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课件网) Unit 2 A life's work Devloping ideas —Language points 1. In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. ① I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. 我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。 ② We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). 我们鼓励学生都按自己的节奏学习。 ③ He liked to work at his own pace. 他喜欢按自己的节奏工作。 pace n. the speed at which sth happens 发生的速度；步伐；节奏 at one's own pace 按自己的节奏 在紫禁城高墙内西三所安静的庭院里，时间按着自己的节奏流逝着。 keep pace with sb/sth: ① She found it hard to keep pace with him. 她感到很难跟上他。 ② It's important for a firm to keep pace with changes in the market. 对于一个公司来说，跟上市场的变化是很重要的。 to move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as sb/sth (与……)并驾齐驱； (与……)步调一致 拓展 pace v. ① Ted paced the floor restlessly(焦躁不安地). 特德焦躁地在屋里走来走去。 ② She paced up and down outside the room. 她在屋子外面来回走着。 to walk up and down in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry 来回踱步；走来走去 拓展 1. 您能走慢一点儿吗 我跟不上您。 2. 他踱来踱去，等着医生叫他的名字。 3. 我不喜欢现代生活的节奏。 4. 交通以蜗牛的速度移动。 Translate the following sentences. Could you slow down I can't keep pace with you. He paced up and down, waiting for the doctor to call. I don't like the pace of modern life. The traffic was moving at a snail's pace. Practise 2. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin. restoration n. ① a fund for the restoration of historic buildings 历史建筑的修复基金 ② The palace is closed for restoration. 王宫因整修而停止开放。 这其中便包括钟表修复大师王津。 the work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was (旧建筑或旧家具等的) 修复，整修 restore v. ① Her job is restoring old paintings. 她的工作是修复旧画。 ② The church was carefully restored after the war. 战后教堂得到精心修复。 to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally 修复；整修；使复原 拓展 3. Day in, day out, Mr Wang and his students spend their time restoring clocks dating back hundreds of years. 王先生和他的学生们日复一日地修复着数百年前的钟表。 ① I used to drink coffee day in, day out. 过去我每天喝咖啡。 ② Day in, day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles. 她不管天气如何，每天总是不间断地步行十英里。 day in, day out: every day for a long period of time 日复一日，天天（指不间断） date back (to) : = date from to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned 追溯到；始于；自……至今 该短语不用于被动语态，且多用于一般现在时态。 ① The history of the town dates back to/dates from the Middle Ages. 这个城镇的历史可追溯到中世纪。 ② My family has a vase, which is said ... ...
