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课件网) Unit 2 Robots -2- 1.desire n.渴望;欲望;渴求 vt.希望得到;想要 [教材原句]Do you think it is possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires?(P10)你认为机器人可能拥有自己的需求和愿望吗? 语境巧练 单句填空 ①I really desire (get) a good education that will give me chances to live my dreams.? ②She had a desire (be) one of the members in the community.? ③For us Senior Three students,2020 is a special year,one when we are trying to be admitted to a (desire) university.? ④He has a desire that his books (reach) as many people as possible.? to get to be desired (should) reach -3- 考点必记 ①have a desire for...渴望得到…… have a desire to do sth.=desire to do sth.渴望做某事 satisfy/achieve one’s desire 满足/实现某人的愿望 desire sb.to do sth.希望某人做某事 desire that...渴望…… ②desired adj.渴望的;想得到的 It is/was desired that希望…… 考点提示 desire后接宾语从句、同位语从句或表语从句时,从句中使用“(should)+动词原形”。 -4- 2.alarm vt.使警觉;使惊恐;惊动 n.警报;惊恐 [教材原句]However,when she first saw the robot,she felt alarmed.(P11)然而她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点吃惊。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①Now the government (alarm) by the dramatic increase in violent crime.? ②There is an (alarm) increase in the number of smokers in that country,which alarms the public.? is alarmed alarming -5- 考点必记 ①give/sound/raise the alarm发警报 take alarm at对……感到吃惊;因……而惊恐 ②be alarmed at/for/by被……吓一跳 be/feel/get alarmed感到惊恐的 ③alarming adj.令人吃惊的 -6- 3.more... than与其说是……,不如说是…… [教材原句]His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine.(P11)他名叫托尼,看上去更像一个人,而不像机器人。 语境巧练 完成句子 ①与其说她受伤了,倒不如说她受惊了。 She is than hurt.? ②这不仅仅是一份报纸,它对我们学英语很有帮助。 This is a newspaper.It helps us to improve our English a lot.? more frightened more than -7- 考点必记 ①句中“more...than”表示“与其说是……,不如说是……”。 ②more than表示“不仅仅;非常;超过”。 写作佳句 Father is more than willing to help us with our club.父亲非常愿意帮助我们的社团。 -8- 4.sympathy n.同情(心) [教材原句]Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.(P11)克莱尔觉得,机器人向她表示同情,这有点荒唐可笑。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①We all have great sympathy the victims of the flood.? ②When I told her why I was worried all the time,she was very (sympathy).? 考点必记 ①have/feel sympathy for...对……同情 ②sympathetic adj.同情的 ③sympathetically adv.怜悯地;同情地 for sympathetic -9- 5.favour n.喜爱;恩惠 vt.喜爱;偏袒 [教材原句]As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.(P11)为让克莱尔高兴,托尼答应帮助她,使她变得更漂亮,使她的家变得更高雅大方。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①Everyone in the class voted in favour the dancing party.? ②I would apprec ... ...
