(共34张PPT)
Unit 1
UNIT 1 Growing up
The Age of Majority
1. Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways
你将完全主宰自己的生活吗?你能用新奇的、激动人心的方式来表达自己吗?
in charge of: in control of “负责;掌管”, 主语多是人,表示主动含义。
e.g. Stern put Travis in charge of the research team.
Stern让Travis负责研究小组。
My mother is in charge of a local company.
我母亲掌管当地一家公司。
in the charge of sb/ in sb’s charge 由……负责/掌管
句子主语多是物,表示被动含义
free of charge 免费
take charge of 负责,掌管
e.g. They repaired my watch free of charge.
Who will be in charge of / take charge of the department when Susan leaves
Mr. White is in charge of our class. / Our class is in the charge of Mr. White.
charge v. ①要价,收费
charge for sth. 或 charge sb. / sth. for sth.
②控告,指控,起诉
charge sb. with sth. / with doing sth.
e.g. The local museum doesn’t charge for admission.
They didn’t charge me for the wine.
What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry
The police have charged him with murder.
The woman is charged with breaking the law.
【语境应用】完成句子。
They tried to ____________________________________ (修自行车索价两美元).
The man _________________________ the activity said that the tickets were ____________. In other words, they wouldn’t _______ us _____ the tickets, or he would _______________ it.
负责这一活动的男子说这些票是免费的。也就是说,他们不会向我们要票钱,不然,他会被指控的。
in charge of/
taking charge of
free of charge
charge
be charged with
for
charge two dollars for repairing the bike
2. I can’t wait to be 18.
我等不及要18岁了。
e.g. Mary could not wait to go home after such a long and tiring journey.
经过这次漫长而累人的旅行,Mary迫不及待地想回家。
can’t wait to do sth.=can hardly wait to do sth.
迫不及待地要做某事
can’t help doing sth. 禁不住做某事
can’t bear to do / doing sth. 不能忍受做某事
can’t stand doing sth. 不能忍受做某事
【语境应用】用can’t短语翻译句子。
1) I ____________________________ (不能忍受养猫) in the
house so you’d better take them out.
2) 我不能忍受你那样和我说话。
_____________________________________________
3) Whenever I hear the story, I ________________ (忍不住哭).
4) I _____________ (迫不及待地要告诉) Gloria the good news.
can’t bear to have / having cats
I can’t stand your talking to me like that.
can’t help crying
can’t wait to tell
3. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them!
当然,我认为如果一个人已经工作并纳税,那他应该对政府在支配税收方面有一定的话语权!
have a say on: to have the right to give your opinion and be involved in a discussion about something 对……有发言权
e.g. Residents are being given a chance to have a say on the future of their town.
have no/little say in/on sth 对……没有发言权
have the final say 有最终决定权
have your say 有发表意见的机会
e.g. The workers had no say in how the factory was run.
The chairman has the final say.
You'll get a chance to have your say.
4. My mum worries about me being behind the wheel!
我妈妈担心我开车。
e.g. A car swept past with Laura at the wheel.
Laura驾驶一辆汽车疾驰而过。
When you are behind the wheel, your most important responsibility is safe driving.
当你开车时,你最重要的责任就是安全驾驶。
at/behind the wheel: driving a car 驾驶汽车
5. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
但我认为我已经足够成熟,知道开车也意味着对自己和他人的生命负责。
take responsibility for sth. / doing sth.: to agree to be in charge of something or someone 承担(做)某事的责任
e.g. Each of us must take responsibility for our own actions.
Don’t worry. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility for it.
have responsibility for (doing) sth. 对……负责,承担……责任
It’s one’s responsibility to do sth. 某人有责任做某事
a sense of responsibility 责任感
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) He has had to shoulder the ___________ (responsible) of his father’s mistakes.
2) The government plans to bring in new laws forcing parents to ________________________ (为……承担更多的责任) the education of their children.
responsibility
take more responsibility for
6. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
我当时期待着马上会有不一样的感觉,就好像自己关闭了童年的大门,踏进一个全新的成人世界。
e.g. They’ll instantly make you feel at home.
他们会立刻让你感到宾至如归。
instant adj. 立即的,马上的
n. 瞬息,顷刻
instantly adv. immediately 立即,马上
Instantly/immediately “一……就……”,作连词
e.g. I recognised her instantly I saw her.
我一看到她就认出了她。
Immediately she’d gone, the boys started to mess about.
她一走,男孩们就开始捣乱。
as if从句所表达的内容完全与实际情况相反或者纯粹是一种假设时,通常使用虚拟语气。
本句表示与过去事实相反,谓语动词用had done。
I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door
on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
e.g. The boy listened as if he had turned to stone.
这个男孩听得很入迷,就好像变成了一块石头。
Gray was behaving as if nothing had happened.
Gray表现得好像什么事情也没发生过。
1) 如果as if从句所表示的内容被看作是事实或者有可能是真实的,就要使用陈述语气。如:
He walks as if he is drunk.
It seems as if we shall have to walk.
2) 当as if从句的主语跟主句的主语相一致,并且从句中包含充当谓语的be时,从句的主语和be就常常省略,直接跟动词-ing形式、动词-ed形式、形容词、介词短语、不定式等。如:
Mike paused as if expecting Helen to speak.
The young man started as if awakened from some dream.
He came slowly, firmly holding the handrails as if afraid to fall.
He looked round as if in search of something.
【语境应用】 汉译英。
1) 他伸出手,似乎想要抓住某个东西似的。
________________________________________________________
2) 他们交谈着,仿佛是多年的老朋友。
________________________________________________________
3) 她匆忙离开了房间,好像很伤心。
________________________________________________________
4) 她摇了摇头,好像是想要说“不”。
________________________________________________________
5) Kate感到Henry就像是她家庭的一员似的。
________________________________________________________
He reached out his hand as if (he were) trying to catch something.
They talked as if they had been friends for years.
She hurriedly left the room as if (she was) sad.
She shook her head as if (she wanted) to say “no”.
Kate felt as if Henry were a member of her own family.
approval:when someone likes something or someone and thinks that they are good n. 认可;赞成
e.g. Do the plans meet with your approval
这些计划你赞成吗?
He showed his approval by smiling broadly.
他持赞成的态度,这从他开心的微笑就看得出来。
7. This was a big decision for me, of course I asked my parents
for their approval first.
这对我来说是一个重大的决定,当然,我首先征求了父母的
同意。
approve v. 赞成,同意
approve of… 赞成,同意……
disapprove v. 不赞成
disapproval n. 不赞成
e.g. I approve of your trying to earn some money, but please don’t neglect your studies.
我赞成你努力挣钱,但请不要忽视你的学习。
I knew my parents would disapprove, but I went anyway.
我知道父母会反对,但我还是去了。
【语境应用】根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子(每空一词)。
1) Linda desperately wanted to ________ ________ ________ ________ (赢得她朋友们的同意).
2) We ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (把设计送给他们审批).
3) Her family _________ _________ __________ (极不赞同) her behavior.
win her friends’
sent the design to them
strongly disapproved of
approval
for approval
8. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me.
年满18岁也改变了社会对我的看法。
e.g. Is this the way (that/in which) you deal with the garbage
I did it in the way (that/which) you told me.
the way方式,方法,后跟定语从句:
关系词在从句中作状语时,关系词用that, in which或省略;
关系词在从句中作主语或宾语时,关系词用that, which,作宾语时关系词可省略。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) What surprised me was not what he said but ____________________________ (他说话的方式).
2) I don’t know the way ______________________________
__________________ (他诱使老人买了那座房子).
3) ____________________________________ (按照我给你的方式去做).
the way (that/in which) he said it
(that/ in which) he tempted the old
man to buy the house
Do it in the way that/which I showed you
9. Of course, I would like to have more freedom with money and
no doubt I will be getting a credit card at some point, but I
currently don’t have a steady income, so getting a credit card
might tempt me to spend more money than I have!
当然,我想在金钱上有更多的自由,且毫无疑问,我将在某
个时候得到一张信用卡,但我目前没有稳定的收入,所以现
在办理的话可能会诱惑我花更多的钱!
no doubt: used for emphasising that sth seems certain or very likely 毫无疑问
e.g. No doubt she’ll tell me everything when she’s ready.
v. doubt sth.
doubt + that从句 (主句为否定句或疑问句)
doubt + if/whether从句 (主句为肯定句)
n. have doubts about 有疑问
have no/little doubt 丝毫/ 基本不怀疑
There is no doubt that… 毫无疑问……
in doubt 不肯定;不确定
without/beyond doubt 毫无疑问;的确
doubtful adj. 有疑问的,不确定的
【语境应用】 完成句子。
1) I doubt _______________________________ (是否Tom把我的手表拿走了).
2) He is _____________ (毫无疑问) the cleverest student I’ve ever taught.
3) ____________________ (毫无疑问) he did it on purpose.
whether/if Tom took my watch away
without doubt
There is no doubt that
4) The future of the stadium is _____________ (前途未卜) because of a lack of money.
5) We have no reason ____________ (怀疑他).
in doubt
to doubt him
tempt v. to make someone want to have or do something, even though they know they really should not 诱惑,引诱
tempt sb. to do sth. 诱使某人做某事
tempt sb. into doing sth. 诱使某人做某事
e.g. Nothing could tempt him to make such a decision.
什么也不能促使他作出这样的决定。
The new program is designed to tempt young people into studying engineering.
这个新项目旨在吸引年轻人学习工程学。
If you leave valuables in your car it will tempt thieves.
如果你把贵重物品放在车上,会招来小偷的。
temptation n. 引诱;诱惑;诱惑人的东西
e.g. The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist.
桌上那包糖果对那孩子是个难以抗拒的诱惑.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) I couldn’t resist the __________ (tempt) to open the letter.
2) The colorful pictures ___________________________.
色彩丰富的图片诱惑着我走进了商店。
temptation
tempted me to step into the shop
10. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I don’t feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my mom’s cooking.
pay the deposit on… 支付……的订金
do的作用是强调谓语动词like。表示“的确,确实”。
e.g. She does work very hard at her maths.
Yesterday afternoon, I did go there to visit him.
【句意】我知道我可以通过贷款来支付购买自己公寓的订金,但我还无法向银行做出这种重大的承诺,而且我真的很喜欢吃妈妈做的饭。
commit v. 犯(错误) ;投入(钱、时间等);承诺
commit a mistake (an error/a crime) 犯错误
commit oneself to sth. 献身于……
commitment n. the use of money, time, people etc. for a particular purpose 投入,花费
a promise to do something 承诺
make a commitment to doing sth. 承诺做某事
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) Women commit fewer crimes than men.
女性犯罪比男性少。
2) Meeting them doesn’t commit us to anything.
和他们会面并不表示我们会承诺什么。
3) A lot of money has been committed to this project.
这个项目已经投入了很多钱。
4) I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.
我要对全体员工作出的巨大奉献表示感谢。