00015英语二课文精讲讲义（10）Unit 10 Ode to Public Transport(公共交通的颂歌)一谈到“公共交通”你会想到什么？是的，环保，低碳。
现在有一句流行语：“今天你低碳了吗？”.选用公共交通有几个众所周知的优点：1.省钱；2.环保；3.减少对能源的依赖；4.方便，快捷Text A The Importance of Public Transportation (公共交通的重要性) 短文共12个段落，领读课文和单词！一：本课重点词汇讲解，学习1.proclaim: v宣布，宣告，表明如： She did not proclaim her intention.2.necessity: n必需品，必要性； necessary: adj必要的；反义词：unnecessary: adj如：1).Food is necessary to maintain life.2). You must understand the necessity of education.3.arrangement: n安排； arrange: v如：1). They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent.2). Would it be possible to arrange a meeting for Wednesday morning?4.expense: n费用；expensive: adj 昂贵的如：The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.5.annually: adv一年一次地； annual: adj如：1). It's an annual report.2). The exhibition is held annually.6.household: n一家人，家庭；adj 家喻户晓的；householder: 户主，家长如：1).She became a household name in the 1960s.2).I grew up as part of a large household.mute: n上下班路程，v 通勤；同根词：commuter: n如：1). Mike commutes to London every day.2). The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000.3). The average Los Angeles commute is over 60 miles a day.8.switch: v/n改变，开关如：1).Where is the light switch?2). She switched her attention to films two years ago.9.transport: n运输工具；v运输，运送；transportation: n 交通运输系统如：1). Transport has always been the key to developing trade.2). public transportation （公共交通）10.carbon: n碳；low-carbon life低碳生活；carbon dioxide二氧化碳；carbon monoxide一氧化碳11.majority: n大多数；如：The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.12.wean: v逐渐戒除恶习如:It can be extremely difficult to wean children off junk food.13.dependence: n依靠，依赖；dependent: adj依靠的；depend:v 依靠，依赖（单词的字根）；independence: n 独立； independent: adj独立的如：1). The music festival is heavily dependent on sponsorship for its success.2).All living things depend on the sun for their growth.3). The country got its independence ten years ago.14.approximately: adv大约; approximate: v 接近于；adj 大概的如：1). His description of what happened approximated to the truth。
2). The journey took approximately seven hours.15.exception: n例外；except: v除外；prep除了。
之外如：1). Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception.2). When I say that the boys are lazy, I except you.16.electrical: adj电的；electricity: n电力，电能如：1). The electricity has been cut off.2).Franklin's experiments showed that the lightning is an electrical discharge.17.economic: adj 经济的；economy: n经济；economist: n经济学家如：1). The government’s wrong policy in finance led the country into economic disaster.2). We must do our best to develop the national economy.18.strengthen: v加强；strength: n力量如：Regular physical exercises can strengthen one's resistance against illness.19.consequently: adv因此； consequence: n 结果如：1). In consequence of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you.2).She was a bright and eager student and, consequently, did well in school.20.lessen: v减轻，变少；如：They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.21.resource: n资源；有个一词跟它长的特像：source: n 来源常见固定表达：natural resource（自然资源），a scarce resource（一种稀缺资源），renewable resource（可再生资源）， nonrenewable resource （不可再生资源），human resource (人力资源)22.ease: n安逸，轻松；v 解除痛苦，减轻；常用搭配：with ease:轻松地easy: adj如：1). The computer is popular for its good design and ease of use.2). I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.23.inhabitant: n居民，栖息动物； inhabit: v 居住如：1). Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中2). The inhabitant of the island is friendly.二、课文重点句子分析、讲解：1. A US Congressman once proclaimed that, “There can be no doubt that the trans portation sector is the most critical sector of our economy.” I know exactly what he means. In this day and age, access to transportation is considered a necessity.译文：一位美国的国会议员曾说过，“毫无疑问，交通是我们经济体系中至关重要的部分。
”我完全明白他说的话的意思。
在目前这个时代，能够利用公共交通是必需的。
语言点：There can be no doubt that...固定句型，毫无疑问；后面是同位语从句；critical= important;固定搭配：In this day and age在这个时代; access to有机会，权利使用；如： Only 40% of 5-year-olds have access to preschool education.(5岁孩童中只有40%能享受学前教育)2. Public transportation is defined as a service which is available for use by the general public. It is a cheaper and environmentally-friendly alternative.译文：公共交通指的是能够供公众使用的一种服务，价格低廉，更利于环保。
语言点：environmentally-friendly环保的；alternative选择固定搭配：be defined as被定义成。
；be available for能获得，得到的；如：There are three small boats available for hire.3. It is not a transportation service which you can arrange privately to suit your own personal convenience (although you may, to a certain extent such as paying for a cabin or suite in a train or ship) since you have to consider other passengers who are riding and making similar arrangements with you.译文：公共交通不是能供个人使用的交通服务，无法为个人提供交通便利（虽然在某种程度上，你也许可以做到，比如在火车上或轮船上交费租用车厢或套间），因为你必须要考虑到其他乘客的需求，他们都与你搭乘同一班车，或坐同一艘船，与你有着类似的安排。