高中英語必修四Unit 2 Working the land導(dǎo)學(xué)稿
3). i regret _______ (inform) you that your contract will not be renewed.
4. reduce vt.&vi. 減少；減縮 reduction n.縮減，減少，降低
1). he reduced his weight from 98 to 92 kilos/by 6 kilos. 他把體重從98公斤減少到92公斤。
2). the reform has reduced us to servants of the state. 這一改革把我們都降為公務(wù)員了。
[重點(diǎn)用法]
reduce sth (from...) to... 把某物從……減少到…… reduce sth. by... 減少多少
[練習(xí)] 根據(jù)句子意思填入正確的介詞。
1). we must reduce our expenses ______ 300 yuan a month.
2). their output has been reduced ______ 10 percent.
5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦 n. [c,u] 焦點(diǎn)；中心點(diǎn)
1). focus your camera. 把照相機(jī)的焦距調(diào)準(zhǔn)。
2). her beauty makes her the focus of attention. 她長得漂亮, 很惹人注目。
[重點(diǎn)用法]
focus on集中于 focus (one’ s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于
[練習(xí)] 按要求填空或翻譯。
1). the focus of recent research has been _______ (介詞) environmental issues.
2). all eyes _______ _______ (集中于) her.
3). they focused their mind on ______ (do) the experiment.
6.comment vi.&vt. 表達(dá)意見；作出評論 n. [c, u] 評論；議論
1). the scandal caused a lot of comment. 這件丑聞引起了很多議論。
2). “will you resign, minister?” “no comment!”“部長，你要辭職嗎?”“無可奉告。”
[重點(diǎn)用法]
comment on/about sth./sb. 對某事/某人評論
make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 對某事/某人評論/不進(jìn)行評論
[練習(xí)] 按要求填空或翻譯。
1). have you any comment(s) _______ _______(make) on the recent developments?
2). asked about the date of the election, the prime minister _______ _______ (發(fā)表意見) no decision had yet been made.
3). she was asked about the pay increase but _______ _______ _______ (不進(jìn)行評論) on it.
v. 重點(diǎn)詞組
1. thanks to 幸虧；由于；因?yàn)?(有時作反語) x k b1. co m
1). thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. 多虧你的幫助, 減少了許多麻煩。
2). thanks to the bad weather, the match has been cancelled. 多虧這個倒霉天氣, 比賽取消了。
[重點(diǎn)用法]
thanks to 相當(dāng)于because of /owing to /due to /thanks to /on account of /as a result of 如：
1). he was injured due to /owing to a car accident.
2). his failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience.
3). the train arrived late on account of /as a result of a heavy snow.
4). it was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game .
[練習(xí)] 翻譯句子。
1). 多虧了新的政策，我們現(xiàn)在過著幸福的生活。
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2). 多虧了他的忠告我才得以成功。(用強(qiáng)調(diào)句)
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