TeachingPlanforUnit1Course：CollegeEnglishInstructorModuleUnit1ATime-ConsciousAmericansBCultureShockTime180mTeachingAidsMulti-mediaTeachingObjectivesTohelpthestudentshaveagoodunderstandingofthepassagesinthisunit；Tohelpthestudentsgrasptheusagesofsomeimportantwords,phrasesandexpressionsintheunit；ToenablethestudentstoanalyzethestructureofTextAandsummarizeparagraphmeaningofTextBTointroducethebasicreadingskillsofthisunit:ReadingfortheMainIdeainaParagraphTohelpthestudentsmasterhowtodevelopaparagraphageneralstatementsupportedbyspecificdetails.ChiefPoints&DifficultPointsGetthemainideaofthepassage.Mastersomeusefulexpressions&sentencestructureinthepassage.Understandthestructureofthetext.PrerequisitesBeforecomingforclass,studentsshouldidentifysomeimportantwordsforthetopic.scanthetextformainideas.visitlibrarytoresearchaboutinformationconcerningtheunit.TeachingMethodsThemixtureoflistening,speaking,reading,practicingandwritingReferenceBooksTeacher’sBookofNewHorizonCollegeEnglishLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish(English-Chinese)OxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionaryLongmanDictionaryofAmericanEnglishTeachingContentsTimeAllotmentSectionAI.Warm-upActivityTopicDiscussionStudent’sDiscussionTeacher’sSummaryQuestionsontheTopicandthePassageII.BackgroundInformationIII.TextStructureAnalysisIV.StructuredWriting

V.DetailedStudyoftheTextWordsandPhrasesStudyLanguagePointsVI.TextSummaryStudent’sPresentationTeacher’sSummaryVII．After-textAExercisesSectionBI.ReadingSkillII.Warm-upActivityTopicDiscussionQuestionsontheTopicandthePassageIII.TextStructureAnalysisIV.TextStudyParagraphMeaningWordsandPhrasesStudyLanguagePointsSummaryorMainIdeaofthePassageStudent’sPresentationTeacher’sSummaryV.NewWordsDictationVI.After-textBExercisesVII．Supplementaryexercises15m5m10m5m50m5m30m5m10m5m20m5m15mAssignmentsHandintheexerciseofTRANSLATION.Finishtheotherafter-textA&Bexercisesafterclass.SupplementaryExercisesEnglish-ChineseTranslation〔5sentences〕Chinese-EnglishTranslation〔10sentences〕4.PreviewUnit2Unit1SectionATime-ConsciousAmericansWarm-upActivityTopicDiscussioni．Student’sDiscussion1)WhatpreciousresourcesdoAmericansvalue?―Timeandlabour.2)WhatisconsideredtobeawasteoftimeintheUS?―Shortconversationsorsmallexchangeswithstrangers.3)HowdoAmericanssavetime?―Doingthingsquickly,avoidingshortexchanges,inventingtime-savingdevices…ii.Teacher’sSummaryAmericansareparticularlyconcernedabouttime.Theyclearlyrealizethatlifeisshortandconsidertimeapreciousresource.VisitorsmayfindthatAmericansarealwaysinarushandundergreatpressureindailylife.Theydon’tusuallyexchangesmilesorbriefconversationsbecausetheyresentwastingtime.Americansgenerallyassessandinquireaboutothersprofessionallyratherthansocially,sotheystarttalkingbusinessdirectlywithoutopeningexchanges.Inordertosavetime,Americansusequiteafewlabor-savingdevicesliketelephones,faxes,oremails.Electroniccommunicationisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,whilemostpersonalvisiting,whichthoughpleasant,takeslonger,issavedforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.IntheUS,unlikeinsomeothercountries,quicklysolvingaproblemorfulfillingajobsuccessfullyisasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetent.QuestionsontheTopicandthePassage1)Whatattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring?―Theattitudeisthatifoneisnotmovingahead,heisfallingbehind.2)HowistimetreatedinAmerica?Andwhy?―Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Peoplebudgetit,saveit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;theyalsochargeforit.Theydothisbecausetimeisapreciousresource.3)Whatislikelytobeaforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheUS?Andhowdoesthewriterdescribecitypeople?―Everyoneisinarush---oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,restlesslyseekingattentioninastore,orelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.4)Whatisthewriter’sadviceifyou“misssmiles,briefconversations,smallexchangeswithstrangers”?Andwhy?―Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint.5)WhatwillnewarrivalsinAmericamissaboutbusinesscalls?―NewarrivalsinAmericanwillmissopeningexchanges,theritualinteractionthatgoeswithacupofcoffeeorteaandleisurelychats.6)WhatexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowthatAmericansworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime?―Americansproduceasteadyflowoflabor-savingdevices.Theycommunicaterapidlythroughfaxes,phonecalls,oremailsratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts.II.BackgroundInformationCulturalConflicts:Eachnationhasitsownconventions.Differentnationshavedifferentcultures.Whentwoculturesclash,problemsincommunicationmayoccur.Whichsideshouldcompromisewhenthereareculturalconflicts?Infact,knowingandunderstandingtheother'scultureistheresponsibilityofbothsides,andbothsidesshouldbewillingtocompromise.Educating,ratherthancomplainingandblaming,isthebestsolutiontoculturalconflicts.2.Hourglass:Aglasscontainerholdingfinesandformeasuringtime,whichisnarrowinthemiddlelikeafigure8sothatthesandinsidecanrunslowlyfromthetophalftothebottomtakingexactlyonehour.沙漏：一種裝上細(xì)沙以用來(lái)測(cè)量時(shí)間的玻璃容器，其頸部細(xì)小，形狀象一個(gè)8字，使得上半部的沙子能緩慢地流到下半部中，其時(shí)間正好是一個(gè)小時(shí)。3.ProverbsoftimeReadthefollowingproverbs.1.Timeworkswonders.時(shí)間創(chuàng)造奇跡。2.Timetriestruth.時(shí)間檢驗(yàn)真理。3.Timeisthebesthealer.時(shí)間是治愈創(chuàng)傷的良藥。4.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.時(shí)間不等人?！矔r(shí)不我待?！?.Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)。6.Aninchoftimecannotbeboughtbyaninchofgold.寸金難買寸光陰。III.TextStructureAnalysisTheessaycentersonthetopichowAmericancultureisdifferentfromotherculturesintheirtreatmentoftime.ItisanexpositorywritinginthatthewritertellsushowAmericanstreattimeasifitweresomethingalmostrealandwhattheculturaldifferenceis.Theessaycanberoughlydividedintothreeparts.Thisisapieceofexposition.Thewriterbeginstheessaywithanintroduction，whichtellsuswhatintegritymeans.Thenthewriterputsforwardtheproblemthatintegrityisinshortsupplytoday—andgettingscarcer.Thisnaturallyleadstothequestionofhowtotestwhetheronehasthevalueofintegrityornot.Threeprincipleswithexamplesorwithexplanationsarepresentedonebyone.Thustheessayleadstoitsconclusionaboutintegrity.Fromthisanalysisitcanbeseenthatthewriterusesthewritingtechniquecalledageneralstatementfollowedandsupportedbyexamples.Besides,thewriteralsousesdifferentwritingskillssuchasexemplification,figurationandquotation.Allthesetechniquesmaketheessayconvincingandvivid.Thepassagecanberoughlydividedinto3parts.PartOne(Paras.1-2)IttellsusthatAmericanstreasuretwoelements:timeandlaborandtheirreasons.Paragraph1tellsusthatAmericanstreasuretwoelements:timeandlabor.Paragraph2dropsthetopicoflaborandstartstofocusonthetopicoftime:Timeisapreciousresource.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Oncethesandshaverunoutofaperson'shourglass,theycannotbereplaced.Everyminutecounts.PartTwo(Paras.3-7)ItmainlytellsushowAmericanstreattime.Paragraph3isaboutAmericans'dailylifewhichshowshoweveryAmericandoesthingsinarushunderthepressureoftime.Thereasonisthatpeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint.Paragraph4isaboutoneimportantaspectofAmericanlife:doingbusiness.Americansprefertostarttalkingbusinessveryquicklyandassesstheirbusinesspartnersprofessionallyratherthansocially.ToAmericans,timeisalwaystickingawayintheirears.Paragraphs5to7areabouthowAmericanssavetheirtimethroughlabor-savingandtime-savingdevices.Theyusefaxes,phonecallsoremailstodoallkindsofthings,includingsettlingnationalorinternationalproblems.ToAmericans,theimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhaslittleornorelationtothesignificanceofthematterathand.PartThree(Para.8)ItbringsouttheculturaldifferencebetweenAmericaandothernations.PeoplefromotherculturesmightthinkthatitisimpolitetoworktooquicklyandthattasksaregivenaddedweightbythepassageoftimewhileAmericansbelievethatitisasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblem,orfulfillajobsuccessfully,withspeed.Thepurposeofputtingmorecapital,energy,andattentionintosomeimportanttasksdoesnotmeantospendmoretimebuttogetthetasksmovingwiththeshortestpossibletime.StructuredWritingAParagraphofaGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsInthepassage,thewriterpresentshisstatementsfirstandgoesontosupporthisstatementswithspecificdetails.Thenthewriterbrieflytellsusthereason.Takeparagraphs3foranexample.InParagraph3wehavethegeneralstatement:Everyoneisinarush，moreoftenunderpressure.Tosupportthestatement,thewritertriestobringoutdetailsfromdifferentaspectstoprovehoweveryoneisinarush:shoppinginarush,takingmealsinarush,drivinginarush,nobriefexchangeswithstrangers,etc.(TurntoP.15anddoExerciseXIII.NowfillinthesamekindofchartforParagraph7,identifyingageneralprincipleandthedetailstosupportit.)V.DetailedStudyoftheTextWords&PhrasesStudy1．budgetv. plancarefullyhowmuchofsth.willbeneeded〔為...〕作出安排Shehaslearnedhowtobudgethertimecarefully.她已學(xué)會(huì)了怎么精心安排自己的時(shí)間。Thegovernmenthasbudgeted10milliondollarsforeducationspending.政府在預(yù)算中撥款一千萬(wàn)美元作為教育經(jīng)費(fèi)。vi.planthespendingofmoneycarefully制定預(yù)算Asastudent,youhavetolearnhowtobudget.作為學(xué)生，你得學(xué)會(huì)如何制定開支方案。n.[C]theamountofmoneyapersonororganizationhastospendonsth.預(yù)算Itisimportanttobalanceone'sbudget.使收支平衡十分重要。Theyarepreparingthecompany'sadvertisingbudgetfor2007.他們正在制定公司2007年的廣告預(yù)算。[擴(kuò)展]budgetfor為……編制預(yù)算；為……作安排onabudget精打細(xì)算的，花錢不多2.chargev.asksb.foranamountofmoneyforaservice向...收費(fèi)，要價(jià)Wedonotchargefordelivery.我們免費(fèi)送貨上門。Thedoctorchargedus400dollarsforafive-minuteexamination.醫(yī)生做一次5分鐘的檢查要了我們400美元。3.acutea.1).quicktonoticesth.敏感的；敏銳的Dogshaveanacutesenseofsmell.狗有靈敏的嗅覺。Thecriticalprofessionalrequiresunusuallyacuteobservation.評(píng)論家需要非常敏銳的觀察力。2).veryseriousorsevere嚴(yán)重的Thepresidentsufferedacuteembarrassmentfromthisnews.這一新聞使總統(tǒng)十分難堪。Hefeltacutepainonhisback.他感到背部很疼。[擴(kuò)展]acute，sensitive，sensible前兩詞均有“敏感的”之意，區(qū)別在于：acute著重指人具有觀察、發(fā)現(xiàn)事物細(xì)微差異的能力。sensitive著重指人感受細(xì)微感情、感覺的能力。而sensible那么指“明智的；有感覺的”。反義詞：dull遲鈍的；shallow淺薄的；slight輕微的4.hourglass n.[C]〔計(jì)時(shí)用的〕沙漏TheuseofthehourglassdatesbacktoalmosttwothousandyearsagoinChina.沙漏的使用在中國(guó)可追溯到差不多2千年前。5.restlessa. unabletokeepstillbecauseoneisnervous,bored,orimpatient煩躁的；不安靜的Afteronemonthinthejob,hefeltrestlessanddecidedtoleave.這工作他干了一個(gè)月就感到厭倦，于是決定不干了。Thechildrengrewrestlesswiththelongwait.等的時(shí)間一長(zhǎng)，孩子們就逐漸躁動(dòng)不安起來(lái)。6.restlesslyad.inarestlessmanner;impatiently煩躁地；不安靜地Shewalkedbackandforthrestlesslyinherroom.她焦躁不安地在房間里走來(lái)走去。Hemovedaboutrestlessly,lightingacigarette.他焦躁不安地走來(lái)走去，點(diǎn)燃了一支煙。7.elbowvt.pushsb.withtheelbows用肘推〔或撞〕人Heelbowedmeoutoftheway.他用肘把我推開了。Sheelbowedherwayforward.她用胳膊肘推擠著向前走。n.[C]thejointwherethearmbends肘Hesatwithhiselbowsonthetable.他坐著，雙肘架在桌上。Hisarmwaswrappedfromtheelbowtothefingers.他的胳膊從肘部一直包扎到手指。8．a(chǎn)brupta.1).(ofbehavior)rough;offensive粗魯?shù)?，無(wú)禮的Themanagerwasoffendedbyhisabruptreply.經(jīng)理被他的粗魯?shù)拇饛?fù)激怒了。Theheadteacherisveryabruptwithparents.主任老師對(duì)家長(zhǎng)們的態(tài)度很粗魯。2).suddenandunexpected突然的，意外的Theroadisfullofmanyabruptturns.這條路有許多急轉(zhuǎn)彎。Hisabruptdeparturesurprisedeveryone.他突然離去，使大家都很吃驚。9.openinga.beginning;starting開始的Heleftaftertheopeningspeechofthedebate.辯論會(huì)的開場(chǎng)白之后他就走了。Thequeenattendedtheopeningnightofthetheatre.女王觀看了這家劇院的首夜演出。n.1).[C]anoccasionwhenanewbuilding,road,etc.isusedforthefirsttime,esp.onethatinvolvesaceremony開業(yè)典禮；落成典禮theopeningofanewhighway一條新公路的通車典禮Manyattendedtheopeningofthenewsportscenter.很多人參加了新體育中心的落成典禮。2.[C]apositionthatisavailableinabusinessorfirm空缺職位Therearefewopeningsinpublishingfornewgraduates.出版行業(yè)能為新畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生提供的空缺職位極少。I'mtryingtoapplyforanopeninginanadvertisingfirm.我正在申請(qǐng)廣告公司的一個(gè)空缺職位。10.rituala.doneregularlyandinthesameway例行的；慣常的Everydaytheworkbeginswiththeritualgreetings.每天的工作以例行的問(wèn)候開始。Theymaderitualapologyandleft.他們做了程式化的抱歉，然后就離開了。n.[C,U]sth.doneregularlyandinthesameway慣例Wivesmakearitualoftheirhouseholdduties.家庭主婦每天都是一成不變地操持家務(wù)。I'vewounduptheclocksomanytimesthatithasbecomearitual.我經(jīng)常給鐘上發(fā)條，以致這已成了我的習(xí)慣。interactionn.1).[C,U]communication交流Theinteractionofthetwogroupsproducedmanygoodideas.兩個(gè)組通過(guò)相互交流提出了許多不錯(cuò)的見解。Iftherewasmoreinteractionbetweenthetwo,theirproblemswouldbesolved.如果雙方有更多的溝通，他們的問(wèn)題會(huì)得到解決。2).[C,U]aprocessbywhichtwoormorethingsaffecteachother相互作用；相互影響theinteractionoftwomedicines兩種藥之間的相互作用Theinteractionbetweendifferentpoliceforceswouldimprovetherateofsolvingcrimes.警方相互合作可以提高破案率。12.conventionn.1).[C,U]general,usu.unspokenagreementabouthowpeopleshouldactorbehaveincertainsituations習(xí)俗；慣例Byconvention,theleaderisalwaysaman.按照慣例，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)總是由男性擔(dān)任。Wearingacoatandtieisanacceptedconventiononsuchanoccasion.在那種場(chǎng)合，穿外套系領(lǐng)帶是約定俗成的穿著要求。2).[C]ameetingofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty,etc.會(huì)議；大會(huì)TheyholdtheannualconventioninJuly.他們每年7月召開年度會(huì)議。Theconventiondecidedonanewrule.大會(huì)就一項(xiàng)新規(guī)定作出決議。13.leisuren.1).[U]timefreefromworkorotherduties;sparetime空閑，閑暇W(wǎng)e'vebeenworkingallweekwithoutamoment'sleisure.我們已整整干了一周，無(wú)一刻閑暇。Hehassomeleisurefromhisstudies.他在學(xué)習(xí)之余有些空閑時(shí)間。2).[U]ease悠閑，安逸Alifeofeasyleisuremakesamanlessadventurous.安逸的生活會(huì)使人變得不思進(jìn)取。Aftersheretired,shelivedinleisureathome.她退休后閑居在家。[擴(kuò)展]atleisure〔作表語(yǔ)〕有空的；〔作狀語(yǔ)〕沉著地atone’sleisure當(dāng)有空的時(shí)候14.leisurelya.withouthurrying沉著的；不匆忙的walkataleisurelypace邁著沉著的步伐行進(jìn)Herwalkedatamoreleisurelypace.他慢悠悠地走著。15.assess vt. judgeordecidetheamount,value,quality,orimportanceofsb.orsth.評(píng)價(jià)，評(píng)估Theyassessedthevalueofthehouseat$600,000.他們估算這幢房子值60萬(wàn)美元。Theysaytheycanassessintelligencefromthesetests.他們聲稱通過(guò)這些測(cè)試能對(duì)智力進(jìn)行評(píng)估。[擴(kuò)展]assesssth.at…:評(píng)估某事物為……assessablea.可評(píng)估的，可征稅的assessmentn.估價(jià)，評(píng)價(jià)assessorn.估價(jià)財(cái)產(chǎn)的人16.surroundingsn. (pl.)alltheobjects,conditions,etc.thatarearoundandmayaffectsb.orsth.;environment周圍的事物；環(huán)境pleasantsurroundings令人愉快的環(huán)境Thenewsurroundingsmadethechildrenveryhappy.新的環(huán)境讓孩子們很開心。17.probev.trytofindoutthetruthaboutsth.調(diào)查；探究Themattermustbeprobedtothebottom.這件事必須徹底調(diào)查。Shetriedtoprobehismindtofindoutwhathewasthinking.她試圖探究他的心思，以便知道他在想些什么。n.[C]探針〔醫(yī)生檢查傷口用的鈍頭細(xì)長(zhǎng)工具〕Thedoctorlosttheprobeduringtheoperation.手術(shù)過(guò)程中，醫(yī)生弄丟了探針。18.sociala.1).relatingtosocietyandpeople'slivesingeneral社會(huì)的Governmentshavemadeeffortstoimprovewomen'ssocialandeconomicstatus.政府已作出努力以提高婦女的社會(huì)地位和經(jīng)濟(jì)地位。Notleastimportant,marriageisagreatsocialstabilizerofmen.很重要的是，婚姻是促使男子穩(wěn)定的一大社會(huì)因素。2).relatingtomeetingpeopleandspendingtimewiththem社交的Sheoftenattendssocialgatherings.她常出席社交聚會(huì)。Hisreasonsforcallingwerepurelysocial.他來(lái)訪的原因純粹是為了社交。19.sociallyad.與社會(huì)(或社交)相關(guān)地Wehaveknowneachothersociallyforalongtime.我們相交已久。Forsociallyambitiouscouplesthisisaproblem.對(duì)社交上雄心勃勃的夫婦來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)問(wèn)題。20.tickvi.(ofaclockorwatch)makeashortrepeatedsound〔鐘、表等〕滴答響Theoldclocktickednoisily.那口老鐘的滴答聲很響。Mywatchdoesn'ttickbecauseit'selectronic.我的表不滴嗒作響，因?yàn)樗请娮颖怼.[sing.]theshortrepeatedsoundthataclockorwatchmakes〔鐘、表的〕滴答聲Thecontinualtickoftheclockgotonmynerves.鐘不斷地作響，令我心煩。Theticksseemtobecomingfromthatbagoverthere.滴答聲似乎是從那邊的袋子里發(fā)出的。21.consequentlyad.asaresult因此，所以MycarbrokedownandconsequentlyIwaslate.我的汽車半路上出了毛病，所以來(lái)晚了。Ispentmostofmymoneyinthefirstweekandconsequentlyhadverylittletospendonfoodduringthelastfewdaysoftheholidays.我在假期第一周就用掉了大局部錢，因此最后幾天幾乎沒什么錢買吃的了。[擴(kuò)展]consequenta.隨之發(fā)生的，符合邏輯的；n.必然的結(jié)果，推論22.devicen.1).[C]amachineortoolforaspecialpurpose器械，裝置Hemadeadevicetomakethedoorshutbyitself.他制作了一種能使門自動(dòng)關(guān)閉的裝置。Acomputerisadeviceforprocessinginformation.計(jì)算機(jī)是一種處理信息的裝置。2).[C]awayofdoingsth.方法，手段Herillnessisonlyadevicetoescapeseeinghim.她所謂生病只是回避見他的一種策略。Byvariousdeviceshewasabletomakeahugefortune.他通過(guò)各種手段賺了一大筆錢。23.faxn.[C]；機(jī)I'llsendyouafaxwiththedetailsofthemeeting.我會(huì)把會(huì)議的細(xì)節(jié)用發(fā)給你。I'llsendyoutheagreementbyfax.我會(huì)把合同用發(fā)給你。24.emailn. [C,U](alsoe-mail)電子郵件Nowadayspeoplesendfarmoreemailsthanlettersbypost.現(xiàn)今人們發(fā)送的電子郵件遠(yuǎn)多于信件。Theykeepintouchbyemail.他們通過(guò)電子郵件保持聯(lián)系。25.givenprep.takingsth.intoaccount;considering如果考慮到Giventheuncertaintyovermyhusband'sfutureIwasleftwithlittleotherchoice.鑒于我丈夫前途的不確定性，我別無(wú)選擇。Giventhecircumstances,you'vedonereallywell.考慮到環(huán)境因素，你做得已經(jīng)很出色了。26.gatheringn.[C]ameeting集會(huì)，聚會(huì)Imethimonceortwiceatfamilygatherings.我在家庭聚會(huì)上遇到過(guò)他一兩次。Soonafterwards,thegatheringbrokeupandthegueststooktheirleave.不多久，聚會(huì)結(jié)束，客人告辭。27.impersonalityn.[U]thequalityofnotshowingorincludingpersonalfeelings不牽涉?zhèn)€人感情；無(wú)人情味Itwasasystemofimpersonality;itmadenodifferencewhoyouwere,solongasyoucouldmasteritsrules.這是一項(xiàng)不牽涉?zhèn)€人感情的制度，只要你掌握規(guī)那么，你是誰(shuí)都無(wú)關(guān)緊要。28.electronic a.1).usingdevicessuchasradios,televisions,computers,etc.使用電子設(shè)備的Thisdictionaryisavailableinelectronicform.這部詞典有電子版本。I'veonlynowbecomefamiliarwiththebenefitsofelectronicbanking.我現(xiàn)在才熟悉電子銀行的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。2).producedoroperatedbyaflowofelectrons電子的anelectronicaddressbook電子地址簿anelectronicgame電子游戲[擴(kuò)展]electron電子electronics電子學(xué)29.significancen. [sing.,U]theimportanceofanevent,action,etc.重要性；重要意義Couldyouexplaintomethesignificanceofthispartoftheagreement?請(qǐng)把合同中這局部的含義給我解釋一下好嗎？Fewpeoplerealizedthesignificanceofthediscovery.幾乎沒人意識(shí)到這一發(fā)現(xiàn)的重要性。30.conductvt. 1).carryout進(jìn)行；實(shí)施conductanexperiment做實(shí)驗(yàn)Wehavebeenconductingasurveyoftheregion.我們對(duì)該地區(qū)進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。2).actasthepathforelectricity,heat,etc.傳導(dǎo)〔電或熱〕Copperconductselectricitywell.銅具有良好的導(dǎo)電性能。Hewasn'tsureifrubberconductedelectricity.他不能肯定橡膠是否導(dǎo)電。n.[U]thewaysb.behaves行為，舉止Theprisonerwassetfreeearlybecauseofgoodconduct.那個(gè)囚犯因表現(xiàn)好而被提前釋放。Nobodycanstandsuchshamelessconduct.沒有人能容忍如此不知羞恥的行為。[擴(kuò)展]conductameeting主持會(huì)議conductanexperiment做實(shí)驗(yàn)31.increasinglyad.moreandmore日益；愈加Increasingly,peoplearerealizingthatourbasicproblemsarenoteconomicones.人們逐漸認(rèn)識(shí)到我們的根本問(wèn)題并不是經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。Thecountrybecameincreasinglyrichandsuccessful.這個(gè)國(guó)家日趨富足興盛。32.conferencen.[C]aformalmeeting〔正式〕會(huì)議TheInstituteofAccountantsisholdingitsconferenceinEdinburghthisyear.會(huì)計(jì)師協(xié)會(huì)正在愛丁堡舉行今年的會(huì)議。She'sanorganizeroftheInternationalConferenceonAIDSthattheuniversityhaseveryyear.她是大學(xué)每年召開的愛滋病國(guó)際會(huì)議的組織者。[擴(kuò)展]convention,meeting,conferenceconvention指很正式的專業(yè)人員或政黨會(huì)議。meeting是最常用的一個(gè)詞,可泛指任何會(huì)議、會(huì)談。conference指就某事交換意見而進(jìn)行的會(huì)議。33.teleconferencen.[C]〔通過(guò)、電視等手段召開的〕遠(yuǎn)程會(huì)議Holdingateleconferencecansavetimeandmoney.召開遠(yuǎn)程會(huì)議既省時(shí)又省錢。Thetechnicianswerebusypreparingfortoday'steleconference.技術(shù)人員正忙著為今天的遠(yuǎn)程會(huì)議做準(zhǔn)備工作。34.obtainvt.getsth.thatonewants獲得，得到Healwaysmanagestoobtainwhathewants.他想要的他總能弄到。Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromourheadoffice.可以從我們的總部獲得更多的資料。[擴(kuò)展]obtainablea.可獲得的，可買到的obtainmentn.取得，獲得35.superba. extremelygood極好的Thesportscenterissuperb.這個(gè)體育中心是一流的。Theviewfrommywindowissuperb.從窗外看去，景色壯麗。36.whereas conj. incontrast;while然而；但是Heearns$8,000whereasshegetsatleast$20,000everyyear.他一年只掙八千美元；而她卻至少掙兩萬(wàn)美元。Sheishard-working,whereasheislazy.她很勤快，而他卻懶惰。37.postala.relatingtopost;sentbypost郵政的；郵寄的Domesticpostalserviceswillbereviewedthisyear.今年將對(duì)國(guó)內(nèi)郵政系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行評(píng)估。38.efficienta. workingwellandwithoutwastingtime,money,orenergy效率高的averyefficientsecretary辦事效率高的秘書Lightingisnowmoreenergyefficient.現(xiàn)在的照明更節(jié)能。39.impolitea. notpolite無(wú)禮的，失禮的Itwouldbeimpolitetoleaveinthemiddleofthemeeting.在會(huì)議中途離開會(huì)是失禮的。Shehadnowishtoappearimpolitebuttherewassomethingaboutthemanthatmadeherso.她并不想表現(xiàn)出有失禮儀，但那個(gè)男子的舉止使她不得不如此。40.elapse vi. (oftime)pass〔時(shí)間〕過(guò)去，逝去Threeyearshaveelapsedsincewelastmet.自我們上次見面以來(lái)，已經(jīng)過(guò)去三年了。Fouryearshadelapsedsinceheleftcollegeandstillhehadn'tfoundajob.他大學(xué)畢業(yè)已四年了，卻仍未找到工作。41.skillfula.(BrEskilful)havingorshowingabilitytodosth.well熟練的；有技巧的Heisskillfulatinventingexcuses.他善于編造借口。Soontheybecameveryskillfulinansweringsuchquestions.他們很快變得善于答復(fù)這類問(wèn)題。42.skillfulnessn.[U](BrEskilfulness)熟練；技巧Hewasadmiredbyallforhisskillfulness.他技術(shù)精湛，贏得眾人交口稱贊。Hisperformancetonightspeaksvolumesforhisskillfulness.他今晚的表現(xiàn)充分說(shuō)明他技巧之熟練。43petenta.havingthenecessaryability,skill,knowledge,etc.有能力的；能干的；勝任的He'snotcompetenttolookafteryoungchildren.他不太會(huì)照管孩子。Mysecretaryisperfectlycompetent,butshedoesn'thavemuchpatience.我的秘書完全能夠勝任工作，只是耐心不夠。[擴(kuò)展]competencen.能力，勝任competentlyad.勝任地，適合地44.fulfill(BrEfulfil)vt.1).dowhatonemustdo履行；執(zhí)行fulfillanobligation履行義務(wù)Anursehasmanydutiestofulfillincaringforthesick.護(hù)士在護(hù)理病人時(shí)要履行許多職責(zé)。2).achievesth.onewantedtodo實(shí)現(xiàn)；完成Ihavefulfilledmanyofmyyouthfulaims.我已實(shí)現(xiàn)了我年輕時(shí)的許多目標(biāo)。VisitingDisneylandhasfulfilledaboyhooddream.游玩迪斯尼實(shí)現(xiàn)了他兒時(shí)的夢(mèng)想。[擴(kuò)展]fulfilleda.滿足的fulfillmentn.履行，執(zhí)行，完成；滿足45.capitaln. [sing.,U]moneyusedtoproducemorewealthorforstartingabusiness資本；資金Ourreturnoncapitalhasmorethandoubledsince2000.2000年以來(lái),我們的投資收益翻了一番還多。Sincethestockmarketcrash,companieshavebeentryingtoraisecapitalbysellingnewstock.股市崩潰以來(lái)，不少公司一直在設(shè)法通過(guò)銷售新股籌集資金。PhrasesandExpressions46.fallbehind:movemoreslowlythanotherpeoplesothatoneisbehindthem落在...后面Shehurtherankleandfellbehindtheothers.她的腳踝受傷了，所以落在了其他人后面。Hismotherwaschattinganddidn'tnoticethathehadfallenbehind.他媽媽一直在和別人聊天，都沒發(fā)現(xiàn)他落在了后面。47.resultin makesth.happen;cause導(dǎo)致；造成...的結(jié)果Oureffortsresultedinsuccess.我們的努力取得了成功。Ifleftuntreated,theconditionwilleventuallyresultinblindness.這種情況如果不治療，最終會(huì)導(dǎo)致失明。48.runout 1).(offood,money,etc.)thereisnoneleft用完；耗盡Theirsuppliessoonranout.他們的供應(yīng)很快就用完了。Wemustactquicklybecausetimeisrunningout.時(shí)間所剩無(wú)幾，我們得趕快行動(dòng)。2).useallofsth.andnothaveanyleft用完；耗盡Wecanseethatthemanagerisrunningoutofhispatience.我們可以看出，經(jīng)理快沒耐心了。Theprinterhasrunoutofpaper.打印機(jī)的紙用完了。49.inarush inahurry匆忙地I'minsucharushthatIcan'tstop.我忙得手腳不閑，停不下來(lái)。Everybodyisalwaysinarushtogetreadyinthemornings.早上，每個(gè)人的準(zhǔn)備工作都總是很匆忙的。50.gowith existortakeplaceatthesametimewithsth.else同時(shí)發(fā)生；伴隨Moneydoesnotalwaysgowithhappiness.有錢并不一定就幸福。Responsibilitygoeswithbecomingafather.做父親就得有責(zé)任。51.workat puteffortintosth.ordoingsth.致力于；從事I'vebeenworkingatmyessayallday.我整天都在不停地寫文章。YouwillhavetoworkattheweakpointsinyourEnglishifyouwanttopasstheexamination.你如果想通過(guò)考試，就得在你英語(yǔ)薄弱的環(huán)節(jié)上下功夫。52.inperson doingsth.byoneself親身；親自Thewinnerwillbethereinpersontocollecttheprize.獲勝者將親自去那里領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)。IhadseenherbeforeonTV,butshelookedverydifferentwhenImetherinperson.我以前在電視上見過(guò)她，但當(dāng)面相見，她卻看上去很不一樣。53.duetobecauseofsth.由于Hislatenesswasduetotheveryheavytrafficontheway.他遲到是因?yàn)槁飞宪囕v太多。Hishungerwasduetonoteatingfortheentireday.他整天沒吃東西，因此感到餓。54.pourinto givealotofeffort,money,etc.tosth.大量投入〔精力或金錢等〕They'vepouredthousandsofdollarsintodevelopingthebusiness.他們已投入數(shù)千美元開展業(yè)務(wù)。Alotofhistimewaspouredintohisresearch.他的很多時(shí)間用在LanguagePointsAmericansbelievenoonestands.(Para.1)Meaning:Americansbelievenoonekeepsmotionless;everyonemoves.Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring.(Para.1)resultin:makesthhappen;causeAndtwoyellowcardsresultindisqualification.還有，如果被罰兩張黃牌就會(huì)被取消比賽資格。Compulsionwillneverresultinconvincingthem.強(qiáng)迫永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)使他們信服。Ill-consideredactionssuretoresultindisaster.必然導(dǎo)致災(zāi)難的不明智之舉。Compare:resultfrom:becausedbysomethingthathashappenedpreviouslyTheincreaseindebtresultfromtheexpansionprogramme.由于擴(kuò)建方案造成債務(wù)的增加。Theverdictresultfromhisimpeachmentdestroyedhispoliticalcareer.他遭彈劾後得到的判決毀了他的政治生涯。3.TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.(Para.l)Meaning:Americansusetwothingswithgreatcare(or:Americansneverwastetwothings):Oneistimeandtheotherislabor.Noticeherewehaveaspecialtypeofadverbialclause:"theotherbeinglabor".Thestructureis:subject+V-ing(or:V-ed).Thistypeofclausecanalsobeputatthebeginningofthewholesentence.Nofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.會(huì)議沒有作進(jìn)一步討論就結(jié)束了。Lunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.吃完午飯，所有客人都回到起居室。4.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock...(Para.2)Meaning:Weareunderthecontroloftimeonlyandnothingelse,orweareonlydominatedbytime...slavetosth.:apersonwhoisbeingcompletelyinfluencedordominatedbysomethingaslavetodrink酒鬼aslavetomoney金錢的奴隸nothingbut:onlyHe'snothingbutacriminal.他只不過(guò)是個(gè)罪犯。Hedidnothingbutcomplain.他只是抱怨，別的什么都不干。5.Webudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealsochargeforit.(Para.2)Meaning:Weplanhowtospendit,saveit,wasteit,spenditmoreefficiently,findwaystopassitquickly,reduceit,explainhowweuseit;wealsoaskmoneyforit.Inthissentence,"time"isusedmetaphoricallyassomethingofrealvalue.6.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.(Para.2)Meaning:manypeoplehaveastrongfeelingthatlifeisshort.Noticetheuseof"sense"inthefollowingexamples:asenseofhum