选修7 Unit 4 Using language

Using Language

Revisionhear from 1.______________收到 来信 the other day 不久前的一天 2.______________ dry out 3.______________ 干透；(使浸水的事物)完全变干 4.______________( 河流或水井等)干涸 dry up 5.______________ 在困难中；在危机中 in need 与 有关 6.be relevant to______________ 诚实地说 7.to be honest______________ 8.make a fire______________ 生火 9.stick out______________ 伸出 http://www.77cn.com.cne across__ ____________ 偶然遇到或发现

We are dying to know why MH370 was out of touch. His nationality isn't relevant to whether he is a good teacher. It is difficult for the old man to adjust to city life/ living in the city. Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program.

I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad. She was cooking when someone knocked at the door.

I was about to start when it began to rain. Believe it or not, he did come here yesterday.

1.Would you like to donate an unusual gift?你是否想要赠送一份特殊的礼物？

donate vt. 捐赠(1)donate…to… 把· · · · · 捐赠· · · · · · ·

donate blood/organs(2)donation [c] [u]

献血/捐器官捐赠物

捐赠；赠送

make/give/present a donation/(of sth.) to … 向· · · · · · 捐赠(· · · · · · )

eg. The passage tells us that the users donate books to the library. The businessman made/gave/presented a donation of a lot of money to my school.

2.The gift you give is not something your loved one keeps but a voluntary contribution towards the lives of people who really need it. 你送的礼物不是给你所爱的人留念的，而是那些确 有需要的人的一项生活上的无偿捐助。 not...but...意思是“不是 ,而是 ”,在句 中连接两个表语。not...but...连接两个平行成分， 当连接两个主语时，谓语动词的数按“就近一致”原 则确定。 (1)What surprised me was not what he said but the way he said it. (2)He does not work but plays all day. (3)Not you but she is wanted on the telephone.

voluntaryvolunteer

adj.自愿的；志愿的；无偿的n.志愿者 v. 自愿做

volunteer as...volunteer for eg.

自愿充当· · · · · ·自愿承担· · · · · ·

An old peasant, bringing his own food, volunteered as a guide for us.To the teacher's surprise, no one volunteered for the position of monitor.

3....and bring hope for a better future to a community in need. 给急需帮助的社区带来改善未来的希望。in need of 需要

satisfy/meet one’s needs 满足某人的需要There is no need for sb. to do sth.

某人没有必要做某事A friend in need is a friend indeed. We are in need of water. There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.

in +n构成的短语：in trouble in danger in time in case in charge in common in order in return in turn

处于困境中 在危险

中 及时；按时 以防；准备 负责 共同 秩序井然 作为回报 反过来；轮流

4. When you purchase an item, we will send you an attractive card for you to send to your special person. 你购买一件礼物时，我们会向你提供一张精美 的照片，让你送给你的某个特殊的人。 purchase v. 买；购买 purchase sth. from sb. 从某人那里购买某物 purchase shares 购买股票 He purchased the old car for 5,000 yuan from one of his friends.

purchase n. [C]常作复数, 指“购买之物” Are you satisfied with your purchase? [U] action of buying sth. They announced the purchase of such a large house. make purchases / a purchase 采购

5. This gift covers the cost of production anddistribution of seedlings, as well as training in tree care for the local villagers who are working hard to prevent their land from turning into desert. 这份礼物包含了幼树苗的培育和销售费用,也包含了 当地村民参加护树培训的费用, 这些村民正努力工作 以阻止他们的田地沙漠化。

distribute vt.分发;分配 ；分布 distribut sth. to….把某物分(配；发)给· · · · · · distribut sth. among….在· · · · · · 中分配 distribute sth. over…散布；分布 They had distributed the lands to the peasants. Bill distributed the beer among us. This species of butterfly is widely distributed over our country. distribution n. 分配，配给，散发； a distribution (动植物，语言等的)分布(区域) The cherry tree has a wide distribution in Japan. 樱花树在日本分布很广。

6.They are easy and fun for children to care for. 孩子们照看它们既轻松又有趣。

【句法分析】 本句为简单句，属于“主语+be + adj. +(for sb.) to do ”的句型。在该句型中句子主语与 不定式之间是被动关系，不定式主动形式表 示被动的意义。当不定式动词为不及物动词 是需加上相应的介词。 用于该句式的形容词常有：difficult/ hard, easy , comfortable, interesting, fit, unfit heavy, light等

Eg. (1) The tractor is hard for me to handle. (2) These questions are difficult for little children to reply to. (3) The book is interesting to read.