新通用大学英语一Unit 4 Coping with Technology 语言点.docVIP

Language Points in Unit 4 Coping with Technology Text A The Communicator display v. show 显示 Why don’t you display your advertisement on the notice board where everyone can see it? Some children display an incredible curiosity about every new thing they encounter. feature n. a (typical or noticeable) part or quality 特征 One feature of the Internet provides graphics, audio and video to enhance the information in its documents. An essential feature of all the programs offered at Leiden University is the emphasis on the development of academic skills. portable adj. that can be carried easily 轻便的；便携式的 Laptop computer is a small, portable computer that is light and small enough to hold on your lap. The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. guarantee v. ensure responsibility for the quality or performance of 保证；承诺 At that time, the federal government did not guarantee the money that people put in banks. They say early discovery of the cancer does not always guarantee that the disease will not spread to other parts of the body. refund v. give back, especially money; return or repay 退还；归还 The manager offered to refund our money or give us another toy. If you are dissatisfied with any item you buy, simply send it back and we’ll refund the money. be happy with be satisfied or content with 对…满意 I think you should complain unless you are happy with the way things are. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders what will happen to her private life. Text C PC Pollution Language Points Obsolete adj. no longer used; out of date 废弃的；过时的 Will computers make books obsolete in the near future? The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow obsolete, particularly in Western Europe. rate n. a value, cost, speed, etc., measured by its relation to some other amount 速率；比率 If you are an average reader you can read an average book at the rate of 300 words a minute. The g