unit 3 passage by LCL 新编实用英语.pptVIP

Passage Ⅰ Who Is Using My Credit Card Today? objectives To get to know that online credit cards are not completely reliable in some way Some grammar points Important words and phrases Information related to the reading passage ISP(Internet Service Provider) Internet Service Provider is a company that sells access to the Internet via telephone or cable line to your home or office. eBay eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 as a marketplace for the sale of goods and services for individuals. Not only was it a novel idea, but it was utilizing an innovative technology the Internet. E-commerce had not yet been established as an acceptable and understandable method of doing business at that time. Today, one can find more than 18,000 categories of merchandise on eBay, including big-ticket items such as cars and real estate. eBay is not so much an e-commerce site as it is a trading community, where buyers and sellers find one another and conduct transactions. Browsing and bidding is free, but eBay charges a fee for listing an item for sale as well as a fee for items that are sold. eBay currently has approximately 14,000 registered users around the world. Useful expressions Turn out 结果是，结果表明 Eg. It might well turn out true. 这可能会是真的。 It turns out that….结果是……，原来…… A page one headline = a headline appearing on page one 头版大标题 Identity thefts hit (the) residents in (the) region 典型的新闻标题（省略冠词） have+宾语+过去分词 Others had had money removed from their checking accounts, and unauthorized charges had appeared on their credit cards. 这种结构一般有两种意思： “致使”：表示主语的意志致使某事发生或做到 表示“被动”，此时与主语意志完全无关 1、 “致使”--表示主语的意志 When did you have your hair cut? 你什么时候理的发？ We ought to have her examined by a doctor. 我们应该找个医生给她检查一下。 I must have this suit dry-cleaned. 我必须把这套衣服送去干洗 Notes: 此时有的可以换用get Where can I get (have) this printed? 2.表示“被动”--与主语的意志完全无关 He had his leg broken in a fall. 他摔断了腿。 I had my pocket picked on the subway. 我在地铁被人掏了包。 point fingers at 互相指责 It (so) happened that碰巧，正巧 Eg. It so