《新世纪大学英语综合教程课件Unit1》课件.ppt

base: 这个电影是以马克? 吐温的小说为题材的。 The film is based on a novel by Mark Twain. Their relationship was based on/upon mutual respect. 1. vt. [usu. pass.] place or establish; provide with a base or center 2. n. 1) the lowest part of something, esp. the part on which something stands There is a hole in the base of the tree. There is a door at the base of the tower. 2) a place where people in a military organization live and work a military base a naval base 军事基地 海军基地 an air base 空军基地 Detailed Reading The lamp stands on a circular base. 落地灯由圆形底座支撑。 Some of the military bases on this island were built in the 19th century. 这个岛上的一些军事基地建于19世纪。 Charity toward others is the basis of her philosophy. 慈善待人是她人生观的基点。 The earthquake shook the foundations of the house. 地震连屋基都震动了。 Those thoughts rocked her belief to its foundations. 那些想法从根本上动摇了她的信念。 Detailed Reading 用于具体意义时，指坚固结实的建筑物的基础或地基；用作比喻意义时，与basis基本相同。例如： 主要用作抽象或引申意义。例如： 这几个名词都有“基础，根基”的意思。 指构成或支撑某一具体物体的基础，也可指军事基地或用作比喻意 义。例如： CF: base, basis foundation base basis foundation continually: adv. without stopping; repeatedly We are continually reassessing the situation. NB: 注意该词的词性变化，它的形容词形式与名词形式分别为：continual 和continuation。 Detailed Reading 这些形容词均有“连续的”、“不断的”之意。 强调重复或持续发生，但连续之间允许有间断。 语意最强，强调在时间和空间上没有间断。 强调事物一个接一个地发生，无间断。 多指习惯性的重复和不变的持续。 CF: continual, continuous, successive constant continual successive continuous constant Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. The refrigerator keeps food at a temperature. The people in the city suffered a lot from the two weeks of rain. Is this a flight, or do we stop off anywhere? My computer makes a low buzzing noise. 5. The school has won five games. continual ________ constant ________ continuous _________ successive _________ continuous _________ Detailed Reading means: n.