Unit11 Scientific achievements—同步教学.doc

Unit11 Scientific achievements Topic Talking about science and scientific achievements Colloquial Expressions in this unit （Expressing intentions and wishes） If I got the money, I would… My plan is to… I hope that… I want / wish / hope / intend / plan to… I’d like to… I’m thinking of… （Explaining the importance） Your research is extremely important because… Your project is significant because… This is important because… … will make it possible to… … has had a positive effect on… … allows farmers to increase production The breakthrough gives hope to… Grammar — Word Formation 派生（derivative） international=inter + national telephone=tele + phone extremely=extreme + ly manned= man + ed 转化（Conversion） water n. 水→water（vt.）浇水 合成（Compound） man-kind broad band 混合 high-tech e-school Key words and phrases in this unit. 1. mankind泛指“人类”，代词用it eg. Mankind has its problems.人类有自己的问题。 a great step forward for mankind.人类向前迈进的一大步。 2. likely adj. 很可能的 sb. / sth. is likely to do sth. 某人或某事可能会…… He is likely to win.他可能会赢。 It is likely to rain tonight. 今晚可能会下雨。 An accident is likely to happen if you are not careful enough. 如不小心，你可能会出事故。 It is likely that…很可能会 It is likely that he will arrive so late. 他可能会来的很晚。 固定搭配as likely as not，意思“多半”“说不定”。 He will catch up with them as likely as not. 他很可能会赶上他们。 3. grasp vt. 抓住 He reached out, grasped my hand, and shook it. 他伸出手，抓住我的手握了一下。 He grasped her firmly by the arm. 他对紧紧抓住她手臂。 Grasp your chances while you can. 只要有可能，就要抓住你的机会。 I didn’t quite grasp what he was talking about. 对他讲的，我不太理解。 4. perfect adj. 完美的，极好的，十分的 用作形容词，因本身含有“极端”或“最”的意义，通常不再用比较级也不受very修饰。 He speaks perfect English. 他英语说得很好。 I’ll try harder to make my work perfect. 我将努力把工作做好。 A perfect copy of the original. 与原件一字不差的副本。 the perfect gentleman / wife / host 十足的绅士/理想的妻子/热情周到的主人 a perfect stranger完全陌生的人 practice makes perfect熟能生巧 5. arrange vt. 安排 习惯接动词不定式to do sth. My mother arranged to stay for three days. 母亲准备住上3天。 They arranged to meet us at ten. 他们安排好10点钟与我