Step by Step 3000 第1册 Unit9:For Peace and Development(4)

 　　Part 4. Language Study and language appreciation¹.

　　Listen to the following statement, pay special attention to the parts in bold type, learn to appreciate and use the language.

　　1. in a bid to.

　　United Nations is holding the world's first Road Safety Week this week in a bid to raise safety awareness² among road users and to reduce the number of road accidents.

　　2. to lure³... away from...

　　More than 100 transport specialists from 10 countries at the conference say the solution lies in providing better public transportation systems to lure car owners away from driving.

　　3. one's love affair with.

　　Asia's love affair with the car appears very strong.

　　4. to set the tax on.

　　Representatives agreed to set the common tax on some goods at 5.5%.

　　5. a record number of.

　　A record number of shares almost 93 millions were traded Tuesday in New York Stock Exchange.

　　6. second only to.

　　About 97 million shares were traded, a number second only to the record 133 million shares traded Wednesday.

　　7. to limit production to.

　　Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum⁴ Exporting Countries have agreed to continue limiting production to 17,500,000 barrels of oil a day.

　　8. honor... for...

　　The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored Mr Phelps for his work in Macroeconomics.

　　9. to slow growth.

　　He argued that saving too much limited demand in the present which could slow growth.

　　10. to increase/ decrease in value.

　　If a company earns money, its stock increases in value. If the company does not earn money, the stock decreases in value.

　　11.(of a price) to duck.

　　He or she waits to buy it when the price ducks.

　　12. to group...member countries.

　　It groups 29 member countries in an organization to discuss and develop economic and social policy.

　　13. much thought was given to...

　　During the first half of the 19th century, much thought was given to building the Panama Canal.

　　14. to take the ownership of / to relinquish⁵ control of.

　　And Panama takes the ownership of the Panama Canal from the United States at noon friday, ending more than 90 years of U.S control of the waterway.

　　15. to commit a portion of /to be available for.

　　Mr Annan spoke⁶ to a meeting of representatives of 20 nations that have committed a portion of their armed forces to be available for immediate⁷ deployment⁸ in UN peacekeeping operations anywhere in the world.

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

4 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

5 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

8 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。