The four major functions of money are as a
medium of exchange, a standard of value, a standard of deferred
payment, and a store of value.
货币的四个主要功用是:交换的媒介,价值的标准,延期付款的标准和价值的储存手段。A. New words:
1.dis
agreement:
agreement,
disagree, agree2.economist: n 经济学家,economy: n 经济、节约;economic: adj经济的;economical:
adj节约的;economize: v 节约3.exchange: n/v交换、交流
4.
payment: n付款;pay: v; payer: n付款人,tax payer5.in
convenient: adj不方便的,inconvenience;
convenient, convenience
6.sacrifice; v/n牺牲7.coincidence: n巧合、同时发生;coincide: v同时发生;coincident: adj巧合的
What a coincidence!8.
respond: v
respond to sth;
response: n
9.
conscious: adj有意识的,be
conscious of sth; un
conscious10.reduce,
decrease: 减少
11.GNp = Gross National product国民生产总值;GDp = Gross Domestic product国内生产总值
B. Summary about the phrases:1.be familiar with(1段1行); 2.a great deal of(1段5行); 3.a number of(1段7行); 4.rule
out(3段2行); 5.search for(3段5行); 6.
respond to sth(4段5行); 7.rather than(4段6行); 8.in terms of(4段6行); 9.whether or not(4段7行); 10.be
conscious of(4段7行); 11.serve
as(5段6行); 12.only if/If only(5段9行); 13.convert into(6段6行); 14.associate with(6段7行); 15. be involved in(6段9行)
分词的独立主格:当我们介绍分词短语作状语时讲过它的逻辑主语应是主句的主语,但有时根据句子的需要分词短语要有一个独立的主语,我们称之为独立主格。
a.It being Sunday, you needn't go to school.= Because it is Sunday, you needn't go to school.
b.All people having arrived, the meeting began.= After all people had arrived, the meeting began.
c.Weather permitting, we'll go to the Summer palace.= If weather permits, we'll go to the Summer palace.
d.All the work done, you can go home.= After all the work is done, you can go home.
当动词和主语之间存在主动关系时,用现在分词;当动词和主语之间存在被动关系时,用过去分词;
另外,分词作独立主格时前面可加with.The park is beautiful with all the trees putting on a tender green.
Exercise:1. The
murderer was brought in, with his hands ____ behind his back. (tie)
2. The first textbook ____ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. (write)
3. I played under a big tree, with my father ____ in the fields. (work)4. All our savings ____, we must look for a new job. (go)
5. The question _____, we continued to do the work. (settle)key: 1.tied; 2.written; 3.
working; 4.gone; 5.having been settled
The 18th lecture of College English one:
形容词后缀: able, ible
accept→
acceptable;
response→responsible al
form→formal; nation→national an
America→American; Russia→Russian ant, ent
differ→different; resist→resistant ary, ory
explain→explanatory; second→secondary ern
east→eastern; west→western ful
care→careful; help→helpful; use→useful less
care→careless; help→helpless; use→useless ic
base→basic; economy→economic ive
act→active; progress→progressive ous
danger→dangerous; fame→famous y
wind→windy; cloud→cloudy; dirt→dirty ish
England→English; fool→foolish; red→reddish 动词后缀:
en black→blacken; sharp→sharpen; wide→widen
fy; ify pure→purify; beauty→beautify
ize, ise computer→computerize; real→realize
副词后缀:ly: careful→carefully; easy→easily; true→truly
Key to some exercises:p365:Ⅰ.a. c. c. d. b.
p366:Ⅱ.1.agent; 2.policy; 3.adequate; 4.occur; 5.remind; 6.ignorance; 7.complex; 8.entirely; 9.fundamentals; 10.concepts
Ⅲ.1.evil; 2.sell; 3.inadequate; 4.expensive; 5.unfortunate; 6.impossible; 7.finally; 8.unsafe; 9.illness; 10.hide, conceal
p367:Ⅳ.looking for, address, familiar with, guide, places of interest, sum, period, if, look forward to, sincerely
p369:Ⅱ.1.effective; 2.evil; 3.inadequate; 4.sum; 5.complex; 6.agent; 7.miracle; 8.protection; 9.opposite; 10.possibility
Ⅲ.2. In effect, it took us as much time to look for the book as it did to read it.
3. Her letter reminded me of the good days that we spent together.4. Except for a few insurance professionals, most of us don't understand exactly
what insurance is.5. The method has been proven and is still effective.
8. His major is engine technology in this institute.Unit 14 Text A: The Importance of Being Kind and
politeThere is a
saying: when
salute, you'll be
saluted. people usually follow some rules of
behavior in social activities. These rules represent what a majority of
people consider
acceptable and un
acceptable. However, there are rude people whose
behavior shows little respect for such rules. As we know, being
polite and
showing respect can lead us to success in life. So it's a good idea to be kind and
polite people.
A. New words:1.frankly: adv, frank: adj, to be frank;
frankness: n
2.boring: adj令人讨厌的;bore: v; bored: adj; boredom: n厌烦、厌倦3.
honestly: adv正直地;honest: adj, to be honest;
honesty: n诚实、正直 (*)
a.Honesty is the best policy.b.I didn't tell anyone,
honestly, I didn't.
c.To be honest with you, he often speaks evil of you behind your back.4.
impress: v;
impression" target="_blank" title="n.印刷;印象;效果">
impression: n;
impressive" target="_blank" title="a.给人深刻印象的">
impressive: adj(*)
a.I was greatly
impressed by his speech.b.The book didn't
impress me at all.
5.collection: n 收集、收藏品;collect: v6.misunderstand: v误解、误会;understand: v; understanding; misunderstanding(*)
a.I can't understand why he shows no respect for the rules the majority follows.b.We should do everything possible to clear up the many misunderstandings
between us.c.He is not happy because his wife always misunderstands him.
7.interact: v互相作用;interaction: n8.
behavior: n;
behave: v
9.un
acceptable: adj;
acceptable: adj; accept: v;
acceptance: n (*)a.She received a gift from him, but she didn't accept.
b.He is angry with her because her words are
totally un
acceptable.c.If you think the plan is
acceptable, you should do it according to the plan
right now.10.rude: adj;
rudely: adv
11.bother: v; bothersome: adj12.adolescent: n青少年;adolescence: n 青春期
13.swear: v宣誓、咒骂a.She swears on her honor.
b.What is she swearing about?14.
indifferent: adj冷漠的 be
indifferent to sb/sth;different: adj不同的;difference:
n(*)a.I'm
indifferent to whether you go or stay. To be honest with you, I don't
care.b.There are big differences between the two languages.
c.She is wearing a different dress every time I see her. 15.discipline: n纪律,v训练
16.
employer: n雇主;employee: n雇员;employ: v;
employment: n(*)a.The factory is going to employ 20 more workers.
b.He left his hometown to look for
employment in a big city.c.She has been
working for the same
employer for 20 years.
d.The total number of office employees almost doubled.17.individual: n/adj; individualize: v个性化;individuality: n个性
18.kindness: n; kind: adj