Living w ith technology
elegant adj. 優(yōu)雅高雅的，優(yōu)美的 necessarily adv. 必然，必須
guarantee n. 保證；商品使用保證 advancement n. 促進，增進；進步；
expose vt. 使暴露顯露；使暴光；使處于…作用影響之下，使遭受
equal adj. 相等的；平等的 actual adj. 真實的，實際的
link n. 聯(lián)系，關(guān)聯(lián) valid adj. 有理的，有效的，令人信服的
theory n. 理論，原理，學(xué)說；意見，看法，推測，假說
profit n. 利潤，利益，贏利 unwilling adj. 不愿意的，不情愿的
thus adv. 因此，因而 acknowledge vt. 承認，認可
faith n. 相信，信任；信仰，信念 honest adj. 誠實的，真誠的
conference n. 會議，研討會 worrying adj. 令人擔(dān)憂的
課文出現(xiàn)短語
1. keep in touch with
2. shortly after
3. contribute to
4. consider… to be
5. be superior to
6. have access to
7.come onto the market
8. combine…with
9. respond to
10. add…to
11.forthe first time (ever)
12. spring up
13. wind up
14. move on to
15. it’s up to you to do
16. up to (three minutes)
17. look into
18. head for
19. stand for
20. in time for
21. a variety of
22. by means of
23. by accident
24. by mistake
25. up to date
26. capable of
27. in particular
28. above all
29. provide sb with sth.
30. be based on
31. concentrate on
32. not necessarily
33. be exposed to
34. the amount of
35. be equal to
36. part of
37. previous to
38. point out
39. be unwilling to do sth
40. be associated with
41. have faith in
42. for the time being
43. be confident of
44. in that case
一.單詞應(yīng)用
根據(jù)單詞的首字母或漢語意思填寫正確單詞，注意形式變化。
1. this model is the newest and most up to date. it only w________ 60 grams.
2. that kind of electronic dictionaries is elegantly shaped, especially s_____ for people with a reading disability.
3. the latest models of mobile phones are on sale. would you like to a_____ me to have a look?
4. a_________, i appreciate for your invitation. but i’m too busy to go for it.
5. our electrical bikes have good quality and a one-year g__________.
6. who can still have f_________ in you despite your shortcomings?
7. this is a big school containing about 2,000 students a_________
8. my son is now in america and i often make a l__________ call to him