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Unit 1
Language Focus 语言注释
Text A Higher Education in the United States
Text B Back to School
Reading Practice Do Children Benefit or Suffer from
Television?
G．rammar
Ⅰ．句子的类别
Ⅱ．状语从句（1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
参考译文
Key to Exercises of Unit 1


Unit 2
Language Focus语言注释
Text A A11 Work Is Play
Text B Ten Ways to Get You Exercising at Work
Reading Practice Stop Smoking
Grammar
Ⅰ．动词时态小结
Ⅱ．动词不定式(1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
参考译文
Key to Exercises of Unit 2


Unit 3
Language Focus语言注释
Text A HOW Americans Get Married
Text B The Traditional American Wedding
Reading Practice A Peculiar Way of Dating
Grammar
Ⅰ．情态动词
Ⅱ．被动语态
Exercises
Key to Exercises
参考译文
Key to Exercises of Unit 3
Unit 4
Language Focus语言注释
Text A Freddy Smith．Bank Teller
Text B For Recognition As Weu As Cash
Reading Practice Occupations
Grammar
定语从句(1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
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Reading Practice
D0 Children Benefit or Suffer from Television?
1．Children in the United States are exposed tO many influences
othcr than that of their families．美国的儿童除了受到家庭影响外还受到其他许多影响。
1） be exposed to：be left uncovered or without protection暴露于。
It was a bare slope，and the soldiers were exposed tO the
enemy’s gunfire．那是光秃秃的山坡，士兵们都暴露在敌军的炮火之下。
Victor had been exposed to English for several years before
he came t0 study here．在来这儿学习之前，维克多已接触过几年英语。
在本课中，be exposed tO引申为“面对、面临”的含义。
2）。ther than：eXcept，not anything but除了（常用于否定词之后）。
He nCver SDeakS to me other than to ask for something。 除了向我要东西外，他从不跟我讲话。
Shc seldom appearS other than happy。她看起来总是乐呵呵的。
The truth is quitc other than what you think．实际情况与你想的完全不同。
2．…as opposed to 12，000 hours in a classroom。…而相比之下，在 教室里只坐了12，000小时。
as opposed to：in contrast／opposition tO与…对照／对比；与…不同
John likes rice’as opposed to Mary，who hates it．约翰喜欢吃米饭，而玛丽完全不一样，她讨厌米饭。
l’m here on business as opposed to a holiday．我来这儿是出差的，不是来度假的。
3．be concerned about：be anxious or worried about or interested in 担心；关切
The girl was very much concerned about her mother’S illness．那姑娘对母亲的病情非常担心。
The government has been concerned about the growth of
the younger generation。政府一直关心着青年一代的成长。
4．1ack of：absence or need缺乏，不足，没有
The plants died for lack of water．那些植物因缺水而死亡。
They tried everything possible to overcome the lack of
technical data．他们千方百计解决技术资料不足的问题。
5．beat uD／bash up：hit，kick or thrash sb．severely痛打 The boys robbed the old man and beat him up．那几个男孩 抢了老人的钱并将他痛打了一顿。
She was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs．她受到那群恶棍的痛打。
6．have an effect on／upon：bring about the result on the mind or feeling对…有影响；产生作用
Her red dress had quite an effect on everyone there．她的那 件红衣裳吸引了那儿每个人的视线。
The session will have a great pushing effect on production．这次会议对今后的生产会产生巨大的推动作用。
7．deal with：manage something处理；应付
The teacher said he would deal with verbs the following week．老师说他下周要讲授动词。
Shc didn’t know how to deal with the awkward situation．她不知该如何应付那种尴尬的局面。
8．approve of：say’show or feel something is good and acceptable同意，赞同
1 don’t approve of wasting time．我不赞成浪费时间。
I approve of your trying to earn some money’but don’t
neglect your studies．我同意你去挣点钱，但切不可因此而误了你的学业。
9．The most famous of these is“Sesame Street”’which tries to give
preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet and
numbers．“芝麻街”是其中最有名的节目之一，这个节目对学龄前儿童以后学习字母和数字有帮助。
1）which引起非限定性定语从句，指代Sesame Street。
2）head start：advantage given or gained at an early stage早期 就得到的益处。
Being already able to read gave her a head start over the
other pupils．很小的时候就具备的阅读能力使她比其他小学生学到更多的知识。
10．It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in
which they live．该节目还教给孩子们一些有用的知识，使他们了解他们所生活的世界。
which指代the world，又引起定语从句；介词in来自与live的搭配，in也可放在句末。
11．give high marks for…：speak highly of…高度评价，赞扬
The foreign traders gave high marks for the products made
in China．外商对中国产品给予很高的评价。
12．rather than：in preference to；instead of（表示某种选择时）而不是
I think I’tl have a cold drink rather than coffee．我想要一杯冷饮而不是咖啡。
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