1. [课本原句]As time went by, I was made smaller. First as a PC (personal computer) and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.随着时间的推移，我被弄得越来越小。自二十世纪七十年代以来，我一直被用在办公室和家庭里，先是用作个人电脑，后来又做成便携式。
[模仿要点] 句子结构: first…+ then…+ later….
[模仿1]毕业以后，他先是做一名工人，接着做了一个商店的经理后来做了一个工厂的老板。
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答案：After graduation, he first worked as a worker, then as a manager of a store and later as a boss of a factory.
[模仿2]从那时开始，他先在一家车厂工作，然后在一家钢厂任工程师，当其时那是一家最大的钢厂，后来又到了一家生产电脑的公司任总裁。
答案：From then on, he first worked in a car factory, then as an engineer in a steel factory, which was the biggest one at that time and later as president of a company producing computers.
2. However，this reality also worried my designers．可是这个现实也困扰着我的设计者们。
[解释] however adv．尽管；尽管如此，可是；仍然。表示转折；可放在句首、句中或句尾，但用逗号隔开。例如：
I meant to go abroad last year. However, I changed my mind later.
我本打算去年出国，但是后来改变了主意。
[练习] 中译英
1). 她仍然在等，尽管没有任何回音。
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2). 他说事情就是那样，不过他错了。
Keys:
1). She waited, however, for no answer.
2). He said it was so, he was mistaken, however.
课文要点
1课文词汇等填空(旨在复习本课文中的单词拼写和主要词语等)
根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：
Over time I have been changed a lot. I could 1 (简化) difficult sums when I began 2 a calculating machine. After I was programmed by an operator, I could 3 (logic) produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it 4 (consider) a 5 ( 技术的) revolution. In 1936, I could solve difficult problems as a 6 (universe) machine. From then on, my memory has developed so much 7 I never forget 8 I have been told. Since the 1970s, many new applications have been found for me. For example, I have been sent to explore the Moon. 9 , my goal is 10 (provide) humans with a life of high quality.
答案： 1. simplify 2. as 3. logically 4. was considered 5. technological 6. universal 7. that
1. By the1940s工had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger!
到20世纪40年代，我已经长到一个大房间那么大，我不知道我会不会继续长大。
[解释] 1). as large as．．．“有……大”，后面常加数词．例如：
This playground is as large as 500squaremeters．
这个操场有500平方米那么大。
2). I wondered if．．“我不知道(奇怪)是否……”，是一个常见句式，常用于口语，表示一种委婉或客气的语气。例如：
I wondered if you would mind giving me a hand.
1). 我也不知道他们能不能准时到。
2). 那个男子的体重比他重一倍。
1). I wonder whether they will arrive on time.
2). That man is twice as heavy as him.
4. make up 化妆；化装；捏造，虚构(故事，诗等)
[典例]
1). She spent an hour making (herself) up before the party. 她在聚会前化妆用了一个小时。
2). Stop making things up! 不要胡编了!
[短语归纳]
make up for补偿 be made up of = consist of由……组成
make for有利于……，有助于……；走向；冲向
make it及时赶到，办成功 make it up和解；讲和
make known使知晓；传达 make out理解；懂得；辨认出
1).社会是由能力迥异的人组成的。
2).她总是浓妆艳抹的。
Keys;
1). Society is made up of people of widely differing abilities.
2). She's always very heavily made up.
3. watch over 看守; 监视; 照看
1). Could you watch (over) my clothes while I have a swim? 我游泳时你看着我的衣物行吗?
2). He felt that God was watching over him. 他感觉到上帝保佑着他.
watch out (for) 当心; 注意 watch for sb./sth. 观察等待
keep a watch on 监视 under the close watch 在严密的监视下
1). 他们等待着进一步的发展。
2). 小心! 汽车来了。
Keys: 1). They are watching for further developments.
2). Watch out! There's a car coming.
2. in a/one way 在某种程度上, 从某种意义上说
1). In a way, his English has improved. 从某种程度上来说, 他的英语有进步。
2). She's been through a bad patch recently. 她最近经历了一段困难时期。
in the way 造成阻碍 on the/one’s way (to) 在(去…)的路上
by the way 顺便提一下 in no way 决不
all the way 自始自终;完全地 in this way 用这种方法
与in a way同义的词组有in one way 和in some ways。
1). 从某种程度上说, 我很喜欢这本新教材。
2). 看来你的自行车挡着道了。
Keys: 1). In a way, I like this new textbook very much．
2). I’m afraid your bike is in the way．
1. in common 共同的；共有的；共用的
I have nothing in common with Jane. 我和简毫无共同之处。
have nothing in common 无共同之处 have little in common 几乎无共同之处
have something in common 有一些共同之处 have a lot in common 有许多共同之处
1). 这个词常用吗?
2). 她已和许多人一起申请参加训练。
Keys: 1). Is this word in common use?
2). In common with many others, she applied for a training place.
5. arise vi.(arose, arisen)出现； 发生
1). A new difficulty has arisen.出现了新的困难。
2). Accidents arise from carelessness.疏忽大意往往会引起事故的发生。
[重点用法]
arise from /out of由……引起；由……产生
1). 夜间起风暴了。
2). 由于缺乏交流而产生了问题。
Keys: 1). A storm arose during the night.
2). Problems have arisen out of the lack of communication
4. signal n. 信号, 手势, 声音, 暗号 v. 发信号; 用信号传达; 用信号与……通讯
1). A red light is usually a signal for/of danger. 红灯通常是危险的信号。
2). He signaled (to) the waiter to bring the menu. 他示意要服务员把菜单拿来。
signal to sb/sth for sth 用信号传达(某信息); 用信号与(某人)通讯
signal with…用……发信号
1).铁路红灯亮了, 所以火车停下了。
2).他用红旗发信号。
Keys: 1). The railway signal was on red, so the train stopped.
2). He was signaling with a red flag.