ncp3-46Doityourself自己动手Gavin.doc

新三第46课Gavin老师2014年02月11日笔记 Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 老师：Gavin 助教:左左  So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. 现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。 *当so (such)...that...结构中的so或such位于句首时,构成部分倒装句。 例如：So busy is the dentist that he has no time to spare. ***部分倒装：,情态动词或连系动词放在主语之前，谓语的主体部分仍在主语之后 No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications. 由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。 * plead v.?? 找（借口），辩解* Ex: 1 to give something as an explanation or excuse for something -plead something (for something) -plead that… e.g. He pleaded family problems for his lack of concentration. 2 to argue in support of somebody/something -plead something e.g. She appeared on television to plead the cause of political prisoners everywhere. -plead for somebody/something e.g. The United Nations has pleaded for a halt to the bombing. Others: 3 to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way - plead with sb. to do sth. e.g. She pleaded with him not to go. - plead with sb. for sth. e.g. I was forced to plead for my child’s life 4 to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime e.g. How do you plead? (= said by the judge at the start of the trial) ignorance n.?? 无知，不懂 *ignore ignorant Ex: a lack of knowledge or information about something - ignorance (of/about something) e.g. Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance. I hate to admit my ignorance, but how does it work? Others: IDIOMS: ignorance is bliss(saying) Ex: if you do not know about something, you cannot worry about it e.g. Some doctors believe ignorance is bliss and dont give their patients all the facts. publication n.?? 出版物【CU】 *public publican publicity publicize v. 出版to publish=to come out (with)=to put out=to issue=to get out pirate盗版 Ex: the act of printing a book, a m