Unit 2 Language
（重点短语）
Welcome to the unit
1. in a broad sense 从广义上来说
2. fly in circles 绕圈飞
3. inform sb. about/ of sth. 通知某人某事
4. exchange information 交换信息
Reading
1. all through history 有史以来
2. consist of a mixture of … 由……混合而成
3. become part of… 成为……（不可分割的）一部分
4. at the end of the 9th century
在九世纪末
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5. mix with 与……混合
6. become the official language of 成为……的官方语言
7. feel puzzled about 对……感到困惑
8. play a part in the development of … 在……的发展中起到作用
9. take control of 控制……
10. result in more words with similar meanings产生更多意义相近的单词
11.work as 充当，担任
12. the way of making words plural 变单词为复数的方法
13. high-class people 上层社会的人 common people 普通人
14. come into (widespread) use 开始被(广泛)使用
15. go through huge changes 经历巨大的变化
16. relate to = be related to
与……有关
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17. be replaced with/by 被……所替代
Word Power
1. a large amount/ number of 大量的
2. look up to 尊敬
3. take … into consideration 把……考虑在内，顾及
4. stop/ prevent sb. from littering 阻止某人乱扔纸屑
5. cut one’s hand on a broken bottle 被碎瓶子割伤了手
6. the 10 most widely spoken languages十大使用最广泛的口语
Grammar and usage
1. leave out 漏掉，省去
2. look up a new word 查生词
3. a waste of time
浪费时间
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4. borrowed words 外来词
5. deserve careful thought 值得仔细思考
6. show great concern for… 对……非常关心
7. set a standard for… 为……设定一个标准
8. make a decision = make decisions 作出决定
9. keep the language pure and unique 使语言纯正独特
10. be mostly due to the easily accessed Internet主要由于方便使用的网络
Task
1. get to the point 说正题
2. embarrass sb. into doing sth. 使某人尴尬从而做某事
3. look sb. in the eye 正面看着某人，正视某人
4. move backwards and forwards
前后移动
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5. in conclusion 总之，最后
6. be less likely to upset sb. or be misunderstood更不可能使某人难过或被误解
7. interrupt or disagree with sb. 打断或不同意某人
Project
1. in that … 在于……，因为…… （后接句子）
2. develop from … into … 从……发展成……
3. combine … together 把……组合起来
4. distinguish sth. by doing sth. 通过做某事区分……
5. introduce simplified Chinese characters推广简化了的汉字
6. see sth. written in ink on paper 看到纸上用墨水写成的……
7. lose one’s eyesight as a result of an injury因受伤而失明
8. paper pressed against …
压在……上的纸
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9. weigh as much as 100 pounds 重达100磅
10. be convenient for use 方便使用
11. pass messages 传递信息
12. a different pattern consisting of … 由……组成的不同形状
13. be too difficult to be of practical use太过复杂，并不实用
14. take the idea 采纳这想法
15. six raised dots representing each letter代表每个字母的6个凸点
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