江苏省西亭高级中学高中英语《Module9 Unit1 Reading 3》课件.ppt

average. a. 一般的, 通常的, 平均的 The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. 这个班级中男生的平均年龄为十五岁。 It was an average piece of work. 那是一件普通的产品。 n. 平均, 平均数 An average of two students are absent each day. 每天平均有两个学生缺席。 Language points vi. 平均为 vt. 算出...的平均数,将...平均分配 The rainfall there averages 300 mm a year. 那儿的年降雨量平均每年为三百毫米。 He averaged nine hours' work a day. 他平均每天工作九小时。 If you average 7, 14 and 6, you get 9. 将7, 14, 6 之和均分得 9。 2 常用词组 take an average 平均起来算, 算出平均数 on an average 平均, 按平均数计算; 一般地说 above the average 在一般水平以上, 中上; 在平均数以上 on the average 平均, 按平均数计算; 一般地说 below the average 在一般水平以下, 中下; 在平均数以下 3 second to 仅次于 Rayon ranks second only to cotton as the most widely used fiber. 人造丝是仅次于棉花的使用得最广泛的织物。 He is second only to my own son in my affections. 我除了爱我的儿子,最爱他。 I think that, as a writer, he is second to none. 我认为, 作为一个作家, 他是最好的。 Danish bacon has a reputation second only to the butter. 丹麦猪肉的名声仅次于牛油。 4 seemingly ad. 表面上(看上去) the seemingly limitless resources of the United States 美国的似乎是无限的资源 They were seemingly unaware of the decision. 他们似乎并不了解这个决定。 I'd prefer to too really back to normal, not seemingly so. 我希望你的身体能真正恢复正常,而不只是表面上有好转。 She plays with seemingly effortless skill. 她演奏得似乎毫不费力。 5 abundant a. 丰富 The country is abundant in natural resources. 这个国家天然资源丰富。 There is abundant firewood in the forest. 森林里有充裕的薪柴可用。 Winkle shells are abundant on this beach. 这个海滩上有大量的峨螺壳。 Birds concentrate (in places) where food is abundant. 鸟聚集在食物丰盛的地方。 The dictionary is abundant in sunny words, healthy words, happy words. 词典含有大量表达乐观、健康和快活的词。 6 majority n. 多数, 大半 A person reaches his majority at the age of 21. 一个人二十一岁达到法定成年。 The majority were on Ben's side. 大多数人都站在本的一边。 He won by a majority of two: the vote was seven to five. 他以两票多数获胜:票数是七比五。 The Democrats became the majority in the election. 民主党在这次选举中变成了多数党。 7 常用词组 in the majority 占多数, 拥有多数 by a bare majority 以勉强的多数票(当选或通过) carry [gain] the majority 赢得多数票 in the majority 占多数, 拥有多数; 8 locate v. 找出,设