Unit 3 Life in the Future

I. Phrases

1. make a deep/strong impression on sb. 給某人留下深刻印象

impress sb. with sth.= impress sth. on sb.使人記住某事

2. take up 拿起/占用/接受/開始/從事/繼續(xù)/選修

speed up 加速

sweep up 打掃 / 橫掃 /掠過

use up 用光

come up 過來

eat up 吃光

sit up 熬夜 / 坐正

turn up 出現(xiàn) / 開大(音/水量)

3. remind sb. of sth. 使某人回想起某事 /提醒某人某事

remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事

remind sb. that … 提醒某人……

4. as a result (of…) 結(jié)果

5. suffer from 遭受

6. be similar to 和…相似

7. keep doing sth. 一直做某事

8. the six of us 我們六人（共六人）

9. by/ for /through +( the / a ) lack of… 由于……的缺乏

be lacking in 缺乏(品質(zhì) /特點)

lack for …(否定句) 缺乏……

10. in no time 很快,立刻

11. on one’s feet (從病痛或挫折中)復(fù)原

12. in all directions 四面八方

13. Sb. lose / catch sight of …. 看不見 / 看見

Sb. / Sth. be in / out of sight 看得見 / 看不見

at first sight 第一眼

at the sight of… 一看見……就……

14. provided A with B 向A提供B

15. plenty of + [u] / [c] 許多

16. be previous to … 早于……

17. compare A with B

compare A to B 把A與B作比較，把A比喻作B

18. for health reasons 出于健康原因

19. bend the rules 變通,放寬

20. on earth 究竟，到底

21. be under repair 在維修中

22. search for … 尋找

23. assist sb. in /with sth.

= assist sb. in doing sth.

= assist sb. to do sth. 幫忙,協(xié)助某人去做某事

24. go soft 變軟

25. speak in whisper 低聲地說

26. be optimistic about … 對……樂觀

27. switch on / off the power 開 /關(guān)電源

28. explain to sb. sth.= explain sth. to sb. 向某人解釋某事

29. give off 發(fā)出（光/熱等）

30. get / be caught in … 被困在……中

31. require sb. to do sth.

=require that sb. (should ) do sth.要求某人做某事

Sth. require doing / to be done 某物需要被

32. be supposed to do 應(yīng)該

33. be equipped with … 裝備有……

34. be essential for / to … 對……是必要的

II. Sentences:

1. Think about how many changes?there have been in the last one thousand years .

想想近一千年來有多少變化。

2. What problems do you think people in the future will have overcome?

你認為，未來的人將已克服了什么問題？

3.The air seemed thin as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.

空氣似乎很稀薄，好像在混合的氣體中剩下的氧氣很少。

4. Why not sit down and rest? = Why don’t you sit down and rest?

為什么不坐下休息呢？

5. What three visits would you ask to go on if you were Li Qiang ?

如果你是李強，你想去哪三個地方看看？

6. Neither of these creatures is easy to talk to . 這兩種生物都不容易與之交談。

7. The dimpods have so many arms and legs that you can’t tell which is which.

“丁波茲”有這么多的臂和腿，以致你無法區(qū)分哪些是手臂哪些是腿。

8. Everyone will get twice as much personal space as in flats on land.

每個人都將得到陸上公寓兩倍的個人空間。