1.ManydifferentpeoplecontributedtothedevelopmentofTV.contributeto…把……贡献给;有助于……;促成e.g.Hecontributedalotofmoneytothecharity.他捐很多钱给慈善机构。翻译下列句子。1.充足的新鲜空气有助于身体健康。2.司机的粗心大意造成了这次事故。Plentyoffreshaircontributestogoodhealth.Thedriver’scarelessnesscontributedtotheaccident.2.JohnLogieBairdconstructedthefirstcolorTVin1928,but…constructvt.制造e.g.Hisbrotherspentamonthlearninghowtoconstructamodelplane.他弟弟花了一个月的时间学习如何制造飞机模型。3.RegularcolorTVbroadcastsweredelayedintheUKuntil1967.delayv.&n.耽搁,延迟delaysth./doingsth.推迟(做)某事delayindoingsth没有及时做某事withoutdelay=quickly毫不迟延地易混辨析:delay,putoff在表示“推迟某事”时可以互换。e.g.Theflightwasdelayed/putoffduetothebadweather.由于天气不好,航班被推迟了。但它们又有细微差别:1)delay强调因某种困难或障碍厌恶,动作主体是人或困难本身,延迟的时间不确定,也可能无限延迟。e.g.Mygrandmafellillallofasudden,whichdelayedourtrip.奶奶突然病倒了,延迟了我们的旅行。2)putoff强调“拖延时间”,指因客观原因造成的拖延或主观上的有意拖延。e.g.You’realwaysputtingoffthings.Youshouldgetridofthisbadhabit.你做事总是拖拉,你得克服这个坏习惯。填空:①我们的飞机因大雾而延迟了。②拖了那么久,他终于完成了论文。③我的医生劝我立即戒烟。Ourplane___________bytheheavyfog.wasdelayed_______________,hefinishedhispaperatlast.AftermuchdelayMydoctoradvisedmetogiveupsmoking____________.withoutdelay4.Meanwhile,electricalcomponentseventuallybecamesosmallthat,…electricaladj.电的;电气科学的;electronicadj.电子的electricadj.电动的;用电的;e.g.anelectricfan/blanket电风扇/电热毯anelectricalengineer电气工程师anelectronicmusic电子音乐5.…,andsatellitedishescanoftenbeseendistributedthroughoutthecountrysideandremoteareas.distributevt.分发;分销;使分布distribute…over…把……分配到distributesth.to…把某物分配给……distributesth.among把某物分配给……易混辨析:distribute,divide都有“分配”的意思。distribute指“将某物分成一定的部分或数量,通常各份的数量不一定相等,然后分给某些人或地方”。e.g.distributeleaflets分发传单divide指“把整体分成若干部分”。e.g.divideitintotwo把它分成两份填空:1)这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。2)一个句子可以划分成有意义的各个部分。Themoney____________________schoolsinthearea.wasdistributedamongAsentencecan________________meaningfulsegments.bedividedupinto6.However,mostpeoplestillbenefitfromsatelliteTV,aslocalTV…benefitfrom从……中受益e.g.Manychildrenintheareabenefitfromthebookshedonated.这个地区的许多孩子从他捐赠的图书中受益。7.Thefirstrecordplayersandtobewoundupbyhandandonlyplayedrecordsthatweretwominuteslong.windup上发条e.g.Heremindedhiswifetowindupthelock.他提醒妻子给钟上发条。1.JohnLogieBairdconstructedthefirstcolorTVin1928,butitwasnotuntil1938thatthefirstcolorTVprogrammerwasbroadcast.[分析]句中but后面的itwasnotuntil1938that是强调句型,对时间状语notuntil1938加以强调。2.However,mostpeoplestillbenefitfromsatelliteTV,aslocalTVcompaniesbroadcastthesignalstheygetfromsatellitereceiverstothepopulationlivingnearby.句中as引导一个状语从句,在此句中,theygetfromsatellitereceivers是定语从句,修饰前面的thesignals。3.Itallbeganin1877,whenThomasEdisonmadethefirstrecordingofahumanvoiceonhisinvention,therecordplayer.句中when引导非限制性定语从句,在此从句中therecordplayer是hisinvention的同位语。1.Regularpublicbroadcastingfollowedshortlyafterwards,firstbeginningon11May1928inNewYorkandon20August1929inLondon.[考点]regular[考例]Anew_____busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A.normalB.usualC.regularD.commonregular有规律的,定期的,定时的;normal正常的,常态的,正规的;usual通常的,惯常的;common普通的,通常的,常见的。2.Ittookmorethantwodecades,though,until1951,forregularcolorTVbroadcaststobeginintheUSA.[考点]though作为副词的用法[考例]—HowiseverythinggoingonwithyouinEurope?—Quitewell.NotsosmoothlyasIhoped,_____.A.thoughB.insteadC.eitherD.too3.IthinkwatchingtoomuchTVjustmakesyoustupid![考点]toomuch和muchtoo[考例]Allenhadtocallataxibecausetheboxwas_____tocarryallthewayhome.A.muchtooheavyB.toomuchheavyC.heavytoomuchD.tooheavymuch副词too修饰形容词时,前面可以用much,alot,abit,far等来修饰,表示强调。根据逻辑,题中表语只能是heavy,too修饰heavy,much修饰too。