Unit 1  Great  Scientists

7. contribute vi.&vt.捐助，捐獻，貢獻；投稿
[典例]
1）he contributed to the church.他向教會捐款。
2）he often contributes to this newspaper.他經常向這家報社投稿。
3）cigarette smoking is a major factor contributing to cancer.吸煙是導致癌癥的主要因素。
[重點用法]
  contribution. n. 捐獻，貢獻；投稿
  contribute…to …向……捐獻(投稿)
  contribute to…促成，起作用，有助于
  make a contribution to/towards向……捐贈；對…作出貢獻
注意: 以上短語中to為介詞；
[練習]用contribute的恰當形式或短語填空。  
1) everyone is encouraged to ___________ the discussion.
2) her work has ___________ our understanding of this difficult subject.
3) she has __________ poems to literary magazines.
keys:  1) contribute to  2) contributed to  3) contributed

ⅳ重點詞組  （旨在提供綜合運用所需材料）
1.put forward  提出(建議等)；推薦某人或自己任職位；提名
[典例]
1）he put forward a new plan yesterday.他昨天提出一個新計劃。
2）may i put your name forward as a possible chairman of the committee? 我能否提名你當委員會主席?
[短語歸納]
  put on穿上；增加         put on performances演出
  put an end to結束；終止         put off推遲；延期；
  put one's heart into全神貫注于    put down寫下
  put out生產；撲滅              put back放回；送回
  put up舉起；張貼
[練習]用put構成的短語填空:
1)you can take anything from the shelf，but please _______ the books when you've finished with them.
2)he often _______ some useful advice.
keys: 1) put back 2) puts forward

2.apart from 除……之外;另外
[典例]
1）apart from a few faults，he is a perfect teacher.除了幾個缺點之外，他是一個很好的老師。
2）apart from the cost，the dress doesn't suit me.姑且不論價格，這件禮服也不適合我穿。
[短語歸納]
 in addition to除……之外(還有,包括在內)
 besides 除……之外(還有,包括在內)
 except (for)除……之外除……之外(還有,不包括在內)
 except that 除了…除……之外(還有,不包括在內)
[練習]選擇以上短語填空。
1) as a senior student, we study other subjects _________ english.
2) your article is well written ________ some spelling mistakes.
keys: 1) besides/ in addition to/apart from 2) except for

3. make sense講得通；有意義
 [典例]
what he says makes sense.他說的有道理。
can you make sense of this poem? 你能明白這首詩的含義嗎?
what you say is true in a sense.你所說的在某種意義上是真實的。