Working the land教学课件.pptVIP

4．focus n．焦点；中心点 v．集中；聚集 in focus对准焦点；清晰 out of focus没有对准焦点；不清晰 the focus of attention注意力的焦点 o focus使……成为焦点 focus on集中(注意力、精力)于 focus ones attention/mind/energy on集中注意力/心思/精力于 All eyes were focused on him. 所有的眼光都注视着他。 If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors. 如果你想模仿某人，要看他们的才华，而不是他们不好的性格或无法接受的行为习惯。 单项填空 Because of his strange clothes，he immediately became the ________of attention when he entered the classroom. A．concentration B．point C．focus D．aim [解析]考查名词词义辨析。the focus of attention关注的焦点，符合题意，故选C。 [答案]C 5．reduce v．减少；缩减 The earthquake reduced the population to half its previous level.地震使人口减少到震前的一半。 She was reduced to begging for a living. 她被迫以乞讨为生。 reduce ones weight减肥 reduce...to...把……降至…… reduce...by...把……减少了…… reduce sb./sth.to(doing)sth.使……陷入……境地 单项填空 The government calls on the public to go to work by bicycle instead of by car in order to ________ air pollution. A．warn B．endanger C．stop D．reduce [解析]句意：政府号召公众骑自行车上班，而不开车目的为了减少空气污染。reduce“减少”符合题意。warn警告；endanger危害；stop停止。 [答案]D 二、短语精粹 1．be satisfied with对……满意 be satisfied to do对做……感到满意 be satisfied that...对……感到满意 satisfy sb.使某人满意，满足某人 satisfy ones curiosity/needs/requirements满足好奇心/需要/条件 be satisfying令人满意的 be/feel satisfied感到满意的 to ones satisfaction让人满意的是 They were satisfied to be well paid. 他们得到很好的待遇，感到满意。 He tried to satisfy his boss by doing his best. 他尽力而为，设法使老板满意。 单项填空 —No matter how hard she worked，she couldnt ________ her boss. —Isnt that the reason why she decided to resign? A．satisfy B．meet C．suit D．persuade [解析]句意：无论她工作多努力，她都不能令老板满意。satisfy“使某人满意”符合题意。 [答案]A 2．thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 thanks to 介词短语，只能作状语，多用于褒义。 due to意为“因为，由于”可以作表语或状语，不可位于句首。be due to do sth.“表示被安排去做某事”。owing to 意为“由于”，多用作状语，作状语时常用逗号隔开。 because of 语气最强，多用于表示直接原因。一般放在主句之后，有时也可放在主句之前。 Thanks to your advice，much trouble was saved. 由于您的建议省了许多麻烦。 The accident was due to careless driving. 交通事故是由粗心驾驶造成的。 Owing to his carelessness，Tom failed in the exam. 汤姆