1、We expect the new scheme for assessing claims to come into operation (= start working) early next year.operatorn. C 1) someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle: a computer operator2) a company that does a particular type of business: a tour operator3) a person who helps to connec
2、t people on a telephone system2. Have you ever seen a doctor? If so, what happened? (P17) 你到医生那儿看过病吗? 如果看过, 是发生了什么问题? ever adv. 1) at any time:Nothing ever happens here in the evenings.Have you ever been to London?He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably
3、never) does any cleaning.The smell is worse than ever.I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her.2) continually:He is ever repeating the same old story.3) used for emphasizing an adjective:Yesterday the company announced its first ever fall in profits.4) for all time:I l
4、ike the house but I dont imagine Ill live there forever.5) continually since that time:s been depressed ever since he got divorced.Reading- Two life-saving medicines1. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probability that you will find aspirin and penicillin. (P18) 倘若你打
5、开世界上任何一个药柜,都很可能找到阿司匹林和青霉素。open upphrasal verb M 1) to show sth. that was hidden or not previously known:The security council debate could open up sharp differences between the countries.2) to improve a situation by making it less limited:The government has announced plans to open up access to higher
6、 education.3) to make a space larger or less enclosed:Were going to open up our kitchen by knocking down a couple of walls.4) to open the lock on the door of a building:The caretaker opens up the school every morning at seven5) to do a medical operation on someone to see inside their body:When they
7、opened her up, they couldnt find anything wrong with her.6) to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings:Ive never opened up to anyone like I do to you.probabilityn. C or U the likelihood of sth. happening or being true:What is the probability of winning?The probability of getting all the
8、answers correct is about one in ten.Theres a high/strong probability (that) (= It is very likely that) shell be here.Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability (= it is likely that it will happen).probableadj. likely to be true or likely to happen:T
9、he probable cause of death was heart failure. + that It is probable that share prices will fall still further.注意比较:probable: adj. 很可能的,与likely意思相近,有时可以互换;possible的语气稍弱。他们各自的句型如下:Its probable/possible for sb. to do sth.Its probable/possible thatIts likely thatsb./sth. is likely to do sth. 2. but in f
10、act, 3,500 years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea made from the dried leaves of a particular plant to reduce body pains. (P18) 但事实上,早在3,500年前就有一些药方建议人们饮用一种由特殊植物的干叶制成的茶来减轻身体的病痛。recommendv. T to suggest that someone or sth. would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to s
11、uggest that a particular action should be done:I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - its delicious.She has been recommended for promotion.The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers proposals to the school governors.+ (that) The doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise.+ ing fo
12、rm of verb I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.recommendedadj.It is dangerous to take more than the recommended dose of this medicine.She is a highly recommended architect.recommendationn.1) C or U a suggestion that sth. is good or suitable for a particular purpose or job:I bought this c
13、omputer on Johns recommendation (= because John told me that it was good).I got the job on Sams recommendation (= because she told her employers that I was suitable for the job).2) C advice telling someone what the best thing to do is:+ that The report makes the recommendation that no more prisons s
14、hould be built.makefromto produce sth., often using a particular substance or material:Butter is made out of/from milk.相关短语:makeof/be made ofEarrings are made of goldmakeinto/be made fromWood can be made into tables.make up/be made up ofEleven players make up the football team.The football team is m
15、ade up of eleven players.3. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 when the company Hoffmann worked for began giving the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients. (P18) 1899年, 该药品第一次进行实验, 当时, 霍夫曼供职的公司开始将该药以粉末形式提供给医师, 让他们用于病人。trialn. C or U 1) a test, usually over a li
16、mited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable sth. or someone is:Theyre doing clinical trials on a new drug.ve employed her for a six-month trial (period).MAINLY UK You can buy any of their garden equipment on trial/US USUALLY on a trial basis, and if you dont like it you can give it b
17、ack.2) the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a court of law to judge whether a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter:Trial by jury is a fundamental right.It was a very complicated trial that went on for months.Shes going on/standing trial for fraud.tri
18、al and errorn. a way of achieving an aim or solving a problem by trying a number of different methods and learning from the mistakes that you make:s no instant way of finding a cure - its just a process of trial and error.take place: to happen:The concert takes place next Thursday.同义词辨析:happen:(of a
19、 situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence:No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt.Anything could happen in the next half hour.A funny thing happened in the office today.Whats happened to my pen (= Where is it)? I put it down there a few moments ago
20、.to do or be by chance:+ to infinitive They happened to look (= looked by chance) in the right place almost immediately.+ (that) Fortunately it happened (that) there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion.occur:An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane
21、.If any of these symptoms occur while you are taking the medicine, consult your doctor immediately.occur to sb. phrasal verbIf a thought or idea occurs to you, it comes into your mind:The thought did occur to me.+ that It never even occurred to us that he hadnt been invited.to exist or be present in
22、, among, etc:Violence of some sort seems to occur in every society.Minerals occur naturally in the earths crustinform=in the form ofThe lawn was laid out in the form of the figure eight.in any shape or formof any type:m opposed to war in any shape or form.4. A year later, in 1900, aspirin was sold i
23、n shops as a tablet containing 500 milligrams of ASA. (P18) 一年以后,阿司匹林被制成片剂在药店出售,每片含有200毫克的乙酰水杨酸。containv. T not continuous to have sth. inside or include sth. as a part:How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?ve lost a file containing a lot of important documents.Try to avoid foods which c
24、ontain a lot of fat.The allegations contained in this report are very serious.注意比较:includev. T to contain sth. as a part of sth. else, or to make sth. part of sth. else:The book contains 40 maps, including a map of China.The bill includes tax and service.Tax and service are included in the bill.5. L
25、awrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of which introduced the idea in 1953 that aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood. (P18) 美国的一位医生劳伦斯克雷文发表了好几篇报告,其中1953年的一篇报告提出了阿司匹林可以稀释血液。thinadj. (thinner, thinnest) having a small distanc
26、e between two opposite sides:a thin bookthin black linesa thin jacketadj. (thinner, thinnest) (of the body) with little flesh on the bones:Did you notice how thin her wrists were?Thin, hungry dogs roamed the streets.Adj. (thinner, thinnest) (of a liquid) flowing easily:a thin soupv. T to make a subs
27、tance less thick, often by adding a liquid to it:Thin the sauce down with a little stock.6. and in 1977, a study carried out in the USA showed that the chemical ASA in aspirin could prevent a stroke, which is a type of serious illness when blood vessels in the brain burst suddenly or are blocked. (P
28、18) 1977年,美国的一项研究证明,阿司匹林中的化学物质乙酰水杨酸能预防中风。中风是由于大脑血管爆裂或梗塞而产生的一种突发疾病。blockn. C 1) a solid straight-sided lump of hard material:a block of wood/ice2) a group of things bought, dealt with, or considered together:a block of tickets/seats/sharesCorporate-hospitality firms make block bookings (= buy large numbers of seats) at big sporting events.3) a large, usually tall building divided into separate parts for use as offices or homes by sev
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