译林牛津版高中英语选修7 Unit 1 Living with technology Project (共29张PPT).ppt

3. In one study, girls average 80 text messages a day, and boys average 30. 在一项调查中，女孩平均每天发80条短信，男孩平均发30条。 average n. 平均；平均数 (可数名词) e.g. The average of 6, 8 and 10 is 8. 6，8，10的平均数是8。 An average of 10 students are absent each day. 平均每天有10个学生缺席。 普通；标准；平常 相当于“一般水平”的意思，根据情况可 用作可数或不可数名词。如： Tom’s work at school is above (the) average, Jim’s is below (the) average and Jack’s is up to (the) average. 汤姆的学习成绩属于中上水平，吉姆的 学习成绩属中下水平，杰克的学习成绩 属中等水平。 表示“平均起来”、“在一般情况下”，可 用 on average，on an (the) average。 如：On (the) average we receive ten letters each day. 我们平均每天收到10封信。 用作形容词，注意以下用法： 1) 表示“平均的”，通常只能放在名词前作定语，不用作表语，且没有比较等级 e.g. What was the average temperature yesterday? 昨天的平均气温是多少? 2) 表示“一般的”、“普通的”，可用作定语也可用作表语。 e.g. He is just an average student. 他只是个普通的学生。 用作动词，通常为及物动词。 e.g. He averages two trips a year. 他平均每年旅游两次。 The hotel averages 50 to 100 foreign guests daily. 这家旅馆平均每天接待50 至100 名 外国客人。 4. Maybe we should rid ourselves of modern technology and return to simpler times. 也许我们应该把所有的电话连同小汽车和 电视机一起扔进垃圾箱。 rid... of… 使……免除，使……摆脱…… e.g. We want to help rid the team of this pressure. 我们想帮助团队从这压力中走出来。 * It is reported that many high school students bring mobile phones to their schools. Do you think high school students should use mobile phones at school? Why or why not? It has been argued that mobile phones may be harmful to us. What is your idea on this issue? Do you think that the use of mobile phones is dangerous or not? Why? Read the title and the first two paragraphs carefully and answer the questions. Which group of people are talked about? The Amish in the USA. What do you know about this group of people? A Christian group who are famous for having rejected most modern technology. Supporting Details The disadvantages Read and fill in the form. From line 31 to line 41