重點、難點分析

1．present v.; adj. n.

1) v. 提出，呈遞；贈送

present sth. to sb.= present sb. with sth. 向某人贈送某物

eg. Mr.Smith presented an application to the committee yesterday.Smith 先生昨天已經(jīng)向委員為遞交了申請函。

The kindhearted lady planned to present a basket of flowers to her neighbors when the Christmas Day is drawing near.圣誕節(jié)就要到了，這個好心腸的老婦人打算給每個鄰居送了一籃花。

2) adj. 出席的，到場的；目前的;當(dāng)前的

be present at 出席，到場 (反義詞組：be absent from缺席)

at present 目前，當(dāng)前 (= at the present time)

for the present就目前來說，暫時

up to the present 一直到現(xiàn)在，至今(=up to now)

People present at the meeting are all concerned about the present situation of world financial crisis. 到場參加會議的人都是關(guān)心目前全球經(jīng)濟危機形勢的人。（注：present作定語時置于所修飾名詞之前一般表示“目前，當(dāng)前”的意思；表示“出席，到場”一般置于所修飾名詞之后。）

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

adj.→n. present—presence; absent—absence

3) n. 禮物

2．employ v. 使用，雇用；使從事于n. employment

employ… as 雇用某人作……；把……當(dāng)作

employ sb. to do sth. 雇用某人做某事

employ oneself (in) doing sth / be employed (in) doing sth. 從事于，把時間花在……

be out of employ(employment) 失業(yè)

eg. Why didn’t you employ the new method? 你們?yōu)槭裁床徊捎眯路椒?？?/p>

As the principle of the school， he is always good at employing his free time wisely.作為這個學(xué)校的校長，他總是非常擅于充分利用自己的業(yè)余時間。

How many workmen do you employ at your factory? 你們工廠雇傭多少工人？

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

v.→n. employ—employer—employee雇用—雇傭者，雇主—雇員

interview—interviewer—interviewee 采訪—記者—被采訪者

train—trainer—trainee培訓(xùn)—培訓(xùn)者—受訓(xùn)者

3．mind v.注意，留心；專心于，從事

eg. Mind that you don’t forget to mail the letters.注意可別忘了寄信。

Mind the wet paint!注意油漆未干！

Mind your own business！別管閑事！

【重要短語】

absence of mind心不在焉

bear / keep in mind (that)牢記

make up one’s mind to do下決心，決意

never mind不要緊

be of the same mind意見相同

apply / set / bend one’s mind to do專心，一心一意做某事

change one’s mind改變主意

【詞義辨析】 brains， head與mind

brains是不可數(shù)名詞，強調(diào)智力。head為可數(shù)名詞，指腦力時有時可與 brains互換，但它側(cè)重單一實踐性能力。mind指主觀意志、精神世界，也指思維機能的強弱。

(1) She has good brains．她很有頭腦。

(2) She has a good head for figures．她很有數(shù)學(xué)頭腦。

(3) He kept a cool head in face of danger．在危險面前他保持冷靜的頭腦。

(4) She is a good student with good mind.她是個頭腦清晰的學(xué)生。

4．a(chǎn)rrange v. 安排；整理，分類 ；商定，約定

n. arrangement

arrange sth. 整理分類

arrange for sb. to do sth. 安排某人去做某事

arrange with sb. to do sth. 跟某人約好去做某事

make arrangements.安排

(1) I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home.我一回到家，就把花在花瓶理插好。

(2) I have arranged that one of my staff will meet you at the airport.我已經(jīng)安排好一個職員去機場接你。

(3) I have arranged with him to meet at the restaurant.我和他約好了在飯館見面。

5．key to (doing) sth.做某事的關(guān)鍵

Selfconfidence is the key to being successful in everything you do.

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

the key / the answer / the solution/the note to (doing) sth.

【高考鏈接】

(1) He is a computer analyst， _________________ to investigate new technologies.

A.usedB.taken

C.forced D.employed

(2) All the people _________________ at the party were all his loyal supporters.

A.presentB.attending

C.joiningD.taking part

(3) I don’t mind _________________ the decision as long as it is not too late.

A.you to delay makingB.your delaying making

C.your delaying to makeD.you delay to make

(4) The key to _________________ the overweight among young is to_________________more exercise.

A.solve; takeB.solving; take

C.solve; takeD.solving; taking

答案：1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B

6．As well as having a good time and making new friends， doing a gap year may give students an edge in the job market. (P31， L53—54) 學(xué)生在休學(xué)實踐年不僅過得愉快、能結(jié)交新朋友，而且在找工作時也占據(jù)優(yōu)勢。

give sb. en edge in在……方面讓某人占優(yōu)勢

at the edge of…在……邊緣上

have an edge on / over 略勝過

be on edge緊張不安的，興奮的，易怒的

【高考鏈接】

Don’t put the glass on the _________________ of the table， it might fall of.

A.sideB.edgeC.topD.foot

7．【本單元習(xí)語小結(jié)】

rain cats and dogs傾盆大雨

one’s cup of tea喜愛的投合脾性的事情

an arm and a leg昂貴的代價

The world is one’s oyster.世界屬于某人

off the top of one’s head不假思索地，信口地

look somebody in the eyes注視、直視 (某人)

quake with fear怕得發(fā)抖

have butterflies in one’s stomach緊張，忐忑不安

I always have butterflies in my stomach just before I perform on stage.上臺表演前，我總是感到心慌意亂。

I asked him to look me in the eye and tell me what he had done with my bike.我要他看著我的眼睛，告訴我他把我的自行車怎么樣了。

Charlie stood in the teacher’s office， quaking with fear， as he had not done his homework.查理站在老師辦公室，怕的發(fā)抖，因為他沒做完作業(yè)。

Miss Prentice seems to be a very unpleasant cup of tea. Miss Prentice像是個討人厭的人。

This ring cost me an arm and a leg. 我為這戒指花了一大筆錢。

I can name two famous actors off the top of my head， 我可以隨便說出兩個有名的演員。