Getting Ready Reading重大必修4 unit 6课件.pptVIP

Language points 1. In cities all over the United States, workers spend several hours a day in cars crawling along in traffic to get to offices many miles from home. 在美国所有的城市，为感到离家数英里 之外的办公室，上班族每天都要在路上 花费几个小时艰难的行驶。 spend several hours a day in cars crawling along in traffic 中 crawling 前省略了 in， spend some time（in）doing sth.是“花(时间)做某事”的意思；还有表达为spend some time on sth.。to get to offices 是动词不定式作目的状语。many miles from home 为名词短语作后置定语修饰 offices。 2. They experience stress, waste time, and pay a lot for gas, car repair, and parking. 他们的承受压力、浪费时间，同时还得为油耗、维修和停车花上一大笔钱。 experience vt. 经历，体验 The world has experienced great changes in the last two decades. 世界在最近二十年中经历了巨大变化。 n. 经历；阅历 He wrote a book about his experience I’ll never forget. 他写了一部关于自己战时经历的书 经验；体验；感受 She may lack experience, but learns quickly. 她可能欠缺经验，但学得很快。 3. She stays at home in her pajamas with a pile of documents, talking with mangers over the phone and faxing in paperwork. 她可以披着睡衣呆在自己家里，闲散着拿着一摞文件，通过电话和经理们沟通，并用传真机接收书面文件。 with a pile of documents 为介词短语作方式壮语 He lay awake on the bed, with his eyes wide open. 他醒着躺在床上，眼睛睁得大大的。 （2）talking with mangers over the phone and faxing in paperwork 现在分词短语作状语，也是表伴随状态 She sat there quietly, listening to the teacher. 她静静的坐在那儿听老师讲课。 （3）over the phone “通过电话”。也可以是 on the phone。 You are wanted on the phone. 有人打电话找你。 4. Instead of walking down the hall to chat with co-workers, she e-mails them. 要和同事们聊天洽谈，南茜根本不用跑 到大厅去，她只需给他们发电子邮件就 能办妥。 instead of 介词短语，意为“代替，而不是，没有”，常放于句首或句中。 5. Nancy is a telecommuter, someone who works some or all of the time at home. 南茜其实就是一位不折不扣的电讯家庭办公人士，也就是说，他的家和办公室合二为一，她可以在家里处理一部分或者所有的公务。 who works some or all of the time at home 定语从句修饰 someone。someone是 telecommuter 的同位语。 6.What makes it possible is technology. 使得这一切成为可能的是科技 （1）it 这里指前面一句话所提到的情况，possible 作 it 的宾语补足语。 （2）what makes it possible 是主语从句。 主语从句在句中充当主语。可以引导主语从句的关联词有：连接词