Unit_6_The_pace_of_life_课件.pptVIP

难句解疑 1、Innovations are occurring at a bewildering rate: as many now arrive in a year as once arrived in a millennium.(L4—6) 译文：新技术纷至沓来，令人目不暇接：一年涌现的技术创新相当于以前一千年。 注释： as many now arrive in a year as once arrived in a millennium为省略形式。理解时注意其中的as many now…as once…，相当于The innovations that now arrive in a year are as many as those that once arrived in a millennium. Transitional Devices 表层次:First; Second; What’s more; In addition; Apart from this; Last but not least; 表观点: Personally; In my opinion; As far as I am concerned; As far as I know; What I want to stress is that…(我想强调是…); … hold the opinion that… 某人持有…的主张; According to sb, …依照某人的观点看,…; 表转折: However, …… ; …., but … 表让步: Although/ Though, …; Despite the fact that…; 表因果: Because/ As…..; Since/ Now that, …Therefore, …; …., thus,…; …., so… ; 表递进: not only…, but also…; …as well as; 表概括: In a word; In short; To sum up; Only in this way can we do it well (只有通过这种办法,我们才能把它做好. 注意: 该句型用倒装语序) ; Language points cope: deal successfully with sb. / sth. Difficultvi. 处理；对付；竞争 ① No one can cope with him in Chemistry. ② I cannot cope with such a pile of work. 3. oblige : do sth for sb as a favor or small servicevt. 迫使 ；强制； 赐， 施恩惠； 责成vi. 帮忙 ；施恩惠 3. oblige : do sth for sb as a favor or small service vt. 迫使；强制；赐，施恩惠；责成vi. 帮忙；施恩惠 provoke : cause sth to occur or arouse (a feeling)驱使；激怒 Yang Lijuan’s father’s death provoked a heated debate. He tried to provoke them into fighting. His rudeness provoked me to strike him. on the go: very active or busy (= be all go) 繁忙；活动多 I’ve been on the go all week, preparing my term paper. set about (doing sth.) : begin, start　(= set out to do ) 开始做；着手做 The new government must set about finding solutions to the unemployment problem. a large quantity of/ quantities of : a large amount of (反=a small quantity of) In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to carry on normal body activities. This hotel buys a large quantity