Unit 5 The power of nature
[典例]1) he was appointed mayor of the city. 他被任命為市長。2) please appoint a time for the meeting請你約定開會時間[重點用法]break an/ one's appointment 違約, 失約have an appointment with sb. at要在某時間和某人有約會keep an /one's appointment 守約make/ fix an appointment with sb. 與某人約會by appointment 按照約定, 照章hold an appointment 擔任某職3. evaluate vt.評估，評價，估計[重點用法]evaluation n. ［c] [u] 評估，評價，評估報告evaluate one’s ability 評估某人的能力；evaluate the value/quality of sth. 評估某物的價值/質量[典例]1) i cannot evaluate his ability without seeing his work.沒見過他的工作，我無法評估他的能力。2) they made an intensive evaluation of the health care program.他們對醫療保健計劃進行了深入的評估.[練習] 漢譯英1) 讓我們評定一下此證據的價值。 _______________________________________________________________________________________2) 這個研究項目進行了不過三個月,所以要對它的成績作出評價為時尚早。 _______________________________________________________________________________________3) 我努力為自己的人生做一個真實的評價. _______________________________________________________________________________________keys: 1)let's evaluate the evidence. 2) the research project has only been under way for three months, so it's too early to evaluate its success. 3) i attempted an honest evaluaation of my own life.
4. precious adj.貴重的，珍貴的[重點用法]preciously adv. 昂貴地；preciousness n. 珍貴同義詞：expensive adj. 花費的, 昂貴的[典例]1) you should make good use of every precious minute to study. 你應很好利用寶貴的每一分鐘去學習。2) that old book is my most precious possession. 那本舊書是我最珍貴的財產。3) my time is precious; i can only give you a few minutes. 我的時間很寶貴，我只能見你幾分鐘。 【鏈接高模】i’m sure this painting is not by picasso. it’s only an unsuccessful fake (贗品) and it's ______. a. priceless b. invaluable c. worthless d. precious答案與分析：c。根據含義“這只是一個贗品，不值多少錢”，應選worthless不值錢。priceless無價格的，invaluable無法估價的，precious珍貴的。
[練習] 漢譯英
1) 我沒有碰你的那臺寶貝電腦! _______________________________________________________________________________________
2) 這個玩具娃娃對我小妹妹來說很珍貴。