模块7 Unit 3 The world online
1value n. 价值;重要性,益处
vt. 重视,珍视;估价,给……评价
The first is its value for people who are looking for information.
首先,它(因特网)对于那些寻找信息的人来说是有价值的。
①The material is of great value.这材料很有价值。
②I really value him as a friend.
我真的把他视为好朋友。
③The estate has been valued at $ 3.7 million.
该地产估价为370万美元。
2advance v. & n. 前进;促进,增进;推动;进展;提高
The second most common use of the Internet,according to 79 percent of the survey respondents,is to advance knowledge about hobbies.
在响应调查的人当中有79%的人认为,因特网的第二大用途是增进他们在兴趣爱好方面的知识。
归纳拓展
in advance预先
in advance of胜过;在前面
advance towards/on向……前进(推进)
advanced adj.高级的,先进的
advanced education高等教育
advanced mathematics高等数学
advanced studies高深的研究
advanced ideas先进的思想
an advanced worker先进工作者
①The date of the meeting was advanced from July 10 to July 1.
会议已从七月十日提早到七月一日。
②Name three advances in science and technology at this time.
说出这段时间的三项科技发明。
③Much of the meal can be prepared in advance.
很多饭菜可以提前准备好。
④There were only three of us on the advanced course.
只有我们三人学高级课程。
3acquire vt. (尤指通过努力)取得,获得;学到;养成(习惯行为等)
With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse,a student can acquire knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world,whether he or she lives in a small village or downtown in a big city.
无论住在小村庄,还是住在大城市的市中心,学生们只要敲击一下键盘按钮或者是点击一下鼠标,就可以获得世界上最大的图书馆或博物馆中所储存的信息。
例句探源
①She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
她英语已经学得很好。
②Americans have recently acquired a taste for gourmet coffee.
美国最近开始喜欢喝优质咖啡了。
③For many people,her dry humor is an acquired taste.
很多人是慢慢才喜欢上她的冷面幽默的。
归纳拓展
acquire掌握,获得(知识,技能等)
acquired a taste for sth.开始喜欢上某事物
an acquired taste后来喜欢上的东西。
易混辨析
acquire,get,obtain,gain
(1)acquire多用于通过不断学习、询问等慢慢地获取学问、技术等抽象的东西。
(2)get最普通用语,指“以某种方式或手段得到某种东西”。
(3)obtain通常指经过努力、要求或恳求而获得所需要的东西。
(4)gain通常指经过较大的努力或竞争而获得某种有价值的东西,常译为“赢得”。
4occur vi. 发生;想到;出现;存在
These problems of inaccuracy do not occur as often when people use traditional ways to find information,...
当人们使用传统方式来寻找信息时,这类信息不准确的问题就不会那么经常发生……
①It didn’t occur to me that there’d be a big festival on at the same time as my holiday.我原先没想到我度假的同时那里刚好要庆祝一个盛大的节日。
② I washed it in the water—it never occurred to me to check the label.
我用热水把它洗了,——根本没想到看一下标签儿。
③When exactly did the incident occur?
这一事件究竟是什么时候发生的?
5present vt. 提出,呈现;赠送,授予;
( 使)显露出,
(使)呈现;正式介绍、引见
adj. 在场的,出席的;现在的,目前的
n. 现在;礼物
(回归课本P37)Both sides presented lots of relevant statistics to support their arguments.
双方都提出了相关数据来支持自己的观点。
归纳拓展
例句探源
①The people present just stared at me and smiled.
在场的人盯着我看了看,然后笑了。
②Will you make me a present of your photograph?
把你的相片送给我一张好吗?
③(牛津P1562)We do not have any more information at the present time.目前我们没有进一步的消息。
④(朗文P1606)The report will be presented to the district board this week.报告将在本周内提交区议会。
⑤Heavy rains have presented new difficulties for relief workers.大雨给救援人员造成了新的困难。
5.完成句子
(1)我可以向你介绍我的新助手吗?
May I________my new assistant________you?
答案:present;to
(2)他们向学院赠送了一笔款项。
They________a sum of money________the college.
答案:presented;to
(3)很抱歉他这会儿不在。
I’m sorry he’s out________ ________.
答案:at present
(4)出席的人都接受了那个决议。
________ ________welcomed the decision.
答案:Everyone present
6patient adj. 有耐心的
n. 病人
This requires you to be patient as you have to read the information to decide whether it is related to what you are researching.
当你必须读那些得断定是否与你正研究的事情相关的信息时,就要求你有耐心。
①You have to be very patient with young learners.对年龄小的学生你需要格外有耐心。
②She has little patience with such views.
她很难接受这类观点。
③I have run out of patience with her.
我对她已失去耐性。
7in need (of) 需要,缺少
When people are in need of information,from current affairs and weather forecasts to travel packages and academic research,the Internet is now the first place that many people turn to.
从时事新闻,天气预报,到包价旅游,学术研究,当人们需求信息时,因特网现在已是许多人的首选。
归纳拓展
(1)in need/want of需要……
There is no need(for sb.)to do sth.(某人)没必要做某事
There is a great need for sth.非常需要某物
need sth.badly非常需要某物
(2)由in+n.+of构成的短语有:
in honour of为了纪念
in place of代替,in support of支持
in favour of赞成
in memory of为了纪念
in front of在……前面
in course of正在……中
in possession of拥有
in charge of负责;主管
in case of万一,一旦
in search of寻找
①I’m in need of some fresh air.
我很想呼吸一点儿新鲜空气。
②There was no need for me to stay there.
我不必呆在那里。
③There’s a need for stricter safety regulations.
需要更加严格的安全条例。
8keep...in mind 记住……,牢记……
There are,however,some things to keep in mind when you use it to do research.
然而当你用它做研究时,有几件事情必须牢记。
归纳拓展
bear/keep...in mind记住,把……记在心里
change one’s mind改变主意
have...in mind在想……
call/bring...to mind使想起;回忆
make up one’s mind(to do sth.)决定/决心(做某事),mind有单复数的变化
be on one’s mind/have sth.on one’s mind (某人)为某事物担心
keep one’s mind on sth.继续专心于某事物
put/set/turn one’s mind to sth.专心于某事物
①Bear in mind that April 15th is the tax deadline.
记着4月15号是交税的截止日期。
②Do you have anyone in mind for this job?
你有没有想到什么人可以做这项工作?
③You’ve been on my mind all day.我一整天都在为你担心。
④They are both beautiful-I can’t make up my mind.
他们两人都很漂亮——我难以决定。
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