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Lesson51Predictingtheadv.臭名昭著地，（壞事）眾所周知notoriousinfamousadjfamousorwell-knownforsomethingbad臭名昭著的（壞事）眾所anotoriouscriminal/area/bendinthebenotoriousforThecityisnotoriousforitsbumper-to-bumpertraffic.Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Thelocalbusserviceisnotoriouslyunreliable.gain/achievenotorietyfor/as…Sheachievednotorietyforheraffairwiththesenator.Hegainedacertainnotorietyasagambler. notableeminent n.techniciann.someonewhosejobistocheckequipmentormachinesandmakesurethattheyareworkingproperly技術(shù)員，ahospitaltechnician“-ian”= adj.易用的，易理解的，易操作auser-friendlyinterface/ -friendly1.suitableforparticularpeopletouse afamily-friendlyrestaurantacustomer-friendlyshopmall-friendly2.notharmful無害的environment-friendlyproductsozone-friendlyfridgesalternative[?:l't?:n?t?v]adj.另外的，其他的，別alternativeadj.（只作定語(yǔ)）differentfromsomethingelseandabletobeusedinsteadofit另analternativen/route/wayalternativeapproachestolearningalternativen.其他的選擇IsthereaviablealternativetothepresentIfpaymentisnotreceivedwithinfivedays,legalactionwillbeouronlyalternative.Ihadnoalternativebuttoreporthimtothe.alternateadj.1.（常作定語(yǔ)）(oftwothingshappeningorfollowingoneaftertheother交替的，alternateblueandredstripesPrivatecarsarebannedfromthecityonalternatealternateadj. alternative（只作定語(yǔ)）Wecan'tgethometonight,becausetherearenoalternateIsuggestyouhaveanalternatenincaseyouaresickonthatv.減輕，緩解或解除（痛苦，問題等DrugshelpedtorelievetheReadinghelpedtorelievetheboredomwhilehewasTheprojectisdesignedtorelievetrafficcongestiononthemainroutesintotherelievesb.ofsth.tohelpsb.bytakingsth.heavyordifficultfromthem替做某事，使LetmerelieveyouofsomeofyourThenewsecretarywillrelieveusofsomeofthe…,whenthey(computers)wouldrelieveofficeworkersandaccountantsofdull,repetitiveclericalreliefn.permanentrelieftomygreatgiveimmediaterelieffromWhatareliefitwaswhentheboulderssuddenlydisappeared,givingwaytoastretchofwheretheonlyobstacleswereclumpsof造句：眾所，緩解(relieve)人口過剩問題非常造句：眾所，改掉(giveup)一個(gè)根深蒂固的(deep-seated)壞習(xí)慣非常Givingupadeep-seatedbadhabitisnotoriouslydifficult.ThetrafficcongestioninBeijingisnotoriouslyserious.Whocouldhaveimagined,inthemid1970s,forexample,thatbytheendofthe20thcentury,computerswouldbeascommoninpeople'shomesasTVsets?couldhavedone:usedtosaythatsomethingwasapossibilityinthepast,butdidnotactuallyIcouldhavebeenHecouldhaveescaped,buthechosetostandandfight.frommidJulytomidAugustmid-morningcoffeeayoungwomaninhermid-twentiesmidsummer/midwinterintheearly1970sinthemid1970sinthelate2090(ameredecade)之后，手Whocouldhaveimagined,inthemid1990s,forexample,thatafterameredecade,phoneswouldbeascommoninaswatches?Theydon'tknowhowtorunabusinessThebeganasasmallfamilyOwnersofsmallbusinesseswillbehithardestbythesetaxchanges.bigbusinessn.[U]largeandpowerfulcompaniesingeneralDoesbigbusinesshavemorecontroloveroureverydaylivesthanourelectedernments?monlycalled所謂的（通常被稱為的）so-calledadj.2.incorrectlycalled所謂的（錯(cuò)誤地被稱為的Hisso-calledfriendsbetrayedmainframen.alargepowerfulcomputerthatcanworkveryfastandthatalotofpeoplecanuseatthesametime主機(jī)，大型機(jī)Mainframecomputerswereverylargeindeed,oftenoccupyingwholeair-conditionedrooms,employingfull-timetechniciansandrunonspecially-writtensoftware.indeedadv.usedwith‘very’andanadjectiveoradverbtoemphasizeastatementorMostoftheessayswereverygoodindeed.Thankyouverymuchindeed.air-conditionedadj.airconditionern.runvifyourunamachineorengineyoumakeitoperateIoftenrunthewashingmachinemorethanonceaThoughtheselargemachinesstillexist,manyoftheirfunctionshavebeentakenoverbysmallpowerfulalcomputers,commonlyknownasPCs.takeoversth.接管……，代替MilitaryleaderstookovertheComputerscanthusbebuilttotakeoveralmostanyjobwhereaseriesofactionsarerepeatedoverandoveragain.beknownas…被稱為HesoonmadeanameforhimselfandcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.becommonlyknownas…常被稱為……ThediseaseiscommonlyknownasMadCowprimitiveadj.oforatanearlystageofsocialdevelopmentprimitiveculture/customs/primitiveadj.simpleandnotmodernThelocalhospitalcareisprimitiveandlaunchvtomakeanewproductbooketcavailableforsaleforthefirsttime推出新產(chǎn)品，新書ThehopestolaunchthenewdrugbynextOctober.ThenewmodelwillbelaunchedinJuly.HeisgoingtolaunchhislatestShortlyafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttoalocalinntodescribe…asHedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'Theoldladythoughthewasafussycreature,butsincetheporteragreedwithhim,sherangupherdaughterandaskedforherhelpinwhatshedescribedasalittlespotofbother.pointthewaytovtoshowhowsomethingcouldchangeordevelopsuccessfully指明了（……Itcanproperlybedescribedasthefirst'homecomputer'anditpointedthewaytothefuture.Recentmedicaldiscoveriesarealreadypointingthewaytomoreefficientvaccines.giantn.averylargeandpowerfulorganizationthemultinationaloilgiantsDOSDiskOperatingSystem:thebasicsoftwareinacomputerthatmakesitworkandallowsyoutouseaprogram.Itisusuallyusedonlyinoldercomputers.磁盤操作系統(tǒng)hesamewayassb.elseShecopieseverythinghersisterTheirtacticshavebeencopiedbyotherFromthosehumblebeginnings,wehaveseenthedevelopmentoftheuser-friendlyhomecomputersandmultimediamachineswhichareincommonusetoday.humbleadj.1.Hewasagenuinelyhumbleman.humbleadj.2.地位卑微的menofhumblebirthahumblehumbleadj.3.simpleandwithonlybasicequipmentorfeaturesTheylivedinahumbletwo-roomedbeinuse:amachine,ceetc.thatisinuseisbeingused（機(jī)器，場(chǎng)所等）在使用，得到使用Electricvehiclesbuiltin1920werestillinuseinthe1950s.I'llbegladtoseethebuildinginuseFromthosehumblebeginnings,wehaveseenthedevelopmentoftheuser-friendlyhomecomputersandmultimediamachineswhichareincommonusetoday.Sowasborntheecho-soundingapparatus,nowingeneraluseinConsideringhowrecentthesedevelopmentsare,itisevenmoreremarkablethataslongagoasthe1960s,anEnglishman,LeonBagrit,wasabletopredictsomeoftheusesofcomputerswhichweknowtoday.consideringprep&conjinviewofthefactthat);takingintoconsideration考慮到……，鑒于Consideringtheamountshepaid,hewasdearinmorewaysthanone!Considering(that)he'sonlyjuststarted,heknowsquitealotaboutit.aslongagoas…=asearlyas…早在……就……Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madetheremarkablediscoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.aslongas1.長(zhǎng)達(dá)Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigupropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.aslongas2.solongaspr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Theernmenthasdismissedcriticismsthatthecountry'shealthisamess.dosth.foroneself親自……，獨(dú)立……Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumour'willenableyoutojudgeforSogreatisourpassionforngthingsforourselves,thatweare ingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedhosedaysInthosedaysboxersfoughtwithbarefistsforPrizemoney.thesedays，現(xiàn)如今Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanclerkswhoworkinBagritforesawatimewhencomputerswouldbesmallenoughtoholdinthehand,whentheywouldbecapableofprovidinginformationabouttrafficjamsandsuggestingalternativeroutes,whentheywouldbeusedinhospitalstohelpdoctorstodiagnoseillnesses,whentheywouldrelieveofficeworkersandaccountantsofdull,repetitiveclericalwork.foreseevt.(foresawforeseen)預(yù)見FewystsforesawthatoilpriceswouldrisesoTheephoneringsandthismarks thepreludetoanunforeseenseries foresightn.遠(yuǎn)見，先見之明TheyhadtheforesighttoinvestinnewSuchundertakingsrequiretheprecisenningandforesightofmilitaryoperations.forethoughtn.遠(yuǎn)慮，提前的思考Withalittleforethoughtmanyaccidentscouldbeavoided.forecastn.預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)報(bào)forel/predictv.Precautionsofthissortarenecessary,foritisimpossibletoforeltheexactnatureofthedifficultieswhichwillconfrontthepot-holer.Consideringhowrecentthesedevelopmentsare,itisevenmoreremarkablethataslongagoasthe1960s,anEnglishman,LeonBagrit,wasabletopredictsomeoftheusesofcomputerswhichweknowtoday.Timelysnowforelsabumperharvest.markthepreludetosth.預(yù)示……Theephoneringsandthismarksthepreludetoanunforeseenseriesofcatastrophes.trafficjamsdiagnosev.Thetestisusedtodiagnoseavarietyofdiagnosesth.asdiagnosesb.as/with…Shewasdiagnosedas/withhavingrelievesb.ofsth.tohelpsb.bytakingsth.heavyordifficultfromthem替做某事，使LetmerelieveyouofsomeofyourThenewsecretarywillrelieveusofsomeoftherepetitiveadj.donemanytimesinthesamewayandboringrepetitivework/tasks/clerkn.1.employedinanoffice,ashop,etctokeeprecords,accounts,etc.文書；辦事員clerkn.2.(AmEassistantinashopclericaladj.offorormadebyaclerkorclerksroutineclericalworkcommonceadj.happeningorexistinginmanyces,andthereforenotspecialorCartheftsarecommonceinthispartoftown.Computersarenowcommonceinprimaryclassrooms.ecommonForeignvacationshave regardsth.ascommonceSuchactionswereregardedascommonceduringtheOfcourse,LeonBagritcouldnotpossiblyhaveforeseenthedevelopmentoftheInternet,theworldwidesystemthatenablesustocommunicateinstantlywithanyoneinanypartoftheworldbyusingcomputerslinkedtoephonenetworks.can’t/couldn’tpossibly… usedtoemphasizethatyoucannotdosthorthatsth.cannotorcouldnothappenorbedone（強(qiáng)調(diào)）不能或不可能……Ican'tpossiblyallowyoutogohomeinthisweather.Shecouldn'tpossiblyhaveheardwhatwassaid.possiblycancould連用以表示“盡全力”的意思，后跟動(dòng)詞時(shí)常用cancouldpossibly+動(dòng)詞，后省略動(dòng)詞時(shí)常用possiblycan/could。Nomatterwhattheconditionswere,hebelievedthatacarshouldbedrivenasfastasitcouldpossiblygo.She'sdoneeverythingshecouldpossiblyt