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UsefulExpressions1.吞噬2.困于交通堵塞3.越洋购物旅行4.在大多数情况下5.使…摆脱eatintostuckintrafficjamsthetransatlanticshoppingexpeditioninmostcasesfreesb.from6.个人的穿着打扮7.处理软件故障8.除去技术发展9.信息爆炸10.从世界各个角落personalgroomingfixsoftwareglitchestechnologyaparttheinformationexplosionfromeverycorneroftheworldUsefulExpressions11.在整个世界学术界12.在…的推动下13.适用于14.预测小组15.分配不均匀inthewholeworldofscholarshipdrivenonbyapplytoforecastinggroupbeunevenlydistributedUsefulExpressionsAfter-1.useful-416.抚养子女17.做有报酬的工作18.家务杂活19.越做越大的市场20.家政服务nurtureoffspringtakepayingjobshouseholdchoresagrowthmarketconciergeservicesUsefulExpressions21.更充分地利用makebetteruseof22.工业革命industrialrevolution23.注定bedoomedtoLanguagePoints1.onthego:p194,introduction(infml)activeorbusyExamples:I’vebeenonthegoallweek,preparingmythesis.Iwasonthegoalldayandwenthomeatabout10o’clockintheevening.2.cope:page194,introductiondealsuccessfully(withsb./sth.difficult)Examples:Healthpsychologistsstudyhowpeoplecopewithstress.Peoplewhoattemptsuicideusuallysufferfromextremeemotionaldistressandfeelunabletocopewiththeirproblems.3.setabout：page194introductionbegin（atask）；start（doingsth.）（usedInthepattern：setaboutsth./doingsth.;nopassive）Example:Theschoolauthoritiesmustsetaboutfindingsolutionstothecampussecurityproblems.MymomandIsetaboutclearingupaftertheguestsleft.4.quantities/alargequantityof:largeamounts/alargeamountof(L3)Examples:Incoldweathermostanimalsmusteatlargequantitiesoffoodtoobtaintheenergyneededtocarryonnormalbodyactivities.5.eatinto:(L6)graduallyreducetheamountof(sth.Valuable);damageordestroyExamples:Allthesecarexpensesareeatingintooursavings.Responsibilitiesathomeandworkeatintohistime.Eatoutof:吃光6.(L11)aircraft:(pluralunchanged)vehiclewhichcanfly,forexampleanaeroplaneorahelicopterExamples:TheBoeingCompanyistheworld’slargestmanufacturerofcommercialairplanesandmilitaryaircraft.(L11)Thetroubleis,itdeliveredthem.“Deliver”meanstoprovideortobring,“them”hererefersto“horizons”.Itimpliestheunfavorableeffectoftheinventionofaircraft,thatis,people,drivenonbynewhorizons,wouldliketospendmoretimeontime-consumingjourneys.7.(L18)inreality:inactualfact;reallyExamples:Somefamousprivateschoolsaretheoreticallyopentothepublic,butinrealityareattendedbythosewhocanaffordthefees.Heismuchsmallerinrealitythanhelooksonthetelevision.Collocation:acceptreality承认事实denyreality否认事实facereality面对事实8.(L21)multiply:increaseinnumberorquantity;addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimesExamples:Theweedsjustmultiplied,andbeforelongthegardenwasajungle.Multiplyinglargequantitiesinone’sheadhasbecomealostartsincethearrivalofthecalculator.9.(L24)burden:heavyloadExamples:manypupilsfindhomeworkaburden.Somefarmersarecomplainingabouttheheavyburdenoftaxation.10.(L31)fraction:smallpart,bit,amountorproportion(ofsth.)Examples:Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationlivedinthatremotearea.TheblackminersinSouthAfricausedtoearnonlyafractionofthewagespaidtowhiteminersdoingequivalentwork.11.(L33)pourin:gointoaplacequicklyandinlargenumbersExamples:TouristspouredintoShanghaionNationalDay.manyfootballfanspouredintothestadiumtohavealookattheirfavoritefootballplayers.pourdown沿…流下pourfrom从…流下pourinto流进(L39-41)Now,Ifindmyselfsubscribingto60or70journalsormagazinesjusttokeepmeupwithwhatamountstoaminuteproportionoftheexpandingfrontiersofscholarship.”Itmeansthattheever-advancingdevelopmentinthenewfieldofacademyThepurposeofthesentenceistogiveusamorevividpictureabouttheinformationexplosion.14.amountto:(L41)beequalto;adduptoExamples:In1959thecombinedvalueofU.S.importsandexportsamountedtolessthan9percentofthecountry’sgrossdomesticproduct.Thetuitionfeeamountstotenthousandyuan.15.minute:(L41)verysmallinsizeoramountExamples:Onlyaminuteamountofmoneyisneeded.Studiesshowthatwatercontainsminutequantitiesoflead.minute,small&little这几个词都是形容词，都有“小的”之意。minute意思是“很小的”、“细微的”，在本组词中算是“最小的”。small指大小、重量、数量、规模、力量、重要性等方面“小的”、“少的”。little没有真正的比较级和最高级，它经常暗示所谈及的人、物小得可爱。而small就没有这种含义，它多表示比较，是相对而言的。1.Heisasmallman,onlyonepointfivemeterstall.2.Hiswritingisminute.3.Whatanicelittlegarden!4.Thereisalittlebirdinthetree.5.Thereareminuteparticlesofgolddustontheground.6.Youmadeoneortwosmallmistakes.16.frontier:(L41)(usu.Pl)theextremelimitofanareaofknowledgeoraparticularactivity;theborderbetweentwocountriesExamples:Toopenupthespacefrontier,NASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration美国国家航空和宇宙航行局)willtrytolowerthecostofaccesstoEarthorbit.OurpassportswereinspectedattheCzechfrontier.18.(L43)prosperity:stateofbeingeconomicallysuccessful;stateofbeingsuccessfulorrichExamples:Warbringsnoprosperitytothegreatmassofordinarycitizens.19.oblige:(L45)1.dosth.for(sb.)asafavororsmallservice(usedinthepattern:oblige(sb.)(withsth./bydoingsth.))Examples:Wearehappytooblige.Pleaseobligemebyleavingmealone.2.force(someonetodosomething)(usu.usedinthepassivevoice)Incertaincountriesthelawobligesparentstosendtheirchildrentoschool.obligeby答应做…使满足obligewith以…使满足(L46)SowesufferfromwhatWilsoncallsdiscontentwithsuperabundance--theconfusionofendlesschoice.1.Whatdoes“superabund