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2021年1月19日发(作者：acquaintances)
Unit 3 Art and architecture
Warming up /listening / speaking

1. Where would you prefer to live?
prefer






vt
释义：
to choose or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value



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欢

用法
1 prefer+
名词
/
代词
/
动词－ing
形式（可再接＋
to+
另一名词
/
代词
/
动词－
ing
形式

例句
①

I prefer green to yellow.

对于绿色与黄色，我更喜欢绿色。




②

I prefer dancing to singing.

我喜欢跳舞胜于唱歌。


用法
2 prefer
＋动词不定式（可再接
rather than do something
）

例句
①
They prefer to play cards rather than see such TV plays.

他们宁愿打牌也不愿看这样的电视剧。

②
The hero preferred to die rather than surrender.
这位英雄宁死不屈。



用法
3 prefer
＋宾语＋动词不定式（作宾语补足语）
。

例句
①
I should prefer you not to stay here too long.

我希望你不要在这里呆得太久了。

②
Let me wash the dishes----would you prefer me to dry them?
我来洗盘子
――
你要我擦干盘子吗？





用法
4 prefer
＋
that
从句（从句的谓语动词
should
型的虚拟语气，
should
常省略）

例句
①

Would you prefer that we reschedule the meeting for next week?

你是否愿意我们把会议改期到下周呢？

②
She preferred that we should do it in the kitchen .

她宁愿我们在厨房做这件事。


拓展：

preference

n.
释义
：
liking for something more than something else.

（与其他物较之）喜欢，偏爱

例句
①
It’s entirely a ma
tter of preference.








这完全是个见仁见智的问题。



②
A
teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.
老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。

考例
:

Employees who have worked here for many years will give






over
newcomers.

A
preference

B. prejudice

C. promise

D. preface
(Key: A )
2. What materials would you use?
material


n.

释义
：①

the substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.
材料，原料

②
s
omething,
such
as
an
idea
or
information,
that
is
to
be
refined
and
made
or
incorporated into a finished effort.
素材，材料

例句
①

We use high-quality raw material for our goods.







我们的产品是用优质原料制造的。

②

He is not officer material.






他不是当官的材料。

③

He is collecting material for a book.
他正在搜集素材（资料）写书。

④

S
he’s collecting material for a newspaper article.






她正在搜集素材在报纸上发表文章。

3. Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.

(1) furniture: n.


释义
：

the movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
家
具

例句
①

My parents gave me a piece of furniture as the present of my wedding.

我的父母送我一件家具作为我结婚的礼物
.

②
They booked a lot of furniture yesterday.
他们昨天预订了许多家具。



4. They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference.

(2) taste


n.
释义
：
a personal preference or liking
嗜好
;
个人的偏好或喜好


sense by which flavour is known
味觉

sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it
味道

例句
①

She has a taste of foreign travel.









她有到国外旅游的爱好。

②

I don’t like the taste of this cheese.

我不喜欢这乳酪的味道。


③

My sense of taste isn't very good; I have a cold.
我的味觉不是很好，我感冒了。


3. It is also convenient to live close to your work.

convenient:





adj.

释义
：
suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs
省力的，方便的

例句
①

The dish-washer is very convenient.

这个洗碗机很方便。

②

We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.
我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会。

用法：

It is convenient for/to sb (to do..) (
做
…)
对
…
是方便的

词组
：
If convenient
假如方便的话

For convenience
为了
..
的便利

At one’s convenience

在
…
便利的时候

拓展
：

convenience


n.
方便，便利

释义
：

the quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs
方便

例句
①

We bought this house for its convenience.
我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。

例句
②

When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
我们下次见面什么时候
,
什么地点对你方便
?
考例
：


4. I really think a traditional house has more personal style.

(1) traditional


adj.

释义
：

of relating to, or in accord with tradition
传统的

例句
①

There
are
also
people who come
to
take
such
courses
as
Chinese
traditional
medicine,
painting, calligraphy and photography.
还有一些人到学校里来是为了学习诸如中医、绘画、书法。摄影等课程。

②

He has a traditional view of women.
他对妇女的观点很传统。

拓展
：
traditionally


adv
.
传统地







tradition


n.
传统

(2) personal


adj.

释义
：
of or relating to a particular person; private
个人的

例句
①

She made a personal donation to the fund.








她以个人名义向基金会捐款。





②
This is a car for your personal use only.








这是仅供你个人用的汽车。

辨析
：

personal & private

这两个词都有

私自的；个人的

之意 。区别在于：
private
有

私立的；非公开的；
秘密的

的意思；而
personal
没有。但是，
personal
有
亲自的；本人的

的意思，相当于
in person
。

例句
①

I won’ t tell you about it, for it’s private.

我不会告诉你关于这件事，因为它是秘密的。


②

He made a personal appearance at the meeting.

他以个人名义出席了会议。


考例
：


Pre-reading / Reading / Post-reading

5. Architecture looks at man-made living environment.

look at










释义
：

think about, consider or study something
看待，考虑，

研究

例句
①

They refused to look at my suggestion.

他们拒绝考虑我的建议。

②

The implications of the new legislation will need to be looked at.

新法规的含义需要研究一下。

考例
：


The committee
wouldn’t
even










my proposal.

A. look on

B. look at


C. look after

D. look through

(Key: B )

6. Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty expressed in art and architecture.

(1)
have something done











用法
：



























使某事物予以处理

例句
①

Why don’t you have your hair cut?









你为什么不理发？





②

They’re going to have their house painted.









他们准备把房子粉刷一下。

拓展
：
have sb. do sth.





类似结构：


动词
+
宾语
+
宾语补足语

find /see/make/get/have/want
等动词
+
名词

+n. /adj. /doing /done /adv. /to be /
介词短语

例句
①

I find Russian grammar very difficult.
我发现俄语语法很难学。


②

Being poor at English, I’m afraid I can’t make myself understood.

我的英语很差，恐怕很难让自己被理解。


③

I have had my bike repaired.

我已经把自行车修好了。


④

Y
ou must get the work done before Friday.
你必须在周五前把工作完成。


⑤

We are pleased to see the problem settled so quickly.
我们很高兴看到问题这么快解决了。


(2) express



vt.
释义
：

to make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art
表白，表达

to set forth in words; state
陈述
;
用语言表达；

例句
①

No words can express the grandeur of that parade.
阅兵式那宏伟的场面是无法用语言表达的。

②

He can express himself in good clear English now after four years' hard learning.

经过四年的艰苦学习
,
现在他能用清楚流畅的英语表达自己的意思了。

考例
：

Because I have my bike








, I walked to my company.

A. repairing



B. being repaired
C. repair




D. have repaired

（
Key: B
）

I can
’
t










to you how grateful I am for you help.

A. say

B. tell

C. express

D. speak

（
Key: C
）


7.
When
you
look
around
buildings,
streets,
squares
and
parks,
you
will
find
them
designed,
planned and built in different styles.

design





vt.

释义
：
to plan out in systematic, usually graphic form
设计

例句
①

Can anyone design a better timetable?

谁能设计一个更好的时间表。


②

Who designed the new school?
谁设计的这所新学校？

用法
：

be designed for sb/sth







be designed as sth






为某目的或企图而制造或计划
…


be designed to do sth







例句
①

The gloves were designed for extremely cold climate.

这些手套是为严寒地区设计的。


②
This course is designed as an introduction to the subject.

这门课程是作为该科目的入门课而开设的。


③
The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion.

这条路是为缓解交通拥挤而开辟的。


考例
: The new suspension bridge








by the end of last month.

A. has been designed
C. was designed







B. had been designed
D. would be designed
（
Key: B
）


8. Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of architects who wanted to change society
with buildings that went against people’s feeling of beauty.

(1) architect


n.
释义
：
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures.


建
筑师

例句
①

He went to work in an architect's office in order to learn how to design buildings.
他到一家建筑事务所去工作以便学习如何设计建筑物。

②

Now other architects know how to design buildings to fit into the land.
现在别的建筑师也知道怎样设计得使建筑物与地形相协调。

拓展
：

architecture


n.

释义
：

design or style of buildings
建筑设计，建筑风格

例句
①

Modern architecture depressed me.

现代的建筑设计使我感到憋闷。


②

I like the architecture of the eighteenth century
.

我喜欢十八世纪的建筑风格。


(2) go against sth.









释义
：
be opposed or contrary to sth; conflict with sth.
违背
,
违反
;
对
……
不利

例句
①

Paying for hospital treatment goes against her socialist principles.

付给医院医疗费是违背她的社会主义原则的。


②

His thinking goes against all logic.

他的思维完全不合逻辑。


拓展
：
against
用法
：
（
1
）防备，防御

例句
①

She wears a warm coat against the cold.

她穿着暖和的大衣以御寒冷。

（
2
）靠着，依着

例句
The picture hangs against the wall.

这张画挂在墙上。

（
3
）反对，违反

例句
She spoke against the new law.

她发言反对新法律。

（
4
）撞击，碰撞

例句
The rain was beating against the windows.
雨点打着窗户。

（
5
）和
……
对照，以
……
衬托

例句

It’s difficult to see anything in this bright light.

对着这么亮的光，很难看见任何东西。

拓展
：

常见
go
的词组：


go back
回去
go away
离去

go away with
带走


卷逃


go by
经过


go down
沉没


go up
上升


9. They wanted their buildings constructed in a way to look unnatural.

construct


vt.

释义
：
to form by assembling or combining parts; build
建造

to
create
(an
argument
or
a
sentence, for
example)
by
systematically
arranging
ideas
or
terms
构筑

例句
①

This is a hut constructed out of branches.

这是一间用树枝搭成的棚屋。


②

This novel is well-constructed.

这本小说结构很好。


考例
:

It is a good place to









a factory here.

A. constrict

B. construct

C. constraint

D. construe

(Key: B)
10. To many people modern architecture equals progress.

(1) equal


vt.

释义
：
to be equal to, in value, number, or size
等值；与
…
相等

to reach the same standard as
比得上，敌得过

例句
①

The year’s sales figures up till October equal the figures for the who
le of last year.
本年度到十月份的销售数字就等于去年全年的销售数字。

②

“X = Y” means x equals y.

“x=y”
就是指
x
等于
y
。


③

None of us can equal her grace as a dancer.

论跳舞，我们谁也比不上她的舞姿优美。

拓展
：
equal adj.

释义
：
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.






相同的，同等的，同样的

例句
①

One li is equal to half a kilometre.

一华里等于半公里。

②

It is equal to me whether he comes or not.
他来不来对我都一样。

equality [U]
释义
：
the state or quality of being equal
相等：相同的状态或特性

例句
①

All three children have equality in our family
—
they are all treated in the same way.
三个小孩在我们家都是平等的，他们都被同等对待。