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Unit 2 Looking Into the Future
Part I 词汇分层解析
探究词汇
persuade
vt.劝说；说服；使相信；使信服
教材原句P14 For example,the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade.例如，“in my opinion”这个词组向我们表明这篇文章可能要说服(别人)。
常见用法persuade sb to do sth=persuade sb into doing sth说服某人做某事
persuade sb not to do sth=persuade sb out of doing
sth说服某人不要做某事
persuade sb of sth使某人相信某事persuade sb that…使某人相信……
He's so stubborn that I can't persuade him to change/into changing his mind.他如此顽固，以至于我不能说服他改变主意。
He persuaded me of his honesty.=He persuaded me that he was honest.他让我相信他是诚实的。
同义词convince vt.使相信；使信服
联想词①persuasion n.[U]说服；劝服
②persuasive adj.有说服力的；令人信服的
switch
vt. 转换；交换 vi.&vt. (使)改变；转变 n. 开关； 转换器；改变
教材原句P14 Or,have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer 或者，你有过忘 记关掉电视或电脑的经历吗
switch off/on关/开(电灯、机器等) switch over 改变；转换(电视频道或电台)
switch(from A)to B( 从A) 转换到B
an on-off switch通断开关a policy switch政策的转变
turn on/off打开/关闭
turn up开大(声音);重新出现；突然露面turn down关小(声音);拒绝
distant
adj.遥远的；远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的；不同的
教材原句P14 However,in the not-too-distant future,we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget.然而，在不远的将来，我们将生活在智能家居中，智能家居会在我们外出时为我们锁门，还会在我们忘记关电视时记得帮我们关掉电视。
He is a distant relative of mine.他是我的一个远亲。
However,after I went to high school,somehow I became distant from him.然而，我上高中后，不知怎么的，我和他疏远了。[2022全国甲]
distant from…与……距离远；与……不同
Their life seemed utterly distant from his own.他们的生活与他自己的生活似乎完全不同。
同义词remote adj.遥远的
联想词distance n.距离；间距
keep sb at a distance与某人保持距离in the distance在远方
secure
①adj.安全的；安心的；可靠的；牢固的
教材原句P14 These smart homes will keep us secure,save us energy,and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.这些智能家居将保证我们的安全，为我们节约能源并提供更加舒适的居住环境。
be secure from/against无……的危险be/feel secure about不为……担忧
Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.必须把资料保存起来，这样才不会有意外被删除的风险。
反义词insecure adj.不安全的
联想词security n.保护措施；安全工作
②vt.保护；获得；拴牢
We all hope that we can secure ourselves against all risks and dangers.我们都希望能使自己免于所有的风险和危险。
preference
n.爱好；偏爱
教材原句P14 Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences,so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.你的家也会了解你的常生活和偏好，所以当你每天晚上回到家时，一切都会为你准备就绪。
常用搭配in preference to而不是
preference for sb/sth更喜欢某人/某物；偏爱某人/某物
give(a)preference to.…给……以优惠；优待
She chose to learn the violin in preference to the piano.她选择去学小提琴而不是钢琴。
Those regular customers will have a preference for getting the gifts.那些老客户会更喜欢得到这些礼物。
When considering people for the job,we give preference to those with some experience.在考虑这份工作的人选时，我们优先考虑那些有一定工作经验的人。
联想词prefer t.(prefered,prefered;prefering)更喜欢
instant
①n.瞬间；片刻
教材原句P14 Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes…你一进家门，灯就会亮起来，随之会播放你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目……
常见用法the instant(that)(=instantly)一……就……(引导时间状语从句)
at that(very)instant(恰好)在那时in an instant立刻；马上
for an instant瞬间；刹那间
I recognised her in the crowd the instant(that)I saw her though we had not seen for ages.尽管我们多年未见，我在人群中一眼就认出她了。
At that very instant,the door opened.就在那时，门开了。
I will be back in an instant.我马上就回来。
②adj.立即的；速食的；速溶的
This app offers ticket buyers instant access to a desired ticket.这款应用软件能让买票者即刻买到想要买的票。
To save time,an increasing number of workers choose instant food.为了节省时间，越来越多的上班族选择即食食物。
command
①n.指令；命令；控制；(尤指对语言的)掌握，运用能力
教材原句P14 All controls will respond to voice commands,so if you want to change your routine,you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.所有的控制装置都会响应语音指令，所以如果你想改变你的习惯，你只要大声说出你需要家庭系统做什么,家庭系统就会照办。
常用搭配in command of控制；指挥take/have command of指挥；控制have(a)good command of精通
be at one's command听从某人的吩咐
He won every round and was in total command of the fight when it ended.他赢得了每一轮比赛，并在比赛结束时全面掌控了比赛局势。
Applicants will be expected to have(a)good command of English.申请人必须精通英语。
②vt.命令；控制
常见用法command sb to do sth命令某人做某事command+that从句命令……(从句中使用虚拟语气，谓语为“should+动词原形”,should可以省略)
My mother commanded me to finish the homework assigned on time.=My mother commanded that I(should)finish the homework assigned on time.
我妈妈命令我按时完成布置的作业。
联想拓展后接宾语从句，从句用虚拟语气的动词：一个坚持(insist);两条命(order,command);
三则建议(suggest,advise,propose);四点要求(demand,desire,require,request)。
warning
n.警告；警示；先兆
教材原句P14 If you start to have sleep or weight problems,it will send a warning to your phone.如果你开始有睡眠或体重问题，它会向你的手机发送警告。
联想词warn vi.&vt.警告；告诫；提醒注意(可能发生的事);使警惕
warn(sb)of sth警告(某人)某事
warn(sb)about/against sb/sth提醒(某人)提防某人/某事
warn(sb)about/against doing sth告诫(某人)不要做某事
warn sb(not/never)to do sth警告/提醒某人(不)要做某事
The police have warned villagers against going to remoter regions.警方已告诫村民不要去更偏远的地区。
Even today many citizens of San Francisco warn visitors never to call the great city Frisco.即使在今天旧金山的许多市民还会提醒游客不要称这个伟大的城市为弗里斯科。
available
adj.可获得的；可购得的；(人)有空的
教材原句P15 Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes.许多这样的新发明已经可以购买，并为一些家庭所使用了。
You'll be informed when the best-selling book becomes available.这本畅销书有货时我就通知你。
be available to do sth能够用于做某事
be available to sb能够被某人所用；能够被某人获得
be available for sth能够用于某事
readily/freely/publicly/generally available可以容易/免费/让公众/普遍得到
Since 1978,the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.自1978年以来，可用于采购图书的经费减少了1 7%。
The store has about 500 autographed copies of the book available for purchase.这家店有大约500本该书的签名版可供购买。
available既可以作表语和后置定语，也可以放于名词前，修饰名词。如：available space(可用的空间),every available doctor(所有能找到的医生)。
potential
①adj.可能的；潜在的
教材原句P16 potential dangers潜在的危险
potential customer潜在的客户
potential benefit/problem潜在的好处/问题
②n.潜力；可能性
have/show potential有潜力
achieve/fulfill/realise one's potential发挥某人的潜力
The industry has potential for growth.该产业有继续发展的可能性。
The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full potential.学校力求对学生因材施教，帮助他们每一个人充分发挥潜力。
联想词potentially adv.潜在地；可能地
Eating a high fat diet but one that's low in cholesterol can still potentially lead to high cholesterol levels.食用高脂但低胆固醇的食物仍可能导致胆固醇含量偏高。
combine
教材原句P16 Care will also be taken to combine the building and surrounding architecture together to form an effective system.还会注意将这座建筑和周围的建筑风格结合起来，形成一个有效的系统。
常用搭配combine A with/and B把A和B结合起来
combine to do sth联合起来做某事
combine….into…将……结合成……;将……合并为……
If he can combine his ability with hard work,he should be very successful.如果他能把自己的能力和勤奋结合起来，他应该会很成功。
They combined the two small shops into a big one.他们把两个小店合并成了一个大商店。
联想词combination n.联合；结合
oppose
教材原句P20 In the article,various people
said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.在这篇文章中，很多人表示公众应该反对开发无人驾驶汽车这一想法。
常用搭配oppose(doing)sth反对(做)某事oppose sb doing sth反对某人做某事
The local residents opposed the government building a new airport in their village.当地居民反对政府在他们的村庄建新机场。
联想词①opposed adj.对立的；相反的be opposed to….反对……
On the other hand,there are those who are opposed to this view and believe that we should
not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air.另一方面，有一些人反对这种观点，他们认为我们不应该担心大气中二氧化碳的高含量。
②opposite adj.相反的；对立的；对面的prep.在……的对面
be opposite to与……相反
Light is opposite to heavy.轻和重是相反的。
③opposition n.反对；对抗
in opposition to sb/sth强烈反对或抵制某人/某事物
meet with opposition遭到反对
特别注意be opposed to和be opposite to中的to是介词，后跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
联想拓展“反对(做)某事”还可以用object to(doing)sth表示。
absence
教材原句P20 On the one hand,there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.一方面，全世界有许多不同的人群在没有使用新技术的情况下幸福地生活着。
常用搭配in the absence of….在缺乏……的情况下
absence from…缺席……
in/during sb's absence在某人不在时absence of mind心不在焉
In the absence of actual data,no reliance can be placed on such figures.在缺乏实际资料的情况下，这样的数据不可靠。
He came back after three days'absence from school.他缺课三天后回学校了。
The decision was made in my absence.这个决定是在我不在的时候作出的。
People's absence of mind during driving has caused many accidents.人们开车时心不在焉已经造成了很多事故。
反义词presence n.出席；存在
联想词absent adj.缺席的；不在的；缺乏的be absent from…缺席……;不在……
He is absent from school again.他又没来学校。
Love was totally absent from his childhood.他童年时根本没有得到过爱。
advocate
① vt.提倡；支持；拥护
教材原句P20 They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work,family,and community.他们提倡简单的生活，重视努力工作、家庭和群体。
advocate doing sth提倡做某事
advocate that…(should)do sth主张……做某事
Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.很多专家提倡对孩子的良好表现加以奖励。
The manager advocates that each person(should)play their part.经理主张每个人都发挥各自的作用。
② n. 提倡者；支持者；拥护者
In the college,the professor he met first was an advocate of truth.在学院里，他最先遇到的教授是一个提倡真理的人。
emphasis
n.强调；重视；重要性
教材原句P20 They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work,family,and
community.他们提倡简单的生活，重视努力工作、家庭和群体。
常用搭配lay/place/put emphasis on/upon sth强调/重视某事
The teacher put emphasis on the importance of speaking English every day.老师强调了每天说英语的重要性。
同义词stress n.[U]强调
联想词emphasise vt.强调；重视；着重
He emphasised how little was known about the disease.他着重指出对这种疾病所知甚少。
keep in touch(with...)
(与……)保持联系；了解(某课题或领域的情况)
教材原句P20 Moreover,the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.此外，互联网使朋友和家人可以方便地保持联系，即使他们天各一方。
含有名词touch的其他常用短语
lose touch with…和……失去联系get in touch with….和……取得联系
be in touch with.…和……有联系
He got in touch with me immediately after he received the letter.他收到信后马上和我取得了联系。
resist
vi.& vt.抵制；反抗；抵挡
教材原句P20 Nevertheless,I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.不过，我总是会看到改变中积极的一面，去接受它而不是抵制它。
resist(doing)sth反对/抵制(做)某事
can't resist(doing)sth忍不住做某事/抵挡不住某物的诱惑
resist the temptation/urge to do sth忍住不去做某事
it is hard/difficult to resist(doing)sth难以拒绝/抗拒(做)某事
The boy couldn't resist showing off his being praised by the teacher on arriving home.一到家，这个男孩就忍不住炫耀自己受到了老师的表扬。
It's hard to resist an invitation like that.那样的邀请是难以拒绝的。
①resistant adj.有抵抗力的；抵制的；抗拒的
be resistant to…对……有抵抗力；抵制……
Some people are very resistant to the idea of losing weight.有些人十分反对减肥的想法。
②resistance n.抵制；反对；抗拒；抵抗；阻力；电阻；抵抗力
The reduction in white blood cells lowers resistance to disease.白细胞数量的减少会降低对疾病的抵抗力。
差距词汇
1.dramatically adv.显著地；戏剧性地；引人注目地
It's also a time in which we might be able to dramatically increase the average lifespan beyond what was previously thought possible.也是在这个时候，我们可能会大大提高平均寿命，超出我们之前认为的可能性。
2.dominate vt.&vi.控制；支配；占优势 vt.在……中占主要地位
They are not intended to dominate your way of thinking or to persuade you to conform to the way the writer thinks or feels.它们并不是要控制你的思维方式，也不是要说服你遵从作者的想法或感受。
3.facilitate vt.促进；促使；使便利
Some educators are exploring the conditions necessary to facilitate the growth of students creativity.一些教育工作者正在探索促进学生创造力发展的必要条件。
4.anticipate vt.预料，预期；预见，预计
You are able to anticipate the future better by understanding the past.了解过去，你就能更好地预测未来。
5.emerge vi.浮现；出现；(从困境中)摆脱出来；暴露
When you emerge again in a few years,you can ask someone what you missed,and you'll find it can be summed up in a few minutes.当几年后你再次出现时，可以问问别人你错过了什么,你会发现这些都可以在几分钟内总结完。
widespread adj.分布广的；普遍的；广泛的The report notes widespread erosion of topsoil,
deforestation,acidification of the ocean,extreme weather,plastic pollution in the sea,overfishing and more.该报告特别提到表土的大范围侵蚀、滥伐森林、海洋酸化、极端天气、海洋中的塑料污染、过度捕捞以及更多问题。
domestic adj.本国的；国内的；家用的
Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market.产量包括出口商品和国内市场销售量两部分。[China Daily]
provided that….(=providing that..)如果……;倘若……
Provided that we make joint efforts,I guess maybe there will no longer be such a situation in the future.如果我们共同努力，我想将来可能不会再有这种情况了。
Part 2
引导时间状语从句 Your lights will come on the instant you enter the并列分句door along with your favourite music or TV programmes,and you will find your dinner连词并列分句already prepared for you.过去分词短语作find的宾补
你一进家门，灯就会亮起来，随之会播放你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目，而且你会发现晚餐也已经为你准备好了。
知识拓展every time(每次),the first/second/...time(第一/二/……次),next time(下次),each time(每次),the moment/minute/second/instant=as soon as(一……就……)等短语可作从属连词，引导时间状语从句。
Next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news,think about why you want to gossip and
句式it took/will take+时间段+before...花费了/还要花费……(多长时间)才……
知识拓展before的其他常用句式
(1)it+was+时间段+before…过了多久才……
(2)it was not long before….没过多久就……
(3)it will be+时间段+before….还要过多久才……
(4)it will not be long before…不久就会……
链接课文Nevertheless,it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new
句子分类探究
what effects your"juicy story"might have.下次你迫切想要传播最新消息时，想一想你为什么想要闲聊这些，以及你的“有趣的故事”可能会产生什么样的影响。
The instant I saw him,I knew he was the man the police were looking for.我一看到他，就知道他是警方正在寻找的那个人。
It could even be argued that the Amish's quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate 形式主语谓语that引导主语从句 since引导原因状语从句 the natural environment rather than living in large,polluted cities.P20
甚至可以说，阿曼门诺派的生活质量更高，因为他们生活在自然环境中，欣赏自然，而不是生活在污染严重的大城市里。
technology.然而，要让大多数新家庭开始使用这项新技术还需要几年的时间。[P15]
经典例句
If you miss this chance,it may be years before you get another one.如果你错过这次机会，也许要过数年才能获得另外一次机会。
John thinks it won't be long before he is ready for his new job.约翰认为，用不了多久他就会为新工作做好准备的。
PartⅢ单元语法归纳
将来进行时
教材原句
①In the future,we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.在未来，我们每天都将使用先进的技术来自动控制家里几乎所有的东西。(will be using为将来进行时，表示将来正在进行的动作)[P14]
②In addition,your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.此外，你的智能家居每天都会监测你的健康状况。(will be monitoring为将来进行时，表示将来正在进行的动
作)[P14]
③Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.智能马桶也会持续记录你的健康状况。(will be keeping为将来进行时，表示将来正在进行的动作)[P 1 5]
将来进行时由“shall/will+be+现在分词”构成，shall用于第一人称(I和we);will可用于各种人称。
①将来进行时的基本用法
(1)表示将来某一时刻或某段时间内正在进行的动作，常与this time tomorrow,at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon等特定的表示将来的时间状语连用。
The home of the future won't be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today.未来的家不会完全不同，我们将会住在和今天一样的房子和公寓里。
This time next week we shall be working in that factory.下星期的这个时候，我们将在那个工厂劳动。
(2)表示按计划或安排将来要发生的事情。
Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games.担任这一职务的学生将在篮球比赛中跟进现场的比分。
We shall be having a meeting in a minute.我们一会儿就要开会。
My duties will end in June,and I shall be returning to Beijing.六月我将结束工作，返回北京。
(3)在一般疑问句中，通常用来表示礼貌的询问、请求和期待。
Will you be staying here long 你会在这里待很久吗
Shall I be disturbing you 我会不会打扰到您
②一般将来时(will/shall do)与将来进行时(will/shall be doing)的区别
(1)一般将来时表示将来发生的动作或存在的状态，不强调动作发生的具体时段，可表示意愿或许诺。
The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts will be rewarded with success in the end.学生们一直在努力学习功课，他们的付出最终会收获成功。
I will come up and help you clear the attic in a moment.我马上来帮你清理阁楼。
Nothing good will happen when you are silent.当你沉默不语时，不会有什么好事情发生。
(2)将来进行时表示打算在最近或将来要做的事；或表示根据已有的迹象推测很可能要发生的事情；还可表达询问、期待和请求，比一般将来时更委婉客气。
Many people will be living in shared homes in the same streets as local families.很多人将会像当地家庭一样居住在同一街道上的共享之家里。
But against the backdrop,will you be getting into the details this week in your discussions 但是在目前情况下，你会在本周的讨论中进行细节方面的探讨吗

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