新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)综合教程1Unit6IsanOnlyChildaLonelychild.ppt

Para 6 What are the advantages of having one child in the family? L34. advocate (1) n. sb. who publicly supports sb. else or sth. 拥护者，支持者，提倡者 e.g. She is a strong advocate of birth control. (2) v. to speak in favour of; to support (an idea or plan) esp. publicly 拥护，主张，提倡 e.g. He advocates a reduction in military spending / advocates reducing military spending. *advocacy n. public support for a course of action or way of doing things 拥护，提倡 e.g. She is well known for her advocacy of women’s rights. L35. potential (1) n. the possibility that something will develop in a particular way, or have a particular effect 潜力，潜势，可能性 e.g. This is a young player with great potential. The potential of the Internet to create jobs is great. 互联网创造就业的潜力是很大的。 The company certainly has the potential for growth. 这家公司一定有增长的潜力。 (2) a. likely to develop into a particular type of person or thing in the future 潜在的，有可能的 e.g. For the first time she realized the potential danger of her situation. It’s wrong to regard all soccer fans as potential trouble-makers — it’s only a small minority who are responsible for the violence. It is important for manufacturers to identify potential problems at the design stage. 凭借他的表演潜力，那个小伙子有可能成为 娱乐界的超级新星。 With his acting potential, the young man is likely to be a superstar in the field of entertainment. L35-36. With just one child, they suggest, there is no potential for family arguments arising from favoritism or sibling jealousy. arise from / out of: follow as a result of sth. favoritism: treating one person or group better than others, in an unfair way In one-child families there is hardly the possibility for arguments to arise as a result of parental partiality or jealousy among children. With just one child, they suggest, there is no potential for family arguments arising from favoritism or sibling jealousy. In one-child family there is hardly the possibility for arguments to arise as a result of paren