创新英语unit4课件.pptVIP

Unit 4 Traffic and Transportation Warm-up Activities Discuss and list different means of transportation: Part Three Intensive Reading Public Transportation Expands around the World expand: v. 扩张（大，充，展） e.g. Metals expand when they are heated. Why not try to expand your story into a novel? expanse: n. (~ of sth.) 广阔的区域 e.g. There was an eagle in the blue expanse of the sky. promote: v. 促进，增进；提升，晋升 e.g. Exercises promote health. 锻炼增进健康。 International friendship promotes peace. 国际间的友谊促进和平。 He was promoted to general manager. 他被提升为了总经理。 transit : n. 公共交通系统 e.g. The government plans to build an urban rapid-transit system. 政府计划建立一个快速的城市公共交通系统。 运输（送） e.g. This company lost a lot of goods in transit. Similar: adj. (be ~ to) 相似的，类似的 e.g. We have similar tastes in music. 在音乐方面我们的品味相近。 Gold is similar in color to brass（黄铜） Similarity: n. 类似，相似之处 e.g.She bears a striking similarity to her mother. reflect: v. 显示，反映 e.g. Our newspaper aims to reflect the views or ideas of the local people. 我们的报纸旨在反映当地人们的观点或看法。 *“what is happening in …reflects a … trend of …” 在。。发生的。。反映了。。的趋势 大城市的情况反映出人们的生活水平呈上升的趋势。 What’s happening in the big cities reflects the growing trend of people’s living standards. undergo: v. (underwent, undergone)经历，经受 e.g. He had undergone great hardship when he was young, which made him stronger. My mother underwent major surgery last month. invest: v. 投资，投入 e.g. Now is a good time to invest in the stock market. The government has invested heavily in public transport. investment: n. 投资 This country needs ~in education. majority: n. (a /the ~ of sth.) 大多数，大部分 e.g. A majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. The majority of chinese are farmers. Commute: v. 乘车上下班，通勤 e.g. She spent that year commuting between New York and Chicago. consultant: n. (~ on sth.)顾问 e.g. The President’s consultant on economic affairs attends this meeting. frustration: n. 失望，沮丧 e.g.People often feel a sense of ~ that they are n