TheNetDrivesDownCarBuying--网络与购买汽车

英语5English5Teacher:LiShimeiClass：ClassOne/ClassTwointheyear2015Major:Nursing/PharmacyContentsReadingIPassageATheNetDrivesDownCarBuyingAppliedWriting:ToastGrammarFocus:PassiveInfinitiveSelf-AssessmentEmphases&difficulties1.理解课文的大意。2.重点单词和词组3.重点句型4.动词不定式的被动式用法。5.祝酒词的格式和写法、有用的句型UnitThreeTheNetDrivesDownCarBuyingThepassageisanexposition,whichintroducesabiginnovationincarselling-buyingon-lineratherthanthroughabig-talking说大话,吹牛salesmanatacardealership代理权；代理商；经销权.WordStudy(1)insurance:n.保险Thecompanyhasinsuredalltheworkerswhousedangerousmachines.insure:v.保险Thehouseisnotinsuredagainstfire.房子是不投保火险。finance:Unlesswecangetmorefinance,wewillhavetoclosethefactory.fund:Iamshortoffundsatthemoment;Icannotbuythatnewcar.websites（英语学习网站）eBay电子港湾；易趣（知名网上购物网站），亿贝网WordStudy(2)togowith:相配Mary’sbluedressgoeswithhereyes.efficient:效率高的Ourefficientnewmachinesarecheapertorun.clutches:控制，掌握Thoseareasareintheclutchesoftheenemy.allowsb.todo…:允许做某事Herparentwon’tallowhertogooutafterthedark.makeacomparison:作比较Thereisnocomparisonthatcanbemadebetweenthem.WordStudy(3)comparewith:与…相比Thereportcomparesthedifferenttypesofhomecomputercurrentlyavailable.这份报告比较了目前不同类型的家用电脑。specifications:规格，说明书Thenewcarhasbeenbuiltaccordingtostrictgovernmentspecifications.specify:指定，规定Thelandlordspecifiesthatrentshouldbepaidincash.WordStudy(3)order:Sheplacedanorderwithourcompanyforfivenewcomputers.conventional:Chinesepeoplegiveconventionalgreetingstoeachother,like,Haveyoueaten?WordStudy(4)impress:Herbrilliantideasimpressedherboss.applyfor:Sheappliedforafellowship.友谊；奖学金；研究员职位application:Iwrotefiveapplicationsforjobsbutdidn’tgetasinglereply.defer:推迟let’sdeferthedecisionforafewweeks.tradein:交换Hetradedinhisoldcarforanewcar.WordStudy(5)confirm:证实，确定theexpressionsoherfaceconfirmedourworstfears.contact:联系，联络Haveyoucontactedthechild’sparents?extra:额外的，附加的Atthishotelahotbathisanextra.drawback:困难，不利条件(disadvantage)Thehighcostoflivingisadisadvantagetolivinginabigcity.LanguagePoints1.notestothepassage(Title)TheNetDrivesDownCarBuyingTranslation:汽车消费，“网”行天下。Analysis:TheNetisshortenedformoftheInternet.Examples:ThankstotheNet,aworldofinformationisjustaclickaway点击.(Subtitle)Youcansavetimeandmoneybylookingforscaron-lineandfindinsuranceandfinancetogowithit.Translation:网上购车省时又省钱，还可以网上付款办保险。Analysis:On-linereferstoontheInternet,hereusedasanadverb.Itcanalsobeusedasaverbandanadjective.Examples:Nowadays,“haveyouon-lined?”hasbecomeacommongreetingamongChinese,esp.theyouth.(Para.1)TheINTERNETishelpingtomakebuyingacarfasterandmoreefficientforthousandsofpeople,tothechagrinofthetraditionalshowroomsalesman.Translation:因特网使成千上万的人感到购车购车即方便又快捷，这颇令传统的展厅汽车销售员们感到沮丧。Analysis:TothechagrinmeanstoextremeembarrassmentordisappointmentExamples:Muchtohischagrin,hewasnotofferedthejob.(Para.3)Whencustomerscomeintotheshowroomthesedaysit'smoreacaseofthehardbuyratherthanthehardsell.Analysis:Buyandsellarebothusedasnounshereandhardmeanshavingthefinalsay.Translation:“现在顾客走进展厅，已经是买方而不是卖方说了算了”。Examples:Thisdepartmentstoreismakingthehardsellwhilesufferingthehardbuy.(Para.5)Forexample,youcansearchforcarsbyspecificationratherthanthisjustthemakeormodel.Translation:比如，可以根据性能规格查找汽车，而不仅仅是根据车牌或车型。Analysis:Byheremeansaccordingto,andmakeisusedasanoun,meaningthenameofaproduct.Ratherthanmeansinsteadoforinplaceof.Thisexpressionisusuallyusedinparallelstructures,i.e.thetwopartsitconnectsshouldbeofthesamegrammaticalfunction.Examples:ThegreatestthreattoInternetgrowthismoreacaseofthecostofthetelephoneconnectionratherthanthepriceofacomputer.Youcanbuyacaronlineratherthanthroughabig-talkingsalesmanatacardealership.(Para.7)On-lineinsurancebrokers,...cancutcar-insurancecostsaswell.Translation:网上保险代理公司…还可以减免部分汽车保险费用。Analysis:aswellisoftenusedtomentionsomethingwhichhappensinthesamewayassomethingelsealreadymentioned,orwhichshouldbeconsideredatthesametimeassomethingmentioned.Examples:Heneedstodevelophisreadingfurther,andhiswritingaswell.(Para.12)Theonlydrawbackisthatthecarwilltakefiveweekstobedeliveredgivenhisextrarequirements.Translation:由于他的这些额外要求，汽车要在5周后才能交货，这是唯一的缺陷。Analysis:Here,givenisaprepositionmeaning“if…is(are)takenintoaccount.Examples:Giventheirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.(Para.9)IfIhadboughtmycarthetraditionalway,Iwouldhavevisitedatleastfourshowrooms.Translation:要是我像以往那样买车，得光顾至少4家展厅。Analysis:Thissentenceisinthesubjunctivemood(had+V-edintheconditionalandwouldhaveV-edinthemainclause),givingtheunrealsuppositionofwhathappenedinthepast.Examples:Iftheyhadstartedearlier,theycouldhavereachedthesummit.IfColumbushadnotdiscoveredAmerica,somebodyelsewouldhavediscoveredit.(Para.10)...toprovidehire-purchase[‘haiə’pə:tʃəs]n.分期付款购买agreements,personalloansandpersonalcontractplans,inwhichpartofthecostisdeferred.Translation:…提供分期付款、个人贷款和个人合约计划等服务，其中部分费用可以延期付款。Analysis:Hire-purchasemeans“paymentininstallments”.Informalwriting,esp.Intechnical专业的orlegalwriting,thepreposition