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Unit 1 language points Reading boundary n. 界限，边界，界线，范围。The boundary of the country 国界the boundary of knowledge 知识范围　eg: The river is the boundary between the two countries.　这条河是两个国家的界河。 Science advanced the boundaries of knowledge . promising adj.有前途的,有希望的,有出息的 eg: a promising youth 有出息的青年 promising crops 长势很好的庄稼 a promising iron deposit 有开采价值的铁矿床 eg: The weather is promising .天气可望转好. 3.graduate n. 大学毕业生,研究生 eg: a graduate of a college 大学毕业生 a gradate student 大学研究生 4.incurable adj.医治不好的,不能矫正的,无药可救的 an incurable disease 不治之症 注意构词法: in –否定前缀+curable –可医治的 adj.=incurable 不可医治的 类似的还有：in +correct adj.正确的＝incorrect 错误的，不正确的 　　in+ formal adj. 正式的＝informal 不正式的，不拘礼节的 　　in +direct adj.直接的＝indirect 间接的。 5.( There did not seem )much point in working on my PhD…. there seem 是there be 句型的一种表达方法,常用there seem to be …句型表示“似乎有…”,to be 后面常跟形容词或名词时,to be 可以省去,在there seem (to be )句型中,seem 用单数或复数形式,取决于其后的主语. Eg: There seems (to be )no sign of life on mars. = There does not seem (to be )any sign of life on Mars. 火星上似乎没有生命的迹象. There seem (to be )a lot of students in the classroom . 教室里似乎有许多学生. 注意: there seem (to be )句型的否定形式,既可以否定seem ,也可以在后面的主语前家不定代词no . eg: There doesn’t seem to be much hope of our beating that team .我们打赢那个队的希望不大. 该句中的point 用法 句中point 做不可数名词,表示 “意义,目的,用处”其句型为 “There is no (some ,much )point in doing sth. Eg : There is no point in doing so .这样做毫无意义. Is there any point in asking him? 问他有用吗? 句中的that 不是指示代词,而是做副词,表示 “那样,那么”用于修饰形容词或者副词,以加强语气. Eg: The weather is not that hot . 天气没有那么热. 　 I can’t walk that far .我无法走那么远. 　　I was that angry I could have hit him .我十分生气，简直想揍他。 6.go by 走过,过去 eg : Time went by slowly .时间慢慢逝去. We waited for the parade to go by .我们等着队伍走过. 7. In fact ,things were going rather well…Jane Wilde . A. 句中 “things were going rather well”表示 “事情进展相当好”表示 “事情进展如何”常用动词go ,用物做主语,用副词做状语.其句型是 “sth +go +副词” Eg :Everything is going smoothly .一切进展顺利. “表示人情况怎么’常用动词do ,用人做主语.eg ;How are you doing these days ?你近来如何