必修五Unit3Lifeinthefuture精选.ppt

1．previous adj.在前的；早先的 (1)previous to ...　　在……前；先于……(to为介词) (2)previously adv. 先前地；以前地 (3)previous, senior, junior, superior, similar 等常常和介词to连用。 ③He me, though he is younger. 他地位比我高，虽然他比我年轻。 ④My teaching style that of most other teacher. 我的教学风格和多数教师相似。 is senior to is similar to ① Previous to the conference we had discussed the matter among ourselves. 在会议之前，我们讨论了这个问题。 2．lack v．n.缺乏；缺少的东西 ②They are so rich that they . 他们很富有，不缺任何东西。 ③She said she suffered from a lack of self­confidence. 她说她苦于缺乏自信。 ④ experience, he lost the job. 他因缺乏经验而失去这项工作。 lack (for) nothing Lacking in 3．instant n．瞬间；片刻adj.立即的；立刻的 ② , he took off his coat and jumped into the water.(摘自2010陕西高考·阅读理解B) 他马上脱掉衣服跳进了水里。 In an instant ④ I saw him I knew he was the man the police were looking for. 我一看见他就认出他正是警方在寻找的那个人。 Instantly/The instant (that)/Immediately/The moment 1．take up拿起；接受；开始从事；继续；占用(时间)/占据 (空间) [教材P17原句]　I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. 我仍然不能相信我是在接受这个去年获得的奖励。 ③After he retired from office, Royers for a while, but soon lost interest. Royers退休后学了一段时间的绘画，但很快就失去了兴趣。 took up painting ④He will while I am on holiday. 我度假时，他会接替我的工作。 take over my job take sth. back　　　　 撤销；收回(所说的话以示道歉) take in 收留；吸收；欺骗 take off 脱掉；起飞；成名 take on 雇用；呈现；承担 take over 占据；接任；接替 2．lose sight of看不见 ①We must never lose sight of the fact that man must live in harmony with nature. 我们永远也不能忽视这个事实：人类必须与自然和谐相处。 (1)come into sight　　　　 进入视野内；映入眼帘 catch sight of ... 望见；看到…… lose ones sight 失明 (2)