Old and New语义突破
1. The Great wall of China is the longest structure ever
built .(p51)
【突破】n.结构, 构造, 建筑物,例如:
Every ton of this recycled paper uses 90 liters of water in its structure
.这种循环的纸在制造过程每吨使用90升。
We know a lot about the structure of genes
now.如今我们对基因的结构有了较多的了解。
We visited the museum, a steel and glass structure.
我们参观了博物馆,它是一座钢和玻璃的建筑物。
Today let’s study the structure of human body.今天我们来学习人体构造。
The Eiffel Tower is one of the
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most famous structures in the
world.埃菲尔铁塔是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。
【拓展】vt. 建筑,构成,组织,配制设计,例如:
拟订教学大纲They structure their communication to meet the needs of the
client. 他们建立通讯系统来满足顾客的需要。
It took the US government another decade to decide how to structure the
cellular industry and allocate the wireless spectrum.
它又花费了十年来如何构建细胞工业和分配无线频谱。
2. Most of the Great Wall dates from Ming Dynasty. (p51)
【突破】date back(to)/from ,属于,始于(某一历史时期)。例如:
The castle dates back to the ancient Roman days.此城堡建于古罗马时代。
This statue dates from 500 BC.这座雕像可以追溯到公元前 500年。
My interest in stamp collecting dates from my
schooldays.我集邮的兴趣起于我的学生时代。
I don’t know this custom. dates from the seventeenth century.
我不知道这个风俗起源于十七世纪。
【拓展】I. n. 日期, 日子, (历史上某一)年代, 时期, 约会, 枣椰子。例如:
What is the date today?今天是几号?
Many ruins of Roman date are to be seen in the south of
France.许多古罗马时代的遗迹可以在法国南部看到。
II. vt. 约会, 定日期。例如:
Don't forget to date your letters.别忘了在你的信上写明日期。
III. vi. 注明……的日期, 过时。例如:
Isn't this textbook beginning to date?这本教材不是已渐渐陈旧了吗?
【搭配】out of date过时的;废弃的;to date到目前为止;up to
date现代化的,跟上时代,符合最新发展的;date back
to可追溯到,是某时代开始的;date
from某时期就已存在,从某时期开始(有)。例如:
Your idea has gone out of date.你的观念已经过时了。
This is the finest one to date.这是迄今为止最好的一个。
All the data are up to date.所有的数据都是最新的。
3.Construction is another word for building .(p52)
【突破】construction n. 建造,建设;建造术[U]; 建筑物,建造物[C];
句法关系,句法结构[C]; 解释,意义[C]。例如:
The new school is still under construction.新学校还在建造中。
The building is a construction of wood.这是木质结构的建筑。
You will soon learn when to use this kind of
construction.你不久就会学会何时该用这种句法结构。
Let's put a good construction on her conduct
first.让我们对她的行为先作一个善意的解释吧。
【派生】construct vt. 建造,构成[(+from/of/out of)];
创立(学说等);构(词),造(句); 作(图), (人为地)制造,编造。如:
It took them two years to construct the bridge.他们用了两年时间建这座桥。
He constructed a theory in collaboration with his
colleagues.他与同事合作创立了一种学说。Construct a triangle on this
line.在这条直线上画一个三角形。
We riddled her carefully constructed
lie.我们把她精心编造的谎言问得漏洞百出。
4. About 400 historical relics have been submerged . (p52)
【突破】historical adj. 历史(上)的, 有关历史的。例如:
This is the best historical play I have seen
.这是我看到过大的最好的历史剧。
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