The_Land_of_the_Lock分析.pptVIP

10.(the)Chances are that(L43):某事发生很有可能 e.g:Everyone has a story to tell, chances are that it will be worth listening to. 每个人都有要讲的故事，你也有值得去听的机会。 e.g:The chances are that this young woman knows exactly how you feel. 很有可能这位年轻的女士完全清楚你的感受。 11.threaten(L48):威胁; 恐吓, 胁迫;有...的预兆; 预示着...的危险短语： threaten him with death用死威胁他threaten to do sth.威胁要做某事预示(某事)The black clouds threaten a storm.乌云预示暴风雨的来临。 mid :adj. 中间的；中央的;prep. 在…之中medium:adj. 中间的，；半生熟的;n. 方法；媒体；媒介；中间物middle:adj. 中间的，中部的；中级的，中等的n. 中间，中央；腰部;vt. 把…放在中间，把…对折;vi. 放在中间，对折三个词的共同之处只有形容词词性，所以只能区别它们作为形容词的意思。mid一般用来与其它词组成合成词，如mid-term，midnightmedium一般表示中等的，指大小、尺寸。middle作为中等的一般表示教育、学校，一般middle表示中间的，中央的。 The Land of the Lock 城市管理1班：咸慧敏 朱灵杰 Bob Greene Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. was an award winning columnist for the Chicago Tribune newspaper, where he worked for 24 years. Greene has written books on subjects varying from Michael Jordan, to small towns, to U.S. presidents. His Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan became a bestseller Greenes primary focus remained his newspaper column, for which he won the National Headliner Award for best column in 1977 from an American journalism group. Later, he continues to write books and is a contributing writer to CNN.com. His 2006 book, And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship, is a personal account of the illness and death of his lifelong friend Jack Roth at age 57. A new atmosphere of fear and distrust has crept into every aspect of daily life. As a result, security de vices, in varied(Pa4~15) Pa1~3 Pa16~19 It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires hooked up to a police station or private guard firm. Many suburban families have sliding glass doors on their patios, with steel bars elegantly built in so no one can pry the doors open. 取而代之的是防盗锁、防护链、电子报警系统，以及连接警署或私人保安公司的报警装置。郊区的许多人家在露台上安装了玻璃滑门，内侧有装得很讲究的钢条，这样就没人能把门撬开。 1.hook up to (L14):connect or attach to 连接到 e.g.?My?computer?is