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ATurninLifeUnit4NEWHORIZONENGLISHCOURSESBookTwoUnit4ATurninLife1AroundtheTopic2SectionA3SectionB4SectionCLeadinginExploringtheTopicPlusActivitiesWarming-upTextAExercisesBackgroundInformationReadingThroughExercisesRelatedKnowledgeSampleReadingExercisesUsefulTermsTheInternethasbecomeanindispensablepartofoureverydaylifeandwespendmoreandmoretimeonlinewitheveryyeartocome.However,haveyoueverimaginedwhatourliveswouldbelikeifweabandonedtheInternetforamonth.ReadthefollowingpassageanditmightinspireyoutodroptheInternetforawhileandhelpyoudiscoverwhatlifeusedtobelikewheneveryonewasoffline.YoumightrealizethattherearemanywonderfulandproductivethingstodowhenyouplugofftheInternet.Directions:HerearesomefamiliarwebsitesorsoftwarelogosmarkedfromAtoX.Today,peopleusethemsooftenthattheycan’tseemtodowithoutthemintheirlife.Discussinpairsorinsmallgroupsandanswerthefollowingquestionsbychoosingthecapitallettersbesidethoselogos.NoticethatQuestion6isopen-ended.1.Ifyouwanttosendorcheckane-mail,whichwebsitescanyouuse?2.Whichwebsitescanserveyourpurposeifyouwanttofindinformationaboutawell-knownperson,aparticularcountry,etc.?B,D,R,T(EmailService)G,I,J,L,Q,V(SearchEngines)3.Ifyouwanttokeeptrackofwhat’shappeningathomeandabroad,whichwebsitescanyouvisit?4.Ifyouwanttodosomeshoppingonline,whichwebsitescanyouvisit?5.Whatwebsites/softwarecanyouuseifyouwanttoletyourfriendsoracquaintancesknowhowthingsaregoingwithyouthesedays?6.Whichwebsite(s)/softwaredoyouuseveryoften?Doyoufindyourselfaddictedtoit/them?M,N,O,S,U(News)A,C,F,K(Shopping)E,H,P,W,X(SocialNetworks)Directions:Youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldn’twatchTVforaweek?2.BesideswatchingTV,whatelsedoyouoftendoinyoursparetime?keykeySuggestedanswer:Panicmightbemanypeople’sreaction.Asforme,Iwouldneverthinkitwouldbetheendoftheworld.Instead,Iwouldmakeascientificschedulefortheweek.Inthefirstplace,I’llmakegooduseofknowledge,suchasreadingmyfavoritenovels,magazinesandnewspapers.Inthesecondplace,I’llhaveagoodrestbytakingallkindsofentertainments,suchasplayingcards,playingballgamesandcycling.ReturnSuggestedanswer:ManypeoplesaytheycannotimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutTV.However,therearemanythingstodootherthanwatchTV.Forinstance,wecanspendmoretimewithourfamilymembers,orinviteourfriendstocomeoverandplaycards,wecanalsohelpmotherCookmealorevencleanoutourrooms.Moreover,wecaninviteourbelovedtogoshoppingorgotoseeafilm.Insum,wemayfindmanyinterestingthingstodobesidewatchingTV.ReturnListenandanswerthefollowingquestions1.WhataretheadvantagesofTV?2.DoesTVdoanyharmtous?keykeySuggestedanswer:TherearemanyadvantagesofTV.Firstofall,itisacheapwayofgettinginformation.Second,peoplecanwatchfilms,showsandgameswithoutleavinghome.Third,itofferseducationalprogramssuchasEnglishlearningprograms.Last,peoplecanhearnewsaboutdifferentpartsoftheworld.Inaword,watchingTVisverybeneficialtous.ReturnSuggestedanswer:WatchingTVisveryharmfultous.Therearesomereasonsforthat.ThemainreasonisthatitmakespeoplelazyastheystayathomewatchingTVallthetime.What’smore,itmakespeoplelesscreativebecausetheyjustwatchotherpeopledoingthingsonTV.Besides,peoplelackcommunication—theyhavenotimetalkingtofriendsorfamilymembers.Evenworse,childrenareeasilyinfluencedbytheviolenceshownonTV.Return30DaysWithoutInternet—ASelf-ExperimentSectionA:WatchtheclipfromtheclassicDisneymovieTheLionKing.DoyoulikeMufasa’sexplanationof“thegreatcircleoflife”?Doyouliketherelationshipbetweenthefatherandtheson?Ifyoulikethemovie,pleasemakeimitationsandadaptationswiththefollowingscriptsasreference.Simba:Dad?Dad.Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad...Sarabi:Yourson...isawake...Mufasa:Beforesunrise,he’syourson.Simba:Dad.ComeonDad.Er...Youpromised!Mufasa:Okay,okay.I’mup.I’mup.Simba:Yeah!Mufasa:LookSimba.Everythingthelighttouchesisourkingdom.Simba:Wow.Mufasa:Aking’stimeasrulerrisesandfallslikethesun.Oneday,Simba,thesunwillsetonmytimehereandwillrisewithyouasthenewking.Simba:Andthiswillallbemine?Mufasa:Everything.Simba:Everythingthelighttouches?Whataboutthatshadowyplace?Mufasa:That’sbeyondourborders.Youmustnevergothere,Simba.Simba:ButIthoughtakingcoulddowhateverhewants.Mufasa:Oh,there’smoretobeingkingthangettingyourwayallthetime.Simba:There’smore?Mufasa:Haha.Simba.Mufasa:Everythingyousee,existstogether,inadelicatebalance.Asking,youneedtounderstandthatbalance,andrespectallthecreatures;fromthecrawlinganttotheleapingantelope.Simba:ButDad,don’tweeattheantelope?Mufasa:Yes,Simba,butletmeexplain.Whenwedie,ourbodiesbecomethegrass.Andtheantelopeeatthegrass.Andsoweareallconnectedinthegreatcircleoflife.30DaysWithoutInternet—ASelf-ExperimentFormanyofuswhousetheInternettoconnectwithourfriends,buythingsonlineandgatherimportantinformationforourjobsandstudies,itmightbequiteachallengetolivewithouttheInternetjustforaweek.That’sthereasonIhitontheideatostartthisself-experiment:toplugofftheInternetforonemonth.Iwantedtoknowhowbeingcompletelyofflinewouldaffectmylife.断网30天——一次自我实验我们中的许多人，都已对使用互联网联系朋友、在线购物、收集工作和学习的重要信息习以为常。对我们来说，离开互联网度过一周都可能颇具挑战性。因此，我灵机一动，开始了这次自我实验——断网一个月。我想了解“彻底离线”会对我的生活产生何种影响。Para.1Onthemorningofthefirstday,Igotup,atemybreakfast,glancedthroughtheheadlinesofthenewspaperandreadthesportssection.Iwasdisconnected,cut-offandseparated.Andthiswouldn’tchangeforthenext30days.第一天早晨，我起床，吃完早饭，浏览了报纸的标，翻阅了体育版的消息。我断了网线，与外界隔绝，而且接下来的30天都将保持这种状态。Para.2Internetwithdrawaldoesn’tfeelgood;it’suncomfortableandunpleasant.Thereisthisuneasyfeelingthatyouaremissingsomethingveryimportant,whichisquiteastruggle,especiallyinthefirstweek.戒网的感觉并不好，我感到难受、不自在。更让你心神不安的是，你觉得会错过什么重要的事情，这让人觉得是一种痛苦的挣扎，尤其是第一周。Para.3Infact,youaregoingtomissmajornewsandupdatesthatareinterestingtoyou.Ibecamethelastwhogottoknowaboutcurrentdevelopmentsintheworld;mostlymyfriendswouldinformmeandanythingelsecouldbefoundinthenewspaperthenextmorning.事实上，你确实会错过一些重要新闻和使你感兴趣的事件的最新报道。我成了最晚了解当前全球事态发展的人；因为我主要通过朋友了解，其他的则从次日的报纸上获悉。Para.4FromdayoneIrealizedthatbeingofflineismuchbettertodealwithwhenyouaredistracted,especiallywhilebeingathome.DistractingmyselfbytheuseofaTVwasnotanoptionforme,asthatwouldbelikereplacingonevicewithanother.Ididhoweverdiscoversomeold,yetamazing,booksIreadwithinterest.从断网实验的第一天我就意识到，如果有什么可以分散你的注意力，特别是在家的时候，那么断网也没那么难对付。将注意力转移到电视上对我不可取，因为这就像用一种恶习取代另一种恶习。然而，我找到几本虽然陈旧但好得出奇的书，饶有兴致地读了读。Para.5Remainingdistractedathomecanbeachallengeattimes.IrealizedthatthelongerIwasawayfromhome,theeasieritwastoaccomplishmychallengeofbeingdisconnectedfor30days.Oneofmystrategiestodealwithbeingofflinewouldbetoworklonger,stepintothelibrarymoreoftenorcalloneofmyfriendstodosomethingtogether.有时，在家里一直要转移注意力不去碰网有点难度。我发现离家时间越长，越容易实现我断网30天的挑战。我坚持不使用互联网的秘诀之一就是延长工作时间，多光顾图书馆，或邀约朋友一起干点什么。Para.5Afterawhile,yougetusedtothestateofbeingdisconnected.Evenmoreso,youfullybegintoacceptit,astheadvantagesofbeingofflinepresentthemselvesrightinfrontofyoureyes.Surely,theneedtoreconnectwillcomeupeverynowandthen,especiallywhenyouurgentlyneedcertaininformation.Buttheonline-activitieslikecheckingyoure-mailsbegintolooklessandlessimportanttoyou,onceyouacceptedthefactofnotbeingabletoconnecttotheInternet.过了一阵，你便会习惯，甚至开始欣然接受离线的状态，因为断网的种种好处呈现在你的眼前。当然，你也会时不时地想要上网看看，特别是当你迫切需要查找某些信息的时候。但是一旦你接受了自己上不了网的事实，你会发现诸如查收电子邮件等的上网行为并非那么重要。Para.6InsteadofsurfingtheInternetforentertainment,Iwouldsitdowntomeditate.Iwouldopenaninterestingbookorhaveagoodconversation.Iwouldholdmycamera,discovernewplacesandtakeamazingshotsofarchitectureonthestreetsI’veneverhadthetimetoadmire.Also,Iwouldjustsitaroundandreflectdeeplyonmylife.Ibecameabsorbedinmyownthoughts,andnotinthoseofanotherperson.我会坐下冥想，而不再通过互联网寻求娱乐；我会打开一本有趣的书，或与朋友进行一次愉快的交谈；我会带上相机，发现一些新的风景，给我从未有时间欣赏的街道上的建筑，拍些精妙绝伦的相片。我也会静静地坐下，深刻地反省自己的人生。我会沉浸在自己的思想中，而不是活在别人的想法里。Para.7LivingdisconnectedfromtheInternetinasocietywhereeveryoneisonlinecanbearoughride,butitispossible.Moreoveritcanbeaveryvaluableexperience.Youwillnoticethatyouspendmoretimewithyourself,insteadofthinkingabouttheactionsofothers.生活在这个全民上网的社会，要想完全摆脱互联网绝非轻而易举，但也并非毫无可能。不仅如此，断网的生活还可能成为一次宝贵的经历。你会感到有更多的时间关注自己，而不是想着别人的一举一动。Para.8离线后你将有机会更好地了解自己，与久违的朋友相聚。戒网也有助于你更加关注生活中重要的事情，更坚定地实现生活中真正的目标，完成你不知不觉中已拖延了数月的所有工作。Beingofflinegivesyoutheopportunitytogettoknowyourselfmuchbetterandtomeetfriendsyouhaven’tseenforawhileinreallife.Anditwillhelpyoutobemorefocusedontheimportantthingsinlife,tobemoredeterminedaboutyourrealgoalsandalltheprojectsyouhavesuccessfullydelayedforthelastmonths.Para.8TextAisanillustrativepassage,inwhichtheauthoruseshisself-experimenttoillustratethatlivingdisconnectedfromtheInternetinasocietywhereeveryoneisonlineisnotonlypossible,butalsoavaluableexperience.MainIdeaMainidea:BeingdisconnectedfromtheInternethasmanyadvantagesandithelpsustoliveourlivesinamoreproductiveway.StructureMainidea:1.Howhefeltduringthefirstweekoftheexperiment;2.Whathedidtodistracthimself;3.HowhegotusedtothelifewithouttheInternetPartII:Para.2-7PartIII:Para.8PartI:Para.1Meaning:AtestdoneinordertodiscoverwhatwillhappeniftheauthorforceshimselftoplugofftheInternetforanentiremonth.1Meaning:That’swhytheideaofcarryingoutthetestwouldoccurtome.Duringthe30daysofmynoInternetself-experiment,IwouldunplugtheInternetcablesothatIwon’tgetaccesstotheInternet.230DaysWithouttheInternet—ASelf-ExperimentThat’sthereasonIhitontheideatostartthisself-experiment:toplugofftheInternetforonemonth.Meaning:IwishedtofindoutwhatimpactitwillhaveonmylifetobestrictlydisconnectedfromtheInternet.3Meaning:Onthefirstmorningofthe30-dayself-experiment,Igotupandhadmybreakfast.ThenIquicklybrowsedthroughtheheadingsorcaptionsofnewspaperarticlesandreadthenewsreportsonsports.4Iwantedtoknowhowbeingcompletelyofflinewouldaffectmylife.Onthemorningofthefirstday,Igotup,atemybreakfast,glancedthroughtheheadlinesofthenewspaperandreadthesportssection.Meaning:IunpluggedthecablesothatIdidn’thaveanyaccesstotheInternet.Ifeltkeptawayfromtheoutsideworld.5Meaning:ItmademefeelupsettobedisconnectedfromtheInternet.Iwasalsoabitworried,notrelaxedandconfident.6Iwasdisconnected,cut-offandseparated.Internetwithdrawaldoesn’tfeelgood;it’suncomfortableandunpleasant.Meaning:ItmakesmefeelafraidandanxiousthatImightfailtokeepupwithsomeimportantnews.Thisfeelinghasmadeitextremelydifficultformetosucceedespeciallyinthefirstweekoftheexperiment.7Meaning:Asamatteroffact,youwillindeedfailtoknowaboutnewsofgreatimportanceandthelatestinformationaboutaneventorasituationthatisimportanttoyou.8Thereisthisuneasyfeelingthatyouaremissingsomethingveryimportant,whichisquiteastruggle,especiallyinthefirstweek.Infact,youaregoingtomissmajornewsandupdatesthatareimportanttoyou.Meaning:Sincethefirstdayoftheexperiment,IhavebecomeawarethatbeingdisconnectedfromtheInternetismucheasiertomanageifmyattentionistakenawayfromit.Thisisespeciallytruewhenyoustayathome.9Meaning:ItwouldnotbeawisechoicetodistractmyselfbywatchingTV,becauseitseemedlikegettingridofabadhabitbypickingupanother.10FromdayoneIrealizedthatbeingofflineismuchbettertodealwithwhenyouaredistracted,especiallywhilebeingathome.DistractingmyselfbytheuseofaTVwasnotanoptionforme,asthatwouldbelikereplacingonevicewithanother.Meaning:Itwasratherdifficulttobedistractedathomeanditrequiredgreateffortanddeterminationtoremainofflinefromtimetotime.11Meaning:IunderstoodthatifIcouldbeawayfromhomeforalongerperiodoftime,itwouldrequirelessefforttoachievemygoalofstayingofflinefor30days.12Remainingdistractedathomecanbeachallengeattimes.IrealizedthatthelongerIwasawayfromhome,theeasieritwastoaccomplishmychallengeofbeingdisconnectedfor30days.Meaning:Oneofmyplanstohelpachievemygoalofbeingofflinewouldbetoworklongerhours,visitthelibrarymorefrequentlyoraskmyfriendsouttodosomethingtogether.13Meaning:Aftersometime,thestateofbeingofflineisnolongerneworstrangetoyou.14Oneofmystrategiestodealwithbeingofflinewouldbetoworklonger,stepintothelibrarymoreoftenorcalloneofmyfriendstodosomethingtogether.Afterawhile,yougetusedtothestateofbeingdisconnected.Meaning:Ofcourse,youwillhavetheOccasionalurgetogetaccesstotheInternetagain,especiallywhenyouwantsomeparticularinformationbadly.15Meaning:Butsomethingsdoneonlinelikeexaminingyouremailsstarttobecomelessimportanttoyou…16Surely,theneedtoreconnectwillcomeupeverynowandthen,especiallywhenyouurgentlyneedcertaininformation.Buttheonline-activitieslikecheckingyouremailsbegintolooklessandlessimportanttoyou…Meaning:Iwouldsitdowntothinkdeeplyinsilenceratherthanentertainmyselfthroughonlineactivities.17Meaning:IwouldpickupmycameraandgotoplacesthatI’veneverbeentofornewsceneries.IwouldalsotakephotosofthebuildingsonthestreetsI’veneverhadthechancetoappreciate.18InsteadofsurfingtheInternetforentertainment,Iwouldsitdowntomeditate.Iwouldholdmycamera,discovernewplacesandtakeamazingshotsofarchitectureonthestreetsI’veneverhadthetimetoadmire.Meaning:Besides,Iwouldsittherethinkingaboutmylifedeeplyandthoroughly.19Meaning:Ibecameveryinterestedinmyownideaswithfullattentioninsteadofpayingattentiontotheideasofothers.20Also,Iwouldjustsitaroundandreflectdeeplyonmylife.Ibecameabsorbedinmyownthoughts,andnotinthoseofanotherperson.Meaning:Additionally,goingthroughtheexperimentofbeingofflinefor30dayscanbeusefulaswellashelpful.21Meaning:Beingofflinewillmakeiteasierforyoutocenteruponthemoreimportantthingsinlife;todevoteyourfullstrengthandattentiontothethingsyouwanttoachieveandtoaccomplishthetasksyouhavemanagedtoputoffforalongtime.22Moreoveritcanbeaveryvaluableexperience.Anditwillhelpyoutobemorefocusedontheimportantthingsinlife,tobemoredeterminedaboutyourrealgoalsandalltheprojectsyouhavesuccessfullydelayedforthelastmonths.NewwordsexperimentplugcompletelyofflineheadlinesectiondisconnectseparatewithdrawaluncomfortableunpleasantuneasyfeelingmajorupdatedevelopmentinformdistractoptionreplaceviceremainaccomplishstrategyreconnecturgentlysurfentertainmentmeditatearchitectureadmireabsorbroughmoreoveractionfocusprojectsuccessfullydelayPhrasesandexpressionsconnectwithhitonplugoffglancethroughdealwithreplace...withstepintogetusedtocomeupeverynowandtheninsteadofreflectonbecome/beabsorbedinfocusonn.[C]ascientifictestdoneinordertodiscoverwhathappenstosomethinginparticularconditions.实验；试验e.g.Wehaveneverdoubtedthesuccessofourexperiment.我们对我们的实验会获得成功从未怀疑过。experiment那些宇航员正在进行一系列实验，以便更多地了解人体如何适应失重状态。Theastronautsareconductingaseriesofexperimentstolearnmoreabouthowthebodyadaptstoweightlessness.Practice:thinkofanideaorasolutiontoaproblem（偶然）想出；突然想到e.g.Ihopethatsomeonewillhitonasolutiontoourproblem.我希望有人会碰巧想出一种办法来解决我们的问题。hiton你是怎么想到这个赚钱的的？Howdidyouhitontheplanformakingmoney?Practice:v.1)connecttoasupplyofelectricity给……接通电源e.g.Allyouhavetodoispluginandswitchon.你只须接通电源，一拧开关就行了。2)block,closeorfillwithsomething堵；塞住e.g.Usethispieceofclothtoplugtheholeinthebarrel.用这块软布把桶的洞堵住。n.anobjectwithtwoorthreemetalpinsthatarepushedintoanelectricsockettoconnectanapparatuswiththeelectricitysupply插头e.g.Youcanonlyputatwo-pinpluginthesocket.这个插座只能插两脚插头。plugExpressionsunplug;disconnect拔掉（电器插头）；切断电源e.g.Itisadvisabletoswitchoffelectricappliancesandevenplugthemoffwhentheyarenotinuse.不使用电器时，建议大家关闭开关，甚至拔掉插头切断电源。plugoff1.你可以接通全国计算机网络。Youcanplugintothenationalcomputernetwork.2.机组人员正在努力堵一个漏油的大洞。Crewsareworkingtoplugamajoroilleak.Practice:adv.toacompletedegree;tothefullorentireextent完全地；彻底地e.g.Thehorsegotcompletelyoutofhand.那匹马已完全失控了。completely这对我来说完全是新的，但是很快就成为了我真正享受的东西。ThiswasallcompletelynewtomebutitquicklybecamesomethingItrulyenjoyed.Practice:adj.notbeingconnectedtotheInternet脱机的；离线的；未联网的e.g.Initiallythesystemwasofflineforanumberofdays.最初系统有几天没有联网。offline要是客户端离线怎么办？Whatifthatclientisoffline?Practice:spendashorttimelookingatsomethingwithoutreadingitverycarefully浏览；匆匆看一遍e.g.Ipickedupthephonebookandglancedthroughit.我拿起电话簿，浏览了一下。glancethrough他问我可不可以翻翻我的相册。Heaskedifhemightglancethroughmyphotoalbum.Practice:headlinen.1)[C]thetitleofanewspaperstory,printedinlargelettersatthetopofthestory,especiallyonthefrontpage（报纸报道的）标题；大字标题e.g.Thenewroadplanisintheheadlinesagain.修建新公路的计划又出现在报纸的标题上。2)[C]themainpointsofthenewswhicharereadonradioortelevision;thenewsstoriesofgreatimportance（广播、电视的）新闻提要e.g.Thetimeis8o’clock;herearethenewsheadlines.现在时间是8点；以下是新闻提要。PracticeIjusthadtimetoglanceattheheadlinesbeforeleavingforwork.HemadenationalheadlinesforwinningthegoldmedalintheOlympicGames.2.他获得奥运会金牌的消息成了全国各家报纸的头条新闻。1.上班前我的时间只能浏览报纸的标题。headlinePractice:n.1)[C]aseparatepartofsomethingthatiswritten,suchasabookoranewspaper（报纸的）专栏e.g.Thefinalwasreportedonthefrontpageofthesportssection.这一决赛的报道刊登在体育版的头版。2)[C]aseparatepartofalargeobject,place,group,etc.（较大物体、地方、团体等的）部分e.g.Itoftensnowsinthissectionofthecountryinwinter.该国的这一地区冬天经常下雪。sectionPractice1.如果您因为这栏目内的任何文章而感到不适，请告知。2.这条公路的一个路段因维修而关闭。Thesectionofthehighwayisclosedforrepairs.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablebecauseofanyarticleinthissection,pleaseletusknow.sectionPractice:vt.undotheconnectionof(esp.apublicsupply,e.g.electricity,telephonewire,etc.)使不连接；使分离e.g.They’vedisconnectedourphonebecausewedidn’tpaythebill.由于我们没缴电话费，他们把我们的电话线路切断了。disconnect他在修理电视机之前先切断了电源。Hedisconnectedthetelevisionsetbeforefixingit.Practice:vt.moveapart;(causeto)becomedisconnectedphysicallyorinthemind（使）分开；（使）分离；（使）隔开e.g.Hefoundthetwoboysfightingandsteppedintoseparatethem.他发现两个男孩在打架，便上前把他们拉开。separate2.这座城的两部分被一条河分隔开。Thetwopartsofthetownwereseparatedbytheriver.1.他们要把教学与研究分离开来。Theywanttoseparateteachingfromresearch.Practice:n.1)[U]theperiodduringwhichsomeonefeelssickaftertheyhavestoppeddoingsomethingthattheywereaddictedto脱瘾的过程e.g.Dreamsaboutsmokingweretheresultoftobaccowithdrawal,as97%ofsubjectsdidnothavethemwhilesmoking.与吸烟有关的梦是戒烟引起的，97%的受试者在吸烟时不会做那样的梦。2)[C;U]theactoftakingback,movingbackoraway撤回；收回；取回e.g.Hemadealargewithdrawalfromthebank.他从银行提取了一大笔款。withdrawalPractice1.他正在经受与戒除海洛因有关的所有不适症状。Heissufferingfromallthewithdrawalsymptomsassociatedwithgivingupheroin.2.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。Theyinsisteduponawithdrawalofthestatementandapublicapology.withdrawalPractice:adj.notcomfortable;slightlyworriedorembarrassed,andnotrelaxed;makingsomeonefeelphysicaldiscomfort令人不舒服的；不自在的；尴尬的e.g.Hefeltuncomfortablewhenhisparentsstartedarguinginfrontofhim.他父母当着他的面争论时，他觉得很不自在。uncomfortable乘车返回市中心的路上又热又难受。Theridebacktothecentreofthetownwashotanduncomfortable.Practice:adj.givingbadfeelings;makingonefeelupsetoruncomfortable使人不愉快的；讨厌的e.g.Thevacuumcleanerhasanunpleasantsmell.这个真空吸尘器有股难闻的气味。unpleasant她有一种不愉快的感觉，他们在背后议论她。Shehadanunpleasantfeelingthattheyweretalkingaboutherbehindherback.Practice:adj.feelinganxious,uncertainanduncomfortableinthemind不安的；担心的；不舒服的e.g.I’muneasyaboutthisdecision.我为这决定感到不安。uneasy他什么也没说，只朝我狡黠地咧嘴一笑，令我感到极为不安。Hesaidnothingbutgavemeaslygrinthatmademefeelterriblyuneasy.Practice:inreality;asamatteroffact事实上；实际上e.g.Shecarriesherageverywell.Shelooks50butinfactshe’sover60.她不显老，她看上去像50岁，其实已经60多了。infactHismemoirsare,infact,anattempttobuilduphisownimage.他的回忆录实际上是竭力为他自己树碑立传。Practice:adj.greaterwhencomparedwithothersinimportance,orseriousness较重要的；较严重的e.g.Shipbuildingusedtobeoneofourmajorindustries.造船业过去是我们的主要工业之一。major交通拥挤在大多数城市是个大问题。Heavytrafficisamajorprobleminmostcities.Practice:n.[C]anewsitemcontainingthelatestinformationaboutaparticularsituation最新报道；最新消息e.g.ShehadheardthenewsflashonaTVchannel’snewsupdates.她在电视新闻报道中听到了这条快讯。update1)takeactiontomanageorrelateto(someoneorsomething)处理；对待；应付e.g.I’musedtodealingwithmattersofthissort.我惯于处理此类问题。2)beaboutorbeonthesubjectofsomething涉及；论述e.g.Hisspeechdealtwiththetrafficprobleminbigcities.他的演讲有关大城市里的交通问题。dealwithWhenIworkedinFlorida,Idealtwithtouristsallthetime.Doyouhaveanybooksthatdealwithpovertyandcrime?2.你有没有论述贫穷和犯罪的书籍？1.我在福罗里达州工作时，一直跟游客打交道。Practice:v.take(apersonorhisattention)offsomething,esp.forashorttime使人分心；分散注意力e.g.Shewasdistractedfromherworkbythenoiseoutside.外面的嘈杂声分散了她在工作中的注意力。distract有些学生喜欢做功课时播放音乐，说这不会使他们分心。Somestudentsliketodotheirhomeworkwiththemusicplayingandsayitdoesnotdistractthem.Practice:n.[C]oneofanumberofcoursesofactionthatarepossibleandmaybechosen选择；供选择的事物e.g.Thegovernmenthastwooptions:toreducespendingortoincreasetaxes.政府有两种可选择的办法：减少开支或增加税收。option学生认为选这门课最容易及格。Thestudentsregardthissubjectasasoftoption.Practice:vt.(with,by)change(onepersonorthing)foranother,oftenbetter,newer,etc.代替；更换e.g.We’vereplacedtheoldaddingmachinewithacomputer.我们用计算机替换了旧式的加法机。replace我们需要新雇佣的员工来接替辞职的秘书。Weneedtoreplacethesecretarywholeftwithanewemployee.Practice:n.[C]abadhabit恶习；缺点e.g.—“Wouldyoulikeawhisky?”“来一杯威士忌吗?”—“No,thanks.Alcoholisn’toneofmyvices.”“不，谢谢。我没有贪杯这个坏习惯。”vice他惟一的不良习