综合英语第二册unitscience科学.ppt

◆ Activity 2Samples Sample 1 A: Do you like traveling by train or by plane? B: By plane, of course. A: Why? I think traveling by plane is more dangerous than traveling by train. There are so many air crashes reported nowadays. B: But the proportion is so small. Besides, it saves a lot of time. A: That’s true. But don’t you feel bored on a plane? B: Not at all. Can you imagine the scene of peaks disappearing and appearing amidst clouds? It’s so splendid! A: Oh, no. I don’t have a head for heights.（我一到高处心就 发慌。） ◆ Pupils must be brought into contact with new ideas. 必须让学生接触到新的思想。 contact with sb. 的另一个意思是：联系，交往。in contact with sb. 与某人经常保持联系。 ◆ Beyond a certain distance we are out of contact with our headquarters. 我们跟总部超过一定距离通信就会中断。 ◆ She’s lost contact with her son. 她跟儿子失去了联系。 8. As a result there are no parts that would wear out. (Para. 4) as a result(of sth)：(由于某事的)结果。例如： ◆ As a result of the pilot’s strike, all flights have had to be cancelled. 由于飞行员罢工，所有的航班都不得不被取消了。 ◆ As many as 2,500 people died as a result of the earthquake. 地震使2500人丧生。 wear (sth) out：（使某事物）用得不能再用，用坏或耗 尽。例如： ◆ I wore out two pairs of boots on the walking tour. 我徒步旅行穿坏了两双靴子。 ◆ Her patience was worn out at last. 她终于忍无可忍了。 wear sb. out：使某人筋疲力竭或厌烦。例如： ◆ They were worn out after a long day spent working in the fields. 他们在地里干了一整天的活，累得疲惫不堪。 ◆ Just listening to his chatter wears me out. 我听着他无聊的话把我烦透了。 9. Note that there will still be air resistance. (Para. 4) note：是及物动词，表示“注意（某事物）；观察”。例如： ◆ Note how I do it, and then follow me. 注意看我是怎么做的，然后照我的样子做。 ◆ She noted that his hands were dirty. 她看到他的手很脏。 10. Another advantage is that the guideway can be made a lot thicker in places, e.g. after stations and going up a hill, which would mean a maglev co