世纪英语高二上U1languag.ppt

1、serve = give food to sb. at a meal 供应，提供，侍侯, 端菜,1. serve sth. to sb. 招待 Meals can be served to you in your room. 翻译：他们招待50多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。 They served a wonderful meal to more than 50 delegates. 2. serve as 起作用 The sofa served as a bed. 3. serve to do something 产生效果（结果） A single example serves to illus

2、trate what I mean. 翻译：进攻未奏效，反而使敌人警觉起来 The attack was unsuccessful and served only to alert the enemy.,settle (vi/vt),定居 After they got married, they settled in Brighton. America was first settled by people who came across from Asia over 25000 years ago. 2. 决定，安排 They havent yet settled when the wedd

3、ing is going to be. 翻译：他得把在巴黎的事情料理好才能回家 He had to settle his affairs ( = arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. settle down定居；定下心 Theyd like to see their daughter settle down, get married, and have kids.,be keen on= to like very much,1. be keen on doing sth. 热衷于, 喜爱

4、 I wasnt keen on going there on my own. 2. be keen to do sth. 渴望的 He told me that he was keen to help. 翻译： 她生来就非常渴望给别人留下好印象。 She was naturally keen to make a good impression on others. A dog has a very keen sense of smell.敏锐的 with a keen mind 敏捷的,expand (vi./vt.),Eg. A childs vocabulary expands thro

5、ugh reading. expand considerably, dramatically, enormously, greatly, hugely, fast, further, gradually, slowly, suddenly, steadily,waste time on sth./ (in) doing sth 在浪费时间,翻译：我不想在争吵方面浪费时间 I dont want to waste my time on argument. 如果你想继续工作而不是浪费时间聊天的话，你可以停一停了 If you want to go on with your work instead

6、 of wasting time chatting, you have to stop by now.,take care of =serve,1. look after 照看 照料 Eg. Who will take care of your baby when you are at work? take good care of sb./sth. 2. be responsible for 负责 翻译：你负责为今晚的聚会买酒好吗？ Will you take care of buying the wine for tonights party？ 3be careful of 当心；注意 翻

7、译：她从来不注意自己的措辞。 She never takes care of her wording,sb. take time to do sth. 花时间做某事；从容做,翻译：花点时间读读这篇小说，这对你有好处。 Take some time to read this novel, which will do you good. It takes sb. some time to do sth. 翻译：Joe需要一段时间才能术后痊愈。 It takes Joe some time to recover from his operation.,rush Vi./Vt. = to move v

8、ery quickly,Eg. At 11:20 students rushed to the dinner hall. Send/ take quickly 迅速带走，送出 They rushed the patient to the hospital. Dont rush through your work. 匆忙做完（某事） rush hour,CE-TRANSLATION (Text：1-11) 1.纽约是个移民众多的城市，每个民族都把自己的文化带到这个城市来。 （并列句，ethnic，immigrant） New York is a city of immigrants, and e

9、ach ethnic group has brought its own culture to the city. 2. 西餐主要由前菜（开胃菜），主食，和甜点组成。（简单句，make up） Western food is mainly made up of an appetizer, a main course and a dessert.,3.这款手机应用软件(APP)能教会家庭主妇们除了做美味的家庭自制蛋糕外还有做许多好吃的菜肴。(in addition to) This mobile phone APP can teach housewives to cook many tastef

10、ul dishes in addition to delicious home-cooked cakes. 4. 在2013上海书展上，读者可以选择各种不同的书籍。(简单句，variety) There is/ are a wide variety of books for readers to choose from in the 2013 Shanghai Book Fair. In the 2013 Shanghai Book Fair, readers can choose a wide variety of books,5. 一个年轻人带着他的宠物龟登上（board vt.）飞机，这

11、让人们认真思考起人类与动物的关系。（主语从句，think seriously about） That a young man boarded the plane with his pet turtle makes people think seriously about the relationship between man and animals 6. 如今许多人不喜欢那些含有防腐剂从而延长食品存放时间的食品。 (定语从句，contain， make) Nowadays, many people dont like food which contains preservatives to

12、make it last longer.,7. 许多美国人午饭匆匆吞下一个三明治，因为他们不想在吃的方面浪费太多的时间。(并列句， rush, waste) A lot of Americans rush through only a sandwich for lunch, for they do not want to waste too much time eating. 8. 据说以海豹为主食的北极熊会因为全球变暖而灭绝。 （It，定语从句， live on） It is said that the polar bears, which live on seals will be extinct because of the global warming.,Group task:,Possible situations: (1) Two of you are having dinner with American colleagues on Thanksgiving. They ask you to describe some of the major holidays you celebrate in China and dinin