补充注释Unit1Livingwell

1、Unit 1 Living well补充注释1. In other words, there are not many people in the world like me.换句话说 , 世界上像我这样的人并不多见。in other words ：that is to say, when you are about to express what you have said in a clearer, easier way.例如：I pointed out several mistakes and carefully repeated what I thought. In other wor

2、ds, Iwanted to tell him I was not at all pleased with his work.我指出了几个错误，并好几次重申了我的想法。换句话说，我对他的工作很不满意。Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard；in other words,you failed.你在考试中的表现没有达到规定的要求，换句话说，你不及格。They re leaving in three days in other words, next Friday.他们将在三天后离开，换句话说，也就是下周五。2

3、. I have learned to adapt to my disability.我已经学会了适应我的残疾生活。adapt 的意思有三个：l) If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas orbehaviours in order to deal with it successfully.例如：She adapted herself quickly to her new job.她很快适应了她地新工作。The children are finding it difficult

4、to adapt to their new school.孩子们感到很难适应他们的新学校。These plants have adapted themselves to the desert.这些植物适应了沙漠地区。2) If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 例如：This machine has been specially adapted for use under water.这台机器已特别改装成适应水下工作了。They adapted the g

5、arage for use as a workshop.他们把车库改成了车间。3) If you adapt a book or play, you change it so that it can be made into a film or atelevision programme.例如：They are trying to adapt this novel for a TV play.他们在试图把这部小说改编成电视剧。3. Unfortunately, they can t tell me whether I will get worse as I get older, or I wi

6、ll staythe same as I am now.不幸的是, 他们也不能告诉我, 我的病是否会随着年龄的增长而恶化,或者还是保持现状。1) whether or 在此处引导宾语从句。例如：I wonder whether she will come back or she will go straight to Beijing.我不知道她是要回家还是直奔北京。Nobody told me whether I was right or wrong.没人告诉我我是对还是错。2) stay在本句中为连系动词, 意思是：continue to be, remain, keep,例如：Stay l

7、ike that while I take your photos.我给你拍照, 就那样呆着别动。This place has stayed the same all those years.这些年这地方一直这样子。I tried my best to stay awake.我努力保持清醒。4. Every time after along absence from school, I feel really stupid because I am a bit behind others. 每次请过长假之后 , 我真的觉得自己很笨 , 因为我比别人落后了一些。absence的意思有：1) th

8、e state of being away,例如：After so long an absence from school he will find the work difficult.长时间落课之后,他会感到功课吃力。It happened in my absence.这事发生在我没在的时候。2) the lack of something,例如：In the absence of any encouragement or support, he had to drop the plan.没有任何鼓励和支持, 他只好放弃计划。An absence of sleep left those w

9、orkers very tired.缺乏睡眠使工人们很疲惫。Absence of rain caused the plants to die.缺少雨水使这些植物干死了。absence 的形容词是absent 。stupid 的意思有两个：1) someone who is stupid shows a lack of good judgement or good sense。例如：He was very drunk last night.I hope he didn t do anything stupid. 昨晚他喝得烂醉,我希望他没干什么傻事。It was stupid of me to

10、lose my temper.我发脾气是非常愚蠢的。Charlie understands perfectly what you mean. He is not stupid at all.查理非常明白你的意思 , 他一点儿都不笨。2) You say something is stupid to indicate that you do not like it or that it annoys you.例如：I hate these stupid black shoes.我不喜欢这些笨拙的黑鞋子。I can t get this stupid to work. 我不能把工作给这个笨家伙干。

11、5. Of course, there will always be a few who cannot see the real person inside mybody, but I do not get annoyed, I just ignored them.当然总会有些同学看不到我的内心世界,但是我并不生气, 只是不去理会他们罢了。1) 这儿的person意思是：human being as an individual distinct characteristics。例如：He is nice enough as a person.他风度很好。I think he had a gun

12、 concealed about his person.他身上带了枪, 我想这泄露了他的真实身份。2) get annoyed生气 , annoy的意思是：make sb a little angry or impatient。例如：It annoyed me to think how much time we had wasted.想到我们浪费了这么多时间我就很恼火。I am annoyed with him because he kept interrupting us.他总来打扰我们, 这使我很生气。get + done表示 “被 ”。例如：Some glasses got broken

13、 when we were moving.当我们搬家时, 一只杯子被打碎了。Did you get invited to the party?你收到参加晚会的邀请了吗?6. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends when I am wellenough. I spend a lot of time with my pets.身体好的时候, 我会同我的朋友一起去看电影和足球比赛。此外, 我还花很多时间和我的宠物在一起。1) as well as的意思是in addition to sth sb do

14、ing。例如：The old farmer grows flowers as well as vegetables.这个老农即种菜又种花。She is a talented musician as well as a photographer.她不仅是个摄影师, 还是个很有天赋的音乐家。He had all his school work to do, as well as looking after his sick mother.他不仅照顾生病的母亲, 还把作业都完成了。2) well enough的意思是healthy,其反意词是ill 。例如：I do hope your family

15、 are all well.我也衷心希望你全家安好。She hasn t been well lately.她最近身体不好。I m not feeling very well . 我感觉不舒服。7. Just accept them for who they are and give them encouragement to live as richand full a life as you do.要接受他们 , 给他们以鼓励 , 使他们能像你们一样过得丰富多彩、充实美满。as as 通常用于比较结构中。例如：I can t drink as sweet coffee as that.我不

16、能喝那么甜的咖啡。I haven t seen as old a car as this for years.我好多年没见过这么旧的小汽车了。注意：这时名词如果是单数, 形容词要置于a, an之前。但有时也能将名词置于asas之前。例如：I haven t seen a car as old as this for years.I can t drink coffee as sweet as that .另外 , 在 morethan结构中 , 如果出现名词, 情况也是一样。例如：Our neighbour has a house much larger than ours.邻居的房子比我们的

17、大得多。Our neighbour has a much larger house than ours.8. The seats at the back of the cinema should be placed higher than the ones at the front so that every one, whether they are short or tall, can see the screen easily.影院后排的座位应该比前排的高, 这样每个人 无论个子高矮, 都能很容易地看到银幕。1) so that可以引起目的状语从旬（此时从句中常有can, may 等）

18、, 也可引导结果状语从句 , so that 前常用逗号隔开。例如：He spoke through a microphone so that the people at the back can hear him.他讲话时用了麦克风 , 这样后面的人都能听清。They climbed higher so that they might have a better view.他们爬得更高, 这样视野可能会更好些。The furniture arrived damaged, so that we had to send it back.家具送到的时候已损坏, 所以我们退了回去。2） whether or在这儿引导状语从句, 表示选择条件和让步意义, 这与注释1 中的whether or