Can you do us something？Say, sing a song？
你能否为我们做点什么？比如说唱歌什么的？
How can we go to the seaside for our holiday？Sa y by air or by sea？
怎么去海边度假？比如说乘飞机还是坐船？
4 )in terms of 根据, 按照；在..方面, 从..方面(来说)
The book has been well written, but in terms of actual sales it has not been very successful.
这书写得不错, 但就其实际销售来讲还不很成功。
In terms of business (in business terms )the project isn ’t really practical, but it would add to the prestige of the company. 从商业
方面来讲, 这工程确实不现实, 但却会给公司带来信誉。
5.Whether or not you’re conscious of it, you’re constantly valuing it in dollars. 不管你认不认识到这一点, 你总是在用美元来估计它的价值。
1 )形容词conscious 在这里意思是“ 意识到的, 认识到的”。其后可接介词of 和that 从句。
We suddenly became conscious of a sharp increase in the temperature.
我们突然意识到温度急升了。
He wasn’t conscious of having offended her.
他没意识到已经得罪她了。
I was conscious that he was ill at ease, despite his efforts at conversation.
尽管他努力在谈话, 但我已知道他心情不好。
2 )value 在这里是及物动词, 意思是“ 给.. 估价, 定.. 的价”。
其名词意思是“ 价值；重要性”, 构成固定短语set (put)a higher
(much)value on (upon)意思是“高估；重视, 看重”。
Troops are valued for quality rather than for number.
兵贵精不贵多。
If you want to sell your collection of stamps you ought to have it valued. 你如果出售邮集的话, 你应该拿出估个价。
You will find this map of great va lue in helping you get around London. 你会发现这地图对于你在伦敦游览非常有用。
The government sets a higher value on national defense.
政府高度重视国防。
3 )介词in 在这里的意思是“ 用, 以”, 用来表示单位。
Some people used to have the money in gold.
过去有些人持有的款项是黄金。
They arrived in groups of two or three. 他们三三两两地来到了。
There are twenty cigarettes in a packet. 每包纸烟是20 根。
6.If the price level rises, the future purchasing power of money over time will go down. 如果价格水平上升的话, 货币的未来的购买力在整个一段时间里就会下降。
1 )purchasing power 是经济学上的一个术语, 意思为“ 购买力”。
类似此表达法的例子还有living costs, living standard, working condition 等。
purchase 既可用作动词, 也可用作名词, 意思为“ 购买”。
They purchased freedom with blood. 他们以血的代价赢得了自由。
I can’t get any purchase on it. 我找不到什么门路。
The estate was sold at ten year’s purcha se.
田庄以相当于十年间土地收入的价钱售出。
2 )介词over 在这里表示“ 在..(整个)期间”。
Over the past five months I have made great progress in English.
过去五个月以来我英语进步显着。
Can you finish the work over the weekend？
周末你能完成这项工作吗？
3 )go down 下降；减弱
The prices of transistor radios are expected to go further down.
半导体收音机的价格预计还会进一步下降。
The wind ha s gone down a little. 风减弱了一些。
Has the swelling gone down？肿消了吗？
7.Holding money as a store of value thus can reduce the transaction costs involved in everyday business.
持有作为价值贮藏的货币则可以降低日常交易的费用开支。
1 )Holding money 意思是“ 持有货币, 手里有钱”, 是动名词短语, 在句中作主语。
Asking me for money means killing me. 向我要钱等于要我的命。
2 )store 在这里是名词, 意思是“ 贮存”。它可以构成固定短语in store, 意思是“ 准备着, 贮藏着”；in store for 则指“ 就要落到..；替某人准备着”。此外store 也可用作动词。
He has a rich store of learning. 他有着丰富的知识。
I don’t know what the future has in store.
我不知道将来究竟会怎样。
I have an hour’s talk in store for you.
我有一个钟头的话要跟你谈。
I have a surprise in store for you.
我有一件事使你吃惊。
His head is richly stored with knowledge. 他脑子里知识可渊博啦。
Let’s store the flowers away from frost. 让我们把花盆入窖过冬。
3 )involve 在这里作及物动词。be involved in 意思是“ 专心一意于；被卷入；被连累”等。
(Taking)this job involves travelling abroad for three months each year. (接受)这工作得每年在国外呆三个月。
This involves an increase of the national debt.
这样就难免使国债增加。
He is involved in working out the plan. 他在专心一意于制订计划。
At night the whole city was involved in great confusion.
晚上全城陷入了极度混乱。
4 )辨异: everyday, every day, 两词都有“ 每天”的意思。everyday
是形容词, 在句中作定语, 如:
He is learning everyday English. 他在学习日常英语。
every day 是副词短语, 在句中作状语, 前面不加介词。如:
They learn English every day. 他们每天都学习英语。
练习答案
课文A 练习
I. 阅读理解:
1. a 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b
II. 找出下列词或短语的同义词:
1. agent 2. policy 3. adequate 4. occur 5. remind 6. ignorance 7. complex 8. entirely 9. fundamentals 10. concepts III. 从课文中找出下列单词或短语的反义词:
1. evil 2. sell 3. inadequate 4. expensive 5. unfortunate 6. impossible 7. finally 8. unsafe 9. illness 10. hide IV. 选择单词或词组填空:
looking for, address, familiar with, guide, places of interest, sum, period,
If, look forward to, sincerely
V. 把下列句子译成英语:
1. Insurance reminds us that we live in an unsafe world.
2. People are unwilling to discuss insurance for three reasons.
3. We should not depend entirely on the agent when we buy insurance.
4. Although accidents, illness and death are not pleasant subjects , we should look them in the face.
5. An American spends as much as ＄ 2 000 in buying health insurance every
year.
词汇练习
I. 用所给单词的适当形式填空, 注意词性:
1. a. consumers b. has consumed c. consumption
2. a. safety b. safe c. unsafe
3. a. lose b. lost c. loss
4. a. intelligent b. intelligence c. intelligently
II. 用下列所给的单词的适当形式填空:
1. effective 2. evil 3. inadequate 4. sum 5. complex 6. agent 7. miracle 8. protection 9. opposite 10. possibility
III. 把下列句子译成英语:
1. You should be on guard when a stranger is at your door.
2. In effect, we have spent almost the same amount of time in looking for this book as in reading it.
3. Her letter reminds me of the happy days that we spent together.
4. Except a few professional insurers, most people don’t quite understand what insurance is.
5. This method has been proven to be still effective.
6. He can fulfil half of what he did last year at best.
7. It occurred to me that he hadn’t paid his income tax for two months.
8. He majors in engine technology in this college.
课文B 练习
I. 根据课文判断下列句子正确与否:
1.× 2. √ 3. √ 4. √ 5. √ 6. √ 7.× 8. √ 9.× 10.×
II. 根据课文填上所缺内容:
1. what money is and how to measure it 2. unit
3. the double coincidence 4. deferred payment
5. in the future 6. specifies
7. fairly constant 8. converted
9. decrease 10. the transaction costs
词汇练习
I. 从右边一栏中找出与左边一栏单词相应的定义:
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. e 5. b
II. 选择填空:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
III. 用课文B 中的单词填空, 首字母已给出:
1. reduced 2. ruled out 3. conscious of 4. in terms of 5. doubled 语法练习
I. 在需要的地方填上冠词:
1. the, × , the 2. The, × ,× 3. a, the 4. × , a, × , the 5. the, the, the, the 6. a, the 7. An, the, a 8. a, the 9. the, the, the 10. The, the 11. a, × 12. The, × , the, a, an 13. the, the, an 14. an, the, × 15. The, the 16. The, the 17. the, × 18. × , the 19. the, × 20. the, the, the, the II. 在需要的地方填写冠词:
a, a, an, a, The, the, the, the, the；the, the, the, the, the, the, The, a, × ；
the, the, the, the；a, the, the, the