新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程B1U6 Section A-To work or not to work –That is the question.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4. commit (Para. 4) commitment n. the use of money, people or time for a particular purpose （为某种目的）的投入 committed a. willing to work very hard at sth. 坚定的； 尽心尽力的 Enhancing your skills Language highlighting They’ll have to _________ more time to the school work if they want to win the scholarship. Students who work long hours may become less __________ to school. Working heavily may significantly affect school achievement and _____________. commit committed commitment Fill in the blanks with the words in the box, and translate the sentences into Chinese. commit committed commitment 如果想要获得奖学金，他们必须把更多的时间投入到学业上。 长时间打工的学生对学习的投入可能会越来越少。 长时间打工可能会严重影响学习成绩和学习的投入程度。 Enhancing your skills Language highlighting 5. interfere with (Para. 2) Anxiety can interfere with children’s performance at school. prevent sth. from succeeding or from happening in the way that was planned 妨碍；阻止 Translation: 忧虑紧张会影响孩子在学校的表现。 Enhancing your skills Language highlighting 6. owing to (Para. 5) Owing to the poor financial situation of his family, he had to do a part-time job as a freshman. prep. (fml.) because of sth. 因为；由于 Translation: 由于家庭贫困，他不得不在大一时就开始打工。 Enhancing your skills Language highlighting Synonyms: due to, because of, thanks to Owing to, due to, because of, thanks to： The four phrases are prepositions (they come immediately before a noun). They are not conjunctions (they cannot connect two parts of a sentence). Owing to and due to are slightly formal. They are often used in official notices and public statements. In spoken English, it is more usual to use because of than owing to or due to. Thanks to is used to explain why sth. good has happened. Enhancing your skills Language highlighting 7. contribute to (Para. 9) Part-time work contributes to the improvement of students’ communicative ability. help to make sth. happen 促成，造成（某事发生） Translation: 兼职促进了学生交际能力的提高。 Tips: What’s the difference bet