1. disabled adj. 伤残的 the disabled表示“残疾人；伤残者”。如: Now that he was disabled, his house had become a prison to him. 因为他残废了, 他的房子就成了他的牢笼 。 Her latest book discusses the problems of the disabled. 她的新书论述残疾人的问题。Language points 联想 disability n. 伤残；无能；无力 unable adj. 不能的；不会的 小试 用disable, disabled, disability和 unable的正确形式填空。 1. People come to agree that the _ should also be treated with respect. 2. People with _ should not be looked down upon. 3. He came from a poor family and was _ to afford so expensive a flat. 4. The unexpected accident _ her from undertaking heavy work.disableddisableddisabilitiesunable2. What have they done to try to overcome these difficulties? 他们做了哪些努力来克服这些困难？try to do sth.与try doing sth.try doing sth. 意为试着做某事, 而try to do sth. 意为努力做某事3. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps this year.今年她参加了多次比赛，而且打破了两圈 (800米) 赛跑的纪录。1) proud be proud of sth. be proud to dobe proud thatYour achievements are something to be proud of.I feel very proud to be a singer.He is proud that he is an excellent teacher.2) to have done 是不定式的完成形式 ， 这种形式表示不定式的动作发生在谓 语动词之前。 She said she was sorry to have missed you. 她说她是很遗憾没有见到你。 He doesnt seem to have told a lie. 他不像是说过谎的样子。 She seems to have been a nurse. 她好像当过护士。4. In other words, there are not many people like me. 换句话说, 像我这样的人并不多。in other words 意为 “换句话说”in word 在口头上in words 用言语来表达in a/one word 简言之, 总之Bear them in your mind! 考例 Your performance in the driving test didnt reach the required standard _, you failed. (NMET 1999) A. in the end B. after all C. in other words D. at the same time 点拨 根据句中的“didnt reach the required standard”和“you failed”，可知 是“换句话说”，故选C。in the end最终 ，最后；after all毕竟, 终究；at the same time同时。 5. Unfortunately, the doctors dont know how to make me better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability.不幸的是，大夫们不知道如何治好我的病，但是我很开朗乐观，学会了适应身体的残疾。adapt (oneself) to 使（某人自己）适合如： When we moved to France, the children adapted to the change very quickly.我们搬到法国后, 孩子们很快就适应了这个变化。adapt.from.从.选取/改编The play is adapted from a novel.这部电视剧是由小说改编而成的 。When he moved to Canada, the children _ （很能适应变化）adapted to the change very well. adapt: 指修改或改变以适应新条件 adjust: 多指 “调整, 调节”使之适应 fit: 多指“大小适合”，引申为“吻合” suit: 多指“合乎要求、口味、性格 、情况” match: 指“大小、色调、形状、性 质”等相配或相称辨析: adapt, adjust, fit, suit, match1). You cant see through the telescope until it is _ to your eyes. 2). The shoes _ me well. 3). A red jacket doesnt _ green trousers. 4). No dish _ all tastes. 5). You should _ yourself to the new environment.adjusted fit matchsuits adaptExercise6. My motto is: live one day at a time. 我的座右铭是:一次活一天。at times 有时at one time 以前，曾经in time of 在.的时候in no time 很快Think and compare!7. Until I was ten years old I was the same as everyone else.一直到我大约十岁时, 我都和其他人一样。until 直到.为止conj. 后接时间状语从句, 也可用语强调结构。 People dont know the value of health until they lost it.8. I used to climb trees, swim and play football. 我过去常常爬树、游泳和踢足球。used to表示过去经常的或持续的行为,现在已经不再发生。常用助动词did帮助构成否定句和疑问句。也可用 usednt构成否定。You used to smoke, usednt you?/didnt you? used to与would used to指过去的状况,也可指习惯,现在并 非如此，而would多指过去动作的反复, 与现在无关。 He would go to the park as soon as he was free. He used to be a naughty boy.used to do, be used to sth./doing sth.和 be used to do used to表示过去经常发生的动作或存在的状态，但现在已不再发生或存在。 be used to sth./ doing sth. 表示“习惯于” be used to sth. 意为“被用来做某事”9. I stayed there for nearly three months.nearly adv.1) almost 差不多its nearly two oclock.2) closely 密切地The matter concerns me nearly.nearly与almost：二者意义相近, 肯定句中可以换用。 一般almost的差距比nearly要小。另 外 almost可用never, no, none, nothing, nobody等否定词连用, not nearly 是“远 不如”的意思。Almost no one knew her. The old man is nearly 80 years old.Compare ! 10. I think I had at least a billion 点拨 该句的主干为“I think”。think 后接一个省略了that的宾语从句，且这 个宾语从句又包含一个while引导的时 间状语从句；including是介词，后接 one作宾语，in which引导的定语从句 修饰先行词one，且在这个定语从句中 有两个由and连接的并列谓语。11. , when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop . out of breath 上气不接下气关于breath的短语：above ones breath 高声地catch ones breath 喘息，屏息get ones breath again 恢复常态waste ones breath 白费口舌take breath 歇口气hold ones breath 屏息Bear them in your mind!12. my fellow students have accepted me.accept与receiveaccept“接受, 接纳”, 指经过考虑, 由主观意志来决定接受, 动作者本身是主动的。Think and compare:receive“接到, 收到”, 指客观上收到。 He received many letters yesterday. I accepted his apologies.13. All in all I have a good life. I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming. 总而言之, 我生活得挺好。我很高兴地发现我能做许多事情，比如写作 和 计算机编程。 考点1 all in all 总的来说He has his faults, but all in all he is an honest man. 他有自己的缺点, 但总体上看他还是诚实的。与all有关的短语：above all 首先 after all 毕竟all alone 独自all at once 突然all told 总共for all 尽