Unit 5 The Value of Money 知识点精讲一、词汇精讲1. basis n．[pl. bases]基础；基点；根据教材原句Is money the basis of a happy life？金钱是幸福生活的基础吗？常用搭配：--on the basis of sth在某事的基础上；根据某事e.g. She was chosen for the job (on the basis of her qualifications．她因资历适合而获选中担任这项工作。
联想词：base n．基础；基地；根据vt，以……为基地be based on...以……为基础e.g. Rapid development of the economy should be based on science, technology and education.经济的快速发展应该以科技和教育为基础。
2. apologise vi．道歉；谢罪教材原句Wang Zheng apologised to Chen because he couldn't offer her more money．王政向陈道歉，因为他不能给她更多的钱。
常用搭配：apologise to sb for (doing) sth=say sorry to sb for (doing) sth因（做）某事向某人道歉e.g. The captain apologised to the passengers for the delay caused by the weather．机长因天气状况引起的（航班）延误向乘客道歉。
联想词：apology n．道歉make an apology to sb for sth因某事向某人道歉owe sb an apology应向某人道歉accept/refuse one's apology接受／拒绝某人的道歉e.g. He wanted the defendant to make a public apology through the media, and pay $150 as compensation for mental injury.他希望被告通过媒体作出公开道歉，并支付150美元作为精神损害赔偿金。
知识总结：Unit5 语言点详解目标认知重点词汇slightly, border, scenery，surround，measure，aboard，settle，manage，within，confirm，around，distance，downtown，approximately，impress重点短语catch sight of，rather than，as well as，have a gift for，as far as，look over重点句型“代词+现在分词”构成的独立主格结构“not… until…”句式知识讲解重点词汇slightly重点例句：…, and that Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country.slightly (adv.)轻微地；稍微①The number of passengers by this line fell off slightly in January.一月份这条航线的乘客数量略有减少。
②This one is slightly better than that.这一个比那个稍好一点。
●用法拓展slight (adj.)微小的，轻微的，微不足道的；不结实的，纤弱的；脆弱的①I have a slight cold.我患了轻微的感冒。
②The wind seemed to lift her slight body.风似乎要把她瘦弱的身体吹起来。
border重点例句：At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border,…border(n.)边界；国界；边沿(vt.&vi.)与……接壤；接近●用法拓展a border town边境城市the border of the lake湖边on the border of将要；接近于；在……的边界上border on sth.接近某物，毗邻某物；几乎与……接近；近似●易混辨析border, boundary, frontierborder“边境，边界”，常指沿两国边界的地区。
