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课件网) Unit 3 The world of science Starting out & Understanding ideas 1. press v.按；压；推；挤；催促 n.-出卷网-；报刊；新闻界 ＊pressure n.压力 （P25）Presently I am going to press the lever,and off the machine will go.现在我要按一下操纵杆,机器就开动了。 拓展 press on 继续前进 press sb to do sth 催促某人做某事 the local/national/foreign press 地方/全国/外国报刊 佳句 Press these two keys to switch between documents on screen.按这两个键就可以在屏幕上的文件之间进行切换。 Ⅰ.单句填空 （1）If_____ （press）,he will admit that he knew about the affair. pressed （2）She_____ （press） her face against the window but saw nothing outside. pressed （3）This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence with which one types and the _____ （press） fingers apply to each key. pressure （4）We'll talk about your suggestion later—now let's just press ____. on Ⅱ.单句写作 （5）If trapped in the elevator, please _____ immediately. 如 果被困在电梯里, 请立即按紧急按钮。 press the emergency button （6）I don't want to _____ to make a decision, but we don't have much time left.我不想给你施加压力让你做出决定，但我们剩下的时间不多了。 put pressure on you 2. shoot v.（shot，shot）射出（光、亮等）；放射；射击；射中；拍摄；射门；投篮 ＊shooting n.射击；枪杀；拍摄 （P25）A faint blue light shot across it,darkening to purple,and presently she could see the image of her son...一道微弱的蓝光射过它,变暗成紫色,不久她就看到了她儿子的影像…… 拓展 shoot up 迅速长高；迅速上升 shoot at 朝……射击 熟词生义 shoot n.芽；苗；嫩枝；（照片或电影的）拍摄 Two weeks after we planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear.我们播下种子两周后，绿色的小嫩芽就开始长出来了。 I went on a photo shoot to Rio with him. 我和他一起去里约拍照了。 写出下列句中shoot的含义 （1）Suddenly,a beam of yellow light shot across the room._____ 射出 （2）The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them._____ 射击 （3）Spielberg's career really took off when he began to shoot his short films._____ 拍摄 （4）He missed a great opportunity to shoot at goal._____ 射门 3. invention n.发明；创意；创造 ＊invent v.发明；创造；虚构 ＊inventor n.发明家；创造者；发明者 ＊inventive adj.善于创新的；有创造力的 （P26）Read the interview and find out what inventions are mentioned.阅读这则采访,找出文中提到了什么发明。 拓展 a patent on/of an invention 一项发明专利权 be inventive with...在……有创造力 佳句 Papermaking was a wonderful invention at the time.造纸术在当时是一项了不起的发明。 Ⅰ.单句填空 （1）We really don't know who _____（invent） the machine at that time. invented （2）The_____ （invent） boy was admired by the classmates around him. inventive Ⅱ.单句写作 （3）The little problems that we meet in our daily lives may be _____. 我们在日常生活中遇到的小麻烦有可能成为伟 大发明的灵感。 inspirations for great inventions 4. flexible adj.易弯曲的；柔韧的；灵活的；有弹性的 ＊flexibility n.柔韧性；灵活性 ＊flexibly adv.易曲地；柔软地；灵活地 ＊inflexible ... ...
