事物; 计算出; 产生结果, 发展; 制定出
*The famous actor keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning.
这位著名的演员每天早上锻炼一个小时以保持身体健康。
*I’m tired to death; I’ve been working on the wall the whole morning.
我累得要死, 整个上午我都在粉刷墙壁。
*He’s working at losing weight.
他正在努力减肥。
*He’s been out of work for six months.
他已经失业六个月了。
*Mother was still at work when I got back.
我回来的时候妈妈还在工作。
词语积累
work on 从事……, 继续……
work at 从事/致力于……
out of work 失业
at work 在工作中
4. concentrate vi. 集中(思想、注意力等)
*I can’t concentrate with all that noise going on.
吵闹声不绝于耳, 我无法集中精力。
*We need to concentrate on our target audience, namely women aged between 20 and 30.
我们需要针对我们的目标观众, 即年龄在20岁到30岁之间的妇女。
*We must concentrate our efforts on finding ways to reduce costs.
我们要集中精力出降低成本的办法。
词语积累
(1)concentrate on (doing) sth. 聚精会神(做)某事
concentrate one’s attention/energy. . . on/upon (doing). . .
集中某人的注意力/精力/……(做)……
(2)concentration n. 专心, 集中
(3)concentrated adj. 集中的, 全神贯注的
【巧学助记】
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer the problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
另外, 我发现我仍然有一些不好的学习习惯。我只能在短时间内集中精力阅读, 我会通过在集中精力练习上花费更多的努力来克服这个问题。
Lesson 1
要点精研·探究学习
1. assume vt. 认为; 假定, 假设
*(2019·江苏高考)We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages. 我们假设一个大的大脑会带来巨大的优势。
*(2019·江苏高考)We are so fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better. 我们如此喜爱自己的高智商, 以至于我们认为, 当涉及脑力时, 一定是越多越好。
*It is assumed that you are interested in achieving greater self-awareness.
这是假定你想要更加了解自己。
*You would be making an assumption that’s not based on any fact that you could report.
你会做出不以你能报道的任何事实为依据的一种假设。
*Assuming (that)he’s still alive, how old would he be now?
假定他还活着, 现在有多大年纪了?
词语积累
(1)assume sb. /sth. to be 假定/假设某人/某事为
It is assumed that. . . 人们认为……
assuming (that). . . 假设/假定……
(2)assumption n. 假定, 假设
make an assumption 认为; 假定
on the assumption that. . . 假定……; 在假定……的情况下
【知识延伸】
在英语中, 有些看上去是现在分词或过去分词的词, 实际上却常用作介词或连词。与assuming类似的词还有:
①considering prep. & conj. 鉴于, 考虑到
②given prep. 鉴于, 考虑到
③including prep. 包括, 包含
④supposing conj. 假设, 假如
⑤provided/providing conj. 假如, 如果
⑥concerning prep. 关于
2. promote vt. 推广, 宣传; 促销; 促进, 推动; 晋升, 提升
*The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.
政府认为, 这将有助于外国人更好地融入社会, 促进不同文化之间的理解。
*More expressways will be built in Sichuan soon to promote the local economy. 为了促进当地的经济发展, 很快在四川将会修建更多的高速公路。
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