Unit 3The InternetSection Listening and Speaking，Reading and Thinking- 1 -Section Discovering Useful Structures- 13 -Section Listening and Talking，Reading for Writing- 15 -Section Listening and Speaking，Reading and Thinking重点单词1 chat vi.聊天；闲聊典型例句My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends.我的几个孩子在电话中和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。Hes been on the computer all morning, chatting with his friends.他整个上午都在上网和朋友聊天。思维拓展chat about sth. 闲聊某事chat with sb. 与某人聊天chat with sb. about sth. 与某人聊某事2 典型例句The police are trying to find out the identity of the man killed in the accident.警方正在设法查明事故中死者的身份。思维拓展identical adj.相同的，一样的identify vt.确定；辨别identification n身份证明巧学妙记ident (the same 同一)ity (表示性质)根义与的同一性多义本身；本体；身份3 典型例句Please come whenever it is convenient to you.你方便的时候请随时来。Our house is convenient for the shops.我们家到商店很方便。Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?你明天开始工作方便吗？思维拓展be convenient to sb.对某人方便if it is convenient to sb.如果某人方便的话be convenient for sth.近便的，容易到达的It is convenient to do sth. 做某事方便It is convenient for sb. to do sth.做某事对某人来说是方便的注意：convenient 不能以人作主语convenience n方便；便利；厕所There is a public convenience on the corner of the street.在街道的拐角处有一个公共厕所。for convenience 为了方便at ones convenience 在某人方便时at your earliest convenience 尽早to ones convenience 对某人方便(合适)Its a great convenience to do.做某事很方便convenience food 方便食品I kept my reference book near my desk for convenience.我把参考书放在书桌旁用着方便。Come by to pick me up at your convenience.在你方便的时候，请来接我。Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.请尽早送货。Its a great convenience to live in a big city.住在大城市很方便。4 典型例句The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers.新的信用卡将对我们的客户非常有益。We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。Im sure youll benefit greatly from the visit.我相信，这次访问你将获益匪浅。思维拓展be of benefit (to sb.) (对某人)有益for sb.s benefit 为帮助某人；为某人的利益A benefit(s) B A对B有益A benefit(s) from/by B A从B中获益beneficial adj. 有益的；有帮助的be beneficial to. 对有益5 典型例句We can see the mountain in the distance.我们从远处就可以看到那座山。Night fell.The hills in the distance turned dark blue.夜色渐近，远山变成了深蓝色。Seen at a distance, the picture looks more beautiful.从远处看，那幅画看起来更美。What is the distance to London? 到伦敦有多远？思维拓展in the distance在远处；在远方at/from a distance稍远处；隔一段距离at a distance of在距的地方keep ones distance from.keep.at a distance与保持距离/疏远distant adj.遥远的；冷淡的I can see you at a distance of 10 metres.在10米远的地方，我能看到你。It is hard to know her well because she always keeps others at a distance.很难了解她，因为她总是和别人保持着距离。I saw something in the distance.我看到远处有东西。6 典型例句Her work didnt exactly inspire me with confidence.她的工作并没有真正地使我产生信心。He inspired many young people to take up the sport.他激励了很多年轻人参与这项运动。An artist who was inspired by the scene painted this beautiful picture.一位受这一情景启发的艺术家画下了这幅美丽的画。思维拓展inspire sb. with sth.(inspire sth. in sb.)激起某人的inspire sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事inspiration nU灵感；鼓舞inspired adj.品质优秀的；能力卓越的inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的；启发灵感的7 access n.通道；(使用、查阅、接近或面见的)机会 vt.进入；使用；获取典型例句Only high officials had access to the president.只有高级官员才可以面见总统。You can easily get access to him.你很容易见到他。The court gave him access to his child at weekends.法庭准许他周末看看孩子。思维拓展have/get/gain access to 拥有的机会；可以接近；进入give (sb.) access to 接见；准许(某人)使用accessible adj. 可接近的；可进入的；可使用的(通常作表语)be accessible to 可接近，能进入8 典型例句He has been living a tough life lately.他最近的生活一直很艰难。Dont be too tough on him；he is only a child after all.不要过于难为他；毕竟他只是个孩子。He seems to be the toughest of all the children.他似乎是所有孩子中最健壮的。思维拓展tough on/with sb./sth.对某人(事)严厉have a tough time (of it)日子很难过重点短语1 典型例句Akira Nagata is more than a scientist，he is also a poet.永田明不仅仅是位科学家，还是位诗人。思维拓展more than的用法修饰名词时，表示“不仅仅，不止(not only)”。Bamboo is used for more than buildings.竹子不仅仅用于建筑。后接数字，表示“超过；多于”。More than 70 percent of our planet is covered by water.我们的星球有70%以上被水覆盖。修饰形容词、副词、动词、分词或句子时，起加强语气的作用，表示“十分”。They were more than glad to help.他们非常乐意帮忙。more.than.与其说倒不如说；比更She is more lazy(不用lazier) than unintelligent.与其说她不聪明倒不如说她懒惰。2 典型例句Things are looking up!情况正在好转！I often look up the new words in the dictionary.我经常在词典中查生词。Do look me up the next time youre in London.你下一次到伦敦，一定来看我。思维拓展look after照料；照顾look ahead展望未来look around环顾；四下看 look at看；检查look back on回忆 look down upon瞧不起look into调查；审查3 典型例句This word is no longer in use. (This word is not in use any longer.)这个词现在已经不再使用了。She could no longer find her blue dress. (She could not find her blue dress any longer.)她再也找不到她那条蓝色的裙子了。注意：no longer通常用于行为动词之前、be动词之后。易混辨析no longer, no more等与live, work, stay, support等延续性动词连用，强调过去的情况不再延续，用no longer, not.any longer或not.any more均可，