高中英语上外版一年级下UNIT NINE

[00:02.74]Dialogue
[00:05.22]Language Structure:
[00:08.70]The —ing Participle(I)
[00:13.69]A:It's half past six.Are you going to the concert?
[00:19.88]B:Yes.I can't avoid going. My brother is in it.
[00:26.28]A:I considered going,but I have this composition to write.
[00:32.99]B:So you mean you are not going.
[00:36.88]By the way,when are you going to finish writing it?
[00:41.80]A:It'll probably take me another hour.
[00:45.90]B:I hope you'll stop writing before eight.
[00:50.60]concert
[00:52.60]音乐会
[00:54.60]avoid
[00:56.10]避免
[00:57.60]consider
[00:58.70]认为
[00:59.79]composition
[01:01.99]作文；乐曲
[01:04.18]Listening Comprehension
[01:08.26]Listen and fill in the blanks.
[01:12.05]1.She enjoys__to the park on Sundays.
[01:27.04]2.I don't mind__in English.
[01:43.76]3.Mrs Jackson stopped__and there was no sound in the room.
[02:00.24]4.They tried to avoid_.
[02:20.12]5.As soon as we finished__,we went out.
[02:38.20]6.Do you like__?
[02:49.59]7.We considered__that day.
[03:03.48]8.Has it stopped__?
[03:13.10]9.would you mind__for me?
[03:26.08]10.John is considering__.
[03:34.26]Text：Computers
[03:38.33]Imagine that it is a few years in the future.
[03:44.31]You are studying English in a small town in a foreign country.
[03:50.92]The newspaper rarely¹ has news about your country.
[03:55.42]In fact,it has very little international news,
[04:01.11]but this does not bother you at all.
[04:05.92]You sit comfortably in your apartment,turn on your computer,
[04:12.32]and ask for the international news.
[04:16.42]The screen is immediately filled with news from all over the world.
[04:23.42]The computer is a wonderful machine.
[04:27.73]It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars.
[04:35.33]These days it has a great effect on science,industry,and business.
[04:43.04]We are using it more and more and its use has become very common in educationand medicine.
[04:52.13]By theend of this century it will touch on everyone's life,
[04:58.14]even the lives of the people in distant villages.
[05:02.92]It is a revolutionary invention.
[05:07.10]Today most computers are stored-program computers;
[05:13.57]that is,they have a memory.
[05:17.57]The computer has become smaller and smaller in size
[05:22.35]and it works² faster and faster:the results of advancements³ in science.
[05:30.34]Computers can do all kinds of work,including controlling people and making war.
[05:38.94]Will we use them to improve our lives?
[05:43.93]The students of today will ha to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.
[05:51.32]New Words and Expressions
[05:55.32]rarely
[05:56.91]罕有地；不常地
[05:58.50]bother
[05:59.51]打扰；烦恼
[06:00.52]comfortably
[06:01.91]舒适；安逸地
[06:03.31]screen/skri:n/
[06:04.32]屏幕
[06:05.32]invention
[06:06.77]发明
[06:08.22]medicine/medisin/
[06:09.27]医学
[06:10.31]distant
[06:11.46]远的
[06:12.61]revolutionary
[06:14.06]革命的
[06:15.51]stored-program
[06:17.46]贮存程序的
[06:19.40]memory
[06:20.59]存储器；记忆；纪念
[06:21.78]computer
[06:23.14]计算机，电脑
[06:24.50]advancement
[06:25.89]进步
[06:27.29]including
[06:28.49]包括；包含
[06:29.69]improve/im'pru:v/
[06:31.29]改进

1 rarely   

adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地

参考例句：

• Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
• He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 advancements   

n.（级别的）晋升( advancement的名词复数 )；前进；进展；促进

参考例句：

• Today, the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements. 当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Great advancements in drought prediction have been made in recent years. 近年来，人们对干旱灾害的预报研究取得了长足的进步。 来自互联网