Book IV Module 1 Life in the future知识清单

I、Key Phrases：
1. life in the future 未来的生活
Computers will pla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y an important part in our daily life in the future.
计算机将在我们未来的日常生活中起着重要作用。
2. for sure (= for certain) 确定，肯定地
No one knows for su ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re what will happen in the future. 没有人确切地知道将来会发生什么。
3. make predictions 作出判断、预测
No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business.
谁也说不准，并且猜测也是件冒险的事。
4. care for the environment 爱护/关注环境
In the future, care ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out.
在未来，爱护环境将会变得很重要，因为地球的自然资源濒临枯竭。
5. natural resources 自然资源
Our country is rich in natural resources. 我国自然资源丰富。
6. run out 用完；耗尽 （不及物动词短语，无被动。）
run out of 用完；耗尽（及物动词短语，表示主动，主语多为人。）
My ink has run out. That is to say, I have run out of my ink.
我的墨水用完了，也就是说，我已经用完了我的墨水。
7. rely on 依靠，依赖
You can't just rely on your parents to support you. 你不能只指望你的父母养活你。
8. urban life 都市生活
Compared wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th quiet and peaceful country life, urban life is noisy and unpeaceful.
与宁静而和平的乡村生活相比，城市生活既闹又吵。
9. run a city 管理一个城市
10. get rid of 废除；除掉，处理掉；摆脱
Could you get rid of the bad habit of smoking 你能改掉吸烟的坏毛病吗？
load...with... 用……装载……
To keep the town ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) clean, the truck loaded with garbage is prevented from entering the town.
为了保持小镇整洁，装载垃圾的车不能进城。
12. place orders / place an order 订购
I placed an or ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )der for a newspaper called China Daily to improve my English.
为了提高英语水平，我订了份《中国日报》。
at birth 出生的时候
14. free of charge 免费
All goods are delivered free of charge. 一切物品免费送货。
at the flick of a switch 一按开关
All cars will ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.
所有的汽车都将由电能、太阳能或风能提供电力，并且只要轻轻按一下开关就能够改变汽车的颜色。
16. distance surgery 远程手术
17. carry out operations 实施手术
It will be possible ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) for him to carry out operations after his graduation.
他毕业后就能给人做手术了。
18. people with disability 残疾人
People wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h disability should be respected no matter what kind of problems they have.
不论残疾人有什么缺陷他们都应该受到尊重。
19. high-tech cameras attached to their head 系在头上的高科技的相机
20. get medical treatment 得到医治，就医
21. from a distance 从远处
The beautiful house cannot be seen clearly from a distance.
这座漂亮房子从远处看不清楚。
22. switch on 打开
I hear that song whenever I switch on the radio. 每次打开收音机我都会听到那首歌。
23. be in progress 在进行中
The work ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is still in progress but will soon be done. 工作仍在进行，但很快就完成。
24. for a start 首要的一点是；首先
For a start, he is too young to do this. 首先，他太年轻了，做不了这个。
25. on the way out 即将过时；即将被淘汰
Short skirts are on the way out and longer ones are in again.
短裙即将过时,长裙又流行起来了。
Key Sentences：
1. No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business.
谁也说不准，并且猜测也是件冒险的事。
考点：动名词短语作主语
学以致用：踢足球是他的爱好之一。
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2. To get rid of ga ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.
为了解决垃圾问题,城市将用巨大的飞船把垃圾送向太阳，目的是防止占用土地和产生环境问题。
考点：动词不定式作状语表目的
学以致用：为了了解事情的真相，他开始调查（investigate）这件事。
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3.Everyone will be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.
每个人出生时都会领到一个电话号码，无论他们生活在什么地方,这个号码都不会改变。
考点：“no matter+疑问词”引导让步状语从句
学以致用：
1) 无论他说什么，我都不会相信他。
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2) 无论遇到什么困难，来找我好了。
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4. I'm too busy enjoying my life now to worry about the future!
我现在忙于享受生活,而无暇为未来担忧!
考点：too...to...结构
学以致用：
你太年轻还不懂这些事情。
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5. Not all predictions come true. 并非所有的预言都能成为现实。
考点：部分否定
学以致用：并非所有的问题都很难回答。
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