新世界大学英语读写教程4教学全套课件教学资源包UNIT 7 Wired.ppt

Article build up（使）增强 Pressure built up as the water continued to flow into the clogged pipe. 水不断流进堵塞的管子，压力越来越大。 In my opinion, one should build up faith in oneself as long as he has a right attitude towards his own abilities. 在我看来，一个人只要对自己的能力有正确的态度，就能对自己建立信心。 prone to 易于发生某事（尤指不好或有害的事） Doctors in Britain have long suspected that patients who wear colored eyeglasses are prone to depression. 在英国，医生们一直以来都怀疑戴有色眼镜的病人易于变得消沉。 be prone to do sth. 有做某事的倾向 Adolescents are prone to make decisions and to act thoughtlessly, without anticipating possible consequences. 青春期少年在做出决定和采取行动时往往欠考虑，不去想可能产生的后果。 Article Article turn down 1) 调低（机器的热度、音量等），关小 Could you turn down the air conditioning? It’s too cold in here. 你能不能把空调的冷气关小一点？这里面太冷了。 2) 拒绝（提议、请求、邀请等） Tight money policies make it necessary for us to turn down loan requests from many clients. 银根紧缩政策使得我们必须拒绝许多客户的贷款 要求。 Article activate vt. 启动，开动，使活动 Laughter supplies your lungs with oxygen, stimulates your brain and activates your immune system. 笑会为你的肺提供氧气，刺激你的大脑，激活你的 免疫系统。 反义词：deactivate vt. 使无效，使不活动 If the vehicle in front of you drops below 15 miles per hour, the AutoDrive system deactivates and warns the driver to take over. 如果前车车速减慢到每小时15英里以下，自动驾驶系统会停止操作，并且以语音警告驾驶员必须接手开车。 Article filter vt. 过滤 In remote areas, you will need to filter or boil your drinking water. 在偏远地区，你需要把饮用水过滤或煮沸。 filter out 1) 滤除 The metals, if not filtered out, can block pipes and diminish water pressure. 这些金属如果不滤除的话就会堵塞管道、减弱水压。 2) 筛选，剔除 New pre-employment screening programs have filtered out 125,000 applicants who could not meet standards. 新的岗前筛选方案已经筛掉125,000位不合格的申请人。 impairment n. 减损，变差 The changes resulted in an impairment of the firm’s ability to borrow money.