Unit 2 Welcome-Reading
1. While the pace of change in the modern world gets faster and faster，people are becoming more and more aware of the need of preserve the world’s heritage．
随着当今世界发展变化的步伐日益加快，人们也愈来愈意识到保护世界遗产的必要性。
①the pace of change (社会)变化的步伐
It is very difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
跟上社会变化的步伐是很困难的。
keep pace with与……保持同；跟上……步伐
②句中be aware作“意识到”解，后可接of短语或that从句。
She was well aware that he was married.
I suddenly became aware of (= started to notice) him looking at me.
increase one’s awareness of
2. Higher wages have already had a major impact on spending.
The book has a great impact on its readers.
The inflation will surely have a great impact on everyone’s life．
通货膨胀毫无疑问会对我们每个人的生活产生重大影响.
3. be responsible for表乐“对……负责；承担……义务；作为……的原因”：
= to be in charge of; to be the cause of
The police are responsible for he preservation of public order and security．
警察有责任维护公共秩序和安全。
Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.
The careless driver was responsible for the accident.
Last month's bad weather was responsible for the crop failure.
be responsible to sb/sth to be controlled by someone or something:
In Australia, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers are responsible to the House of Representatives.
4. as is the marathon是一个非限制性定语从句．as是关系代词.
as (通常后接be或do +主语) 也一样
The film is so boring，as is its music．这部电影很乏味，其音乐也是如此。
she’s unusually tall, as are both her parents.
He’s a doctor, as was his wife before she had children.
他是医生，他妻子生儿育女之前也当过医生。
5.In the West, acupuncture has become very popular, as has Chinese traditional herbal medicine ….也是
I voted Labour, as did my wife.
The situation is completely different here, as are the problems.
Our eating habits have changed, as has our way of life.
The Beatles, _____ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool.
A. what B. that C. how D. as
5. altitude
We're flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet.那架飞机以3 千英尺的高度飞行。
seize／take control of掌控；获取……的控制权
6. particularly是副词，意为“尤其，特别”，如：
He isn’t particularly clever but industrious．
Goods which are easily damaged，glasses in particular／especially glasses，need special packing．
She is very particular about／over her dress．她对衣着很讲究。
My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
Margaret liked all her classes, but she liked sewing class _____.
A. above all B. in general
C. after all D. in particular
7. house
A villager offered to house the sick traveler.留宿， 供给某人住宅
The gallery houses 2000 works of modern art. 美术馆收藏，存放…
8. seize an opportunity.抓住机遇
seize the city攻占城市
seize your meaning. 理解你的意思。
seize control of 夺取
By defeating his political opponents one by one，he seized control of the parliament at last．
在对其政治对手各个击破之后，他终于掌控了议会。
The dictator took/seized control of the country in 1933.
Their conspiracy to seize control of the government became known to the police．
他们企图控制政府的阴谋被警方知道了。
9. occur (HAPPEN) verb [I] -rr-
occur to sb (想法、念头等)想起，浮现
When did the accident occur?
An idea suddenly occurred to me.
It never even occurred to us that he hadn't been invited.
Does it never occur to you that I might like to be on my own occasionally?
10. transfer (MOVE) verb -rr-
transfer为动词，表示“迁移；调任；转移”，常与介词to连用。
We are going to transfer these books to the new library．
我们打算把这些书转到新图书馆去。
Wait until the cakes cool before transferring them to a plate．
等蛋糕凉了之后冉挪到盘了上。
I need to transfer 500 yuan to my son’s account．
我需要把500元转到我儿子的账户上。
11. on display意为“被展出；被展览”：
Designs for the new sports hall are on display in the library．
新体育馆的设计图展示在图书馆里。
These pictures are on display in the shop windows．
这些画片陈列在商店橱窗里。
12. under the title of作“在……名下；冠以……名”解 。
Works by many famous artists from china will be on show in the gallery under the title of ‘The Century’s Masterpieces”.
许多出自中国名家之手的画将在这个画廊展出，并冠名为世纪之作。
He made a few records under the name of Joe Ritchie.
His poems were published under the title of ‘Love and Reason’.
13. carry out完成, 实现, 贯彻, 执行
carry out a policy/plan/task /survey/promise/ an experiment/ research
14. in a gesture to do: in order to
In a gesture to reduce pollution, the government tried all means.
为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法.
15. undertake undertook undertaken
undertake a task/a project/research/a study etc 承担（工作，责任），承办；着手，进行
Dr Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.
16. preparation
He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.
The servants were cleaning the house in preparation for the return of the family.
We had only a week to make preparations for the wedding
Preparations are being made for the President's visit.
17. care about关心, 担心
care for(否定，疑问)喜欢 想要； 照料[= take care of]:
The only thing he seems to care about is money.
Would you care for another drink?
I don't care for his parents.
He thanked the nurses who had cared for him.
18. appoint sth. For sth.
appoint sb. (to be)/as 任命，委任
appoint somebody to do something
We will appoint a date for the examination.将指定考试日期
They appointed White (to be ) manager.
A committee was appointed to consider the plans.
The time appointed for the meeting was ten o'clock.
at the appointed time 在约定的时间
fix/make an appointment with sb.
have
19. be assessed at something
Damages were assessed at 1000 RMB.损失估计达一千元人民币。
20. (not) bother to do something
Don’t bother to come to my home.不要特地来我家。
He didn't bother to answer the question.
not bother （sb.） about/with
Don’t bother about/with it.不要为那事烦恼。
I don’t want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
(not) bother doing something
Many young people didn't bother voting.
Why bother asking if you’re not really interested?干嘛费口舌打听
Consolidation
1.那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响.
That story has a great impact on children.
2.坏天气是引起这场事故的原因.
Bad weather was responsible for the accident.
3.我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起.
I can’t help associating her with my younger sister.
4.人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙.
A temple was built in honour of the brave dragon.
5.1991年发生了什么重大的事件?
What event occurred in1991?
为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法.
In a gesture to reduce pollution, the government tried all means.
.我们要有礼貌,尤其是对父母
We should be polite, in particular, to parents.