新编实用英语Unit 3.docx

1、新编实用英语Unit 3Unit 3Communication by PhonePassage IFor Conversation Press #1Text-related information1A Cell Phone 手机A cell phone is a small telephone you can carry with you that operates through networks of radio antennas or space satellites. Other expressions of a cell phone: a. a cellular phone/tele

2、phone b. a mobile phone /telephone c. a handset 2ATM 自动取款机 ATM is the abbreviation for automated teller machine. ATMs are found in business districts and shopping malls. People use them to get cash from their bank accounts and in many places, to pay for gas, groceries, and other things. 3A Voice Mai

3、l 有声邮件A voice mail is a telephone answering system on which spoken messages are left by one person for another. Difficult Sentences1. (Title) For Conversation Press # 1 Analysis：For，means “with the purpose of”；Press # 1 ，# stands for No., therefore #1 is read as No.1. 通话按1号键。 Example：For redialing,

4、press the # key. 2. (Para. 3) I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. Analysis：interrupting our conversation，the present participle phrase used as an adverbial of the result。最近我和一位朋友正在公园里散步，突然他的手机响起来，打断了我们的谈话。 Example：The child fell,

5、striking his head against the door and hurting it slightly. 3. (Para. 3) There they were, talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation. Analysis：talking and talking on a beautifully sunny day，the present participle phrase used as an accompanying

6、 phrase.在一个阳光明媚的日子，他们在那儿谈啊谈，而我却被冷落，成了谈话的局外人。 Example：Marta sat in the armchair, reading an magazine. 4. (Para. 5) There we were, four friends zooming down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a gadget designed to make communication easier. Analysis：zooming down the highway, the pres

7、ent participle phrase used as an accompanying phrase; designed to make communication easier, the past participle phrase used as an post-modifier.我们四位朋友坐在车里，飞驰在高速公路上，却因为有了那个被设计来方便通信的小玩艺儿而不能互相交谈。 Example：My room is on the fourth floor, its window overlooking the beach. 5. (Para. 6) Why is it that the

8、more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Analysis：“it” stands for the subject that-clause, where the comparative structure is used. Similar structure can be found in “What is it that .?” 为什么我们联系得越多我却越感到失去了联系呢？ Example：Why is it that you know so much? Why is it that this conclusion is wro

9、ng? Why is it that she can sing better than I? 6. (Para. 7) As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. Analysis : As, conj. meaning “at the same time that” 随着人们之间几乎每一种联系都变得自动化起来，疏远的指数就上升。 Example：They smiled as their eyes met. As he entered

10、, the hall burst into thunderous applause. As I knew him better, I discovered that my first impression of him had been/was right. We get wiser as we get older. 7. (Para. 8) Pumping gas at the station? Analysis : Its a elliptical sentence. The complete sentence should be: Are you pumping gas at the s

11、tation? 你在加油站加油吗？ Example：(Are you) Making a deposit at the bank?(Para. 9) 8. (Para. 8) Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Analysis : Here why takes an infinitive phrase，it means “为什么要，干吗要”in Chinese。既然

12、你可以用信用卡在加油泵旁自动刷卡，免于与人打交道的麻烦，何必还要对加油站的工作人员打招呼呢？ Example：Why smoke when you know it is so unhealthy? Why use wood when you can use plastic? Why ask me to do it when you can do it yourself? Why go there？Why risk breaking the law？9. (Para. 10) Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can

13、check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. Analysis : avoidingthe present participle phrase used as an adverbial of result.有些超市连锁店正在使用自动扫描仪，你可以自己结账，避开那些令人心烦的店员，他们总是看着你问长问短。 Example：She is unemployed, so she is looking for a job. They opened fire, ki

14、lling one of our soldiers. 10. (Para. 11) I am no Luddite. Analysis : no means “not at all” . 我并不反对自动化。 Example：Dont cheat her. Shes no fool. She is no friend of mine. 11. (Para. 11) Giving them up isnt an option they are great for what they are intended to do. Analysis : great for means “very good

15、for ”; what they are intended to do means “what they are designed to do ” Example：Going there isnt a good idea its too far away from here. 12. (Para. 11) Its their unintended consequences that make me cringe. Analysis :Itthat here takes a emphatic structure.只是他们无意中带来的后果却使我感到不寒而栗。 Example: It was Dav

16、id that (who) did it. It was a key that I found in his pocket. It was not until last year that he came to live in this city. Language Points1. lonely adj. alone and feeling sad, lonesome 孤独的，寂寞的 FOR EXAMPLE:Without friends, Selena felt lonely in the city she had just arrived in. I shall have a compa

17、nion in the house after all these lonely years. He felt lonely when his best friend moved to another place. 2. recently adv. not too long ago; starting not too long ago and still going on, (syn.) currently 最近；近来 FOR EXAMPLE: I saw my friend recently; we had dinner together last week. Recently, my br

18、other has been working on his masters degree at the university. Ive only recently begun to learn German. 3. evidently adv. as it appears, seemingly, (syn.) apparently 明显， 显然Mr. Lowenberg evidently regarded this as a great joke. From the warm temperature and abundant flowers, it is evidently spring h

19、ere. Evidently your sister was sensitive on the topic of operations. 4preferable adj. （to）better or more suitable, to be preferred 更可取的； 更好的 FOR EXAMPLE:She found life in the city preferable to her quiet life in the country. Your idea is preferable to mine。A dark suit is preferable to a light one fo

20、r evening wear。Gradual change is preferable to sudden, great change. Milk is fine, but cream would be preferable. In other uses “continue” is preferable. 5connect v.to attach, join together; to reach sb. by telephone 连接，接通 A moment, please. Ill connect you.The telephone operator connected me with th

21、e human resources department.I was again connected to the wrong person. I connected the antenna to the TV set. A new road connects the two small cities. 6unable adj. not able, incapable 不能的， 不会的 I am unable to cycle to school because my bicycle is broken. He is unable to walk because of a bad ankle.

22、 He is unable to do the job for lack of experience. 7advance n. an improvement, (syn.) breakthrough 前进， 进展 Nothing could stop the advance of the soldiers. With the advance of winter the days grows shorter.There have been great advances in medicine in the last 50 years. This model is a great advance

23、on previous ones. Under this system popular science education made great advances.in advance of: (1) in front of 在前面 She walked 2 yards in advance of her husband. Dont get too far in advance of the others. (2) earlier than 比早 British summer time is one hour in advance of Greenwich Mean Time. (3)more

24、 highly developed 比先进Their training facilities are far in advance of anything we have. in advance: ahead of time Everything had been fixed in advance. 8deposit Vto place sth. valuable, such as money, in a bank or brokerage account; to place valuables for safekeeping 存放， 存储 He deposited his money in

25、the bank.Sam deposited ten dollars in his savings account.He deposited his luggage in the corner beside the tall clock.The guests are depositing their hats there. Pay We should like you to deposit a tenth of the price of the house.We deposited $300 on the car.n. a partial payment to hold goods or pr

26、operty until the buyer makes complete payment 定钱， 押金 I made a deposit on the house and signed a ten-year mortgage.She left a deposit on the coat. Mrs. Heckler deposited her jewelry in a safe. a current deposit 活期存款a fixed deposit 定期存款on deposit 存(款)I have almost $5000 on deposit in my account.9. ins

27、ert v. to put sth. into, between, or among 插入， 嵌入 The old lady carefully inserted the letter into an envelope carefully. The professor inserted a comment in the margin. A film of oil is inserted between the sliding surfaces of a bearing. 10. chain n. a series of related things or events; a group of

28、stores, restaurants 一连串；连锁店 The kings murder started a chain of events that led to a war. That bookstore is part of a chain; you can find the chain stores in cities all over the country. 11. account n. money kept in a bank for present or future use 账目，账户 FOR EXAMPLE: I have an account with this bank

29、.I have a checking account at Metropolitan Bank. He opened an account at my bank in your name. The accounts were perfectly in order. 12. consequence n. the result of doing sth. 结果， 后果 He drank heavily and died as a consequence. Im quite willing to accept the consequence. He does not consider the con

30、sequences. as a consequence(in consequence) 结果We hadnt enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk.as a consequence(in consequence) of As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.13. invisible: cant be seen vision n. visible in-: infamous inexact inefficient14. pet: v. to

31、touch an stroke somebody, especially a child or animal in a kind lovely way15. zoom: to go somewhere or do something very quickly zoom past/through/off He zoomed past on her Honda.16. intimacy n. :a state of having a close personal relationship with someone 亲密，亲近 intimate a17. alienation：separation fPassage IICommunication By Phone in the U.S.Related Information1.the White Pages 白页The white pages of the American phone book list people and businesses and their phone numbers. People