英语教程修订版2Unit3traveling课件.ppt

provide v. to supply (something needed or useful) provide + sb. + with + sth.; provide + sth. + for + sb. e.g. Now modern railways and airlines are providing people with comforts and security. That hotel provides travelers with excellent services. The super phone can provide convenience for people. be fond of to take pleasure in e.g. She likes all her grandchildren, but she’s especially fond of Peter. I’m fond of playing the piano. I’m not fond of country music. have no idea to have no picture of something in mind; not know e.g. We have no idea of what to do next. You have no idea how worried I was. I had no idea that you were here. discover, invent 1) discover vt. to find something existing but not yet known e.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492. They discovered easier ways of traveling. 2) invent vt. to think out or produce (a new device, method, etc.); originate e.g. Edison invented electric light lamp. The telephone was invented by Bell. discovery n. discovering or being discovered; something discovered e.g. The discovery of oil on their land made the family rich. He made wonderful scientific discoveries. invention n. the act of making something new e.g. Before the invention of gunpowder, men fought with bows and arrows. Necessity is the mother of invention. go back into to trace back to; date from e.g. This legend goes back to remote antiquity. The festival goes back to Roman times. We have to go back to the early years of industrial revolution if we want to trace the history of mass production. planet, star n. 1) planet is one of the heavenly bodies (e.g. Mars, Venus) which move round the sun. e.g. There are nine planets moving around the sun. People will be able to fly from one planet to another. 2) star is a brightly-burning heavenly body of great size, such as the sun but especially one very far away. e.g. The stars are seen onl