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新编英语教程4U n i t o n e⏹一.P r e-r e a d i n g Q u e s t i o n s⏹W h a t i s y o u r n e w y e a r’s r e s o l u t i o n?⏹T o d o a p a r t-t i m e j o b?⏹T o m e m o r i z e m o r e w o r d s?⏹T o h a v e a b o y/g i r l f r i e n d?⏹⏹W h e n a p e r s o n m a k e s N e w Y e a r’s r e s o l u t i o n s,h e m a k e s u p h i s m i n d t od o o r n o t t o d o ce r t a i n t h i n g s i n t h e c o m i n g y e a r.S o m e p e o p l e m a y b ea b l e t o c a r r y o u t t h e i r N e w Y e a r’s r e s o l u t i o n s,b u t s o m e m a y n o t.F o rm o s t P e o p l e,i t’s o f t e n e a s i e r t o m a k e N e w Y e a r’s r e s o l u t i o n s t h a n t oc a r r y t h e m o u t⏹W h a t a r e t h e p o s s i b l e o b s t a c l e s f o r y o u r m a k i n g t r u e t h e r e s o l u t i o n s?⏹二。
M a j o r l a n g u a g e p o i n t s⏹.⏹1.A b r i e f s u m m a r y o f t h e w a y s t o e x p r e s s f u t u r i t y⏹1)T h e n e u t r a l f u t u r e i s f o r m e d b y u s i n g t h e a u x i l i a r i e s w i l l/s h a l la n d i n f i n i t i v e.⏹E x a m p l e s:⏹T o m o r r o w w i l l b e h i s S u n d a y.⏹I s i t p o s s i b l e t o m a k e a n a t o m i c e n g i n e t h a t w i l l b e r e a l l y s a f e i n e v e r yc i r c u m s t a n c e?⏹2)T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n t o b e g o i n g t o i s u s e d t o e x p r e s s f u t u r e i n t e n t i o n.⏹E x a m p l e s:⏹T h i s y e a r i t i s g o i n g t o b e d i f f e r e n t.⏹I k n o w w h a t t h e k i d s a r e g o i n g t o d o.⏹N o t e:T h i s c o n s t r u c t i o n c a n n o t b e u s e d f o r n e u t r a l f u t u r i t y,w h i c h d o e s n o td e p e n d o n a n y p e r s o n’s w i l l o r i n t e n t i o n.F o r E x a m p l e,b o t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s a r e w r o n g.⏹*T o m o r r o w i s g o i n g t o b e h i s S u n d a y.⏹*I f y o u g o t o t h e U.S.A.,y o u a r e g o i n g t o c o m e a c r o s s t h e r e m a r k a b l e,a l m o s t l e g e n d a r y h o s p i t a l i t y o f t h e A m e r i c a n o f t h e W e s t.⏹3)T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n b e t o d o(s o m e t h i n g)i s u s e d t o e x p r e s s a r r a n g e m e n t o r c o m m a n d.⏹E x a m p l e s:⏹N o w l e t a l l m e n k n o w t h a t c r o p s a r e t o b e p l a n t e d a s u s u a l.(L e v e l3,U n i t11)⏹S h a k a o r d e r e d:―A l l w o m e n w h o a r e f o u n d w i t h c h i l d a r e t o b e p u t t od e a t h w i t h t h e i r h u s b a n d s.‖⏹4)T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n b e a b o u t t o i s u s e d t o e x p r e s s n e a r f u t u r e.⏹E x a m p l e s:⏹R o y a n d S a m m y w e r e a b o u t t o p e r f o r m o p e n-h e a r t s u r g e r y o n M r s.R o b i n s o n w i t h a s c o u t k n i f e.=R o y a n d S a m m y w e r e j u s t g o i n g t o d o a no p e n-h e a r t o p e r a t i o n o n M r s.R o b i n s o n w i t h a s c o u t k n i f e.⏹S h e w a s a b o u t t o t e l l u s t h e t r u t h w h e n y o u e n t e r e d t h e b u i l d i n g.⏹表示将来意图的，除了常见的将来时，w i l l，还有哪些常见形式呢？⏹⏹比如：t o⏹一种正式的方式表示将来必须要做什么。
Book 4 Unit 3 Text Alanguage points1. grill: (1) cook by direct heat(2) ask a lot of questions for a long timeShe knew her parents would grill her about where she had been.The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case.I decided to grill the sausage rather than fry them.Tom was grilled by customs officers for several hours.2. follow up: take additional steps to further (a previous action) (followed by with ) If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation.The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up.This meeting is a follow-up to the one we had last month.3. prospective: likely to become or beAlways be polite to prospective buyers.We have received letters of application from several prospective candidates.--a prospective bride/employer/buyer--a prospective deal--achieve prospective resultsCf. Prospect: a possibility of likelihood of sth. happening.There is a reasonable prospect of reaching the trapped child before it gets dark.4. (as) the saying goes: used to introduce a particular phrase that people often say As an old saying goes: Love me, love my dog.As the saying goes, “He who laughs last laughs longest.”As the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold.5. endeavor: an effect or attempt to do sth.;try (to do sth.) v. nEngineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem.They Endeavor to put sandstorm under control in ten years.In spite of our best endeavors, it has proven impossible to contact her.Syn. Make efforts, take pains, strive to,We must labor for a better future.6. go after: try hard to obtainAre you planning to go after Peter’s job when he leaves?He went after first prize in the English speech contest.Syn. There was a long chase before the criminal was caught.The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.7.the odds were good(l.31): probabilityWhat are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door?The odds are that you’re going to fail.8.prospects (l.41)--The prospects for peace in the country’s civil war are becoming brighter.(possibility)--There is a real prospect that the bill will be defeated in parliament.--I choose to work abroad to improve my career prospects. (chance of success)--have bad job prospects9. incidentally: by the way, by chanceIn our discussion this question was incidentally brought up.And, incidentally, it is not uncommon for wives to complain that their husbands do not notice new dresses, new hats, and changes in household arrangements. .Cf. by accident/ by chanceErrors are inescapable incidents in the course of scientific research.His debut at Carnegie Hall was the first of a succession of exciting incidents in his life10. chuckle: laugh quietly (funny, enjoy yourself)The professor chuckled when we told her that we were afraid of her.The father chuckled approval of what the son did.11.be inadequate(l.60)--inadequate staffing: under-staffing--The projects are inadequately funded.--feel inadequate--He is inadequate for the job.12.miracle of miracles(l.61)--work/achieve/create miracles--It’s a miracle that he was not killed.by a miracle--His life was saved by a miraclemiraculous adj.--miraculous recovery/accuracy--It is miraculous that …13. take/have a crack (at): try to do (sth.)e.g.: They have decided to have a crack at the doubles championship.I would like to take a crack at the Olympic title again before I retire.14.accomplish goals(l.72)--accomplish a mission/task--accomplish one’s purpose--hardly accomplish anythingaccomplished adj.--an accomplished girl/scholar15. Make a difference: change the situation or outlook; have an effectHaving a good teacher has made all the difference for Alex.Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel.16.sport(l.78): wear sth without shyness orstylishly or to show off--She came in sporting a fur coat.--Many artists tend to sport long hair and strange clothes.17. blurt: utter abruptly and thoughtlesslyFolks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.As soon as the teacher put forward the question, he blurted the answer out.他一气之下冲口说出了那个秘密。
