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Anticipate(vt.期待, 预期)= expect(vt.期待, 预期)
-- We are expecting/anticipating a crowed of people at tonight’s meeting.
Anticipate强调以高兴或恐惧期待所想之事。
-- He is a man who is always anticipating trouble. 他是一个总是把结果想得很坏的人。
-- The students are anticipating a wonderful vacation.(n.假期, 休假)
wanted vt.征求, 招聘(报刊广告等用语)
biscuit n.饼干, 小点心 tin n.罐, 听
avoid vt.避免, 消除
Advertisement n.广告(有两种读音)
Advertise, Advertising, Advertiser(都只有一种读音)
Ourselves
Effort n.努力 Product n.产品, 制品
Close adj.谨慎的, 彻底的, 严格的
Weakness n.弱点, 缺点, 虚弱, 软弱
Enable vt.使能够(有两种读音)
Manufacture vt.制造, 加工
Manufacturer n.制造业者, 制造商
Manufactory n.制造厂, 工厂
Manufacturable adj.可制造的
Manufactured adj.人造的
Bake v.烘焙, 烤
bring in v.生产, 挣得, 介绍引进
barrow n.手推车
weigh vi.重(若干)
come along 一起来, 一道走
boot n.[美]长统靴, [英](汽车的)行李箱
send vt.(sent, sent, sending)送, 寄, 发送
were
weigh vt.称...重量, 称
close (s发z)
lorry n.卡车, 载重汽车(美作：truck)
various adj.不同的, 各种各样的
Text 课文
Who won the prize for the biggest biscuit?
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.
= Advertisements always exerts influence on everybody.
No, avoid双重否定
-- No students can avoid being influenced by their teachers.
Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things
we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste,…
= Although we may pride ourselves on our good taste very much,…
引导让步状语从句的词有：though, although, as
用as引导让步状语从句时, 句子要采用倒装形式：(adjavas之前)
1> adj.+ as +主语+谓语
-- Rich as he is, he is not happy. 他虽然有钱, 但是他不幸福。
-- Tired as I was, I tried to help them.
2> adv.+ as +从句
-- Much as I like you, I will not marry you.
-- Much as I hate do it, I must stay home and study English.
3> v.+ as +主语+阻动词
-- Try as they may, they will never success.
-- Object as my parents may, I decide to do it.
采用不同的句子结构、不同的词汇表达同一个语义：
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.
= Advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close
study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
Effort n.努力, 成就(需要耗费精神或体力的事情, 不可数名词)
-- It took a lot of effort to lift the box.
-- A great deal of effort has gone into this exhibition.
Effort n.努力(可数名词)
Make every effort
-- We are making every effort to study English.
In one’s effort to do 为了干好某事
-- The company is selling off some of its buildings in their efforts to save money.
-- sell off 廉价卖清
-- In their effort to study English well, they spend a lot of time every day.
本句= Advertisers make every effort in order to sell their products.
Close adj.谨慎的, 彻底的, 严格的
Make a close(careful) study of… 对…做了仔细的研究
Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing.
Discover = find out
Get something for nothing = get something free
-- Free adj.adv.免费的
An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong.
Wrong adv.错误, 不对
-- You‘ve spelt the word wrong. 你把这个单词拼错了。
-- get it wrong 弄错(意思), 误会
-- go wrong弄错, 变坏了
-- The Big Ben rarely goes wrong.
These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses, and free trips
round the world as well.
these days n.现在, 目前
Not only…but…as well
They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money.
Devise vt.设计
-- They have devised the best way to have the party.
Enable sb to do sth 使某人能够做某事
-- Hard work will enable us to pass the examination, otherwise, no way.
Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions
of people in this way.
Make it possible for sb to do sth
-- His few material possessions make it possible for him to move form place to place with ease.
-- ease n.容易, 不费力 n.舒适, 悠闲
-- The money he won made it possible for him to make a tour around the world.
Capture the attention of sb
= catch / receive / arrest / draw the attention of sb
During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to
bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.
Baked…：过去分词短语做定语
The response to this competition was tremendous.
response = reaction 反应
Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.
Before long(不久以后)= soon(adv.立刻, 不久)= shortly(adv.立刻, 不久)
biscuits of all shapes, biscuits of all sizes
shoes of all sizes
One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds.
A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
Occupy(vt.占有, 拥有, 占领, 占据)= take up 占据
All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed.
The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize.
We (人称代词)后能加sure, 也能加certain(we are sure that…)
It后只能加certain(It is certain that…)
But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal
biscuit which weighed 2, 400 pounds.
Close = end
Colossal adj.巨大的, 庞大的
It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1, 000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds
20 of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.
It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry.
Remove(vt.vi.拿走, 撤走, 除去)= unload(vt.卸货, 卸下)
The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the
biscuit from the student for $24, 000.
than they had anticipated = than they had expected
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1>D
tempt vt.诱惑, 引诱, 吸引, 使感兴趣
disposal n.处理, 处置, 布置, 安排, 配置, 支配
promote vt.宣传，推销(商品)
2>A
3>C
4>C be proud of
5>B love doing / love to do
6>A 本句描述的是事实, 不该用if条件语句。
当修饰主语的定语从句过长而谓语过短, 一般将定语从句置于句位。
7>C in length(adv.长度), in height
in width(adv.宽度方向上), in weight, in depth
8>D
9>C
some or other (不确定的)某一个 = this or that
one or other 或者这个, 或者那个
10>D attraction n.吸引, 吸引力
11>B occupy(vt.占有, 拥有, 占领, 占据)= take up 占据
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