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We shall travel by night as well as by day. He cooks as well as his mother does. 4. change one’s mind
change one’s idea \\ what one has decided
He is planning to travel alone and nothing will change his mind. I have spoken for an hour but they haven’t changed their mind. You can never change his mind after he makes a decision.
Unit 3 Computers
Word usage 1. calculate v: count
eg. You can calculate easily with the help of computer. I must calculate how much money I spent last week. He calculated the costs very carefully.
2. common adj: belonging equally the same to all eg. We have much common interest. Rice is common in south.
Smith is a very common last name in England. 该词构成的词组in common Those two have something in common.
They are brothers, but they have nothing in common. 3. universal adj: present or occurring everywhere eg. Football is a universal game.
This machine has a universal use in the home. Pollution is a universal problem in the world.
4. intelligence n [U]: mental ability to learn and understand things eg. He's a man of very high intelligence.
It requires a high degree of intelligence to do the job well.
When the water pipe burst, she had the intelligence to turn off the water at the main. 5. anyway adv: anyhow
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eg. I can’t understand it anyway. Do the job anyway you like. It may rain, but we shall go anyway. 6. totally adv: completely eg. I am afraid I totally forgot it. I totally agree with you. He misunderstood me totally. 7. advantage n: favorable factors eg. The job has many advantages. He had the advantage of a good education. What is the advantage of using this machine? 该词的反义词为disadvantage
eg. His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job. Not studying will be to your disadvantage.
8. disagree vi: be unlike or have a different opinion eg. Our answers to the problem disagreed. We disagreed about everything. We disagreed on which movie to see. 9. choice n: the act of choosing eg. We each had to make a choice. I will go with him because I have no choice. The shop has a wide choice of hats.
10. material n: matter from which things are made eg. Wood and stone are the only raw materials on the island. The teaching material in the school is advanced. Your writing materials are there. 11.create v: to cause to be or exist eg. An artist should create beautiful things. How was the universe created? That would create a wrong impression.
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12. arise (arose, arisen) vi: come into being eg. A question arose in the meeting. Disagreements arose between them.
Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment. 13. personally adv :
a)in person or not represented by others eg. He went there personally.
The plan was granted personally by our boss. b) as a person
eg I don’t know him personally, but I have read his book. . Personally, I don't approve of her. I dislike him personally, but I admire his art.
14. technology: the art application in industry, etc or the study of mechanical arts and applied sciences.
Eg. With the help of modern technology, you can do many things in a short time. People today enjoy a high level of technology.
Useful expressions
1. in one’s opinion: it is one’s view or feeling eg. In my opinion, the project is worth. In his opinion, the writing is excellent. In my opinion, the money is not enough. 2. go by: pass
eg. As time goes by my memory seems to get worse. This week went by slowly. Don’t let the opportunity go by. 3.so…that…: with the aim that
eg. We were so tired that we did nothing that evening. The word was so small that I could hardly see it. He was so excited that he couldn’t speak.
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4. in a way: to a certain extent but not entirely eg. The changes are an improvement in a way. The work is well done in a way.
5. after all: in spite of what has been said, done or expected. eg. So you have come after all. After all, what does it matter? I’m sorry. I can’t come after all. 6. with the help of
eg. I finished the job on time with help of my best friend.
With the help of a passer-by, I carried the injured person into a shop. With the help of the advanced machine, they carried out the plan successfully. 7. watch over: keep an eye on sb/sth
eg. Could you watch my clothes while I have a swim? The mother watched over the child carefully. The dog watches over its master’s house. A nurse watched over the old man.
8. deal with: attend to a problem, task, etc. eg. We should discuss how to deal with the problem. He dealt with the situation well.
She knows well how to deal with children.
Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Word usage: 1. protection n.
1) [U] the act of protecting or state of being protected 2) [C] a person or thing that protects
Eg: You’d better turn to an adult for protection if there is a bully in your class who makes your life
difficult.
This hat will give protection against the sun. Shoes are a protection for the feet.
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2. enemy n.
1) [C] a person who hates or dislikes another person; one of two or more people who hate or dislike each other.
2) [C] someone or something that hurts, wants to harm or is against (someone or something) Eg: He made many enemies during his political life. John and Paul are enemies (of each other). Cancer is an enemy of/ to mankind. 3. loss n.
1) [U] the act of fact of losing possession 2) the pain, harm, damage caused by losing sth. 3) [C] a failure to win or obtain
Eg: Did you report the loss of your jewellery to the police? He’ll try his best to make up the loss.
What make him unhappy was the loss of yesterday’s football match. 4. reserve n.
1) [C] a piece of land reserved for a purposse 2) [C] a quantity of sth. kept for future use. 3) v. to keep for a special purpose. 4) v. book
Eg: We drove the car slowly and watched the lions in the nature reserve. I must keep a good reserve of energy for tomorrow’s match. You’d better reserve the money for future need. We must reserve two seats on the plane. 5. area n.
1) [C] a particular space or surface; a part or division of the world. 2) [C] the size of a surface
Eg: You haven’t cleaned the area under the table. There aren’t many wild birds in this area.
What’s the area of China? It covers an area of more than 9 600 000 square km. 6. hunt v. & n.
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