Unit 9 Language Points

Revision Suppose you are Wang Lin. Tell us something that happened to you and what the result was?

Suggested answer I’m WangLin. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with tuberculosis. I was a laid-off worker and my wife had an income of only 300yuan per month. To make matters worse, my son had taken a bank loan. The situation seemed hopeless. But three months later, I was told about a health care project that provides treatment at half the cost. Thanks to the project, I was able to receive treatment in time and I also decided to get insurance for my family.

Homework checking 1. put pressure on sb. For laid-off workers in poor areas, disease puts extra pressure on the family. 2. thanks to Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, he was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health. 3. be left behind When we move forward, we must make sure that no one is left behind. 4. be diagnosed with Two years ago, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Words: 1.abuse n & vt. 滥用，妄用；虐待；辱骂 abusive adj. 骂人的，辱骂性的 alcohol tobacco abuse drug child 酗酒 吸烟成瘾 滥用毒品 虐待儿童 abuse one’s authority/ position/ power a privilege 滥用职权 滥用特权

1 ）你得保证在公共场合不会骂我。 2 ）一些官员滥用权力，为自己谋取非法收入. 3 ）虐待儿童在这个国家是很普遍的。 You have to promise that you will never abuse me in public. Some officials abuse their power to get illegal profits for themselves. Child abuse is widespread in this country.

2.insurance n. 保险；保险费； insure v. 给 … 保险 labor life health insurance accident death accident 劳动保险 人寿保险 健康保险 意外死亡保险 意外事故保险 offer/ provide medical insurance 提供医疗保险 买医疗保险 purchase medical insurance an insurance company 保险公司

1 ）随着社会的发展，越来越多的人意识到买医疗保险是多么 重要 。 2 ）在他汽车出了事故之后，保险公司拒绝再次给他投保。 As our society develops/ With the development of our society, more and more people have realized how important it is to purchase medical insurance. After his car accidents the insurance company refused to insure him again.

3.consult v. 1) You’d better consult an eye specialist. consult sb.= to seek advice or information from sb. 2) Have you consulted with the other members of the team? consult with sb. = discuss sth. with sb. 3) Do not stop to consult your dictionary every time you come across a word or phrase you do not know. consult a dictionary 查阅，查看（词典） 注意 : look up a word in the dictionary （在词典中）查（单词） 请教，向 … 咨询； 找 … 商量；

Phrases: 1.devote oneself to sth./doing sth. be devoted to sth./doing sth. 献身于，致力于 他一生都致力于癌症的治疗工作。 He devoted himself to the cure of cancer all his life. look forward to be used to/be accustomed to stick to get down to pay attention to contribute to 期望 习惯于 坚持 开始着手做某事 注意 有助于，促成 devotion n.

2. have an income of ____________ 2000 people. The city has a/an _____________ of 350 km². _____________ 1000years. _____________ 12000books. His wife has an income of 300 yuan per month. 他妻子每个月有 300 元的收入。 population area history collection

3. vow to do vow that… I vow to love you forever. = I vow that I will love you forever. take/ make a vow break a vow keep a vow 立誓，起誓 违反誓约 履行誓约 我承诺我会永远爱你.

4. To make matters/things worse 更糟糕的是 = worse still I lost my to the hotel, to make matters worse, I forgot the name of the hotel where I live. 我找不到去旅馆的路了，更糟糕的是，我忘记了我住的旅 馆的名字了。

5. be of great / some/a little/ little /no significance be of + 抽象名词相当与这个名词的形容词 importance help be of great use value important helpful useful valuable be very 他为这个学校所做的事很有意义. What he has done for the school is of great significance. is very significant

Check the answers 1.abuse 2.devotion 3.insurance 4.allowance 5.statistics 6.consult 7.unfortunate 8.fundamental 9.hopeless (A)

(B) 1.put more pressure on 2.has a total income of 3.To make matters worse 4.are of great significance 5.falls into poverty 6.made both ends meet 7.Thanks to 8.was diagnosed with 9.designed to

(C) 1-4 DABC 5-8 DABD ★

No3. “neither/nor + 倒装句 ”, 即 ”neither/nor + 系 动词 / 情态动词 / 助动词 + 主语 ” 表示与前面所陈述的动 作或情况有着相同的否定概念. 1) -Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother? -I don’t know, _____________. A.so do I care B. I don’t care C. nor do I care D. either do I care 2) If you don’t go there, ____________. A.Neither won’t I B. either will I C. I don’t too D. neither will I C D

No 4. 1)Lay down your arms and come out with your hands up. 2)He laid out the map on the table. 3)He laid aside his book and stood up. put down spread put away

Writing 以第一人称讲述李华下岗前和下岗后的生活境况 下岗前 : 认认真真在一食品厂干了 20 年 ; 妻子是店员, 收 入不高 ; 儿子即将上大学 ; 父亲诊断出癌症 ; 家境贫困. 下岗后 : 政府努力帮助, 指导培训 ; 再就业培训中心提供 咨询服务 ; 在私人企业找到一份修理工作, 月薪 1500 多 元. 要求用到以下短语 : lay off, devote to, make ends meet, afford to do, to make matters worse, thanks to, aimed at, be of great significance, consult sb.

Before I was laid off, I used to work in a food factory, where I had been devoted to my work for nearly 20 years. We seemed to have fallen into poverty overnight. My wife was a shop assistant, whose small income could hardly make ends meet. We could hardly afford to send our son to college. To make matters worse, my father was diagnosed with cancer. Our situation became hopeless. Thanks to the government’s efforts, things began to change for the better. We were instructed, attended courses and consulted the job-training centre, aimed at helping laid- off workers acquire new job skills for re-employment. These measures are really of great significance for laid-off workers. shortly after that I was able to find a job as a repair worker in a private company. Now I have an income of over 1500 yuan per month.

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