111 Unit 3 SECTION 1 1 Thanks to the silicon chip,computers are now cheap and convenient. Thanks to =owing to=because of=as a result of Convenient的主語不使用人，結(jié)構(gòu)是it is convenient for/to sb to do sth如， If it is convenient for you,please drop in.假如你方便，請來訪。 2 Every year or two,a new computer can multiply many times over,with great speed,for less money. 英語中一兩年的表示One year or two / one or two years Multiply增加,后面常常接數(shù)字;increase/add to后常跟 sth. 如:The bad weather increased our difficulty in solving the problem over adv更多.如:men of 50 and over50和50以上的人 5 kilometres and a bit over五公里多一點(diǎn). 一般地說,over常和動詞放在一起用,意思是:在---的過程中.如jump over/fly over/chat over A plane is flying over the Pacific Ocean/Let’s have a chat over some coffee. 3 He told me that he didn’t want me to be spending at the Internet Café to be spending to be spending 是動詞不定試的進(jìn)行時，它表示動作和謂語動詞的動作一起發(fā)生,強(qiáng)調(diào)動作的正在進(jìn)行或者動作的持續(xù)進(jìn)行。如 He predented to be writing when the teacher entered . He seemed to be stealing when he was caught 而to do 是表示動作的將來或者通常情況下的動作。如 To catch the early bus,we have to get up at six To have done 是表示動詞不定式的完成，它表示動作在謂語動作之前發(fā)生。如，Tom seemed to have finished his homework,,for he was watcii 4 He started talking about all the time people waste sitting in front of computer 一般情況下，用start doing但如果其后是表示感知的動詞,用動詞不定式。如，start to realize/start to understand 5 First of all,I checked my email and signed on to a chat line. First of all,首先 強(qiáng)調(diào)順序。如，F(xiàn)irst of all,let me introduce myself After all,畢竟；終究Please forgive him.After all,he is a child Above all 最重要的是 I need a comfortable room.After all,it is nice. Sign on to ---這兒的意思是“登陸”---/sign on 原意思是“簽約受雇傭/簽約參加組織”如， He signed on for a special course 6 Sometimes I think teachers here are unfair because they think that just because practically every student in Canada has a computer,we should be able to do research on any topic.有時，我認(rèn)為這兒的老師想法過于偏激，就因?yàn)榛旧厦總€加拿大學(xué)生都有電腦，就想當(dāng)然的認(rèn)為我們能做任何課題的研究。 這個句子結(jié)構(gòu)較為復(fù)雜，大的句是含有原因狀語的主從復(fù)合句，而在主句中還有一個省略that的賓語從句 teachers here are unfair。而原因狀語狀語從句中，又包含一個賓語從句。 Practically adv.基本上。Practical adj 實(shí)用的，實(shí)際的。如，a practical skill/He is so practial that he never buys more than needed. 7 Anyway,between my homework,chating with my friends,answering my emails and downloadig a couple of new songs,I guess I was on the Internet a long time.我先處理了一些家庭作業(yè)，后又回了幾封EMAIL，接著又下載了幾首歌曲。我想我在網(wǎng)上呆的時間太長拉。 anyway.adv.相當(dāng)于 anyhow意思是“不管怎么說” 1>. 再說。I've decided to postpone the idea of doing a course,and anyway I got acceped by the Council. 2>.不管怎么說----I can give you a lift if you wait. ----No,I'll walk.Thanks,anyway. 3>.至少----All of them? ----Some,anyway. 4>.究竟What are you phoning for ,anyway 8 It all began when I went to an Internet Café after school It all began when---意思是從---開始，句中IT 可以換成THAT。再如，That all began when I graduated from a university. 9 Even with a computer it takes a long time to find what you’re looking for,since there is so much information avaible. Available意思是“能得到的，可以利用的”。常做后置定語。 There is not enough water available in the village . Is the book avaible in the bookshop? 10 When my mother got home from work she was very upset upset這兒意思是 不高興。注意它和nervous/anxious。 upset=rather unhappy. nervous=rather afraid anxious=worried. Upset也可以做動詞意思是“使---不安”。如， What he said upset me 111