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Unit 5 A delicate world
Section B Using Language
pre-class
native
go native (幽默 或 贬)(身处他乡的人)融入当地,土著化
同义词辨析
citizen, civilian, inhabitant, resident, native
这些名词均含有"居民,公民"之意。
citizen: 指拥有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人,即公民。
civilian: 指相对于军人或官员的平民百姓。
inhabitant: 最普通用词,一般指常住居民。
resident: 多指长期居住或暂时居住的居民,有时也指旅居者。
native: 指土生土长的本地居民。
练习:Her ______ language is Korean.
native
transform
change, alter, vary, convert
这些动词均含有"变化,改变"之意。
change: 指任何变化,完全改变,强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
alter: 常指轻微的改变,强调基本上保持原物、原状的情况下所进行的部分改变。
vary: 暗示不规则或断断续续地变。
convert: 指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时,强调较激烈、大的改变。
reform, transform
这两个动词均含"改革,改变,改造"之意。
reform: 指去恶扬善、弃旧图新,使变得完美,多用于社会、政治、经济方面,如体制、法律、机构等的改革。
transform: 指既改变外部形体,又改变内部性质或功能。
练习:It was an event that would ______ my life.
transform
absorb
absorb:普通用词,词义广泛,既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西,又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。
suck:作"吸收"解时,可与absorb换用,但还可有"吮吸"之意。
digest:侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。
incorporate:指一物或多物与它物相融合,形成一整体。
常见搭配:be absorbed in (doing) sth. 全神贯注于做某事
练习:The cream is easily ______ into the skin.
absorbed
while-class
activity 1
a No visitor would think it surprising that the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
b No visitor would think that the island being a UNESCO World Heritage Site is surprising.
c Experts felt it necessary to come up with a plan to remove all the rabbits from the island.
d Experts felt to come up with a plan to remove all the rabbits from the island was necessary.
What does "it" refer to in sentences (a) and (c)
"It" in sentence (a) refers to “the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site".
"It" in sentence (c) refers to "to come up with a plan to remove all the rabbits from the island".
What is the difference between the sentences in each group
When the object of a sentence is a that-clause (b) or an infinitive (d), we sometimes use "it" as an empty object and put the real object later to keep balance. For example, sentence (a) uses "it" as the empty object of “think", referring to the real object: "the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site".
Sentence (b) uses that-clause as the object of "think".
it 作形式宾语
ACTIVITY 3
I think it a breakthrough to transform a desert into a forest. I think it likely to plant trees in the desert. I think it impossible that crops could be grown in this area before. I think it unrealistic to investigate various plant species here.
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