CE1-1(+words).ppt

Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English At the start of our course, it is advisable to provide some strategies for English learning. strategy: n. plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose E.g. (1) Outlining is an especially helpful critical reading strategy for understanding the content and structure of a certain passage. E.g. (2) Spending big money to develop open source software is a good business strategy for companies competing against Microsoft. diligence: n. steady effort E.g. (1) Here I am going to talk about some other virtues: diligence, patience, and humility. E.g. (1) Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, has never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. prolonged: adj. continuing for a long period of time E.g. (1) A prolonged period of low interest rates has discouraged people to save their money into the bank. NB: prolonged是过去分词作形容词用，它的动词原型是prolong，意为“延长、拖延”。 E.g. (1) 他又问了她一个问题，仅仅是为了延长谈话时间。 He asked her another question just to prolong the conversation. nevertheless: adv. however, in spite of that, still E.g. (1) Of course, she didn’t understand what her parents were quarreling about, but she was scared nevertheless. sustained: adj. continuing for a long time E.g. (1) The conference discussion focuses on the sustained development of agriculture. NB: sustained是过去分词作形容词用，它的动词原型是sustain，意为“支撑、维持”。 E.g. (2) 在医院里，惟一让我支撑下去的就是回家的想法。 The thought of getting home was the only thing that sustained me in the hospital. 补充 employ: vt. 1) pay someone to work for you E.g. (1) The factory employs over 2000 people. 2) use a particular object, method, skill, etc. in order to achieve something E.g. (2) The report examines teaching methods employed in the classroom. E.g. (3) 这种设备使用激光束制作电脑芯片。 The equipment employs laser beams to make the computer chips CF:employ, hire engage 这三个词都是动词，都有“雇用”之意。 employ表示支付薪水，较长期、固定地雇用某人。例如： E.g. (4) Hotels employ more women than men. 宾馆雇用的女性要比男性多。 hire表示支付一定钱额，雇用某人短期从