上海建桥学院大学英语制作.pptVIP

Unit 4 The Virtual World Text AA Virtual Life Contents Class Discussion Background Information New Words Expressions Text Learning Part Division of Text A Grammatical Structures and Key Sentences After Reading Summary of Text A Class Discussion Real Life vs. Second Life Real life vs. Virtual life Real Life Virtual Life Background Information The Advantages The Disadvantage New Words Expressions A Virtual Life virtual adj. 1) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name 差不多，实质上的 Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business. 2) created and existing only in a computer 虚拟的 I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button. stretch v. 1) (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking 拉长，伸直 The coat will stretch when washed. 2) to make a body part longer by reaching out or extending that part 伸展（肢体） The cat stretched after her nap. 猫睡醒之后伸了个懒腰。 Stretch one’s patience to the limit n. stretch 舒展；弹性；一段连续的时间 submit v. 1) give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered 提交,呈递 We should submit our plans to the council for approval. 2) to yield (oneself), agree to obey 服从,顺从 【+ to】 We submitted ourselves to their wishes. 我们顺从了他们的愿望。 3) to surrender 屈服，投降【+ to】 The British forces submitted to American soldiers during the Revolutionary War. communicate 1) vi. contact sb. in any way, esp. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them 通信，交往【+ with sb.】 We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone. 2) vt make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known 传递，表达 The officer communicated his orders to the men by radio. This poem communicates the authors despair. take in vt 1) to include or cover something 包括 2) to receive someone into one’s home 收容(某人) 3) to understand or grasp something 理解，领会 4) to make clothes smaller or tighter 改小改窄(衣服) 5) [usu. passive] to deceive or cheat