新版英语自考一 unit6

UNIT6

The Value of Money

I. New words and expressions 1. stationery n. 文具 stationery case 同音词：stationary 2. fare n. 车费；船费；飞机票价 fee 3. lump sum n. 一次总付的钱款 4. recess n. 课间休息 5. allocate v. 拨(给);划(给);分配(给) allocation 6. overspend v. 花钱过多；比(预计的)花得多；超支 注意over- / out-的区别： overdo outdo oversleep outlive overweight outshine

7. opt v. 选择；挑选 option optional optional class 8. constraint n. 限制；限定；约束 constraint condition 9. budget v. 谨慎花钱；把…编入预算 budget constraint 10. overindulge v. 过多地享用(尤指食物或饮料) 11. short-sighted adj. 目光溜浅的；没有远见的 12. mentality n. 心态；思想状况；思想方法 13. sibling n. 兄；弟；姐；妹 14. indulge v. 沉湎，沉迷，沉溺(于…) in 15. rationing n. 定量配给政策；配给制

16. principle n. 观念；(行动、思想的)理由， 信条 同音词：principal 17. unnecessarily adv. 没必要地 18. differentiate v. 区分；区别；辨别 differ differ from different be different from difference 19. inculcate v. 反复灌输；谆谆教诲 inculcation 20. resist v. 忍住；抵挡 Resistant adj. water resistant heat resistant resistance n.

21. temptation n. 引诱；诱惑 tempt 22. scheme n. 计划；方案；体系；体制 23. formation n. 组成；形成 form 24. kindergarten n. 幼儿园 25. monthly adj. 按月结算的；有效期为一个月 的 daily weekly biweekly monthly quarterly yearly

1. on a daily basis 每日地 2. result in 导致 3. pay off 付清；偿清 4. within one's means 量入为出 5. stand…in good stead (需要时)对某 人有用，对某人有利

II. Text Learning 1.Pocket money given on a daily basis is sometimes termed as "food money". (1) given on a daily basis 过去分词 短语作定语 (2) be termed as 被称为…

2.Some parents choose this method of allocating pocket money in order to prevent their children from overspending, hoping that in time they can be trusted with larger sums of money. (1) 句子的主干是Some parents choose this method in order to prevent their children from overspending. prevent sb. from doing sth.与keep sb. from doing sth. 相同，但前者from可以省略，后者不能省略。 (2) hoping that…伴随状语，相当于in the hope that…" 怀着……的希望" (3) in time: sooner or later, eventually 迟早，最后 You will learn how to do it in time. 你迟早会能学会做 这件事的。 (4) trust …with…把……托付给……

3.This habit of borrowing causes them to depend on others to solve their problems. (1) cause sb. to do sth. (2) depend

/ rely on sb. to do sth. 注意depend的派生词：dependent (on/upon) dependence (on/upon) independent (of) Independence Day 类似用法的结构：wait for sb. to do sth. call on sb. to do sth. look to sb. to do sth. / for sth. 指望某人做某事

4.The key to doing this is to differentiate between needs and wants. 做到这一点的关键 是区分必须的和想要的。 (1) the key to (doing) sth. (2) differentiate between A and B和differ from…的不同： 前者意为"区分A和B"后者意为" 与……不同" 注意同根词： differ A differs from B … different A is different from B difference the difference between A and B differentiate differentiate between A and B

5.Buy the necessary first, and indulge ourselves only if there is money left. (1) only if 只有在……的情况下 注意区分if only 要是……就好了 If only I were a free bird flying in the sky. (2) there is money left. 钱有剩余。

6.This habit, when inculcated since young, stands them in good stead when they start working and earning their own money. 当他们开始工作赚钱，年幼 时受到谆谆教诲而养成的习惯就会使他们受益。 (1) inculcate sth. in/into sb. / inculcate sb. with sth. 向某人灌输……,用……教育某人 inculcate in young people a respect for the law = inculcate young people with a respect for the law向 年轻人反复灌输法制的思想 (2) stand sb. in good stead: be beneficial to sb. 补充： benefit-beneficial influence-influential mystery-mysterious misery-miserable

7.There is no better way to teach children to manage money than to start with their pocket money. 否定词和比较级连用相当于最高级。本句相当于： To start with their pocket money is the best way to teach children to manage money. 再如： There is nothing better than having a cold drink on a hot summerafternoon. I cannot agree with you more. I cannot care less. His words cannot be more inspiring.

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