高中英语：Unit 3 Reading课件牛津版选修7.pptVIP

Unit 3 Reading Language points * in need of (line 7) 需要… He expressed sincerely in his letter that he was in great need of my assistance. 那些玫瑰急需浇水。 我们急需更多的钱资助我们的计划。 Those roses are badly in need of water. We’re badly in need of more money to finance our plans. affairs 名词affair的复数形式affairs常指“外交、经济等方面的重大事件、事情”，其前不加定冠词。如： He is absorbed in international affairs. 他关心国际事物。 foreign affairs 外交事物； political affairs政治事物； settle affairs解决事物 turn to sb./sth. (line 9) 求助于，转向 ---go to sb./sth. for help, advice, etc. Paul turn to drink (= drinking alcohol) to try to forget his problems at work. The boy turned to his mother for comfort. 她求助无门 There is nobody she can turn to. turn to:表示“向某人、某事物寻求帮助”； turn out: 意为“证明为、结果是”； turn up: 意为“出现”或“把……调大”； turn down: 意为“拒绝”或“把……调小”。 turn on: 意为“打开、发动” turn off: 意为“关掉” turn over: 意为“翻转、周转” be sceptical of/about (line 14) 怀疑… --- adj. unwilling to believe sth; having doubts about sth. Many scientists _____________________（仍然怀疑） the value of this research program. They say salt can clean your teeth, but ___ __________________（我对此抱有怀疑）. He listened to me _____________________（带着怀疑的表情）. remain sceptical about sceptical about that with a sceptical expression I’m common 1）短语in common表示“共同”的意思。如： Twins always have a lot in common and get on well. 双胞胎总是有很多共同之处，相处得很好。 2）短语in common with表示“与……有共同之处” 如： In common with many Americans, Chris prefers basketball to football. 和许多美国人一样，约翰喜欢篮球而不喜欢足球。 【拓展】 与之易混淆的形容词是ordinary，normal，general。它们均可指“一般的，普通的”。作“一般的，普通的”解时， common强调“随处可见，故显得普通”； ordinary强调“无特殊才华，而显得平庸、普通”； normal强调“正常的，标准的”； general强调“全面的，整体的”。如： My aim is to make my ordinary students good, my good students better, my better students the best. 我的目标是让普通的学生变成好学生，好学生变成更好的学生，更好的学生变成最好的学生。 Everything is in the normal state. 一切正常。 Lily has worked out a general plan. Lily已制定出一个总体计划。 与这四个表示“一般的，普通的”的词常放在一起比较的还有usual。 usual 强调“惯例的”。 如: This is Lily’s usual stop. 这是Lily常等车的汽车站。 --- in preference to (s