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Unit 17 Disabilities The first period Words and expressions disability (n.) disable (v.) disabled (adj.) e.g. a disabled soldier ability n.能力；才能；才智 背一背：Alice is a woman of great ability. 爱丽丝是个很有才能的妇女。 提示：ability后常接不定式作定语，不可接of doing 形式。 I doubt his ability to do the job. 我认为他没有做这工作的能力。 填一填：She has the ability ______ English fluently. 她能流利地说英语。 句型：have the ability in doing sth.有做某事的才干 have the ability to do sth. have ability as…有当……的才干 leadership abilities 领导才能 e.g.He has great ability in teaching English.他很有教英语的才干。 She has great ability as a singer.她很有当歌星的才干。 ★beyond one’s ability非某人才能所及 within one’s ability是某人力所能及的 做一做：Writing a novel is____________________________________. 应用：Do you believe in man’s ability _________ nature? A. of conquering B. to conquering C. to conquer C. to have conquered get around/about 四处走动；活动；（谣言等）传开 It’s difficult for my father to get around without a cane. 我父亲离开手杖行动就有困难。 He doesn’t get around very much. 他很少出去活动。 背一背：Bad news gets around quickly.好事不出门，坏事传千里。 拓展：get around to（终于）有机会能做某事；找到时间去做某事 I finally got around to the job again. 我终于能再做那份工作了。 填一填：He hopes to get around to_______ his car next Saturday. fair (n.)集市；交易会；博览会 (adj.)公平的；公正的；金色的；相当大的；还行 unfair adj.不公平的；不公道的. fairly adv. 相当；公正地 a cattle fair 牲畜集市 a book fair 书展 a world’s fair 世界博览会 e.g. She has fair hair and skin. He had a fair chance of winning. 即境活用：The village has a_____ once a month. A. market B. fairly C. fair D. fare 5. Potential (n.)潜力；可能性 e.g. (a) potential for sth. (adj.)可能的；有潜力的 e.g. the potential for expansion 扩展的潜力a potential danger 潜在的危险 She has potential as an artist. assist (vt.)帮助；援助 搭配：assist sb. with sth.帮助某人做某事 assist in (doing) sth.帮助做某事 e.g. She employed a woman to assist her with the homework. 她雇了一位妇女，帮她做家务。 背一背：My father assisted in building our new house.我的父亲帮助我们盖新房子。 句型：assist sb. in doing sth.帮助某人做某事assist sb. to do sth.帮助某人做某事 He assisted my father in cleaning th