1、Unit 4 Getting the scoop,Language points:,1. accurate 精确的,正确的,If your watch is accurate, you know the exact time.如果你的手表精确,你就知道确切的时间.,区别accurate和exact:accurate强调忠实于事实真相的准确性,要求 “ 与事实本身无出入”.exact 则要求 “丝毫不差”, 强调一定数量和质量方面的准确,力求各细节均与事实或范例完全符合.,His information is _. (他的信息准确.)What were the _ words he used ?
2、(他确切的话是怎么说的?)Your _ height is 1.79 meters.( 他的精确身高是1.79米.),accurate,exact,exact,2. employ 雇佣, 聘请. 后接介词as, at, in, for 等,吉姆受雇于一家银行.,Jim is employed in a bank.,我们聘请她为顾问.,We employ her as an advisor.,她们是凭她们的能力而不是凭外貌被雇佣的.,They were employed for their ability, not for their looks.,employ oneself ( in ) d
3、oing sth从事于某事; 忙于某事,I employ myself teaching English.,Instead of wasting time, she _她不再浪费时间而是忙于读书了.,employed herself in reading,3. note. V. 特别提到; 注意,记下,In his speech _ ( 他在发言在提到了环境的重要性.),he noted the importance of the environment.,请注意我的话.,Please note my words.,note sth down 将某事记下,警察把她说的每句话都记了下来.,The
4、 policeman noted down every word she said., n. 笔记, 注意 take/ make a note ( notes) of 把 记录下来 make notes 记笔记 take note of 注意, 提到,4 chief adj. 主要的，首席的,他最主要的困难是不懂该国语言,The chief trouble was that he didnt know the language of the country,区别 chief, main, majorchief 常指身份，地位或职权方面处于第一位的人； 用于物时， 指同类中最重要的。main 只
5、能用于物，指某件东西中最主要的，最明显的部分。major 指比其它东西更加重要的，重大的。,The chief engineer is the most important of a group of engineers on a job.总工程师是参加一项工作的一批工程师中最重要的一个。The main portion of the days work is finished.我们一天工作的主要部分已经完成了。Nanjing is one of the major cities in China.南京是中国的主要城市之一。,5. approve vt. 同意, 批准, 其宾语一般是指 计划,
6、 安排, 建议等. vi. 赞同; 认为良好. 后常接介词of. approval n. 赞成, 认可,满意,同意,The minister approved he building plan部长已批准了建筑计划.I dont approve of his behavior.我认为他的行为不好.,6. process n. 过程, 程序, 步骤,the process of making jam做果酱的程序,in the process of ( doing ) sth 在.的过程中,那座房子正在建造之中.那台机器在修理中.,The house is in the process of being built,The machine is in the process of repair.,
