【正文】 給予 ， 含有使別人得不到的意思 。 (deny sb. sth.) . He denies his wife nothing. Efficient a. 效率高的 。(指人 )能力強(qiáng)的 The new secretary is a quick, efficient worker, and the boss is quite satisfied with 、 效率高的工作人員 ,老板對(duì)她很滿意 。 派生 ： efficiently ad. efficiency n. (反 ) inefficient效率低的 , 效率差的 , (指人 )不能勝任的 , 無(wú)能的 available a. (常作表語(yǔ) )(物 )可利用的 , 能夠得到的 。 (人 )可見(jiàn)的 , 有空的 搭配： be available for 對(duì)于 … 可用 The general environment for us to learn English is much superior to it was a decade ago because now abundant resources are available for us, so we have no reasons not to learn English well. 現(xiàn)在我們學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的總體環(huán)境比起 10年前優(yōu)越多了 ， 因?yàn)橛胸S富的資源可供我們利用 。我們沒(méi)有理由學(xué)不好英語(yǔ) 。 The professor will be available today from 2:00 . to 4:00 ., so if you have any questions, you may e to his office then. 教授今天下午兩點(diǎn)到四點(diǎn)有空兒 ，所以如果你有問(wèn)題 ， 就可在那時(shí)去他的辦公室 。 available a. (常作表語(yǔ) )(物 )可利用的 , 能夠得到的 。 (人 )可見(jiàn)的 , 有空的 Conclusion n. 結(jié)論 , 結(jié)束 ,結(jié)局 搭配： in conclusion 最后 , 總之 e to/arrive at/ reach/draw a conclusion下結(jié)論 leap/jump to a conclusion冒然斷定 ,過(guò)早下結(jié)論 …In conclusion, without high quality goods, a business can’t survive in the fierce petition, in another word, honesty still counts. Involve in 使卷入，陷入 In recent years, the authorities are taking drastic measures to control drug trafficking, for those drug addicts involve thousands of families in miserable life. 近年來(lái) ， 當(dāng)局采取有力措施控制販毒活動(dòng) ， 因?yàn)槟切┪菊甙亚f(wàn)個(gè)家庭卷入了悲慘的生活 。 at an alarming rate 以驚人的速度 The number of private cars in Beijing is increasing at an alarming rate, which makes the traffic problem even more challenging. 北京私家車的數(shù)目正在以驚人的速度增長(zhǎng) ，這使得交通問(wèn)題更具挑戰(zhàn)性 。 wash away (被洪水 )破壞 當(dāng)洪水沖走人們房屋和田地時(shí)，是各級(jí)政府救濟(jì)了水災(zāi)區(qū)的人們。 When floods washed away people’s houses and fields, it was government at various levels who relieved the people in the floodstricken areas. pose a question 提出問(wèn)題 () Even at his early age, Edison would like to use his wits and pose many strange and interesting questions to his parents and teachers. 愛(ài)迪生很小時(shí)，就喜歡動(dòng)腦筋，向父母和老師們問(wèn)了許許多多奇怪又有趣的問(wèn)題。 …trends emerge 出現(xiàn) … 的趨勢(shì) () Last year, a new trend emerging in clothing industry all over the world is the popularity of traditional Chinese costume. 去年全世界服裝行業(yè)出現(xiàn)了一種新趨勢(shì)，中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的唐裝變得流行起來(lái)。 life span 壽命 () Thanks to the improved living standard and advanced medical care system, men’s life span bees increasing longer. 由于生活水平的提高和先進(jìn)的醫(yī)療保健制度，人們的壽命變得越來(lái)越長(zhǎng)了。 excessive smoking and drinking 酗煙 /酒 (L. 12) Excessive smoking and drinking is one of the factors which contributes to family violence and further leads to divorce. 酗煙 /酒是家庭暴力產(chǎn)生的原因之一，也是進(jìn)一步造成離婚的原因之一。 One out of every five people … (+ 單數(shù)謂語(yǔ) )每 … 人中一個(gè) …() According to an interesting online survey, one out of every 5 girls in big cities has dyed their hair. 根據(jù)一個(gè)有趣的網(wǎng)上調(diào)查，在大城市中每 5個(gè)女性中就有一個(gè)染過(guò)頭發(fā)。 trade… for… ()互相交換 ,互相對(duì)換 On my part, I will never trade honesty for money. 對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，我決不會(huì)為了錢而出賣誠(chéng)信。 keep…under control …( ) amp。 have control over…() 控制 … Living in an agricultural country, Chinese people had made unremitting efforts to bring water under control throughout history. Now the effort is paid. 生活在農(nóng)業(yè)國(guó)家的中國(guó)人在歷史中一直不斷地為了治水作出了巨大的努力?，F(xiàn)在這種努力有了收獲。 …be home to…() 棲息地 ,生長(zhǎng)地 。發(fā)源地 It’s universally acknowledged that Huanghe River is the home to Chinese people. 舉世公認(rèn)黃河是中華民族的發(fā)源地。 Difficult sentence paraphrase(1) 原句 ： One out of every five people on Earth is Chinese, yet China’s growth rate has slowed. (L1516) 改寫 ： There is one Chinese in each five people on Earth, whereas China has slowed down its birth rate. 講解 ： 這句話的主語(yǔ)是 one， 而不是 five people， 因此，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用的是單數(shù) is。 在表示比例的 … out of … 結(jié)構(gòu)中，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)應(yīng)與 out of之前的詞的數(shù)一致。 。 Difficult sentence paraphrase(2) 原句 ： Producing a kilogram of fish utilizes less than 2 kilograms of feed, but it takes kilograms of feed to produce 1 kilogram of chicken. (L2425 ) 改寫 ： You can use less than 2 kilograms of feed to get 1 kilogram of fish, while for 1 kilogram of chicken, you have to use kilograms of feed. 講解 ： 本句的主語(yǔ)是 producing a kilogram of fish動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)。當(dāng)動(dòng)名詞，動(dòng)詞不定式，從句作主語(yǔ)時(shí)， 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)的形式。 but后的句子的形式主語(yǔ)是 it， 真正的主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ) to produce 1 kilogram of chicken。 Difficult sentence paraphrase(3) 原句 ： Many of these trees are in our rain forests where thick areas of plants and trees, home for many birds and animals, are disappearing. (L5961) 改寫 ： Many rain forests trees are cut down, therefore many birds and animals are disappearing because of losing their homes. 講解 ： where引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾先行詞 forest。home for many birds and animals是 thick areas of plants and trees的同位語(yǔ)。 Difficult sentence paraphrase(4) 原句 ： May we find new ways to acplish the task. (L65) 改寫 ： We hope very much that we could find new ways to fulfill the task. 講解 ： may放在句首，意為： hope very much that ….（ 但愿 …… ），常常用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。 Vocabulary Test (1) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases. excessive be indifferent for instance draw a conclusion be involved in tend to available at an alarming rate utilize acplish be on decrease wash away 1. It is __________ to me whether you go or stay. 2. People under stress ________ express their full range of potential. is indifferent tend to Vocabulary Test (2) excessive be indifferent for instance draw a conclusion be involved in tend to available at an alarming rate utilize acplish be on decrease wash away 3. It is still to early to _________________ that he is inpetent for the job. 4. I39。m sorry, those overcoats are not ________ in your color and size.. draw the conclusion available Vocabulary Test (3) excessive be indifferent for instance draw a conclusion be involved in tend to available