牛津譯林版高中英語Unit 4單元復習學案
他不想犧牲家庭以在生意上投入更多的時間。
②(牛津p700)the payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
他幾乎是入不敷出。
③their visit put us to a lot of expense.
他們的來訪使我們破費不小。
易混辨析
expense，cost，price，fee
(1)expense表示“費用”時，用法和cost相似，可指生活方面的各種費用，但expense多用于指大量、大規模的花費，常用復數。
(2)cost指貨物、服務的成本或代價。作“成本、費用”解時是可數名詞，指服務費用或一般費用。作“代價，犧牲”解時，既可以是可數名詞也可以是不可數名詞。
(3)price指“(商品出售的)價格”，尤指賣主所定的價格。
(4)fee常指“會費，學費，報名費，入場費”或者“付給(醫生，律師，教師)的服務費，酬金”，是可數名詞。
①we are surprised at the terrible expense of having the house repaired.
②what price did you pay for this suit？(＝what is the price of this suit？)
③what is the actual cost of one unit?
④he couldn’t pay the lawyer’s fees so he decided to speak for himself.
4.完成句子
(1)他以自己的健康為代價逐步建立起這個企業。
he built up the business________ ________ ________ ________his health.
答案：at the expense of
(2)他自己掏腰包出版了那本書。
he published the book________ ________ ________
________.
答案：at his own expense
(3)為使宴會成功他不惜費用。
he________ ________ ________make the party a success.
答案：spared no expense
(4)就我所知，他們已削減了開支。
to my knowledge，they have________ ________ ________ ________.
答案：cut down on expenses
4.means n. 方式；方法；手段
(回歸課本p59)health care is limited as there are no doctors or nurses in the villages and again no one has the means to pay for them.
醫療保健受到了限制，因為在村里沒有醫生護士，也沒有人能夠為他們付得起費用。
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①(牛津p1250)she is by no means an inexperienced teacher.
她絕不是個毫無經驗的教師。
②(朗文p1277)by all means，drink plenty of water while exercising.
當然，鍛煉時可以多喝水。
③the adminastration is looking for new means of financing highways.
政府正在尋找新的途徑為修建公路籌集資金。
易混辨析
means，method，manner，way
method，manner與means為正式用語。
(1)means指實現目的的任何手段，或使用某種交通工具的方式。
(2)method指有條理的，系統的辦法，特別指新的辦法。
(3)manner指特殊的或怪異的方式、方法、與動作有關。
(4)way的使用范圍很廣，但較多地用在具體的事情上或口語中。
①what would be the most effective method of advertising our product?
②they are trying to find a way of settling the dispute.
③this is not an economical means of heating.
④the school has decided to adopt a different manner to discipline.
5.完成句子
(1)目前電子郵件是一種有效的通訊手段。
at present email is ________ ________ ________ of communication.