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Unit 10 Ode to Public Transport
Ode to Public
Transport
补充重要单词
trans-
words
：
transmit /
transform / transplant / transport / transfer /
transit
transmit
v.
传送，传染，传播（热，光，声音等）
a disease that can be transmitted to
humans
Insects can transmit disease.
Irons transmit heat.
铁能导热。
Water
transmits sound better than air.
水比空气能更好的传声。
transmission
n.
传送，传染，传播
the
transmission of diseases
疾病的传播
transform
v.
使改变性质，使改观
transform sth/sb (from sth) (into sth)
She transformed the room by painting
it.
The climate has transformed the
area from a desert into a
swamp.(
沼泽
)
Caterpillars can be transformed into
butterflies.
毛毛虫可以变为蝴蝶。
transformation
n.
改变，改观
His
character seems to have undergone a complete
transformation since his marriage.
transplant
v./n
移植
transplant sth
from sb/sth to sb/sth
transplant a
kidney
（肾）
from one twin to
the other
transport
v./n.
运输，搬运
transport
wheat from a farm to a mill
(
磨坊
)
public
transport
公共交通
transportation
n.
交通，运输
various
means of transportation
各种交通方式
注意
< br>：
transport
和
tra
nsportation
都可以表示运输这个抽象概念。但是
t
ransportation
更多的表
示运输，而
transport
同时能表示运输器材。
如：
I need some transport to
deliver the goods.
我需要某一运输工具运送这批货物
transfer
v/n.
将……
由一处转移到另一处，调动，转车
transfer
sth/sb (from…) (to…)
His
employer transferred him to another office.
The head office has been transferred
from London to Paris.
She's has been
transferred to our Beijing branch.
transfer one's affections
（比喻）转移爱心
transfer
to another bus
转乘另外一辆公共汽车
They will be offered transfers to other
locations.
他们将得到去其他地方的调动令。
It can be connected to a PC for the
transfer of information.
它可以连接到个人电脑上进行<
/p>
信息转录。
transit
v.
过渡，通过，横越
airplanes transiting the U.S. and
Canada
transition
n.
过渡，转变，变迁
a period
of peaceful transition
the transition
from childhood to adulthood
I. New
words and expressions
New words
1. proclaim v.
宣布；宣告；声明
2.
sector n.
（尤指一国经济的）部门，领域，行业
3. necessity
n.
必需的事物；必需品
necessary
necessarily
4. arrangement
n.
安排；筹备
5.
territory n.
领土；版图；领地
6. upfront adv.
预付地；预交地
7.
sunburn n.
晒斑；晒伤
8. groceries n.
食品杂货
9. radius n.
半径（长度）
10.
expense n.
费用；价钱
11. annually adv.
一年一次地
12.
household n.
一家人；家庭
13. commute n.
上下班路程
14. switch
v.
（使）改变，转变
15.
transport n.
交通车辆；运输工具；旅行方式
16. carbon n.
碳
17. majority
n.
大部分；大多数
major
minor
minority
18.
wean v.
使逐渐戒除恶习（或避免依赖…）
19. dependence
n.
（生存或成功必需的）依靠，依赖，依存
depend
dependent (on / upon)
independent (of)
dependently
independence Day
20.
approximately adv.
大概；大约；约莫
21. petroleum n.
石油：原油
22.
exception n.
规则的例外；例外的事物
23. electrical adj.
电的；用电的；发电的
24.
economic
adj.
经济的；经济上的；经济学的
economical
economy
economics
economist
（具体参考
Unit
6
，
Text
B
）
25.
electricity
n.
电；电能
electrical
electrician
联想：<
/p>
-ian
作为名词后缀：
musicia
n, Italian, Asian, comedian,
tragedian
等。
26.
stable
adj.
稳定的；稳固的；牢固的
stability
unstable
instability
27.
strengthen
v.
加强；增强；巩固
复习重要单词：
（
Unit 7,
Text B
曾经讲过）
strong-strength-strengthen
long-length-lengthen
wide-width-widen
broad-breadth-broaden
deep-depth-deepen
high-height-heighten
short-shortness-shorten
weak-weakness-weaken
28.
consequently adv.
因此；所以
29. lessen
v.
（使）变小，变少，减弱，减轻
30. resource n.
资源；财力
31. ease n.
舒适；安逸；自在
v.
减轻；放松；缓和
32.
inhabitant n.
（某地的）居民，栖息动物
33. limited
adj.
有限的（具体参考
Unit
1
，
Text
B
）
limit
limitation
limited
unlimited / limitless
Phrases and Expressions
1.
bask in
晒太阳；取暖
2.
account for
数量上、比例上占
3. be reliant upon
依赖；依靠
4. be
attributed to
把…归因于，认为…是由于
II. Text Learning
The
Importance of Public Transportation
① A
US Congressman once proclaimed that,
There can be no doubt that the
transportation
sector is the most
critical sector of our
economy.
I know exactly what
he means.
（承上启下句）
In
this day and age, access to
transportation is considered a
necessity.
②
Public transportation is
defined
as a service that is available for use
by the general
public.
It
is
a
cheaper
and
environmentally
friendly
alternative
.
It
is
not
a
transportation
service that
you can arrange privately to suit your own
personal convenience (although you
may,
to a certain extent, such as paying for a cabin or
suite on a train or ship) since you
have to consider other passengers who
are riding and making
similar
arrangements
with
you.
③ (2)
I have experienced
first-hand
how important
public transportation is.
④
I
live in Saipan, a US territory and
the
closest
things we have
to
public
transportation
are
tourist
and
school
buses.
You
have
to
have
your
own
car
or
bike,
rent
a
car,
or
pay
upfront
for a
taxi to go from point A to point B. Otherwise you
end up basked in sweat and sunburn
traveling to work every day. When I
first came here, I walked. I walked going to and
from
work. I walked to the store and
lugged my heavy groceries back to the house. I
walked to
church
and
I
barely
got
to
go
to
places
farther
than
a
twenty-
mile
radius
from
my
house
since
I
did
not
own
a
car
then,
and
(3)
I considered renting a
car and riding a taxi such an expense for
a starting single mother like I was at
that time.
本部分重点及难点：
1.
no doubt that the transportation sector
is the most critical
sector
of
our
economy.
毫无疑问，交通是我们经济体系最至关重要的领域。
2. I have experienced first-hand how
important public transportation is.
我亲身体验过公
共交通的重要性。
3.
I
considered
renting
a
car
and
riding
a
taxi
such
an
expense
for
a
starting
single
mother
like I was at that
time.
(1) consider doing sth.
consider…(to be) such an
expense
(2) a starting
single mother
刚刚起步的单亲妈妈
⑤ For me, public transportation is very
important because of the
following
reasons:
1. It saves money.
According to research done by the
American Public Transportation Associat
ion
（美国公交协
会）
,
individuals can save up to $$9,515 annually by
parking their cars at home and using
public transportation instead. In this
economy, saving money has become a main concern in
most households. With the rising prices
of fuel and other vehicle-related expenses, doing
the public
commute
to work and school certainly saves
money.
2. It helps the
environment.
When
you
switch
from
driving
your
car
to
taking
public
transport
,
you
are
reducing
your
carbon
footpr
int
（碳足迹；碳排放量）
and
making
a
great
step
forward
in
saving
the
environment.
The
environmental costs of individuals
using their cars every day have done massive
damage to
the environment
and if the majority
or all
individuals
like you and me use public
transport
instead, think of
what
good
we could
do
for the environment.
3. It will wean us out of energy
dependence.
According
to
a
paper
made
by
Dr.
Jean-Paul
Rodrigue
and
Dr.
Claude
Comtois,
transportation
accounts for
approximately 25% of world energy
demand and for more than 62%
of all the
oil used each year. Ninety-five percent of
transportation is almost completely
reliant
upon
petroleum
products
with
the
exception
of
railways
using
electrical
power
.
(4)
While
the use
of petroleum for other economic sectors, such
as
industrial
and
electricity generation, has
remained
relatively
stable,
the
growth
in
oil
demand
is
mainly
attributed
to
the
growth
in
transportation
demand.
When we
strengthen
our public
transportation services, we are consequently
lessening this
oil
demand
and
dependence. It will
also
motivate
us
to
consider
alternative
energy
and
fuel
resources.
本部分重点及难点：
4.
While
the
use
of
petroleum
for
other
economic
sectors,
such
as
industrial
and electricity
generation, has remained relatively
stable, the growth in oil demand is mainly
attributed
to the growth in
transportation demand.
(1) industry
No one doubted his ability, his
industry or his integrity.
没有人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正
直。
区分：
industrious / industiral