新视野英语教程读写教程2(第三版)Unit9.ppt

ImprovementinAppliances Unit9 NEWHORIZONENGLISHCOURSES BookTwo Unit9 ImprovementinAppliances 1AroundtheTopic 2SectionA 3SectionB 4SectionC Leadingin ExploringtheTopic PlusActivities Warming up TextA Exercises BackgroundInformation ReadingThrough Exercises RelatedKnowledge SampleReading Exercises UsefulTerms Advancedtechnologycancertainlymakelifemorecomfortableandconvenient TobeAHigh TechWomanmightbethedreamofmanyyoungpeople especiallyyoungofficeladies Thattypeoflifeisreallyallfunandexcitement Nowsomeappliance makersarebuildingappliancesthataresmarterthanmostoftheirowners Butareyouwillingtobefacedwithatotalof110buttonswhenyouwanttowatchtelevision Ordoyoureallyneedafridgethatwilltellyou Yourmilkisoutofdate Remember Inordertousethattypeoffridge you llhavetoreadawholebookwrittenintermsthatarebeyondunderstanding Youmusthaveheardofsomeso called smart householdapplianceswithmanynewfeatures andtheyaresupposedtomakeourlifemorecomfortableandconvenient Nowitissaidthatin Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestionswhilechecking theanswersandprovidingyourownintheblanks Pleasenoticethatthequestionsareopen endedwithnorightorwronganswers thenearfuturewewouldliveinhomeswhereallappliancesareconnectedtotheInternet Wouldthisbepossible 1 Inyouropinion what smart applianceswouldbeavailableinthenearfuture Ithinkitmightbe Mypartnerthinksitmightbe amicrowaveoventhatcancookadeliciousdishaccordingtomyorderarefrigeratorthatcanknowwhenit soutofbreadacomputerthatcanoperateaccordingtooralinstructions amicrowaveoventhatcancookadeliciousdishaccordingtohisorderarefrigeratorthatcanknowwhenit soutofbreadacomputerthatcanoperateaccordingtooralinstructions 2 Whataretheadvantagesof smart appliances theyaredesignedtobesimpleandeasytooperatetheymakethingsconvenientandsaveuslabor 劳力 andtimetheysaveusmoneybycombiningmanyfunctionsinoneappliance Ithink Mypartnerthinks theyaredesignedtobesimpleandeasytooperatetheymakethingsconvenientandsaveuslabor 劳力 andtimetheysaveusmoneybycombiningmanyfunctionsinoneappliance 3 Whatarethedisadvantagesof smart appliances Ithink Mypartnerthinks theirnewfeaturesareuselesstheycostmorethantheyareworththeyareeasytobreakdownwithsomanyfunctionstheyaretoodifficulttooperate theirnewfeaturesareuselesstheycostmorethantheyareworththeyareeasytobreakdownwithsomanyfunctionstheyaretoodifficulttooperate A Directions Youwillhearashortpassage Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions 1 Doyouagreethattechnologyhasimprovedpeople slife 2 Hastechnologybroughtanydisadvantagestoourlife key key Suggestedanswer Nodoubt technologyhaschangedsomuchoftoday sworldandourlife Duetotechnology wearenowlivingmorecomfortableandconvenientlives Theinventionofcomputerhaddonegreathelpinourdailyworkandstudy Withmodernelectricappliancesourhomelifeismuchmoreenjoyablethanever Return Suggestedanswer However technologyadvanceshavecausedsomenew complicated evendangerousproblems Carsandsomehouseholdappliancesaredangeroussourceswhichdamageourozonelayer 臭氧层 Inourmodernlife ironicallywefindourselvesbeingenslavedmoreandmorebytechnologyinsteadofbeingfreedbyit Return B Questions Answers 1 What smart applianceswouldyouliketohave 2 Doyouthink smart appliancesaregoodornot key key Suggestedanswer Ahousewifemaywanttohaveamicrowaveoventhatcancookdeliciousdishesaccordingtoherorder anengineermaywantacomputerthatcanoperateaccordingtooralinstructions ButIwouldliketohavevideocameratokeeprecordofthebeautifulthingsinmylife Return Suggestedanswer Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonthisquestion Somethinkthat smart appliancesaregoodbecausetheymakethingsconvenientandsaveuslaborandtimeandsaveourmoneybycombiningmanyfunctionsinoneappliance Whileothersarguethat smart appliancesarenotgoodbecausetheirnewfeaturesareuseless theycostmorethantheyareworth theyareeasytobreakdownwithsomanyfunctionsandtheyaretoodifficulttooperate Return WatchtheVideoandBrainstorm SectionA I mToastintheBattleAgainst Smart Appliances Doyouthinkmachineswillbesmarterthanman ReadthefollowingexcerptsfromWikipedia anddiscussyouropinionwithyourclassmates Human computerchessmatchesChesscomputerswerefirstabletobeatstrongchessplayersinthelate1980s TheirmostfamoussuccesswasthevictoryofDeepBlueoverthenWorldChessChampionGarryKasparovin1997 buttherewassomecontroversy 争议 overwhetherthematchconditionsfavoredthecomputer In2002 2003threehuman computermatchesweredrawn ButwhereasDeepBluewasaspecializedmachine thesewerechessprogramsrunningoncommerciallyavailablecomputers Afterconvincingvictoriesintwomatchesin2005and2006 itappearsthatchessprogramscannowdefeateventhestrongestchessplayers I mToastintheBattleAgainst Smart Appliances Recently TheWashingtonPostprintedanarticleexplaininghowtheappliancemanufacturersplantodrivecustomersupthewall Ofcoursetheydon tSAYthatexactly Para 1 智能 电器 我算服你了最近 华盛顿邮报 刊登了一篇文章 报道了电器制造商们逼疯顾客的计划 当然他们的原话不是这么说的 WhattheySAYtheywanttodoistohaveusliveinhomeswhere allappliancesareconnectedtotheInternet sharinginformation andthatapplianceswillbe smarterthanmostoftheirowners Forexample youcouldhaveadishwasherthat canbeturnedonfromtheoffice andarefrigeratorthat knowswhenit soutofmilk Para 1 他们说他们想要做的是让我们 所有家用电器都连上互联网以便共享信息 而且 电器将会 比大多数主人更聪明 比如说 你可以拥有一个 能在办公室里启动开关 的洗碗机和一个 知道什么时候牛奶喝光了 的电冰箱 Butlisten appliancemanufacturers wedon tNEEDadishwasherthatwecancommunicatewithfromtheoffice Ifyouwanttoimproveourdishwashers giveusonethatsenseswhenpeopleleavedirtydishesonthekitchentable andshouts PutthatbowlinthedishwasherrightnoworI llgetyourshoesallwet Para 2 但是听着 电器制造商们 我们不需要能在办公室里与之交流的洗碗机 如果你们想改进我们的洗碗机 那就发明出这样一个来 当人们把脏碗盆放在厨房桌子上时 它能感觉到 并且大叫 马上把碗放到洗碗机里去 不然我就把你的鞋弄湿 Likewise wedon tneedarefrigeratorthatknowswhenit soutofmilk Wealreadyhaveaneffectivesystemfordeterminingthat weaskourhusbandsorwives Arealimprovementwouldbeafridgethatrefusestoletusopenitsdoorswhenitsensesthatweareabouttoeatourfourthpieceofpieintwohours Para 3 同样 我们不需要知道什么时候牛奶喝光的冰箱 我们已经有了确定这种情况的有效体制 我们可以去问自己的丈夫或妻子 真正改良的智能冰箱应当在察觉到我们两个小时内吃第四块馅饼时 就不让我们开冰箱门了 Hereiswhatreallydisturbsmeaboutthesenew smart appliances evenifwelikethefeatures wewon tbeabletousethem Wecan tusetheappliancefeatureswehaveNOW Ihaveafeature packedtelephonewith43buttons atleast20ofwhichIamafraidtotouch Para 4 这些新型 智能 家用电器真正让我烦心的是 即使我们喜欢这样的特别功能 也不会使用 我们甚至连现在已有的功能都不会用 我有一部全功能电话机 有43个按键 其中至少有20个键我碰都不敢碰 Myphoneisprobablyequippedtocommunicatewiththedead butIdon tknowhowtooperateit justasIdon tknowhowtooperatemytelevisionset whichhasfeaturesrequiringTWOremotecontrols Onecontrol 44buttons camewiththetelevision asecond 66buttons camewiththeVCR VideoCassetteRecorder Para 4 我的电话机也许有与死人通话的功能 可我不知道如何操作 同样我也不知道如何操作我的电视机 因为它的某些功能需要两部遥控器来控制 其中一个遥控器 有44个按键 和电视机配套 还有一个 66个按键 和VCR 盒式磁带录放影机 配套 SowhenIwanttowatchtelevision I mfacedwithatotalof110buttons identifiedbysuchhelpfulnamesasPIP MTS DBSandJUMP ThoughtherearetwoPOWERbuttons therearetimes especiallyifmysonandhisfriendshavechangedthesettings whenIcannotfigureouthowtoturnthetelevisionon Para 5 所以我想看电视的时候 我总共要面对110个按钮 上面还标着诸如PIP MTS DBS和JUMP这样有用的名称 虽然有两个开关键 可有的时候 特别是我儿子和他的朋友改变了设定之后 我连怎么开电视机都搞不懂 Istandthere holdingtworemotecontrols pressingbuttonsatrandom untileventuallyIgiveupandgoturnonthedishwasher IthashonestlybeenyearssinceIhavesuccessfullyrecordedatelevisionprogram thatishow smart myapplianceshavebecome Para 5 我站在那儿 拿着两只遥控器 漫无目标地按着按钮 直到最后不得不放弃 只好去开洗碗机洗碗 老实说 我已经有些年头没有录成电视节目了 瞧我的家用电器变得何等的 聪明 AndnowtheappliancemanufacturerswanttogiveusMOREfeatures Doyouknowwhatthismeans Itmeansthatsomenightyou llopenyour smart refrigerator lookingforabeer andyou llhearacheerfulrecordedvoicedeclaring Yourmilkisoutofdate Youwillnotknowhowyourrefrigeratorknowsthis and what sworse youwillnotknowwhoelseyourrefrigeratorisinformingaboutit Para 6 而现在电器制造商还想要给我们提供更多的特别功能 你知道这意味着什么吗 这意味着有一天晚上 你打开你的 智能 冰箱想找一瓶啤酒 而你将听到悦耳的录音在宣布 你的牛奶过期了 你会纳闷这事儿你的冰箱怎么会知道 更糟的是 你也不知道你的冰箱还要把这事儿告诉谁 Yet tomaketherefrigeratorstop you llhavetoreadawholebookwrittenintermsthatarebeyondcomprehension Dearcustomers isthisthekindoffutureyouwant Doyouwanthouseholdappliancesthataresmarterthanyou Ofcourseyoudon t Para 7 8 但是 要让冰箱住嘴 你得看完整整一本天书一样的说明书 亲爱的顾客 这是你想要的未来吗 你想要比你更聪明的家用电器吗 不 绝不 So Iamurgingyoutolettheapplianceindustryknowthatwhenitcomesto smart appliances yousay NO Butyouneedtoactquickly becauseasyouarereadingthis yourmicrowaveissaying YES Para 9 所以 我奉劝你快让电器制造商知道 你要对 智能 电器说 不 但你必须赶快采取行动 因为在你读这篇文章时 你的微波炉在说 是 Theauthorexpresseshernegativeopinionsabout smart appliances Atthebeginningofthetext theauthortellsusthattheappliancemanufacturerswanttohaveusliveinhouseswhere allappliancesareconnectedtotheInternet sharinginformation Theauthordirectlypointsoutthatshedoesnotlikethisidea Shesupportsherideabytalkingaboutthetroubleshehaswithherown smart appliances Theexamplesshowthattheyareslowanduselessalthoughtheyhavesomanyfeatures Thentheauthorgoesontopointoutwhattheappliancemanufacturerswanttodoisjusttogiveusmorefeatureswhileignoringtherealneedofcustomers Sotheauthorappealstothecustomersnottobuysuch smart appliances MainIdea Structure Mainidea Reasonsagainstsuchappliances 1 Wedon tknowhowtousetheappliancefeatures Paras 4and5 2 Manufacturerswanttogiveusmorefeatures Paras 6 7and8 Meaning I mcompletelydefeatedinthebattleagainstthenewappliancesthataresmarterthantheirowners Meaning Lately TheWashingtonPostprintedanarticlewhichexplainedhowthefirmsthatproduceappliancesplantomakecustomersangryorevenmad I mToastintheBattleAgainst Smart Appliances Recently TheWashingtonPostprintedanarticleexplaininghowtheappliancemanufacturersplantodrivecustomersupthewall Meaning Ofcoursetheappliancemanufacturersdon tusethewords drivecustomersupthewall Meaning WhattheappliancemanufacturersdeclareisthattheywanttoprovidethecustomerswithhouseholdappliancesthatareallconnectedtotheInternet thatcanshareinformationwiththeirowners andthatareclevererthanmostoftheirusers Ofcoursetheydon tSAYthatexactly WhattheySAYtheywanttodoistohaveusliveinhomeswhere allappliancesareconnectedtotheInternet sharinginformation andthatapplianceswillbe smarterthanmostoftheirowners Meaning Forexample youcouldhaveadishwasherathomewhichyoucanturnonevenwhenyouareintheoffice andarefrigeratorthatwouldletyouknowwhenthereisnomilkleftinit Meaning Butletmetellyou appliancemanufacturers Wedon tNEEDadishwasherthatcanbeoperatedwhenweareintheoffice Forexample youcouldhaveadishwasherthat canbeturnedonfromtheoffice andarefrigeratorthat knowswhenit soutofmilk Butlisten appliancemanufacturers Wedon tNEEDadishwasherthatwecancommunicatewithfromtheoffice Meaning Ifyouwanttomakeourdishwashersbetter giveusonelikethis Whenpeopleforgettoputthedirtydishesintothedishwashertobewashed itknowsandwillthenurgethemtodosoinaloudvoice Putthatbowlinthedishwasheratonce OtherwiseIwillmakeyourshoescompletelywet Ifyouwanttoimproveourdishwashers giveusonethatsenseswhenpeopleleavedirtydishesonthekitchentable andshouts PutthatbowlinthedishwasherrightnoworI llgetyourshoesallwet Meaning Inaddition wedon tneedarefrigeratorthatknowswhenthereisnomilkleft either Meaning Wealreadyhaveagoodwaytogettoknowifthereisanymilkleftintherefrigerator Weaskourhusbandsorwives andtheywilltellus Likewise wedon tneedarefrigeratorthatknowswhenit soutofmilk Wealreadyhaveaneffectivesystemfordeterminingthat Weaskourhusbandsorwives Meaning Afridgethatisreallybetterthanwhatwehavenowisonelikethis Whenwearegoingtoeatourfourthpieceofpieintwohours itwillknowweareeatingtoomuchandwillrefusetoletusopenitsdoors Meaning evenifwelikethespecialqualitiesoftheappliances wewillfinditdifficulttousethem Arealimprovementwouldbeafridgethatrefusestoletusopenitsdoorswhenitsensesthatweareabouttoeatourfourthpieceofpieintwohours evenifwelikethefeatures wewon tbeabletousethem Meaning Wecan tevenusethefeaturesoftheapplianceswealreadyhaveatpresent letalonetheonesthemanufacturersaregoingtodevelopinthefuture Meaning Ihaveatelephonewithtoomanyfeatures ithas43buttons butIdarenottouchatleast20ofthem Wecan tusetheappliancefeatureswehaveNOW Ihaveafeature packedtelephonewith43buttons atleast20ofwhichIamafraidtotouch Meaning Perhapsmyphonehasfeaturesthatenableonetospeaktodeadpeople butIdon tknowHowtomakeitwork AndIdon tknowhowtousemytelevisionseteither asithassomanyfeaturesthatoneremotecontrolisnotenoughandthustherearetwoofthem Myphoneisprobablyequippedtocommunicatewiththedead butIdon tknowhowtooperateit justasIdon tknowhowtooperatemytelevisionset whichhasfeaturesrequiringTWOremotecontrols Meaning Onecontrol whichhas44buttonsonit isforthetelevision andtheotherone whichhas66buttonsonit isfortheVCR VideoCassetteRecorder Meaning SowhenIwanttowatchtelevision Ihavetodealwith110buttonsinall withnames suchasPIP MTS DBSandJUMP tohelpuserstellwhatfunctioneachbuttonserves butinfact thesenamescantellyounothing Onecontrol 44buttons camewiththetelevision asecond 66buttons camewiththeVCR VideoCassetteRecorder SowhenIwanttowatchtelevision I mfacedwithatotalof110buttons identifiedbysuchhelpfulnamesasPIP MTS DBSandJUMP Meaning ThoughtherearetwobuttonsnamedPOWER whicharesupposedtoturnthetelevisiononifpressed Isometimesdon tknowhowtoturnthetelevisionon especiallyifmysonandhisfriendshavechangedtheprogrammedbuttonarrangement ThoughtherearetwoPOWERbuttons therearetimes especiallyifmysonandhisfriendshavechangedthesettings whenIcannotfigureouthowtoturnthetelevisionon Meaning Istandtherewithtworemotecontrolsinmyhandsandpressthebuttonsaimlessly AtlastIhavetoadmitI mdefeatedandstoptrying andgotothedishwashertoturniton Meaning Tobehonest Ihaven tsuccessfullyrecordedatelevisionprogramforseveralyears Istandthere holdingtworemotecontrols pressingbuttonsatrandom untileventuallyIgiveupandgoturnonthedishwasher IthashonestlybeenyearssinceIhavesuccessfullyrecordedatelevisionprogram Meaning ItmeansthatsomenightwhenyouopenYourrefrigerator whichisoneofthesmartappliancesdevelopedbythemanufacturers andlookforacanofbeer you llhearapleasantvoice recordedbeforehand comefromtherefrigeratorandtelleverybody Yourmilkisnolongerfresh Itmeansthatsomenightyou llopenyour smart refrigerator lookingforabeer andyou llhearacheerfulrecordedvoicedeclaring Yourmilkisoutofdate Meaning Youwillbeconfusedasyoudon tknowhowyourrefrigeratorknowsthatyourmilkisoutofdate andit sevenworsethatyoudon tknowwhoelseyourrefrigeratorisgivingthisinformationto Meaning Yet tomakeyourrefrigeratorstopsayingyourmilkisoutofdate you llhavetoreadawholebookwithdifficulttermsthatareimpossibletounderstand Youwillnotknowhowyourrefrigeratorknowsthis and what sworse youwillnotknowwhoelseyourrefrigeratorisinformingaboutit Yet tomakeyourrefrigeratorstop you llhavetoreadawholebookwrittenintermsthatarebeyondcomprehension Meaning So Iamtryingmybesttopersuadeyoutotelltheappliancemanufacturersthatyoudon tneed smart appliances Meaning Butyouneedtoletthemknowthisquickly becauseasyouarereadingmyarticle yourmicrowaveissaying YES asoneofitsfeaturesasksitto So Iamurgingyoutolettheapplianceindustryknowthatwhenitcomesto smart appliances yousay NO Butyouneedtoactquickly becauseasyouarereadingthis yourmicrowaveissaying YES Newwords toastappliancemanufacturerdishwasherrefrigeratorbowllikewiseeffectiveimprovement disturbfeaturepackbuttonprobablyequipremotecassetterecorder identifyhelpfulpresshonestlybeercomprehensionurgemicrowave Phrasesandexpressions betoastdrivesomebodyupthewallbeoutofrightnowbefacedwithfigureoutatrandomgiveupwhat sworsebeyondcomprehensioncometo 1 U breadmadebrownbybeingplacedclosetoheat usuallyeatenhotwithbutter烤面包片 吐司e g Wouldyouliketoastorcakeforbreakfast 你早饭想吃吐司还是蛋糕 2 C anactofdrinkingesp wineinaceremonialwayinordertoshowrespectoradmirationortoexpressgoodwishes祝酒e g Pleaseallowmetoproposeatoasttoourlovelyhostess 请允许我向我们可爱的女主人敬酒 toast Spreadjamontothetoast anditwilltastebetter WedrankatoasttoProfessorLeeatthebeginningoftheparty 2 宴会开始时我们向李教授祝酒 1 在烤面包片上涂点果酱 味道会更好 Expressions n Practice beorbelikelytobecomefinished ordead完了 死定了e g Youaretoastifyoudon ttakethedoctor sadvice 如果你不听从医生的劝告 你就完了 betoast Wearetoastinthematchbecausehecan tplaytoday 他今天不能上场 这场比赛我们输定了 Practice n C anapparatus instrumentortoolforaparticularpurpose esp anelectricalmachinethatisusedinthehouse 尤指家用的 电器用具 设备e g Thereisanexhibitionofcookingappliancestoday 今天有一个烹饪电器展览 appliance Moreandmorehouseworkcanbedonewiththehelpofappliances 越来越多的家务可以用家用电器来完成 Practice n C afirmthatmanufacturesgoods制造商e g Youmaycomplaindirectlytothemanufacturer 你可以直接向厂商投诉 manufacturer Tobesuccessful manufacturerskeeptryingtodevelopnewproducts 为取得成功 制造商们一直设法开发新产品 Practice makesomebodyveryupsetorangry drivesomebodymad crazy 非正式 使某人十分恼火 把某人逼疯 使人受不了e g Thealarmclockisdrivingmeupthewall Itringswheneveritpleases 这个闹钟快把我逼疯了 它高兴什么时候响就什么时候响 drivesomebodyupthewall Areyoutryingtodrivemeupthewall Stopaskingthatstupidquestion 你想把我逼疯吗 别再问那个愚蠢的问题了 Practice n C amachinethatwashesdishesorapersonwhosejobistowashdishesinarestaurant洗碗机 洗碗工e g Ourdishwasherusesalotofwater SometimesIdothewashing upbyhand 我们的洗碗机要用许多水 我有时手洗餐具 dishwasher HeworkedasadishwasherinaChineserestaurant 他在一家中餐馆做洗碗工 Practice n C alargeboxorcupboardinwhichfoodanddrinkcanbestoredatalowtemperature butwithoutbeingfrozen电冰箱e g Wemustbuyarefrigeratorbeforesummer 我们必须在夏天到来前买一个冰箱 refrigerator Themilkissupposedtobekeptintherefrigeratoronceopened 牛奶开封后应该保存在冰箱 Practice nothave bewithout缺乏 没有e g Wewereoutofpetrolhalfway sowehadtotakeataxiback 我们半路上就没汽油了 所以只好打出租车回来 beoutof Heisalwaysrunningoutofmoneybeforereceivinghismonthlypay 他总是在每月领工资之前就没钱了 Practice n C adeeproundcontaineropenatthetopforholdingfood liquid etc 碗 钵e g Weusebowlsmoreoftenthandishes 我们常用碗 而不常用盘子 bowl Theboywassohungrythathefinishedthreebowlsofricequickly 那男孩饿极了 很快吃完了三碗饭 Practice immediately atthismoment立即 此刻e g Comerightnow Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou 立刻过来 我有重要的事告诉你 rightnow I mwritingthereportrightnowandI llgiveittoyoubeforefive 我正在写报告 5点前交给你 Practice 1 also inaddition也 另外e g Thefoodisdelicious Likewise thewineisexcellent 食物很美味 酒也棒极了 2 inthesameway similarly同样地 照样地e g Theboymadefaces andhisyoungerbrotherdidlikewise 那男孩做鬼脸 他的弟弟就学他的样子 likewise Hesawthelocalpeoplekneeldownanddidlikewise 2 他看见当地的人们跪下 也照他们那样做了 Idon twantyourmoney Likewise Iwon tacceptyourapology 1 我不要你的钱 也不会接受你的道歉 adv Practice adj producingthedesiredresult有效的 生效的e g Strongandeffectiveleadershipmadetheteamsuccessful 坚强有效的领导使团队得以成功 effective Tobepreparedforwarisoneofthemosteffectivemeansofkeepingpeace 做好战争准备是维护和平最有效的方法之一 Practice n C U aresultof theactofmakingbetterorthestateofbeingbetterormoreacceptable改进 改善 的地方 e g Thisyear scarisanimprovementonlastyear smodel 今年的车是去年车型的改良型 improvement He sbeenhavingtreatmentfortwomonthswithoutanyimprovement 他接受治疗已有两个月 却没有任何好转 Practice 1 make somebody anxiouslydissatisfied worry使烦恼 使焦虑e g Shewasdisturbedtohearyouhadbeeninjuredintheaccident 她听到你在事故中受了伤后心神不宁 2 interrupt especiallyapersonwhoisworking orbreak aperson ssleep 打扰 尤指正在工作的人 妨碍 某人的睡眠 e g Igetdisturbedbymosquitoesonsummernights 夏夜里蚊子搞得我睡不好觉 disturb vt Practice Someparentsaredisturbedbythewaytheirchildrenaretaughtatschool 1 一些家长对学校教孩子的方法感到不安 Itoldthelittlegirlnottodisturbherfatherinthelab 2 我叫小女孩不要到实验室打扰她的父亲 disturb Practice 1 C a typicalornoticeable partorquality特点 特色e g Herlovelysmileisherdistinguishingfeature 她可爱的笑容是她显著的特征 2 plural thepartsoftheface面貌 相貌e g Theboywithdelicatefeatureslookedkind 那个长得眉清目秀的男孩看上去挺和善 feature Themostnoticeablefeatureofthisplaceisitsairofcalm 1 这个地方最显著的特点是宁静的气氛 Canyourecognizethewomanwithorientalfeatures 2 你能认出这个有着东方人相貌的女子吗 n Practice 1 forcethingsintoasmallspaceorfill aplace completely塞满 装满 挤满e g Shepackedthedrawersotightlythatshecouldnotcloseit 她把抽屉塞得太满 结果关不上了 2 putone sbelongingsintoabag case orboxsothatonecantakeorsendthem把 打包 或装箱 e g Hewasstillpackinghissuitcasewhenthetaxicame 出租车到的时候他还在装箱打包 e g feature packedtelephone功能齐全的电话机 pack Wepackedallourequipmentintoboxesandloadeditintothevan 2 我们把所有的设备装进箱子 然后装进货车 Thousandsofpeoplepackedthesquare 1 成千上万的人挤满了广场 v Practice 1 C abutton likeobjectthatispressedtostartamachine按钮 开关e g Childrenarenotallowedtotouchthebuttonsonthismachine 小孩子不许碰这个机器上的按钮 2 C asmallfastenerfixedtoonepartofagarmentandpassedthroughaholeinanotherpartinordertojointhetwopartstogether纽扣e g Didyouseethebuttonthatcameoffmyovercoat 你看到我大衣上掉下来的扣子了吗 v causeto closeorfastenwithbuttons扣上 扣紧e g Ihadtoaskmysistertohelpmebuttonmydress 我不得不叫我姐姐帮我扣上连衣裙的纽扣 button Practice n