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第一单元的重点词汇有： 　　1．switch 　　这个词的意思是“开”，是一个不及物动词。常见的用法有 　　switch on/off相当于turn on/off。比如: 　　Do you mind if I switch on the TV/air conditioner now? 　　He never switches off the computer when he finishes using it. ?　　第二个意思“转换”，用法如下： 　　Jack worked as a waiter before switching to a singer. 　　Tim can switch easily from English to Chinese. 　　也可以用switch the focus/attention/emphasis… from … to… ?　　第三个意思是作为名词，意思是“开关”。 　　Please press/flick the switch to turn on the light. ?　　2. get changed 　　这里面的get是一个系动词，后面的changed表示的是一个状态。这样的用法经常见到。比如： 　　He usually gets bored when he listens to English. 　　Luc got his arm broken in the football game. 　　Lily got her leg caught in the wire. ?　　get也可以用在doing前面，相当于begin doing。比如： 　　I think we should get going immediately because it is too late now. 　　What are we waiting for? Let’s get moving. ?　　如果get后面加上不定式，一般来说表示的是gradually begin to do，逐渐开始做…比如： 　　It will take a while for you to get to know everyone in this company. ?　　3. reduce 　　这个词的意思是to make something smaller or less in size, amount or price… 比如： 　　The president announced a new plan to reduce crime. 　　Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive. 　　The workers have been reduced by half. 　　All the CDs were reduced to $5 each. 　　Benefits will be reduced by $50 for each child who fails to attend school. 　　这个词的名词形式是reduction。 ?　　4. stand 　　这个词除了以前学到的站立的意思以外，还有很多意思。 　　第一个是bear的意思，也就是“忍受”，经常放在名词或动名词前面。 　　I cannot stand bad table manners.? 　　Don’t invite Alice to the party. Mom can’t stand the sight of her. 　　I really cannot stand the way she eats. 　　She can’t stand the thought of losing her son. /She can’t stand thinking about losing her son. 　　The pregnant woman cannot stand people smoking around her. ?　　第二个常见的短语是stand for, 它指的是“意思是；意味着”。主语经常是一些缩写、标志或者名字。比如： 　　FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation. 　　What does your name stand for? ?　　5. drive 　　这个词最明显的意思就是“驾驶”。比如： 　　He is driving a BMW（宝马汽车）. 　　Jack promised me to drive