Unit 10 Money

I．Major points （重点语言点）
　　1. There are certainly no signs that Charles was a rich man!
　　　 sign (L1)
　　　 (1) 迹象
　　　　　　There are signs that his health is picking up.
　　　　　　他的身体没有恢复的迹象。
　　　　　　There are signs that the sales are increasing slightly.
　　　　　　销售有缓慢增长的迹象。
　　　　　　She shows no sign of being interested.
　　　　　　她没有表现出感兴趣的迹象。
　　　　　　There wasn’t a sign of life on that planet.
　　　　　　在那个星球上没有生命迹象。
　　　 (2) 手势
　　　　　　She gave us a sign to leave the room.
　　　　　　她给了我们一个离开那间房间的手势。
　　　 (3) 路标
　　　　　　You’ll see a traffic sign. That’s where you should make a left turn.
　　　 　　 你会看到一个交通标志。在那儿你应该左转。
　　　　　　Please pay attention to the traffic signs.
　　　　　　请注意路标！
　　　　　　A no smoking sign 一个禁止吸烟的标志
　　　 (4) 符号
　　　　　　Mathematical signs 数学符号
　　　　　　I cannot work out what those signs mean. They are so strange.
　　　　　　我不知道这些符号是什么意思，它们太奇怪了！

　　2. He made the choice to give all his money away.
　　　 give away (L1)
　　　 (1) to give sth. to someone 赠送
　　　　　　She gave away all her money to the poor.
　　　　　　她把她所有的钱都给了穷人。
　　　　　　I gave most of my books away when I left college.
　　　　　　我毕业的时候把大部分的书都给了别人。
　　　 (2) to let out 泄露
　　　　　　Don’t worry. I won’t give you away!
　　　　　　别担心！我不会出卖你的！
　　　　　　She tried to smile, but her voice gave her away.
　　　　　　她努力的保持笑容，但是她的声音出卖了她。
　　　　　　He pretended to be a businessman from Guangdong, but his Beijing accent gave
　　　　　　him away.
　　　　　　他假装是一个广东商人，但是他的背景口音出卖了他。

　　3. Charles Gray decided to drop out and has discovered that …
　　　 drop out 退出 (L1)
　　　 He dropped out just as the contest started.
　　　 比赛刚开始他就退出了。
　　　 She dropped out of school to become a waitress.
　　　 她辍学当了一名服务员。
　　　 drop out of:
　　　 The girl dropped out of school because her family cannot afford the tuition.
　　　 因为家里付不起学费，那个女孩退学了。
　　　 Liu Xiang dropped out of the race because of his injury.
　　　 因为受伤，刘翔退出了比赛。

　　4. The soil contains materials to keep the natural balance of the area.
　　　 balance 平衡 (L3)
　　　 n. keep the balance of 保持平衡
　　　 It’s very important to keep a balance between making and spending money.
　　　 在挣钱和花钱上保持平衡非常重要。
　　　 Try to keep a balance between work and play.
　　　 要努力在工作和玩中间保持平衡。
　　　 I lost my balance and fell.
　　　 我失去了平衡，摔倒了。
　　　 v. weigh 权衡
　　　 She tries to balance home life and career.
　　　 她努力平衡家庭生活和事业。
　　　 The judge balanced the contention of both parties.
　　　 法官权衡了双方的论点。
　　　 You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.
　　　 你应该权衡一下住在大城市的优点和弊端。

　　5. It is you who have the most important role to play in (强调句型) （L3）
　　　 It + be + 被强调成分+ that (who)…
　　　 He bought the book in this shop yesterday. 昨天他在这家商店买了一本书。
　　　 It was he that bought the book in this shop yesterday. (强调主语he)
　　　 昨天是他在这家商店买了一本书。
　　　 It was the book that he bought in this shop yesterday. (强调宾语the book)
　　　 昨天他在这家商店买的是这本书。
　　　 It was in this shop that he bought the book yesterday. (强调地点状语in this shop)
　　　 昨天他是在这家商店买的那本书。
　　　 It was not until the rain stopped that they started.
　　　 直到雨停他们才动身出发。

　　6. This is to represent communication between the people of Europe.
　　　 represent (C&C)
　　　 (1)stand for: 象征
　　　　　The dove represents peace.
　　　　　鸽子象征着和平。
　　　　　What does x represent in this equation?
　　　　　在这个方程式里X代表了什么？
　　　　　Brown areas represents deserts on the map.
　　　　　在地图上棕色区域代表沙漠。
　　　 (2)describe in a particular way: 描述
　　　　　Why do you represent the matter in this way?
　　　　　你为什么要把这件事情说成这样？
　　　　　He represented himself as an expert.
　　　　　他自认为是一个专家。
　　　　　The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man.
　　　　　这篇文章把那位百万富翁写成了一个简单的家庭主男。

II. Minor points （次要语言点）
　　1. collect (WU)
　　　 collect money=raise money 筹钱
　　　 She is collecting money for charity.
　　　 她正在为慈善机构筹钱。
　　　 We are collecting for the homeless.
　　　 我们正在为流浪者筹钱。

　　2. ex-millionaire （L1）前百万富翁
　　　 ex-wife; ex-president; ex-husband; ex-convict
　　　 前妻/总统/夫/罪犯

　　3. be determined to (复习) （L1）下决心做某事
　　　 Tom is working hard because he is determined to pass the exam.
　　　 汤姆正在努力学习因为它他已经下定决心要过了那个考试。
　　　 The government is determined to bring down the house price.
　　　 政府下定决心要降低房价。
　　　 She is determined to win the game.
　　　 她下定决心要赢得那场比赛。

　　4. dream up (复习) (L1) 凭空想出
　　　 How can you dream up a crazy scheme like this?
　　　 你怎么能想出这样一个奇怪的计划呢？

　　5. be concerned about (L1) 关心
　　　 be concerned about/over/for
　　　 She is concerned about your safety.
　　　 她很关心你的安全。
　　　 The President is deeply concerned about this issue.
　　　 总统很关心这件事情。
　　　 be concerned with: 与……有关
　　　 His new book is concerned with Africa.
　　　 他的新书与非洲有关。
　　　 concerning: about or related to 关于
　　　 They have worked out many plans concerning the future of the company.
　　　 他们想出了很多关于这个公司未来的计划。
　　　 I like reading novels concerning detective stories.
　　　 我喜欢读关于侦探故事的小说。

　　6. turn one’s back on (L1) 拒绝；不理睬
　　　 I can't turn my back on him when he needs help.
　　　 在他需要帮助的时候，我不能拒绝他。
　　　 Did she really turn her back on his proposal?
　　　 她真的拒绝了他的建议吗？

　　7. get/be tired of (L1) 对……上瘾
　　　 He was tired of playing computer games.
　　　 他玩腻了电脑游戏。
　　　 I got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories.
　　　 我厌倦了教书，转到写故事去了。

　　8. appeal to sb(L3) 对某人有吸引力
　　　 Does this idea appeal to you?
　　　 你喜欢这个主意吗？
　　　 The programme especially appeals to young children.
　　　 这个节目尤其对小孩有吸引力。
　　　 The idea of studying abroad really appeals to me.
　　　 出国留学这个想法真的对我有很大的吸引力。

　　9. to be exact (L3) 准确的说
　　　 to be exact/frank/honest/brief/sure…
　　　 准确的说/坦率的说/说句实话/简单的说/肯定的说…
　　10. overtime (L3) 久而久之
　　　　as time goes by, with time going by…
　　　　She made great progress in English study over time.
　　　　久而久之，她在英语学习上取得了巨大的进步。
　　　　Over time, he understood his parent’s love.
　　　　久而久之，他懂得了父母的爱。

　　11. agree (L3) 同意
　　　　agree with sb. /opinion, point…
　　　　I totally agree with you.
　　　　我完全同意你的意见。
　　　　They might not agree with his opinions.
　　　　他们可能不会同意他的意见。
　　　　agree on sth.
　　　　We don’t agree on everything of course.
　　　　当然，我们不是什么事情都能达成一致。
　　　　They managed to agree on a date for the wedding.
　　　　他们终于在婚期上达成了一致。
　　　　agree to

　　12. change into (L3) 将……变成……
　　　　change for 将……换成……
　　　　They are changing desert into farmland.
　　　　他们将沙漠变成了农田。
　　　　I’m going to change my can for a bigger one.
　　　　我计划换一辆大点儿的车。

　　13. come to admire (L3) 开始欣赏
　　　　come to admire/realize/know 开始欣赏/意识到/知道
　　　　Strangers may come to know one another.
　　　　萍水相逢的人也会相识。
　　　　Some day you will come to realize the importance of saving.
　　　　总有一天你会意识到节约的重要性。

　　14. think twice: to think very carefully about something: 三思；再三考虑
　　　　I should think twice before I promise.
　　　　在许诺前我应该三思的。
　　　　You need to think twice of the matter.
　　　　你应该仔细考虑那件事情。

　　15. go through (L4) 经历；通过；讨论
　　　　The country has gone through too many wars.
　　　　这个国家经历了太多的战争。
　　　　The new law did not go through.
　　　　新的法律没有通过。
　　　　Let's go through the argument again.
　　　　让我们再讨论一下这个论点吧！

　　16. plus (L4) 还有；还包括
　　　　The total cost is 100 yuan, plus 10% interest.
　　　　总共的花费是100元，还加百分之十的利息。
　　　　The work requires intelligence plus experience.
　　　　这个工作要求智慧和经验。
　　　　We've got to fit five people plus all their luggage in the car.
　　　　我们的车子要装下5个人还包括他们的行李。

　　17. convenient/convenience (L4) 方便
　　　　Living in the big city is convenient.
　　　　住在大城市很方便。
　　　　I'd like to see you whenever it's convenient.
　　　　方便的时候我想去看你。
　　　　Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.
　　　　请尽早把货物运过来。

　　18. offer (L4) 打折；工作机会
　　　　on sale at a lower price than normal for a short period of time:
　　　　Italian wines are on (special) offer this week.
　　　　这一周意大利酒有打折。
　　　　Have you got an offer?
　　　　你找到工作了吗？

　　19. develop (C&C)
　　　　to design or think a new idea/product/solution 想出；得出
　　　　We will develop some good points in our group discussion.
　　　　在我们的小组讨论中往往能得出很多好的想法。
　　　　She should have developed her own style instead of copying others.
　　　　她应该有她自己的风格，而不是模仿别人的。

　　20. instead of : in the place of sb/sth (C&C) 代替；而不是
　　　　He will go instead of you.
　　　　他会代替你去。
　　　　We just had soup instead of a full meal.
　　　　我们用汤代替了一顿饭。
　　　　Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
　　　　现在我能走着去上班，而不用开车去了。
　　　　The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
　　　　经济在萎缩，而不是在增长。

反馈练习
　　从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
　　1. A spokeswoman said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to ___.
　　A. go out 　　　　　B. go up
　　C. go through 　　　D. go by
　　2. In order to _____ their trade, they would have to buy less goods in the United States.
　　A. replace 　　　　B. behave
　　C. contact　　　　 D. balance
　　3. We must protect older people from harm, whether it is real or ____________.
　　A. imaginary 　　　B. imaginable
　　C. imagining 　　　D. imaginative
　　4. She's sure to get the job she wants - she's a very ___________ person.
　　A. determined 　　　B. determine
　　C. determines 　　　D. determining
　　5. He wanted to conceal his real motives _______me, but what he did gave him _______.
　　A. to; out 　　　　　B. from; out
　　C. to; away　　　　　D. from; away
　　6. I’m thinking of changing my car ___________ a bigger one.
　　A. with 　　　　B. into
　　C. to　　　　　 D. for
　　7. The museum had several paintings__________ the artist's early style.
　　A. commenting 　　　　B. representing
　　C. puzzling 　　　　　D. appealing
　　8. The President is deeply __________ about the drought in Yunnan Province.
　　A. concerning 　　　　B. annoyed
　　C. concerned　　　　　D. puzzled
　　9. His announcement __________ gasps of amazement.
　　A. motivated 　　　　B. earned
　　C. bowed 　　　　　　D. produced
　　10. Trust you to ____________ a crazy scheme like this!
　　A. dream of 　　　　B. dream in
　　C. dream up　　　　 D. dream for
　　11. I __________ to believe that he was innocent after all.
　　A. went 　　　　B. wanted          C. came 　　　　D. couldn’t stand
　　12. He used to be addicted to playing computer games, but now he is ___________it.
　　A. tiring of　　　　B. tired of         C. into 　　　　　　D. interested in
　　13. There were no __________ of forced entry into the house.
　　A. symbols 　　　　B. signs
　　C. marks　　　　　 D. signals
　　14. This bill does not agree __________ your original estimate.
　　A. about　　　　B. with     　　C. on 　　　　　D. to
　　15. There is a growing tendency for people to work at home __________ in offices.
　　A. instead of　　　　　　 B. dropping out of
　　C. running out of 　　　　D. in place of