Unit 1 Reading (II)课件.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * 12. valuable adj. 贵重的，重要的，有用的 This gave him a valuable clue about the cause of the disease. 这给他提供了关于疾病原因的重要线索。 He provided us with valuable information. 他给我们提供了宝贵的信息。 This book is very valuable to me in my studies. 这本书对我的学习很有价值。 【拓展】be valuable to sb. 对某人有价值 be valuable for sth. 对……有用 value n. 价值 very valuable = of great value 13. blame v. 责备，指责，归咎于 It seemed that the water was to blame. 看起来水是罪魁祸首。 【拓展】blame sth. on sb. blame sb. (for sth. ) The police blamed the accident on the driver. 警察把这个事故的责任归咎于那个司机。 He blamed himself for the loss of the match. 他把比赛的失败归咎于自己。 Which driver _______ _____ _______ for the accident? (哪位司机应为这次事故负责？) She _________ the failure of their marriage _____ him. (她把婚姻的失败归咎于他。) = She ________ him ______ the failure of their marriage. 【即学即练】 was to blame blamed on blamed for 14. link…to… 把……与……连接/联系 Two other deaths were linked to the Broad Street outbreak. 另外两个死亡病例与宽街爆发的霍乱有关联。 e.g. Scientists have linked smoking to cancer. 科学家们已经把吸烟与癌症联系起来。 The railway links Shanghai to Beijing. 这条铁路把上海和北京连接起来。 15. announce v. 宣布，发表，告知；预告/示 With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.有了这个特别的证据，约翰· 斯诺就能够肯定地宣布，这种被污染了的水携带着病菌。 The government announced its new economic policies. 政府发布了新的经济政策。 The strong wind announced the coming of a big storm. 强风预示着一场大风暴的来临。 趣味阅读 　　According to Einstein， nothing should be able to travel faster than light, and evidence that neutrinos were capable of doing so would have a fundamental impact on our understanding of the universe and time. 　　Albert Einstein’s theory about how fast the universe is expanding has been proved correct by British scientists who praised his “incredible accuracy”. He was known for words and phrases and here are 10 of his best quotes.1. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. 2