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1、Passage ,Who Is Using My Credit Card Today?,objectives,To get to know that online credit cards are not completely reliable in some way Some grammar points Important words and phrases,Information related to the reading passage,eBay,eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 as a marketplace for the s
2、ale of goods and services for individuals. Not only was it a novel idea, but it was utilizing an innovative technology- the Internet. E-commerce had not yet been established as an acceptable and understandable method of doing business at that time.,Today, one can find more than 18,000 categories of
3、merchandise on eBay, including big-ticket items such as cars and real estate. eBay is not so much an e-commerce site as it is a trading community, where buyers and sellers find one another and conduct transactions. Browsing and bidding is free, but eBay charges a fee for listing an item for sale as
4、well as a fee for items that are sold. eBay currently has approximately 14,000 registered users around the world.,Useful expressions,Turn out 结果是，结果表明 Eg. It might well turn out true. 这可能会是真的。 It turns out that.结果是，原来 A page one headline = a headline appearing on page one 头版大标题 Identity thefts hit (
5、the) residents in (the) region 典型的新闻标题（省略冠词）,have+宾语+过去分词,Others had had money removed from their checking accounts, and unauthorized charges had appeared on their credit cards. 这种结构一般有两种意思： “致使”：表示主语的意志致使某事发生或做到 表示“被动”，此时与主语意志完全无关,1、 “致使”-表示主语的意志,When did you have your hair cut? 你什么时候理的发？ We ought
6、to have her examined by a doctor. 我们应该找个医生给她检查一下。 I must have this suit dry-cleaned. 我必须把这套衣服送去干洗 Notes: 此时有的可以换用get Where can I get (have) this printed?,2.表示“被动”-与主语的意志完全无关,He had his leg broken in a fall. 他摔断了腿。 I had my pocket picked on the subway. 我在地铁被人掏了包。,point fingers at 互相指责 It (so) happene
7、d that碰巧，正巧 Eg. It so happened that we met each other at the airport.如此碰巧我们又在机场见面了。 Moveto 转移，移到,forget forget to do sth. 忘了去做 forget to doing sth. 忘记做过 in danger处于危险之中 He is in danger. in danger of 处于的危险之中 dangerous危险的,Make off with 偷走 Request v. demand politely 请求，要求 Gain access to 获得，可以获得 Registe
8、r v. put into an official list or record 登记，注册,never mind更不用说=let alone 还可指：不用担心，不要紧，没关系，别管 Eg. Never mind! Perhaps youll have better luck next time. 不用担心，或许下次你会时来运转呢。 Never mind what people say. 别管别人说什么。 discourage v. take away courage and spirit from 使气馁，阻碍,at risk =in danger有风(危)险 Put ones life a
9、t risk 冒生命危险 At the risk of=in danger of 冒可能（做某事）的危险 At ones own risk 自担风险，后果自负,Exercise 2,1, purchased goods online 2, eBay; ISP 3, user account names; passwords 4, failed 5, danger 6, careful,3,1, denied 2, partly 3, had risked 4,removed 5, failed,6, disaster 7, assumed 8, discourage 9, registered
10、 10, residents,5,盗贼从这家银行偷走了一大笔现金。(made off with) The thieves made off with a large sum of money from the bank.,2.高血压使千百万人有患心脏病的危险。(place at risk of) High blood pressure places millions of people at the risk of heart attack. 3.在作任何重要决定之前都要慎重思考。(think twice) Think twice before you make any important d
11、ecisions.,4.非洲大陆的一大片区域有变成沙漠的危险。(in danger of) A large part of the African continent is in danger of becoming a desert. 5.他从来没有给我提出过解决问题的好方法。(not once) Not once has he suggested a good way to deal with any problem.,6,1.如果出现问题，我们从不互相指责。 他们因未能防止那场灾难而互相指责。 If there is a problem, we never point fingers a
12、t each other. They pointed fingers at one another for failing to prevent the disaster.,2.这个问题不太可能在近期得到解决。 她不太可能做出那样的事。 It is highly unlikely that this problem will be solved in the near future. It was highly unlikely that she would do that kind of thing.,3.这种计算机病毒正在传播，所有上网用户都有被感染的危险。 目前该国的经济十分萧条，这使得
13、更多的就业机会面临丧失的危险。 This computer virus is spreading, and all online users are at risk. The economy is very depressed at the moment, which puts more jobs at risk.,4.我劝他在决定退学前再仔细考虑一番。 支付大笔款项时总要三思而行。 I advised him to think twice before deciding to quit school. Always think twice before paying out large sums of money.,5.是否有可能更多的人会骑自行车上班呢？ 是否有可能由于我靠得太近而看不清形势呢？ Could it be that more people will ride bikes to work? Could it be that I was too close to the situation to see it?,
