Collee English Book 1 Unit 1.ppt

College English 大学英语 Foreign Languages Department North China Institute of Science Technology Unit 1 How to Improve Your Study Habits怎样改进你的学习习惯 I. Word Study 1. average (a.) (1) ordinary; normal 普通的；中等的 e.g. What is the yearly income of an average family in Shanghai? I was average in my class though I had hoped I would be better. (2) mean 平均的 e.g. What is the average yearly income of an ordinary family in Shanghai? The average age of the students in this class is 19. 2. necessarily (ad.) unavoidably; inevitably 必定 e.g. Tourism is an industry that has a necessarily close connection with governments. Great books are not necessarily bestsellers. 3. commit (vt.) (1)? assign to a specified purpose 指定 … 用于 e.g. One million dollars was committed for a program to relieve(救济) the refugees. Sorry, the President is unable to see you. His time is fully committed. (2)? perform a crime, a foolish act, etc. 犯（错误、罪行），干（坏事、傻事） e.g. commit a crime commit a mistake / commit an error commit a murder commit suicide 4. occupy (vt.) (1)? take up; cause to engage 占用；使从事 e.g. After retirement, she occupied herself with work / in working in the neighborhood committee(居委会). Her son occupies all her attention. Sorry, this seat is occupied. (2)? take and possess 占领，占据 e.g. It took great courage to work in enemy-occupied areas. 5. solve (vt.) find the answer to 解决 e.g. In old times, many Britishers spent their evenings solving crossword puzzles. How did you solve that equation? In scientific research, new problems appear when old ones have been solved. 6. furthermore (ad.) moreover; besides; in addition 而且；此外 e.g. We offer cheap prices; furthermore, goods are delivered to the door. Employees in this company are well paid; furthermore, they enjoy free medical care. 7. adequate (a.) (1)? enough; ample 充分的；足够的 e.g. Be fair. James even did not have adequate time to prepare. Owing to inflation, the o