Unit 3 ComputersWord usage1.c alculate v: counteg. You can calculate easily with the help of computer.I must calculate how much money I spent last week.He calculated the costs very carefully.2. common adj: belonging equally the same to alleg. We have much common interest.Rice is common in south.Smith is a very common last name in England.该词构成的词组in commonThose two have something in common.They are brothers, but they have nothing in common.3. universal adj: present or occurring everywhereeg. Football is a universal game.This machine has a universal use in the home.Pollution is a universal problem in the world.4. intelligence n [U]: mental ability to learn and understand thingseg. He's a man of very high intelligence.It requires a high degree of intelligence to do the job well.When the water pipe burst, she had the intelligence to turn off the water at the main.5. anyway adv: anyhoweg. I can’t understand it anyway.Do the job anyway you like.It may rain, but we shall go anyway.6. totally adv: completelyeg. I am afraid I totally forgot it.I totally agree with you.He misunderstood me totally.7. advantage n: favorable factorseg. The job has many advantages.He had the advantage of a good education.What is the advantage of using this machine?该词的反义词为disadvantageeg. His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.Not studying will be to your disadvantage.8. disagree vi: be unlike or have a different opinioneg. Our answers to the problem disagreed.We disagreed about everything.We disagreed on which movie to see.9. choice n: the act of choosingeg. We each had to make a choice.I will go with him because I have no choice.The shop has a wide choice of hats.10. material n: matter from which things are madeeg. Wood and stone are the only raw materials on the island.The teaching material in the school is advanced.Your writing materials are there.11.create v: to cause to be or existeg. An artist should create beautiful things.How was the universe created?That would create a wrong impression.12. arise (arose, arisen) vi: come into beingeg. A question arose in the meeting.Disagreements arose between them.Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment.13. personally adv :a)in person or not represented by otherseg. He went there personally.The plan was granted personally by our boss.b) as a personeg I don’t know him personally, but I have read his book.. Personally, I don't approve of her.I dislike him personally, but I admire his art.14. technology: the art application in industry, etc or the study of mechanical arts and applied sciences. Eg. With the help of modern technology, you can do many things in a short time.People today enjoy a high level of technology.Useful expressions1. in o ne’s opinion: it is one’s view or feelingeg. In my opinion, the project is worth.In his opinion, the writing is excellent.In my opinion, the money is not enough.2. go by: passeg. As time goes by my memory seems to get worse.This week went by slowly.Don’t let the opportunity go by.3.so…that…: with the aim thateg. We were so tired that we did nothing that evening.The word was so small that I could hardly see it.He was so excited that he couldn’t speak.4. in a way: to a certain extent but not entirelyeg. The changes are an improvement in a way.The work is well done in a way.5. after all: in spite of what has been said, done or expected.eg. So you have come after all.After all, what does it matter?I’m sorry. I can’t come after all.6. with the help ofeg. I finished the job on time with help of my best friend.With the help of a passer-by, I carried the injured person into a shop.With the help of the advanced machine, they carried out the plan successfully.7. watch over: keep an eye on sb/stheg. Could you watch my clothes while I have a swim?The mother watched over the child carefully.The dog watches over its master’s house.A nurse watched over the old man.8. deal with: attend to a problem, task, etc.eg. We should discuss how to deal with the problem.He dealt with the situation well.She knows well how to deal with children.Unit 3 Computers一．请根据中文意思完成下列句子。
