Unit4《Publiatransport》课件-Reading（牛津译林版选修7）.ppt

Unit 4 Public transport; 1. distant (Line5) adj. far away in the distant past/future: far away in the past or future:distance n. [C or U] the amount of space between two places:He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day. Does she live within walking distance of her parents?;高考链接;2. boundary: n. -- the edge (Line5) The mountain becomes the national ~ for both countries. The fence serves as a ~ between the two buildings. the boundaries of knowledge;3. historic: adj. -- having importance in or influence on history (Line 6) 11 November 1918 is a ~ day as it represents the end of World War I. Can you tell me when the ~ meeting between the two great leaders was held? This building is of ~importance. ; historic / historical: Historic and historical are differentiated in usage, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the historic first voyage to outer space It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history: a historic house ;Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a historical character Historical refers also to anything concerned with history or the study of the past: a historical novel historical discoveries The differentiation between the words is not complete. They are often used interchangeably: historic times or historical times ;4. choke (Line8) n. [C] v. 窒息；堵塞；阻塞 1). The child swallowed a pen and chocked to death. 2). The roads to the coast were choked with traffic. 3). At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. 4). Children can choke on peanuts. 引申: chock back 忍住，抑制 chock up 因激动等说不出话来;自我检测;5. link (Line21) v. [T] to make a connection between two or more people, things or ideas:1.The explosions are not thought to be linked in any way. link up: to form a connection, e