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　　Module 11 Unit 4 The next step
　　Part One New words
　　1. preview
　　(1) n. 事先查看，查阅（of）；预看；预先审查（或检查）；预习
　　They began their job with a preview of the day’s work.
　　They sent the recording for our preview. 他们把录音送给我们预先审查。
　　(2) vt. 预览、预习；预演；试映（电影）
　　The play is due to be previewed tonight. 这出戏定于今晚试演。
　　You’d better preview the text before class. 你最好在课前预习好课文。
　　表示时间和顺序先后等意义的前缀有：pre, ex, post, fore
　　(1) pre：前，领先，在……之前  prevent 防止   prehistoric史前的  preface序文  predict预言  previous早先的
　　(2) ex：外，先前ex-boyfriend前任男友  except除外  ex-student往届生
　　(3) post：后postwar战后postgraduate研究生 postpone延迟
　　2. shrink  vi./vt. 过去式: shrannk 过去分词: shrunk
　　①（使）收缩，缩短，皱缩  ②（使）变小，变少，变瘦
　　③畏怯，回避，退避[(+from)]
　　This dress material shrinks in the wash. 这种衣料一洗要缩水。
　　Hot water shrinks wool. 热水会使羊毛皱缩。
　　When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased.
　　当他的影响缩小时，他的财富也减少了。
　　Shortage of hands has shrunr plant’s yearly output.
　　人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。
　　The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him.
　　恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩，男孩便退缩到一个角落里。
　　She shrinks from meeting strangers. 她怕见生人。
　　Part Two Phrases and sentences
　　P50
　　1. say hello to sb  向某人打招呼   say good-bye to sb   跟某人说再见
　　say sorry to sb  向某人道歉    say Yes / No to sb 同意/ 反对某人
　　2. I’m writing this article to give you a quick preview of what to expect from university life either in China or abroad. 我写这篇文章是为了让你们迅速预知可以期待从大学生活中得到什么，无论是在中国还是在国外。
　　*give sb a preview of sth 使某人提前了解某事
　　At the start of the term, the teacher gave a preview of what the students would study in the following term.
　　* review 复习（go over），评论，回顾
　　3. I had to decide which university to apply to and what course to study, and then I needed to get a passport and visa to study abroad.
　　我必须决定申请哪所学习，学习什么专业，然后我需要为出国留学办理护照和签证。
　　4. loogh numerous brochures and college catalogues 浏览了大量的宣传册和学校课程目录
　　*loogh 翻阅，浏览，审阅
　　I’ve looked through all the papers, but I still can’t find the one I needed.
　　5. decide on / upon 选定，确定
　　She decided on Nanjing University after a careful consideration.
　　经过仔细考虑后，她决定上南大。
　　Have you decided on a date for your wedding? 你选定婚期了吗？
　　(P59, Para.4) IT is a science course, and of course, students who decide upon IT need to be interested in computers and be good at problem-solving.
　　信息技术是一门理科，当然，选修这门课程的学生必须喜欢电脑，并且擅长解决问题。
　　6. Moving to Canada meant making some big adjustment to my life.
　　意味着对我的生活作一些大的调整。
　　*mean doing sth意味着
　　Missing this train meant our waiting for another hour.
　　错过这班车就意味着再等一个小时。
　　*mean to do 想要做某事 = want to do / would like to do / intend to do
　　*had meant / intended to do = meant / intended to have done 本打算做某事
　　*What do you mean by saying so?你这么说是什么意思？
　　*by no means绝不 by all means 当然可以(of course)
　　*All means have/Every means has been tried. 所有的/每个方法都试过了。
　　7. leave their nest at some point在一定的时候离开家
　　*nest 巢，穴，窝 build a comfortable nest    lay eggs in the nest
　　8. some people cannot handle being away from home
　　有些人无法应付背井离乡的生活
　　*handle = deal with = cope with = do with = approach = address 处理，应对
　　* handle a problem / a plane / a person 处理 / 操纵 / 对付
　　9. set up e-mail addresses建立了电子邮箱
　　10. I did not write to my family as often as I should have.