1、Unit5 Working The Land Language Points 1. convince vt. 使确信使确信; 使信服使信服 常用搭配常用搭配 convince sb. that 使某人相信使某人相信 convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事使某人相信某事 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事说服某人做某事 e.g. Ive been trying to convince Jean to come with me. Youll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. co
2、nvinced adj. feeling certain that something is true 确信的，确信的， 信服的信服的 常用搭配常用搭配 be convinced that be convinced of 【语境应用语境应用】用两种搭配翻译句子。用两种搭配翻译句子。 我确信她是无辜的。我确信她是无辜的。 I am convinced that she is innocent. I am convinced of her innocence. 2. devote vt. to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to
3、 do something or help someone 致力致力，献身，献身，倾注倾注 常用搭配常用搭配 devote . to . 把把用在用在上，为上，为付出付出 devote oneself to . 献身于，致力于，专心于献身于，致力于，专心于 = be dvoted to e.g. He devoted his energies to writing films. She devoted herself full-time to her business. The meeting will be devoted to health and safety issues. 【拓展拓展
4、】 devoted adj. 献身的；忠实的献身的；忠实的 devotion n. 献身，致力；忠实，热爱献身，致力；忠实，热爱 【语境应用语境应用】翻译句子。翻译句子。 1) 我叔叔决定把余生献给科学研究。我叔叔决定把余生献给科学研究。 2) 她欣然放弃了兼职工作，全身心地投入到她欣然放弃了兼职工作，全身心地投入到艺术艺术事业中去。事业中去。 My uncle decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific study. She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself en
5、tirely to her art. 3. assume v. 假定假定，设想，设想 常见结构常见结构 make an sssumption 认为，假定认为，假定 assume sb. to be . 假设某人是假设某人是. assuming that . conj. “假如假如”，引导引导条件状语条件状语从句，和从句，和 providing / given that用法相同。用法相同。 e.g. Assuming (that) hes still alive, how old would he be now? Dont always assume the worst. We cant ass
6、ume the suspects to be guilty simply because theyve decided to remain silent. 4. expand v. 扩大扩大，增加；，增加；扩展扩展，发展业务；细谈发展业务；细谈，详述详述 expansion n. 扩大；扩展；扩充物扩大；扩展；扩充物 【拓展拓展】 expand on / upon “详述，详细阐明详述，详细阐明”。 译：（译：（1）Could you expand on / upon that point, please? (2)The rapid expansion of cities can cause
7、social and economic problems. （3）The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool. 这家旅馆想增加一个游泳池来扩大业务。这家旅馆想增加一个游泳池来扩大业务。 城市的快速扩张会引起社会和经济问题城市的快速扩张会引起社会和经济问题。 请你详述一下这一点好吗？请你详述一下这一点好吗？ 词条词条意思意思 expand范围、体积的扩大、膨胀范围、体积的扩大、膨胀 enlarge面积、体积的扩大面积、体积的扩大 extend长度、宽度的延伸及时间的延长长度、宽度的延伸及时间的延长 spread
8、 物种、疾病、思想、文化等的传播、延伸物种、疾病、思想、文化等的传播、延伸 二、二、 核心短语核心短语 1. _ 实现他的梦想实现他的梦想2. _ 认为他自己是个农民认为他自己是个农民3. _ 决定学习农业决定学习农业4. _ 淡薄名利淡薄名利5. _ 作为作为“杂交水稻之父杂交水稻之父”闻名闻名 6. _ 献身于献身于7. _ 出生于出生于1930年年8. _ 想让某人做某事想让某人做某事9. _ 食物严重短缺食物严重短缺10. _ 解决危机解决危机 11._ 选择做某事选择做某事 fulfill his dreams consider himself a farmer decide to
9、study agriculture care little for fame and wealth (be) known as the “father of hybrid rice” devote onself to (doing sth) was born in 1930 want sb to do sth a serious shortage of food tackle the crisis choose to do sth 12._ 担任担任 13._ 提高产量提高产量 14._ 当时当时 15._ 相信相信 16._ 自花授粉的植物自花授粉的植物 17._ 有巨大争议的问题有巨大争议
10、的问题 18._ 通过不懈的努力通过不懈的努力 19._克服巨大的技术困难克服巨大的技术困难 20. _ 使某人能够做某事使某人能够做某事 21._ 提高产量提高产量 22._ 据估计据估计 23._ 由由组成组成 24._ 允许某人做某事允许某人做某事 work as boost yields at the time be convinced that./ of sth selp-pollinating plants a matter of great debate through intense effort overcome enormous technical difficulties
11、 enable sb to do sth expand the output It is estimated that. be comprised of allow sb to do sth =consist of / be made up of 25._ 依靠依靠 26._ 也也 27._ 获得很多奖获得很多奖 28._ 假如假如 29._ 休闲生活休闲生活 30._ 远远不远远不 31._ 在内心深处，本质上在内心深处，本质上 32._ 大量捐赠大量捐赠 33._ 成功做某事成功做某事 34._ 国内外国内外 35._ 成为现实成为现实 36._ 尽管他年事已高尽管他年事已高 37._ 内
12、心依旧年轻内心依旧年轻 depend on as well (句末句末) receive numerous awards Given that. a life of leisure far from deep down make large donations to succeed in doing sth at home and abroad become a reality despite his advanced years (be) still young at heart What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor
13、harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 主语从句。主语从句。what在此处的意思是在此处的意思是“的是的是” that引导的表语从句。引导的表语从句。 最让他担心的是，农民经常歉收，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。最让他担心的是，农民经常歉收，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。 shortage n. a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need 短缺短缺，不足，缺乏，不足，缺乏 e.g. Theres a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps. Compare and summarize what引导名词性从句可表 示： 1. “. 的是” 2. “所.的” 3. “什么” 1. What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests. 2. What he did really surprised us all. 3. I dont know what he disvovered in the experiment.
