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重点、难点分析

1．present 玽.; adj. & n.

1) 玽. 提出，呈递；赠送

present sth. to sb.= present sb. with sth. 向某人赠送某物

eg. Mr.Smith presented an application to the committee yesterday.Smith 先生昨天已经向委员为递交了申请函。

The kind瞙earted lady planned to present a basket of flowers to her neighbors when the Christmas Day is drawing near.圣诞节就要到了，这个好心肠的老妇人打算给每个邻居送了一篮花。

2) 玜dj. 出席的，到场的；目前的;当前的

be present at 出席，到场 (反义词组：be absent from缺席)

at present 目前，当前 (= at the present time)

for the present就目前来说，暂时

up to the present 一直到现在，至今(=up to now)

People present at the meeting are all concerned about the present situation of world financial crisis. 到场参加会议的人都是关心目前全球经济危机形势的人。（注：present作定语时置于所修饰名词之前一般表示“目前，当前”的意思；表示“出席，到场”一般置于所修饰名词之后。）

【联想发散】

玜dj.→玭. present—presence; absent—absence

3) 玭. 礼物

2．employ 玽. 使用，雇用；使从事于玭. employment

employ… as 雇用某人作……；把……当作

employ sb. to do sth. 雇用某人做某事

employ oneself (in) doing sth / be employed (in) doing sth. 从事于，把时间花在……

be out of employ(employment) 失业

eg. Why didnt you employ the new method? 你们为什么不采用新方法呢？

As the principle of the school, he is always good at employing his free time wisely.作为这个学校的校长，他总是非常擅于充分利用自己的业余时间。

How many workmen do you employ at your factory? 你们工厂雇佣多少工人？

【联想发散】

玽.→玭. employ—employer—employee雇用—雇佣者，雇主—雇员

interview—interviewer—interviewee 采访—记者—被采访者

train—trainer—trainee培训—培训者—受训者

3．mind 玽.注意，留心；专心于，从事

eg. Mind that you dont forget to mail the letters.注意可别忘了寄信。

Mind the wet paint!注意油漆未干！

Mind your own business！别管闲事！

【重要短语】

absence of mind心不在焉

bear / keep in mind (that)牢记

make up ones mind to do下决心，决意

never mind不要紧

be of the same mind意见相同

apply / set / bend ones mind to do专心，一心一意做某事

change ones mind改变主意

【词义辨析】 brains, head与mind

brains是不可数名词，强调智力。head为可数名词，指脑力时有时可与 brains互换，但它侧重单一实践性能力。mind指主观意志、精神世界，也指思维机能的强弱。

(1) She has good brains．她很有头脑。

(2) She has a good head for figures．她很有数学头脑。

(3) He kept a cool head in face of danger．在危险面前他保持冷静的头脑。

(4) She is a good student with good mind.她是个头脑清晰的学生。

4．arrange 玽. 安排；整理，分类 ；商定，约定

玭. arrangement

arrange sth. 整理分类

arrange for sb. to do sth. 安排某人去做某事

arrange with sb. to do sth. 跟某人约好去做某事

make arrangements.安排

(1) I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home.我一回到家，就把花在花瓶理插好。

(2) I have arranged that one of my staff will meet you at the airport.我已经安排好一个职员去机场接你。

(3) I have arranged with him to meet at the restaurant.我和他约好了在饭馆见面。

5．key to (doing) sth.做某事的关键

Self瞔onfidence is the key to being successful in everything you do.

【联想发散】

the key / the answer / the solution/the note to (doing) sth.

【高考链接】

(1) He is a computer analyst, _________________ to investigate new technologies.

A.usedB.taken

C.forced D.employed

(2) All the people _________________ at the party were all his loyal supporters.

A.presentB.attending

C.joiningD.taking part

(3) I dont mind _________________ the decision as long as it is not too late.

A.you to delay makingB.your delaying making

C.your delaying to makeD.you delay to make

(4) The key to _________________ the overweight among young is to_________________more exercise.

A.solve; takeB.solving; take

C.solve; takeD.solving; taking

答案：1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B

6．As well as having a good time and making new friends, doing a gap year may give students an edge in the job market. (P31, L53—54) 学生在休学实践年不仅过得愉快、能结交新朋友，而且在找工作时也占据优势。

give sb. en edge in在……方面让某人占优势

at the edge of…在……边缘上

have an edge on / over 略胜过

be on edge紧张不安的，兴奋的，易怒的

【高考链接】

Dont put the glass on the _________________ of the table, it might fall of.

A.side B.edge C.top D.foot

7．【本单元习语小结】

rain cats and dogs倾盆大雨

ones cup of tea喜爱的投合脾性的事情

an arm and a leg昂贵的代价

The world is ones oyster.世界属于某人

off the top of ones head不假思索地，信口地

look somebody in the eyes注视、直视 (某人)

quake with fear怕得发抖

have butterflies in ones stomach紧张，忐忑不安

I always have butterflies in my stomach just before I perform on stage.上台表演前，我总是感到心慌意乱。

I asked him to look me in the eye and tell me what he had done with my bike.我要他看着我的眼睛，告诉我他把我的自行车怎么样了。

Charlie stood in the teachers office, quaking with fear, as he had not done his homework.查理站在老师办公室，怕的发抖，因为他没做完作业。

Miss Prentice seems to be a very unpleasant cup of tea. Miss Prentice像是个讨人厌的人。

This ring cost me an arm and a leg. 我为这戒指花了一大笔钱。

I can name two famous actors off the top of my head, 我可以随便说出两个有名的演员。