1、Welcome to the unit,1. Many countries around the world are developing at a very fast rate. (P1) 世界上的许多国家以飞快的速度发展着。 at arate 以的速度 Although shes recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow. The taxi was going at a tremendous rate.,我告诉我的助手们以他们自己的速度工作。 I told my assistants to work at
2、 their own rate.,at any rate whatever happens: 无论如何,不管怎样 反正,我不会步行回家的。 Well, Im not going home on foot, at any rate. 不管怎样，它们可能会有好处。 At any rate they might help. 无论如何，任务总得完成。 At any rate the task must be fulfilled.,2. Do you think that development may be bad for a country in some ways? (P1) 你认为发展过速对一个
3、国家在某些方面是有害的吗？ in some ways 在某些方面, 在某种意义上,在某种程度上,In some/many ways it would be better if we met on Monday rather than Wednesday.,in a way=in one way 在某种程度上,从某 种意义上来说 In a way (= Partly), I would prefer it if they didnt come because it would mean extra work. in every way=in all ways: 在各方面,完全 This movi
4、e is in every way a masterpiece of cinematography.,词义辨析,in some way 在某方面，在某种程度（意义）上，以某种方式 in some ways 在某些方面，在某种程度（意义）上，以某种方式 这两个词组意思基本上是一样的。 e.g. 1) He is a clever man in some way. 2) In some ways this job is quite difficult in other ways its simple.,Reading,The concert took place on 13 July 1985 i
5、n two placesLondon and Philadelphiaand included the biggest stars of the time. (P2) 1985年7月13日，音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。 take place 发生，举行,take place, happen, occur, come about, break out (1) take place 表示“发生、举行、举办”，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”，即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排， 例如： Great changes have taken place in our ho
6、metown during the past ten years. The Olympic Games of 2012 have taken place in London.,词义辨析,(2) happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件，例如： What happened to you? Maybe something unexpected happened. I happened to see him on my way home. = It happened that I saw him on my way home.,(3) occur作“发生、想到、突然想起”解，其意义相
7、当于happen，例如： What has occurred? (=What has happened?) A big earthquake occurred (=happened) in the south of China last month. It occurred to me that she didnt know I had moved into the new house.,(4) come about表示“发生、产生”，多指事情已经发生了，但还不知道为什么，常用于疑问句和否定句， 例如： When Mother woke up, she didnt know what had
8、come about. Do you know how the air accident came about?,(5) break out意思为“发生、爆发”，常指战争、灾难、疾病或者争吵等事件的发生，也可以表示突然大声叫喊等， 例如： Two world wars broke out last century. A fire broke out in the hospital in the midnight. After the flood, diseases broke out here and there. She broke out, “That is too unfair!”,pl
9、ace 常用短语 give place to 为取代；让位于 go places 平步青云，青云直上 in place 在通常的位置，在适当的位置 in place of 代替 out of place 在错误的位置；在不适当的位置 take the place of 代替，替代,wrestle (1) 摔跤，扭打 The kids were wrestling with each other in the yard. wrestle sb to the ground 把某人摔倒在地 (2) 使劲控制/握住(很大、很重的东西) Daisy was wrestling with one of t
10、he larger boxes. (3) 努力解决，绞尽脑汁 I spent two hours wrestling with maths homework.,Grammar and usage,1. for one thing (P8) adv. used to introduce a reason for sth.: 首先 第一，现在人们的生活水平提高了。 For one thing, people now enjoy a higher standard of living. 一则我没钱，再则 For one thing, I havent any money; for another.,
11、2. on the contrary (P8) adv. used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated: 正相反,“Didnt you find the film exciting?“ “On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!“,3. further more (P8) adv. =furthermore in addition; more importantly: 而且, 此外 I suggest we u
12、se Barkers as our main suppliers theyre good and furthermore theyre cheap.,Furthermore, these child-raising families may raise other peoples children in addition to their own. 而且,这些抚养孩子的家庭除了自己的孩子外也可以抚养其他人家的孩子。 这座房子太小,而且离办公地点也太远。 The house is too small, and furthermore, its too far from the office.,4
13、. Today, many developing countries are heavily in debt. (P9) 今天，许多发展中国家负债累累。,heavily adv. to a great degree: 沉重地 雨下得很大,他们发现田里已形成一条小溪。 It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The terrorists are heavily armed. Shes heavily involved in the project.,in debt 负债 They a
14、re in debt to (= owe money to) the bank. He ran/got into debt (= borrowed money) after he lost his job. The company is deep in debt (= owes a lot of money).,5. catch up on (P9) to do sth. you did not have time to do earlier: 弥补Shes staying late at the office to catch up with/on some reports.我必须尽快写完我的回信。 I must catch up on my correspondence. 我有许多工作需要补做。I have got much work to catch up on.,