Unit-3-improving-your-memory(book-4)

Unit3(PassageB)Improvingyourmemory提高你的记忆力Para1:1.meansn.方式，手段meanv.意味着，意思是meantodosth.打算做某事meandoingsth.意味着…bymeansof通过…方式bynomeans绝不eg.Weexpressedourselvesbymeansofbodylanguage.Theysucceededbymeansofhardworking.Bynomeanscanyousmokehere.(倒装句)2.findout查明，弄清3.Therearetwoimportantparts(方面)toyourmemory对于你的记忆力(而言),有两个重要的因素所有格表达用to(prep.),不用ofeg.Thekeytothedoor,theanswertothequestion,4.Thereareafewways(toimproveyourconcentrationrecallskills.)动词不定式用作定语eg.Ihavemuchwork(todo).Weshouldmakeaplan(tolearnfromLeifeng).There’snothing(toworryabout).5.…youwillcertainlybeableto…beableto可用于将来时，can/could不可eg.Thebabywillbeabletowalkinafewweeks.Ihopetobeabletodothework.Para2:1.makesure确保，务必，查明(宾语从句中可用一般现在时或将来时表示将来的动作)makesuretodosth.eg.Putitinasafeplace,makesurewecantouchit.Wecanmakesurethatyouwillwinthematch.Makesuretocomehereontimetomorrow.Makesurethatyouhaveshutthedoor.2.Thefirstthingtodois(thatyou)makesureyougettheinformationcorrectthefirsttime.(表语从句)连系动词be/look/seem+表语从句，从句用陈述语序,用that引导时，无词义，可省略eg.Thetroubleis(that)shehaslosthismoney.Thequestioniswhetherweneedmorewater.Theproblemiswhocandothework.That’swhatI’mworryingabout.Itseemsasifhedidn’tknowtheanswer.That’swhyshefailedtopalltheexam.3.replace替代takeplace发生taketheplaceof=replace代替eg.TeacherZhangwillbereplaced,andTeacherWangwilltaketheplaceofhim.4.payattentionto关注5.sothat+结果状语从句“所以，因此”sothat+目的状语从句(从句中用can/could/might)“以便，为了”Eg.YesterdaymorningYangChenggotupearlysothatshecouldcatchthefirstbus.昨天早上扬程为了赶上早班车,起床很早。YesterdaymorningYangChenggotupearly,sothatshecaughtthefirstbus.昨天早上扬程起床很早，因此，她赶上了早班车。Shesavedeverycoinsothatshecouldbuyagiftforhermother.Shedroveacartoworksothatshewouldsavealotoftime.Mygrandpabegantolearncomputerattheageof60,sothathemightkeepupwithtime.Hedidn’tworkhardenough,sothathewasoutofhisworkwhenhewasyoung.Para3:1.asto关于，至于(用于正式语境)asfor关于(用于转换话题，有时表达轻蔑、嫌弃的态度)eg.Astothejourney，wemustdecideaboutthatlater.至于旅行，我们必须以后再作决定Astotheflood，Ihaveheardnothing.至于那次水灾，我没听到什么Youcanhaveabed；asforhim，he‘llhavetosleeponthefloor.有一张床给你，至于他，就只能睡在地板上了。AsforJohn,Ineverwanttoseeagain.Asforthissubject，Icouldn'tremember.2.haveadifficulttimedoingsth.做某事有困难=havedifficulty/trouble(in)doingsth.eg.Thetouristshadadifficulttimeunderstandingwhatthewaitersaid.3.thoroughly=completely=entirely完全地，彻底地，完整地eg.Cleantheroomthoroughly.彻底打扫Forus,theUSAisentirelyanewworld.4.untilconj./prep.直到用于肯定句中，表示主句动作一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为止。一般可译为“……直到……为止，此用法中，主句的谓语动词必须是持续动词(非瞬间动词)，如live,wait,last,love,like,stay,work,continue等。eg.Iwaiteduntilthreeo’clock.(prep.)我一直等到三点钟Helivedwithhisparentsuntilhegotmarried.(conj.)他与父母住在一起直到结婚为止Para4：1.selectiveadj.有选择性的selectv.挑选eg.selectiveattention选择性注意2.insteadof+n./pron./v.inginsteadadv.(单独使用，可用于句末)“代替，而不是”eg.Insteadofhelpingus,helaughedatus.Heoftengoestobedlateinsteadofearly.Wehavenocoffee,wouldyouliketeainstead?Heneverstudies.Instead,heplaystennisallday.Insteadofstudying,heplaystennisallday.3.theless(否定)…,theearlier…你需要记住的信息越少，以后就越容易记住eg.Thelessmeatyouear,thehealthieryouwillbe.Thelessheworried,thebetterheworked.Thelessheknew,thesaferhewas.4.atalaterpoint/time在以后eg.Atalaterpoint,youcanrecovergradually.Atalaterpoint,everythingwillbefine.Para5:1.concentrateon专注于…eg.Whenhavinglessons,you’dbetterconcentrateonyourteacher.Putyourconcentrationonbooks,notmobilephones.2.moveforward(to)向前移动（发展），继续做…eg.Idon’tknowhowtomoveforward.Chinesearemovingforwardingenerationbydevelopingeconomy.3.attheend最终4.testyourself自我检查5.havetrouble/difficulty(in)doingsth.Havefun(in)doingsth.Haveagood/hardtime(in)doingsth.Eg.Wehavetroubleinunderstandinghiswords.Wehadfunridingbikestotheparktoday.Ihadahardtimefindingyou.Para6:1.writedown写下，记下write(aletter)tosb.写信给某人writebacktosb.写回信2.Thesecond(秒)thatyouleaveameeting…离开会议室/教室的那一时刻…hourn.小时minuten.分钟3.translate…onto/into…翻译成…,转换为…eg.TranslatetheEnglishpoemintoChinese.Translatewordsintoaction.4.repeatedlyadv.反复地=againandagaineg.explainrepeatedly反复说明5.onalaterdate在以后，在晚些时候eg.Onalaterdate,youwillbethankfultoyourworkinghardtoday.Para7:1.Followingthesetipswillimproveyourmemory…(动名词短语用作主语)遵循这些提示将会…1)动名词做主语往往表示普通的、一般的行为,不定式做主语常表示某次具体的行为.Eg.Collectinginformationaboutchildren’shealthishisjob.收集有关儿童健康的信息是他的工作It’snecessarytodiscusstheplanwithyoutoday.2)动名词作主语通常表示抽象动作；而不定式作主语表示具体动作.Smokingisprohibited(禁止)here．这里禁止抽烟.(抽象)Itisnotverygoodforyoutosmokesomuch．你抽这么多烟对你身体很不好.(具体)2.followv.遵循，跟随eg.Theyfollowtheirpresident.Followme,Ineedyourhelp.followthetrafficrules遵守交通规则3.goalongwayindoingsth.有助于做…4.achievesuccess取得成功5.reachone’sgoals实现目标