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XB4U2 Extended reading 2
Learning objectives：
learn some important words and expressions
Learn some important sentence structures
Step 1 Important phrases:
1. 并不奇怪________________ 2.独自做某事____________________
3. 倾向于做某事____________ 4. (尤指未经计划而)产生，发生_________
5. 在如今的全球化时代中_______________________________________
6. 使更加紧密地联系在一起_____________________________________
7. 融入……之中______________8.反对做某事______________________
9.采取干预措施_______________10.在这种情况下___________________
11.对……犹豫 ________________ 12. 以新发现的轻松状态_______________
Step 2 Important words:
1. This comes as no surprise, given that English has borrow words from more than 300 different languages, including Latin, Greek, French and Chinese.
这_______________，____________英语已从多种不同的语言中借用了词汇，包括拉丁语、希腊语、法语和汉语。
given adj.____________________prep.__________________________
given that ......
(1)考虑到...,鉴于... = considering that, seeing that,引导原因状语从句
(2) 如果,假设,假如 = supposing that, on condition that, providing that，
引导条件状语从句
2. Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact.当不同语言的两种文化相互交流时，外来词就产生了。
inter- 前缀，相互; 在...之间 ， ...际
interact v. 相互影响；相互作用； ______________ n. 相互作用
_____________________ adj. 相互作用的；交互的
___________________ vt & n.互换 _________________ n. 互相依靠
intermix v. ________ interconnect v. __________international adj. ________ intercity adj. _____________interpersonal adj. _______________
3. In the current age of globalization, when communications technology brings different cultures closer together, words are even more likely to be borrowed straight from the source language at a faster pace than ever before, especially those related to technological developments, such as “email” and “Internet”.
在如今的全球化时代中，当通讯技术使得不同文化更加紧密地联系在一起时，词汇甚至____________会以前所未有的速度直接从原语言中被借用，特别是那些与技术发展相关的词汇，如“电子邮件(email)”和“互联网(Internet)”。
4. Though borrowing words has become faster, the process is still complex, and it takes time before new words are integrated into everyday speech.
借词虽已变得更快，但是过程仍然复杂，新词需要一段时间才能融入日常用语中。
integrate. vt&vi（使）合并;（使）成为一体,（使）加入
integrated. adj. 融合的；整体的；综合的；互相协调的
________________ n.结合，合并;（种族的）混合，取消隔离
integrate (...) with使与...结合 integrate (...) into 使...融入 ,与...成为一体
单句语法填空：
1). The family unit is supported by its _____________ ( integrate) into a wider social network.
2). He thinks we are living in a fully__________( integrate), supportive society.
3). Writing about a topic helps you integrate new knowledge ____________
what you already know.
5. Borrowed words are an outcome of language development that can hardly be avoided, but some language communities oppose adopting words from other cultures.虽然外来词是语言发展几乎难以避免的结果，但是一些语言群体反对从其他文化中吸收词汇。
这是一个由but连接的______________。前面的分句中含有一个由that引导的_______________从句，修饰________________。
oppose v. 1)反对，抵制
oppose (sb/sth) doing sth ____________________
e.g. I would certainly oppose changing the system.
2) 与……对垒；与……较量
e.g. He is opposed by two other candidates.
[拓展]opposing adj. 对立的；对抗的 opposing camps 对立阵营
opposed adj. 反对的，敌对的；相反的。 opposition n. 反对
opposite adj. 对面的；截然不同的；强烈反对的 n. 对立面，反义词
be opposed to 反对；不赞成 as opposed to 与某事物对照之下；而不是
她反对在学校进行宗教教育。
She ______ ___________ ________religious education in schools.
我在这里是办公事而不是度假。
I am here on business _______ _________ __________a holiday.
【语境应用】那时这位父亲强烈反对他儿子的决定。
The father ________ ________ ________ ________ his son’s decision then.
6. While some communities are pessimistic about the exchange between languages, there are also other communities that readily welcome borrowed words.尽管有些群体对语言之间的互借感到悲观，但是也有其他群体对外来词持欣然欢迎的态度。
pessimistic adj.悲观的; --- ___________________ adj. 乐观的
pessimism n.悲观；悲观主义 --- ______________ n. 乐观
pessimist n. 悲观主义者 --- ____________________ n.乐观主义者；乐天派
_____________________ adv.悲观地
be pessimistic about ... 对...悲观 be optimistic about... 对...乐观

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