9BUnit 3 Robots
【必背词组】
1. explore outer places探索太空(explorer exploration)
In outer space /in space exploration n.勘探;探索,探究 exploratory adj.探索的,探究的;探测的
2. have brains a clever /super brain Have … on the brain = think about
3. do whatever(=anything that) they're asked to无论它们被要求做什么就做什么
4. Whatever(No matter what) happens, we must keep calm. 无论发生什么,我们必须保持镇静。
5. Put out fires灭火
6. working on high building 在高空工作
7. in any way 某种方式 in some ways 在某种程度上
8. a manager of a big company一家大公司的经理
9. at work/the supermarket
10. do all the housework. Do some reading/shopping
11. return home from work下班回家
12. look as good as new看起来和新的一样好
13. tidy upclean up wash up打扫干净
14. be allowed to do allow sb to do
15. catch a virus染上病毒
16. no longer= not ... any longer不再
17. work properly正确地工作
18. make stupid mistakes犯愚蠢的错误 by mistake
19. move on its wheels 用它的轮子移动 wheelchair 轮椅
20. knock over撞倒 knock down
21. would a robot bring any changes to your life? (P41) bring changes to sb.
22. What might cause a robot not to work properly?(P41) cause sb. to do/not to do .
23. take pills 服药片= take medicine 服药
【Reading】
(1)I’m complaining about you to the robot shop.我在向机器人商店投诉你。
complain(~ed) 名词:complaint 复数complaints write a complaint letter写一封投诉信
complain to sb向某人抱怨 complain about/of sth 抱怨某事
complain to sb about/of sth 向某人抱怨某事 complained that+从句
例句:
I’ve really got nothing to complain of. 我确实没有什么可抱怨的。
He complained to the police of the boys stealing his apples. 他向警方控告那些男孩偷他的苹果。
He complained that the exam was too hard. 他抱怨考试太难了。
(2)I can explain!
现在分词:explaining 过去式:explained 过去分词:explained 名词:explanation
explain to sb sth = explain sth to sb. Give me a reasonable explanation
注意:explain/ introduce/borrow不能直接跟双宾语,在表示人的间接宾语前,总有一个介词
explain sth. to sb. introduce A to B, borrow sth. from sb.
不要将它们和普通的双宾动词如give/show/offer等混淆。
give /show/offersth. to sb. = give/show/offer sb. sth.
Can?you?explain?the?situation?to?me??=Can?you?explain?to?me?the?situation??
(3)Post this for me替我寄这封信
v. post a letter for sb.为某人寄封信 post = mail (美)
post the letter to him=post him the letter 将这封信寄给他
n. a post office 邮局
(4)He is always too busy to have any time to relax.他总是太忙了而没有时间放松。
be busy doing be busy with sth
too busy to do sth
too busy doing to do sth
(5)So he ordered one from a robot shop.从机器人商店订了一台
order v. 订购 order a robot from a robot shop 从机器人商店预定一个机器人
order food at a restaurant 在餐厅点菜
v. 命令 order sb. to do sth.
n. 命令 receive an order take one’s order
(6)His business suit was smoothly ironed.他的工作服被光滑地熨烫过了。
⑴smoothly adv.平整地;顺利地 be ironed smoothly 被烫得平平整整
smooth 平整的;顺利的 smooth glass The road is not smooth.
Jane ’s silk blouse feels far (光滑)than the cotton one.
⑵iron v. 熨烫 iron shirts/ the washed clothes need ironing = need to be ironed 需要被熨烫
n. 熨斗,铁 order an iron a machine made of iron and steal___________
His lunch box was already prepared, ? (反义疑问句)
(7)His flat would look as good as new. 他的公寓会看起来像新的一样。
区别:as good as as well as as well
(8)It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang’s needs.看起来这个机器人大体上满足了江先生的需求。
①general(adj) manager总经理 in general总的来说, 大体上
②satisfy vt. 满足,使…满意 satisfy one’s needs 满足江先生的要求
This programme always satisfies the public. 这个节目总是让大众满意。
satisfied adj.满意的 be satisfied/happy/pleased with 对…满意
③need n. 需要的事物;欲望 satisfy one’s needs 满足某人的欲望
v. sb need to do sth. 某物需要做某事 否定:don’t need to do sth
sth need/require doing =sth need/require to be done需要被做某事
needn’t + V.原形
(9)He would find his flat in a complete mess: food was laid on the bed, milk was stored in the rubbish bin, coins, bills and his private papers were spread all over the floor.
他会发现家里乱作一团:食物放在床上,牛奶储存在垃圾桶里,硬币、帐单和他的私人文件撒得满地都是。
⑴ find his flat in a complete mess
find+宾语+宾补表示发现…怎么样,这里的宾补可以由动名词,介词短语,过去分词构成:
e.g. We can find people eating fast food everywhere.
He found a letter in his bag.
I found my wallet lost.
常见搭配:
be in a mess杂乱不堪 make a mess搞得一塌糊涂 clean up the mess/ make a mess of
get into a mess陷入困境, 遇到麻烦 get sb. into a mess使陷入狼狈处境
例句:
The kitchen is in a mess.厨房杂乱不堪。
The children made a mess in the room.孩子们将房间搞得一团糟。
⑵
动词原形 词义 过去式 过去分词 现在分词
lay 放,搁;下蛋,产卵 laid laid laying lay eggs lay the bag on the sofa
lie 躺;位于 lay lain lying
撒谎 lied lied lie to
⑶重点单词讲解
单词 变换 例句/词组搭配
complete adj. 完全的,彻底的 find his flat in a complete mess 发现他的公寓完全乱了 a complete set of 一套完整的
completely adv. can’t understand sth/sb completely 完全不能理解... I trust him completely. 我完全信任他。
vt. 完成 (finish) complete the task 完成这个任务
store v. 储藏,储存 store milk in the rubbish bin
n. 商店 a book store
paper n. 文件,证明 private papers 私人文件
n. 纸张,纸,报纸 a piece of paper 一张纸an evening paper 一份晚报
spread v.(使)散开;扩散spread---spread The news spread quickly.消息很快扩散了。Seeds are often spread by the wind.种子通常随风传播。spread the papers/coins all over the floor 使文件散开在地板上
n. 散开,扩散 prevent the spread of some serious diseases 阻止一些严重疾病的扩散
【拓展】
spread其它含义:
①Let’s spread the map out on the floor. v. 伸开,展开,铺开
②Can you spread the bread with butter? v. 涂,抹,敷
③Its branches spread far and wide. v. 绵延,扩展
The lazy boy spread his things all over the floor.(改为一般疑问句)
the lazy boy his things all over the floor?
(10)Mr jiang didn’t know what to do with it知道如何处理这个机器人
what to do with... = how to deal with...
(11)Robots can help people a lot, but they can also be too much trouble!
机器人可以对人们帮助很大,但也会给他们带来很多麻烦。
be too much trouble太麻烦 find the robot too much trouble发现机器人太麻烦
It is too much trouble to do sth 做某事太麻烦 have trouble /difficulty/problems doing sth
例句:
It is too much trouble to own a robot.拥有一个机器人太麻烦。