Unit3  Life in future

keys: 1) he settled down as a farmer with a family. 2) after the death of her husband, she settled her family in ohio.

3. impression n.印；印痕；印記；印象；意念；概念
[典例]
1) your performance gave me a strong impression.你的表演給我留下了很深的印象。
2) what i said made no impression on him.我的話對他不起作用。
[重點用法]
impress v.留下印象
impress sth.on/upon one's mind 把……牢記在心上
have an impression of sth./doing sth.that…
make an impression on sb.  給某人留下印象
make no impression on 對……無影響/效果
give sb.a favorable impression給某人以好印象
an impression of sb's foot某人的腳印
[練習] 漢譯英
1) 我隱約記得我們以前曾經見過面
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2) 你對他的印象如何? (他給你的印象怎樣?)
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3) 我父親讓我銘記艱苦勞動的價值。
keys: 1)i have the impression that we have met once before. 2)what's your impression of him? 3)my father impressed on me the value of hard work.

4. remind v.提醒；使想起
[典例]
1) the picture reminds me of my college days.這張照片使我想起了大學里的日子。
2) remind me to write to father.請提醒我給父親寫信。
3) please remind me that i must call her up before nine.請提醒我九點前給她打個電話。
[重點用法]
remind sb.of sth.=remind sb.about... 提醒某人某事；
remind sb.that也可以表示“提醒某人做某事”或“使某人想起去做某事”。
[考例]單項填空
 what you said just now_____ me of that american professor.
a. mentioned  b. informed  c. reminded  d. memorized
【解析】remind sb. of sth.使/讓某人想起某事；informed sb. of sth.通知某人事情。a,d都無此結構。答案：c。
[練習]根據句子的意思在橫線里填入適當的詞。   
1)please remind yourself often ______ your weak points，shortcomings and mistakes.   
2)please remind him _______________(post)the letters.
keys: 1) of 2) to post

5. previous adj.先的, 前的; 事前的; 以前的
[重點用法]
previous to 在……之前
[典例]
1）he did better in his previous study.他在預習方面做得好。
2）his previous attempt was successful. 他以前的嘗試成功了。
3）previous to the conference we had discussed the matter.
在會議召開之前,我們討論了這個問題.
[練習] 漢譯英
1）你以前有過這種工作經驗嗎？
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2）來這里之前,我為你準備了文件.
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keys: 1）do you have any previous experience of this kind of job? 2）previous to coming here, i prepared all the documents for you.