Unit 3 Science versus nature教案
he made several comments on the book.
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8.on a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life.
on a …note “以…語氣，以…論調”
he ended his speech to his employees on a humorous note.(用幽默的語氣)
on a more serious note(以更加嚴肅的語氣), the manager mentioned the accident last month.
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1. not everything that is best for nature is good for people.
句中that引導定語從句，修飾everything。
否定詞not 出現在含有all, both, everything, everyone以及every+名詞的句中表示部分否定，not可位于這些詞的前面，也可以位于他們后面。
e.g. not both of them have read this book.=both of them haven’t read this book.
all bamboo doesn’t grow well. =not all bamboo grows well.
not everything that is best for nature is good for people.
= everything that is best for nature is not good for people.
2. would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature?
in favour of: 有利于，贊同（接名詞、代詞和動名詞）
ask a favour of 請某人幫忙
do sb. a favour = do a favour for sb. 幫某人一個忙
我們贊成這個建議。
we are in favor of this suggestion..
我和朋友談過，他完全贊同放棄這個計劃。
i talked to my friend about it, and he is all in favor of giving up the plan.
3. should they be blamed for destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforest if it means a better income for their people?
blame v.& n.
blame…for…因為某事責備某人 blame sth. on把某事歸咎于某人
sb. be to blame (for sth.)= sb. should be blamed (for sth.)某人因受責備
she blamed his failure on her carelessness.
she didn’t blame anyone for the mistake.
a. who is ________ the fire?
a. to blame for starting b. to blame to start
c. to be blamed for starting d. to be blamed to start
4.nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified food.
本句為倒裝句，nowhere… truer…是比較級的形式，表示最高級的意義。
我們班沒有人比他學習更用功。
no one in my class works harder than him.
當時我找不到一個可以幫助我的人。
nowhere could i find a person to help me at that time.
5. research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure—that gm foods are safe.
be limited to +n/ doing局限于
school education should not be limited to gaining(gain) knowledge only.
limit n. 限度；限制
the age limit 年齡限制 the speed limit 速度限制
go beyond/ over the limit 超過限度 within the limits of 在。。。范圍內