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1、Unit 5,Gates and Pel,Text A: Billionaire Bill,Pre-Reading Task,How much do you know about Bill Gates? Do you dream of being a man like him ?,2. Will you start your own business like Bill Gates or go for a position in a company after graduation? And why?,New Words and Phrases Underline the following
2、words that appear in Text A,boast by the time be named after entire proved to be an object of sth. peer bother play with,before long along with set about to help come along carry out short for,boast 自夸，自我吹嘘 （Para.1),Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. boast that
3、boast of/about sth. Example: Hes always boasting about how clever his little son is.,他总是自夸他有多成功。 Hes always boasting about how successful he is.他自吹说可以在一天内所有的工作。 He boasted that he could finish all the work in a day.,2. by the time = when (para.1),Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by
4、the time he was 20. Example: Sue saw her husband by the time she reached home.,在她16岁的时候，已经是世界冠军。She was the champion of the world by the time she was 16.,3. to be named after 以的名字命名 (para.2),Gates was named William after his father and grandfather.Example: The baby was named after his grandfather.,这
5、个城市以这个伟人的名字命名。This city was named after this great man.,4. entire = whole (para.2),He had read the entire World Book Encyclopedia by the age of nine.Example: We spent the entire day at the zoo.,5. proved to be + adj. 最终显示为 (para.3),But although he was clever, his social skills proved to be inadequat
6、e.Example： The water proved to be poisonous.,这个计划最终证明是成功的。The plan proved to be successful.,6. the object of sth. 目標對象物品 (para.3),The skinny, left-handed boy with big feet and a squeaky voice was often the object of jokes.Example: What will happen if this object is dropped?,7. peer 同齡者 (para.3),He f
7、ound himself treated as an outsider by his peers.Example: We can discuss this point with our peer group.,8. bother (vt.) 打擾; 煩擾 (para.4),If being teased bothered young Bill, however, he didnt show it.Examples: He always bothers me when I am busy. I am still bothered by a cold.,不要去打扰你爸爸，他很累了。 Dont bo
8、ther your father now. He is tired.我吸烟会不会影响到你？ Does my smoking bother you?,9. to play with 擺弄；玩弄（para. 5),Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13.Examples: She played with the black stars on her necklace. I have plenty of friends to play with. The cat is playing with its tail.,10.
9、 a great deal of 大量的（para.5),Even then, a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions.Example: He lost a great deal of weight.,a great deal of 大量的（para.5),a great deal of + U n.e.g. He lost a great deal of weight.a great number of + C n.e.g. There were a great number o
10、f people in the park.,11. before long 不久；很快 (para.5),Before long, Gates was an expert at working the schools computer.Examples: I promise that well meet again before long. Before long, the medical result came out.,12. along with 隨同；一起 (para.5),Along with a group of older students, who had a similar
11、interest in the machine, he set about learning every computer language and function there was.Examples: I will go along with you. He was walking in the fields along with his dog.,13. set about 開始 (para.5), he set about learning every computer language and function there was.Examples: We set about lo
12、oking into the matter. My mother set about preparing our lunch.,我们立即开始工作。 We set about our task at once.她开始准备期末考试。 She set about preparing for the final exam.,14. to help + (to) infinitive 幫助 (para.5),Gates agreed to help develop computerized class schedules for the school.Example: The guests helped
13、 us (to) cook.,15. come along 出現；來到 (para.7),it was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions.Examples: When the opportunity of study in America came along, she seized it. The party was dull until she came along.,当这个歌手出现时，全场都
14、站起来了。When the singer came along, the whole crowd came to their feet.,16. carry out 執行；實行 (para. 7),there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Examples： He carried out his job well. They carried out their plan without incident.,17. short for 是的縮寫 (para. 8),It was
15、called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980.Examples: We call the university “MUST”, short for “Macau University of Science and Technology”. John majors in Maths, short for Mathematics.,PRC is short for _.USA is short for _.Ben is short for _.Cathy is short for _.,
