Unit1-Active Reading.pptVIP

虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式，一是用来表示说话人所说的话不是一个事实，而是一种假设、猜测、怀疑等(在条件从句中或让步状语从句中)；一是表示说话人的愿望、要求、命令、建议等 (在宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句)。 eg: If I had time, I would attend the meeting. If he had hurried ,he could have caught the train. If I were to go abroad ,I would go to America. 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * starting from the present time 从现在起；从今以后 释义 例句 翻译 你从现在起可以独立工作了。 From now on you can work on your own. from now on Phrases 例句 翻译 From now on, Ill say a line, and all you have to do is repeat it exactly. 现在开始，我一句句说，你只要逐句重复就行了。 used when mentioning an advantage that exists despite the problem or disadvantage you have just mentioned 至少；起码 释义 例句 翻译 今天参加大会的至少有3000人。 At least three thousand people attended the meeting today. at least Phrases 例句 翻译 The task under consideration requires at least eight workers. 这项任务至少需要八个人去完成。 Culture points It is a short piece of writing that describes what an organization wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be in the future. It is meant to inspire members of the organization. vision statement (愿景宣言) Culture points He (469–399BC) was a Greek philosopher who lived in the fifth century BC. He was charged with giving the young people of Athens bad ideas and put to death. His ideas were recorded in The Dialogues of Plato and have had a major influence on Western thought. Socrates (苏格拉底) 独立思考 直到现在，独立思考仍然是一种激进的行为。 Translation 原文 独立思考本应该是一种普遍的行为，但事实并非如此。我们社会的每一次重大进步都源于独立思考。然而，在大多数圈子里，尤其是在我们生活中的重要场所——如家庭、学校以及大部分工作场所——独立思考受到人们的质疑。有些机构甚至故意压制独立思考，把它视作危险行为。 Translation 在一次晚会上，有一位客人问起我酝酿中的一本书的主题，他让我想起了这个令人悲哀的事实。我告诉他这本书是关于人们如何相互帮助，培养独立思考能力的。“啊，天哪！”他说，“我觉得这个主题不怎么好，我更希望人们按指令行事。”后来我才发现他是一家大公司的第四代掌门人，而这家公司是世界上最大的石油公司之一。 Translation 原文 “……要把我们公司发展成一个典范的工作环境，其中各层次的人都能够独立思考。”你最后一次看到包含上述字眼的机构愿景陈述是在什么时候？而且，最后一次有人问你：“你能说说真心话吗？真心话！”，