牛津译林版高中英语模块十Unit2教学课件：Languagepoints.ppt

Older Americans are on the move. 1) on the move 在迁移中， 在行进中 e.g. We’ll be on the move next week, so you won’t be able to reach us. 我们将会在下周搬家，所以你找 不到我们。 2) 繁忙的，活跃的 e.g. He’s always on the move and never has time to talk/rest. 他总是很忙，从来没有时间说话/ 休息。 3) 快速发展 e.g. It’s an industry on the move. 这是个发展迅猛的产业。 2. Younger people might like snow and cold, but for people my age, such weather is very tough… tough adj. 1) 艰难的；艰难的；棘手的 e.g. She’s been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately. 她最近的日子一直很难熬。 2) tough adj. 严格；坚定 (on/with sb./sth.) e.g. It’s about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 现在教师该对横行霸道的学生开始 采取严厉措施了。 3. Snow can turn into ice, which is easy to slip on. 1) vi. 滑行；滑跤；滑落，滑掉，松 脱；溜；悄悄走；（时间）不知不觉 地过去；（健康等）变坏；下降；匆 忙地穿（或脱）；无意中讲出；泄漏 slip (slipped; slipped; slipping) e.g. The ship slipped through the water. 船在水面滑行。 She slipped on the ice. 她在冰上滑倒了。 The student slipped out of the classroom. 那学生溜出了教室。 Standards are slipping in this hotel. 这家旅馆的水平在下降。 He slipped into his coat and went out. 他迅速穿好上衣出去了。 2) n. 滑动；滑跤；失足； 下降；疏忽； 错误 a slip of tongue 口误 e.g. He took a slip in the bathroom. 他在浴室里滑了一跤。 There has been a slip in the quality of your work. 你的工作质量有所下降。 That was only a slip of the pen. 那仅是笔误。 4. As the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them. cater v. 1) 提供（宴席等）的酒菜（与服务）vt. e.g. Who will be catering the wedding? 谁将会提供婚宴服务？ 2) cater (for sb./sth.) vi. e.g. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。 另外， cater for sb./sth. 还有 “满足需 要；迎合” 的意思。 e.g. TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱