所有的人，无论男女老少，都在与洪水作斗争，保卫自己的家园。
1in general＝generally (speaking) 总的来说；通常
In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads！(教材P26)
但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能够帮助我们避免交往中的障碍！
as a general rule 一般而言；通常 on the whole 总的来说 as a whole 就整体上来看 in a word 总之，简言之 in short 简言之
①Generally (general) speaking, parents care more about their children's health than about their own.
一般说来，父母关心孩子的健康胜过关心自己的健康。 ②On the whole, I am quite satisfied with the result. 总的说来，我对这个结果很满意。
③Is this true just in this country, or in the world as a whole? 只是在这个国家如此呢，还是就整个世界来看都是这样？ 2at ease 舒服；快活；自由自在
The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile—its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.(教材P30 )
微笑当属最普遍使用的面部表情，它的作用是表达快乐和安人心境。
??feel/look at ease感到/看上去心情放松(1)?put/set sb at ease使某人放松
do sth with ease毫不费力地做某事??take one's ease休息；轻松一下
(2)ease the pain减轻痛苦 微笑旨在使人们轻松自在。
with ease轻易地；毫不费力地
①A smile is intended to make people at ease.
②We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before.
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在我们生活的这个时代，有更多的信息可以比以往任何时候都更容易获取。 ③Don't overwork yourself and take your (you) ease. 不要过度劳累，休息一会儿。
3lose face(＝lose one's face) 丢脸；丢面子
There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone “loses face” and smiles to hide it.(教材P30)
还有不愉快的微笑，如当某人“丢了面子”就会用微笑来掩饰。 【提示】 face这里是抽象概念，意为“面子”，不用复数形式。 lose courage 丧失勇气 lose heart 泄气；灰心 lose no time 刻不容缓
lose one's heart to 爱上；钟情于 lose one's life 丧生 lose one's way 迷路 lose sight of 看不见；忽略 lose weight 减肥
①When Tom failed to beat his opponent, he felt he had_lost (lose) face with his friends.
汤姆没能打败对手，这让他感到在朋友面前很丢脸。
②Rather than admit failure, Frank made a face in order to save his face. 弗兰克为了保全面子，没有承认失败，而是做了个鬼脸。
1动词不定式作后置定语
The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.(教材P26)
第一个到达的是从哥伦比亚来的托尼·加西亚，随后紧跟着的是英国的朱莉娅·史密斯。
【句式点拨】
当中心词是序数词或被序数词、形容词最高级等修饰时或前有next, only, last等时，常用动词不定式作后置定语。动词不定式作定语用来修饰的词通常是抽象名词，常见的有：ability, chance, ambition, offer, anxiety, answer, reply, attempt, belief等。
①Addams became the first American woman to_win (win) the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931．
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在1931年，亚当斯成为第一位获得诺贝尔和平奖的美国女性。
②He is always the first to_bear (bear) hardships and the last to_enjoy (enjoy) comforts.
他是一个总是吃苦在前，享乐在后的人。 2be likely to do sth可能做某事
However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.(教材P26)
但是，来自像西班牙、意大利或南美等国家的人会站在离别人很近的地方，而且很可能(用身体)接触对方。
【句式点拨】
sb/sth be likely to do sth＝It is likely that?意为“某人/某物可能??”。该句中likely为形容词。
该句式的同义句型：
It's possible (for sb) to?/that? There is a possibility that? 该句式的否定句型：
sb/sth is unlikely to?＝It is unlikely that???不太可能
??
?doing? sth? 没有??的可能 There is no chance/possibility that???
There is no chance/possibility of
①You are likely to_suffer (suffer) from bad health if you keep smoking. ＝It is likely that you will suffer from bad health if you keep smoking. 如果继续吸烟，你的身体健康可能会受到损害。
②It is possible for us to get from Beijing to Tianjin in less than an hour. 我们可能不到一个小时就能从北京到天津。
③It is possible that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia on a great land bridge.
第一批从亚洲进入澳大利亚的人可能是从一座巨大的陆地桥上过去的。
④There is a possibility that the robot might uncover valuable artifacts untouched for thousands of years.
机器人有可能发掘出数千年来原封未动的贵重史前古器物。
⑤It's unlikely to rain today.＝There is no chance that it will rain today.＝There is no chance of rain today.
今天不可能下雨。
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Ⅰ.品句填词(用所给词的适当形式或根据语境写一个合适的词)
1．It really makes me excited, because in the past 10 years, my exhibitions have_been_greeted (greet) with praise.
2．As a representative (represent) of resettled people, I support the construction of the project.
3．The judge decided that she had to impose a sentence of at least 5 years because they were found in association with drug consuming activities.
4．All the new and creative things drive all the children into a world of curiosity (curious), and they raise one question after another.
5．Such an occasional burst-out comment set off the anger of his boss, which made the clerk further misunderstood (misunderstand).
6．Would you believe that people who live with each other for 25 years actually develop similar facial (face) features?
7．Ranking (rank) the shoes in the shop window, the assistant didn't even look up at me when I talked to her.
8．Though these facilities have been used for so many years, they have_been_functioning (function) well, never affecting the production.
9．The job market has changed and our approaches to finding (find) work must change as well.
10．There is a robot capable of understanding spoken (speak) commands, though being charged high at the moment.
Ⅱ.单句改错(含本单元的词汇和语法)
1．With summer approach ， all kinds of beautiful T-shirts and skirts are
approachingdisplayed in many shops, which attract most of the young people.
2．A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and approached to our table. 3．Those who are of great determination are more like to make great
likelyachievements.
4．Wang Yaping has become the second Chinese woman astronaut ∧ work in space.
to5．Don't worry about meeting my parents; I'm sure they will put you on ease by
atbeing friendly and informal.
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