必修1 Unit 1.pptVIP

5.reduce vt. 减少；降低 ①Now we can reduce the production costs with the help of the computer. 现在有这台电脑帮忙, 我们就能降低生产成本了。 ②(2012·福建高考)It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to 4.5 weeks. 在这篇文章中, 有人提议暑假减少至四周半。 ③Last week, the price of eggs was reduced by twelve point five percent. 上周, 鸡蛋的价格下降了百分之十二点五。 【归纳】写出下列短语 ___________ 降到…… ___________ 降了…… 【熟词生义】读句子猜含义 The rich man was reduced to a beggar. ( ) reduce...to... reduce...by... 沦落为 6.prefer vt. 更喜欢；宁愿 prefer (doing) sth. 更喜欢(做)某事 prefer