牛津模块五 Unit3 language points 语言点 28PPT.ppt

2) toy with 玩弄，摆弄 如： He accused the young man of toying with his daughter’s feelings. 他指责那个年轻人玩弄他女儿的感情。 She just toyed with her food, as she wasn’t really hungry. 她只是把食物摆弄着玩儿，因为她并不饿。 5. However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life. with the intention of 意为“为了，以……为目的或意图”。如： He has decided to go abroad to study with the intention of improving his English and finding a better job when he returns. 6. While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby. while 是连词，意为“虽然，尽管”。 如： While English can be difficult to learn, it is a very useful tool for communication. 2) push ahead with 意为“推进，推行”。 如： It is hard to push ahead with such an unpopular policy. 7. On a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life. on a … note 意为“以……语气，以……论调”。如： He ended his speech to his employees on a humorous note. 8. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favour of nature? in favour of 意思是“有利于；赞同”。如： She was willing to change the rules in favour of Lily. 9. From the point of view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet our own needs. meet one’s needs 意思是“满足某人的要求”。 如： We will buy more computers to meet the children’s needs. 10. Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified food. nowhere…truer… 是比较形式，表示最高级的意义。如： No one in my class works harder than Jack. 2) 以否定词 nowhere 开头，为倒装语序。如： Nowhere could I find a person to help me at that time. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissues — such as bone or lung tissue — that could be used to save human lives. (P42) 一方面，一些科学家指出如果克隆人类胚胎，你就可以制造出宝贵的人体组织——如骨组织或肺组织——他可以用来拯救人类的生命。 句子结构分析：本句是个主从复合句，point out是谓语，在其后that引导的宾语从句中，if you clone an embryo是条件