Unit 3

Life in the futureLanguage points

1. What changes do you expect to see in your life in one thousand years’ time. 一千年之后你料想会发生什么变化。 expect (sb.) to do sth. 希望(某人)做某事 I expect to be back within a week. I didn’t expect him to stay so long. hope to do something 希望做某事 Joan’s hoping to study law at Harvard.

wish wish to do something 希望做某事 I wish to make a complaint. wish somebody something 希望某人… We wish them every happiness in their new home.

hope和wish后面都可以可跟that从句， 但hope + that表示希望； wish + that表 示愿望，且从句动词用虚拟语气。 I hope you’ll be better soon. I wish I were ten years younger. wish可跟双宾语 We wish you a happy New Year.

2. I still cannot believe that I am takingup this prize that I won last year.

我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。

take upWhen does the new manager take up his job? 开始某项工作 Sorry , I have taken up you too much time. 占用(时间或空间) He wants to take up art in college. 选修 He decided to take up photography as his career. 从事 Do you intend to take up his offer of a job? 接受

take拓展office apart in it easy take back down notes away aim

吸收，留宿 别着急 取下,记下 就职 拆开 收回 瞄准

拿走作笔记

out

抓住

notice ofit for granted

想当然的认为 拿出 注意 利用采取措施做某事 深呼吸

take

hold ofsteps to do sth

sb as..,advantage of…

a deep breath

把某人当作

pride in

碰运气怜悯某人 接管

one’s chance

take

trouble to do sth

overpity on sb turns to do sth

以……为荣轮流去做某事

不辞劳苦去做某事

总结：take up 举起, 拿起, 抬起; 对…有兴趣;从属于;占据时间、空间 John took up writing at school. The work took up a whole day. Please take the piano out, it ____too much room. C A. picks up B. makes up C. takes up D. takes on

3. I have to remind myself constantlythat I am really in AD 3008.

我得不断提醒自己, 我真的到了公元3008年。

1)remind sb. of/about sth.使某人想起某事

remind her of high school days.使她回想起了中学里的日子

remind sb. to do sth 提醒某人做某事You must remind him to call Tom.

你必须让他记着打电话给汤姆。

区别: remind, remember, recall remind 指“由于受到提醒或启发而想 起往事” remember指“过去的事情仍在记忆中,

不必费劲就能想起”, 记住recall 较 remember 正式, 指“对自己

或他人的过去进行有意义的回忆”。

2) constantly adv. 不断地 Fashion is constantly changing. 时尚总是日新月异。 Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. 加热调味汁并不停地搅动。

4. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. 我很担心这次旅行, 所以头几天心里 总是不踏实。 worried about the journey 为过去

分词 作原因状语，相当于一个原因状语从 句。

例如： 1. Well known for his expert advice, he received many invitations to give lectures. 2. Frightened by the loud noise, I went to see what was happening. 3. Broadcasted in all the media, Phelps has become a hero for the people all over the world as well as the USA.