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9. further: vt. (L53, P63) (进一步）促进, 增进, 助长 *She took the new job to further her career. *Our country decided to open the door to the outside world in the late 1980s to further the reform and economy development. *To further the fight against drugs, the government has launched a nationwide education campaign. 10. take /bring … to court: (L57, P63)诉诸法律, 把某人告上法庭 *It makes good sense to take to court those who have made money by producing fake or pirated goods. *He was taken to court for causing 3 deaths by drunken driving. go to court (P54)起诉，打官司 Unit 3 The secret of success Reading Sir Clive Sinclair Sir Clive Sinclair —the man who brought technology to the man in the street the ordinary people Read the text quickly and decide which of the following can best express the main idea of the text. A. Sir Clive’s stories. B. Sir Clive’s mini inventions. C. How Sir Clive ran his company. D. Sir Clive Sinclair’s life and inventions. 解题点拔 Reading Strategy: Understanding the topic sentence or theme. 精确地概括全文，防止外延太大或以偏概全。如上题中的A项：Sir Clive’s stories. 外延太大；B项 Sir Clive’s mini inventions.和C 项How Sir Clive ran his company 是本文当中的具体事例，为以偏概全。只有D选项，能够精确地概括全文。 Read Para 1 and chose the correct main idea. A. Sir Clive Sinclair, a famous British businessman and inventor. B. Sir Clive Sinclair’s early life. C. Sir Clive Sinclair’ first job. D. Sir Clive Sinclair’s childhood. Read Para 2 and chose : A. He resigned from his job and founded his own company. B. How he started and ran his first company. C. His business took off. D. What his company produced. Read Para 3 and chose : Sales of his personal computers rose sharply. B. His computers were very cheap. C. The main advantage was that it was good to play games on his computers. D. He made great achievements in personal computers. Read Para 4 and chose : How he underwent his first big failure in the early1980s. B. Though his reputation declined, he is still respected for his