Unit5语言点分析.doc

Language Study #Para 1 make one’s way: to go towards something, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time make your way to / through / towards etc e.g. The old man slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus. Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver. to gradually become successful in a particular job, activity, profession etc e.g. ( 你要想成功,就得学会趁着年轻多多努力。 If you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young. #Para 2 absorb: vt. Trees absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen which is essential to the health of human beings. (to take in liquid, gas, etc 吸收) He appeared to understand, but whether he absorbed every detail I cannot say. (to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it 吸取（知识）) Totally absorbed in writing the computer software, Michael ordered take-away food when he was hungry, slept on the office floor when tired out. (to interest someone so much that they do not pay attention to other things 吸引, usu. be absorbed in) These young immigrants were soon absorbed into new life. (to become part of something larger 融入，吸收 usu. be absorbed into) The university had to absorb a $14 million cut in funding. (to take over a cost or costs承担费用) Sentence Reading In the 21st century, economic globalization and the information network have linked us all together. Different cultures live together and influence each other. No culture can flourish in isolation. How much a country or a nation contributes to the culture of humanity is increasingly determined by her ability to absorb foreign cultures and renew herself. That is why China will remain open and receptive, value her own traditions while drawing on others successful experience, and achieve economic prosperity and social progress in a civilized and harmonious way. 进入21世纪，经济全球化、信息网络化，已经把世界连成一体，文化的发展将不再是各自封闭的，而是在相互影响中多元共存。一个国家、一个民族对人类文化贡献的大小，越来越取决于她吸收外来文化的能力和自我更新的能力。中国将永远坚持开放兼容的方针