人教英语选修8第一单元Warming_up_and_Reading.pptVIP

by force of 借…之力；依据… come into force （法律）实施 carry/put …into force 施行（法律） join forces with 与…协力 force强作 The singer had to force her top notes. force a smile 强作笑颜 a forced laugh 勉强的笑 11. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state. 幸免, 幸免于难 Only 12 of the 140 passengers survived. 挺过来, 挣扎过下去 e.g. I don’t think I could survive another year as a teacher; just too stressful. 比(某人)长寿, 比(通常指亲人)活的更长 e.g. Harry survived his wife by three months. 1) survive 11. majority n. 大多数… The majority _________ for the budget. The majority of students _______ hard-working. The majority of the damage ______ easy to repair. is/are are is 1) 单独做主语时, 若强调整体, 谓语动词用单数， 强调个体时, 谓语动词用复数。 2) the majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词, 也可用 可数名词复数, 谓语动词由后面的名词决定。 3) 表示领先多少票数时用不定冠词a。 e.g. He was elected by a majority of 50. minority 少数的…… 1) At the meeting, young people were ____. A. in majority B. in the majority C. of majority D. of the majority 2) The majority of students ____ trees in the fields and some are carrying water. A. is planting B. was planting C. are planting D. were planting 3) The majority _____ with me. A. agrees B. agree C. are agreed D. is agree majority B C A 12. declare vt. 1) to make known publicly or officially 宣布, 宣告 The chairman declared the results of the election. War was declared on the enemy. 法官宣判这个窃贼有罪。 The judge declared the thief to be guilty. 2) to say solemnly so that there is no doubt about the meaning 郑重地说, 声称, 断言 她郑重宣布她对此事一无所知。 She solemnly declared that she knew nothing about it. 请表明你的立场。 Declare your position, please. 她声称自己无罪。 She declared herself to be innocent. 3)To make a full statement (向税务机关，海关等）申报（所得，应缴税物品） Have you anything to declare? announce 把大家所关心的事情, 特别是有