BOOK11_课件_UNIT 3_reading.ppt

* Reading Unit 3 Phrases in the reading part: 1. ?普通的人 ? the man in the street 2. ? 赋有智慧 be blessed with brains 3. 自学 ?? educate oneself 4. 财务合伙人撤资 one’s financial partner withdrew 5. ? 理想；蓝图 big picture 7. 接受大量…的订单 be flooded with demands for 6. 大批量生产 ?? produce in bulk 8?. 展示 show off 9. ?? 应对增长的需求 cope with the increased demand 10.开始走下坡路 undergo a downward slide . 11.旨在为….创造平台 aim to create a platform for 12. 面临瓦解 on its last legs 13. 同时拥有智慧和决心 ?? possess a combination of intelligence and determination 14. 作为对他努力和成就的认可 in recognition of his efforts and achievements Language focus: —the man who brought technology to the man in the street. 句中the man in the street意思是“普通人”, “常人”, “大众”, 也可为“man on the street”。 2. Sinclair was blessed with brains and spent much of his time educating himself. 3. Sinclair’s big picture was to produce in bulk and to sell cheaply so that everyone could afford electronic goods. 短语in bulk意思是“大量地”，比如： 短语“be blessed with”意思是“赋有（能力等）”，“享有（幸福等）”。比如： Though in his eighties, he is blessed with good health. 尽管他八十多岁了，身体却很好。 She prefers buying things like tissues in bulk. 她喜欢批量购买东西，比如面巾纸。 4. As soon as he advertised, the company was flooded with demands for the little, cubic-shaped radios. “was flooded with” 如洪水般涌至，比如：The office was flooded with complains. 5. The company expanded rapidly, and he even had to open a new center in the USA to cope with the increased demand. “cope with” 对付，应对，比如： There was too much work for our computer to cope with. 我们的计算机要干的事情太多，简直应接不暇。 办事处收到如洪水般的涌至的投诉信件。 *