资源简介 (共28张PPT)Unit 4 Digital lifeDeveloping ideas1 These people are called “digital natives” or the “screengeneration”. 这些人被称为“数字原住民”或“屏幕一代”。(教材P57)native / ne t v/ n. 本地人;久居某地的人generation / d en re n/ n. 一代(人)Many traditional folk stories such as Yu Gong Movesthe Mountains, Hou Yi Shoots the Suns, Chang’e Fliesto the Moon, are passed down from one generation tothe next. 许多传统民间故事,如《愚公移山》《后羿射日》《嫦娥奔月》等,代代相传。(云南中考)2 What’s Timmy’s attitude to his mum trying to takehis phone away 蒂米对妈妈试图拿走他的手机是什么态度?(教材P57)attitude / t tju d/ n. 看法,态度attitude to/towards sb./sth. 对某人/某事的态度Whatever happens, we should have a positive attitudeto/towards life.不论发生什么,我们应该以积极的态度面对生活。3 They may also use words like What or No! toshow surprise or disagreement. 他们也可能使用“什么?”或“不!”来表示惊讶或分歧。(教材P57)disagreement / d s gri m nt/ n. 意见不合,分歧,争论disagreement with sb. 与某人的看法或观点不一致disagreement on sth. 就……意见不一致I have a few disagreements with her, but we’re stillgood friends.我和她有一些分歧,但我们仍然是好朋友。There is disagreement on the safety of the treatment.这种疗法是否安全存在争论。dis-为常见的否定前缀,表示“不;非;相反”。常见的加dis-构成的词还有:like(v. 喜欢)→ dislike(v. 不喜欢)appear(v. 出现)→ disappear(v. 消失)believe(v. 相信)→ disbelieve(v. 不相信)advantage(n. 优势)→ disadvantage(n. 劣势)4 At first, I felt quite bored, but... 起初,我觉得很无聊,但…… (教材P59)bored /b d/ adj. 厌烦的,不感兴趣的be/feel/get bored with 对……感到厌烦A huge difference between AI and humans is thatrobots don’t create new things, and they don’t getbored with things.AI和人类的一个巨大区别是,机器人不会创造新的东西,也不会对事情感到厌倦。(威海中考)bored与boringbored 厌倦的;烦闷的 常作表语,用来描述人的感受。boring 没趣的;令人厌倦(或厌烦)的 可作表语或定语,常用来说明或描述事物。【语境串记】Doing the boring housework makes me feel bored.做这些无聊的家务令我感到厌倦。在英语中,以-ed结尾的形容词通常用来描述人,表示“感到……的”;以-ing结尾的形容词通常用来描述事物,表示“令人……的”。常见的还有:interested 感兴趣的 interesting 有趣的relaxed 放松的 relaxing 令人放松的excited 激动的 exciting 令人激动的surprised 惊奇的 surprising 令人吃惊的5 Disadvantages 缺点(教材P59)disadvantage / d s d vɑ nt d / n. 缺点[可数名词]the disadvantage (s) of...……的缺点/不利条件One major disadvantage of the area is the lack ofpublic transport.这个地区的一大不便之处就是缺少公共交通工具。其反义词为advantage “优点;有利条件”。take advantage of 利用……the advantage (s) of... ……的优点/有利条件Before making your decision, you should consider theadvantages and disadvantages.在你做决定之前,你应该权衡一下利弊。We must accept our failure and learn to takeadvantage of it.我们必须接受失败,并学会利用它。(河北中考)She had the advantage of a good education.她具有受过良好教育的有利条件。6 It was strange to read the words. 看到这些字的时候感觉很奇怪。(教材P60)strange adj. 奇怪的;奇特的[形容词]在句中可作定语和表语。It is strange to do sth. 做……感觉很奇怪It is strange that... ……很奇怪He had a strange way of talking.他说话的方式怪怪的。It is strange to wear a suit on such a hot day.这么热的天气穿西装感觉很奇怪。It’s strange that we have never met before.很奇怪,我们以前居然从来没有碰见过。(1)strange[形容词]陌生的;不熟悉的be strange to sb. 对某人来说是陌生的At first the place was strange to me.起先我对这个地方不熟悉。(2)stranger[名词]陌生人【语境串记】A stranger said something strange to me on my wayto school this morning.今天早上在我去学校的路上,一个陌生人对我说了一些奇怪的话。7 “When you finish the book, you just throw it away,I guess...” “我想,当你读完这本书,你就会把它扔掉……”(教材P60)throw(过去式:threw,过去分词:thrown)/θr /v. 投,扔,抛,掷We can’t throw used batteries away. Instead, theyshould be collected for special treatment.我们不能扔掉废电池。相反,它们应该被收集起来,进行特殊处理。(南通中考)She threw down the bag and stood up from the chair.她扔下袋子,从椅子上站了起来。Don’t throw stones at the poor bird. 不要向那只可怜的鸟扔石头。(河南中考改编)(含恶意)He threw the boy a ball. =He threw a ball to the boy.他把球扔给了那个男孩。(不含恶意)典例 (龙东中考)Don’t ___ rubbish everywhere.It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment.CA. put away B. take away C. throw away[解析] 句意:不要随地扔垃圾。保护环境是每个人的职责。put away 把……收起来;take away 带走;throwaway 扔掉。故选C。8 “Why would anyone write about school ”“为什么会有人写关于学校的事情?”(教材P60)anyone / eniw n/ pron. 有人,任何人是由“any+one”构成的复合不定代词,相当于anybody,常用于疑问句或否定句中。如果用在肯定句中,则表示“无论谁,随便哪个人”。Nancy didn’t know anyone in the new school.南希在新学校里一个人都不认识。(包头中考改编)I believe anyone like me will learn a lot from thesebooks.我相信任何像我这样的人都会从这些书中学到很多东西。(贺州中考)anyone与any oneanyone 仅指人,后不能接表示范围的of短语。 He told her not to tell anyone.他叮嘱她不要告诉任何人。any one 既可指人,也可指物; 后可接表示范围的of短语。 —Which pen would you like?你想要哪一支钢笔?—Any one will do. 哪一支都以。(指物)I don’t know any one of the students. 这些学生当中我一个也不认识。(指人)9 Margie was thinking about how the students musthave loved school in the old days. 玛吉在想,学生们在过去一定非常喜欢学校。(教材P61)must have done sth. 一定做过某事该结构表示对过去事情的肯定推测,只用于肯定句中。如果表示否定推测要用can’t have done sth.“不可能做过某事”。It’s already eight at night. He must have eaten dinner.已经晚上八点了,他一定吃过晚饭了。She can’t have left school, for her bike is still here.她不可能已经离开了学校,因为她的自行车还在这里。 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览