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

[典例]

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。

　[重点用法]

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

[练习] 中译英

1).铁路红灯亮了, 所以火车停下了。

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2).他用红旗发信号。

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Keys: 1). The railway signal was on red, so the train stopped.　　

2). He was signaling with a red flag.

3. goal n. 球门；进球得的分；目标

[典例]

1). He headed the ball into an open goal. 他乘虚把球顶入球门

2). We won by three goals to one 以三比一获胜。

3). You’d better set a goal before you start. 开始前最好设定一个目标。

[重点用法]

score/kick a goal 得[踢进一球得]一分

keep goal守球门

life goal/ one’s goal in life生活目标

achieve / realize one’s goal实现目标

[练习] 中译英

1).他已经实现了他的目标。

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2).我的人生目标是帮助他人。

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Keys:　 1). He has achieved his goal.

　　　 　 2). My goal in life is to help others.

2. advantage n.优点；优势；有利条件

[典例]

1). He has the advantage of a steady job. 他有工作稳定的有利条件。

2). They took full advantage of the hotel's facilities. 他们充分利用旅馆的设备。

[重点用法]

take advantage of 对……加以利用；欺骗

to sb.’s advantage 对某人有利

have /get/win an advantage over (of)胜过；优于

[练习] 中译英

1).协议对我们有利。

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2).她利用了我的慷慨。

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Keys: 1). The agreement is/works to our advantage.

　　　 　2). She took advantage of my generosity.

1. sum　 n. 金额; 款项; 总数; 总和

[典例]

1). He was fined the sum of 200. 他被处以200英镑罚金。

2). The sum of 5 and 3 is 8. 5加3的和是8。

[重点用法]

in sum简言之; 总而言之

sum sb/sth up形成对某人[某事物]的看法

[练习] 中译英

1). 总之, 计划告吹了。

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2). 我认为她是个很能干的经理。

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Keys: 1). In sum, the plan failed.　

　　 2). I summed her up as a competent manager.

3．本文要注意，概要一定要根据文段的时态来写。同时，绝对不能抄袭原文的句子。文章是“谈谈广东高考英语口试对你目前英语口语练习的影响”，属于是评论性文字和结论性的观点，故用 一般现在时或一般将来时态。但“你以前对英语口语的态度及原因”是对过去发生的事情的叙述，故用过去的时态。

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[答案]

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Desires Motivate My Oral English Practice

　 Living in a"global village", the writer finds it important to practise oral English, and he has paid more attention to it and is determined to get more chances to practise it.

　 I had such an experience of oral English practice. Years ago, I thought that spoken English was of no use, and I cared little about oral English.

　 After I have known something about Oral English Test in Guangdong College Entrance Examination, I have suddenly daydreamed of being an English major in a famous university. And I have been more diligent. I practise my oral English every morning and evening crazily.

　 Desires motivate my oral English practice. I realize that hard work creates miracles. All in all, I do hope I will be successful in my Oral English Test in Guangdong College Entrance Examination in April, and I will make my dream come true in the end.

Unit 3　 Computers

语言要点

单元要点预览(旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点)

2．本文的概要必须包含以下要点：We nowadays live in a global village, and many difficulties will arise if we can't express ourselves fluently in English. / In spite of my awareness of its importance, I seldom find chances to practice and improve my oral English. / Now I .am attaching much more importance to oral English and I have made up my mind to seize every opportunity to practice.

1．写作有可能用到的主要短语和单词：英语口语练习English oral practice, 广东高考英语口试Oral English- Test in Guangdong College Entrance Examination, 态度attitude，

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

　 [评分标准]概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

　 [写作辅导]