Unit 7Computers

I. Pre-reading discussion

1. How has the computer changed our life? Give some examples.

2. What do you usually use a computer for?

3. Can you think of some terms related to the computer?

II. Key points in the text 1. bother

1) Vt. worry, annoy or trouble, esp. in little ways 烦扰，打扰

e.g. He is very busy working and won’t allow anyone to bother him.

I’m sorry to bother you, but can you…?

It bothered me that no one took my ideas seriously.

2) V. to cause inconvenience or trouble to oneself 烦恼，操心

not bother to do sth. / doing sth.

bother with/about sth

e.g. Lots of people don’t bother to get through a marriage ceremony these days.

Never bother about people’s opinions.

3) n. trouble, or difficulty

e.g. I usually buy sliced bread– it’s less bother.

I’ll drive you back to your hotel. It’s no bother.

(used after you offer to do sth. You are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that will take very little effort. )

2. browse

1) Vt. & Vi. to look through or read parts of a book without purpose; skim

随意翻阅，浏览e.g. to browse through / among books

I spent hours browsing in the bookshop.

browse a web page

2) n. 浏览 I had a browse through the books on h

er bookshelf.

3) Vi. feed on grass 吃草 Some cows are browsing in the fields.

3. leisure

n. free time 空闲，闲暇 e.g. Fishing is a popular leisure activity /

pursuit.

leisure shoes 便鞋 a leisure suit 便服 at one’s leisure : at a convenient time

有空时，方便时 e.g. Do it at your leisure; it’s not urgent.

at leisure

1) free ( 作表语 )

You’d better do some reading when you are at leisure.

2) without hurry 悠闲地 ( 作状语 )

I don’t object to gardening so long as I can do it at leisure.

Translate:

我把写信推迟到今天是为了能从容地写。

I put off writing to you till today so that I might write at leisure.

leisurely adj. (done) without haste

悠闲的，从容的 adv. (rare)

e.g. They walked along the beach at a leisurely pace.

I had a leisurely glass of beer.

4. go through

Figure out the meanings of the phrase in the following sentences:

1. You should go through your composition after you finish writing it.

2. Mother went through the drawer looking for the sweater.

3. Let’s go through it again, this time with the music.

4. The country has gone /been through too many wars.

5. Have you gone through all your money already?

6. Her application went through and she was hired.

Meanings:

1. to look at or examine carefully

2. to search

3. to practice 做一遍，练一遍4. to suffer or experience 遭受，经历5. to finish, get through 用掉，花掉6. to pass through or be accepted

被通过

5. computerize

Word formation:

Noun / Adj. + -ize Vt.

e.g. dramatize commercialize

legalize magnetize modernize popularize

6. reservation

n. 1) booking 预订 make a reservation for … a hotel reservation 2) feeling of doubt or uncertainty 存疑，保留e.g. Some members of the committee e

xpressed reservations about these proposals.

We accept the offer without reservation (= completely).

Translation:

1. 我们毫无保留地谴责恐怖分子的行为 .

2. 我对他所说的事的真实性有些怀疑 .

Keys: We condemn the action of the terrorist

s without reservation. I have some reservations about the tr

uth of his story.

3) An area of land set apart for American Indians to live in ( 印地安人 ) 居留地

e.g. Seventeen thousand native Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.

reserve

Vt. 1) keep something specially for someone or for some purpose 保留

e.g. A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea has been reserved for him.

2) to make a reservation

e.g. I’ll reserve a table for five.

n. 1) a quantity of something kept for future use 贮藏 , 储备

e.g. The Gulf has 65 percent of the world’s oil reserves.

You should keep some money in reserve.

2) A piece of land set aside for wild animals, plants, etc. 保护区

a nature / wildlife reserve

3) the quality of being reserved

矜持 ; 拘谨 ; 寡言e.g. The old gentleman behaved with typi

cal British reserve.

reserved adj. (typical of people) who do not like to talk about themselves or to show their feelings; shy

沉默寡言的 ; 含蓄的 ; 矜持的 Bob is very reserved---you never know

what he’s thinking.

7. humanity

1) UC N. 人性 e.g. They denied the humanity of slaves.

他们否认奴隶是人。2) [ 总称 ] 人，人类 e.g. The Nazi war criminals were cond

emned for crimes against humanity.

3) 人道，博爱，体贴，同情 e.g. They treated the prisoners with hum

anity.

4) (pl.) 人文学科（哲学，文学，历史等） e.g. School of Humanities 人文学院

III. Post-reading activities

Directions:

Work individually to complete the following worksheet. Then have a group discussion and class presentation.

How are computers used in:

your everyday life at home

business management

industries

travel agencies

hospitals

your school administration