新世纪大学英语综合教程3册-unit8.ppt

patronize: vt. (1) to use or visit a shop, restaurant etc *Its a charming little restaurant which is mostly patronized by locals. 我们常常到附近的沃尔玛超市购买货物。 We often patronize our nearby Wal-Mart supermarket. (2) to support or give money to an organization or activity *At last, the rich man decided to patronize that young musician. 如今，一些城市居民资助贫困地区的孩子上学。 Nowadays some people in cities patronize the children in poverty-stricken area. 在本课文中还有一词patronage，该词是patronize的名词形式，意为“顾客的光顾，惠顾；赞助，资助”。 *We thank you for your patronage. 谢谢您的惠顾。 *Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival could not take place. 没有几大公司的赞助, 就没有这一庆典。 undermine: vt. to weaken or destroy gradually *The kidnappings undermined several months of delicate peace negotiations. 晚睡会损害健康。 Late hours can undermine ones health. * The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence. enhance: vt. to increase in strength or amount *Low lighting and soft music enhanced the atmosphere in the room. 我们正在运用技术来提高我们的服务水平。 Were using technology to enhance our levels of service. CF: enhance, heighten, intensify aggravate enhance强调增加价值，魅力或声望等使人或物具有超乎寻常的吸引力。 *Can we further enhance our competitiveness? heighten通常指使某物的某种性质变得不同于一般的显著或突出。 *Trade tends to be protected when international tensions heighten. 当国际关系变得紧张时，贸易活动常常受到保护。 intensify指深化或强化某事或某物，尤指其特别之处。 *The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidates background. 新闻界已增强了对该候选人背景的调查。 aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势。 *He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon. 他因过早出院而使病情恶化。 Watch the video clip entitled “Yahoo VS Google” and write “T” (true) or “F” (false) for each statement below. Listening Comprehension Script 5. So far no other sites can catch Google or its high-flying stock. You go anywhere in the world today and people are googling. ( ) 6. Google was founded by two Stanford University dropouts ten years ago. Eight years ago. 3. You go anywhere in the world today and people are googling. ( ) 4. Google and