新版青少版新概念二5A第61课(unit 13 bad language)-将来完成进行时
新概念英语第二册-第61课(共35张PPT)
Key words & expressions
9.
Endeavour [in'devə] n. “奋进” 号 10.robot-arm n. 机器手['rəubɔt, -bət, ] 11.grab [ɡræb] v. 抓 12.atmosphere['ætmə,sfiə] n. 大气层 13.distant ['distənt] adj. 遥远的 14.galaxy ['ɡæləksi] 星系 15.universe ['ju:nivə:s] n. 宇宙 16.eagle eye n. 鹰眼,一种仪器
【参考译文】 哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升 空, 耗资10多亿美元. 从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题. 它 传送给我们的图像很令人失望,因为它的主要镜子有误 差.国家航天局准备纠正这一错误,为此将把4名宇航员送 入太空修复望远镜. “奋进” 号航天飞机将把宇航员送上 哈勃. 当宇航员进行必要的修复工作时, “奋进” 号上的 一只机器手将抓住望远镜并托住它.当然,哈勃位于地球 的大气层之外,因此,它很快就会给我们传送我们所见到 过的、有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片.哈勃将 告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情. 等到你读 到这篇文章时, 敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成 千上万张精彩的照片.
新版新概念英语第一册第61课课堂笔记
Lesson 61 A bad cold 重感冒
Health is a kind of freedom and comes first of all.
[词汇]
feel v. 感觉
look v. 看(起来)
must modal verb 必须
call v. 叫,请
doctor n. 医⽣
telephone n. 电话
remember v. 记得,记住
mouth n. 嘴 open your mouth
tongue n. ⾆头 show me your tongue
bad adj. 坏的,严重的 bad cold
cold n. 感冒
news n. 消息 [nju:z] [nu:z] good news
They are looking at the blackboard.
feel/smell/look/taste
1 主语+不及物动词
2 主系表结构,其中系动词(link-verb)包括be动词和感官动词。
be动词后可跟形容词和名词;感官动词后多加形容词做表语。
I feel happy.
The food smells terrible.
She looks sad.
This tastes good.
I feel ill.
She feels ill.
Do you feel ill?
How do you feel?
How does she feel?
How does Jimmy feel?
Jimmy looks ill. Jimmy is in bed. He feels ill. He doesn't feel ill. Does he feel ill? How does he feel? He looks ill. feel funny/ feel like (doing) sth./feel free to do sth.
61新概念英语第二册 第61课
Language points
4、NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. put sth. right 修好(故障等),校正,纠正 Remember to put the lights right tomorrow. 明天记得把灯修好 send up 往上送, 使(价格等)上升,提高 Space rockets are being sent up all the time. 现在随时都有火箭发射 send away 赶走,解雇,派 He sent his daughter away to school in England.
1.
When was the Hubble telescope launched into space? On April20,1990. Who launched the telescope? NASA did. What was the cost? Over a billion dollars. When did the trouble begin?
astronaut
The shuttle Endeavour will take the astronauts
to the Hubble.
TroublewiththeHubble哈勃望远镜的困境-新概念英语第二册自学导读笔记第61课
新概念英语第⼆册第61课课⽂详注 further notes on the text
1.at a cost of,造价为……,耗资,以……的价格/费⽤。
he has just built a new house for his family at a cost of £10,000.他刚为他的家庭盖了⼀座新房⼦,耗资1万英镑。
2.right from the start there was trouble with the hubble. 从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。
(1)start为名词,表⽰"开始"、"开端",from the start表⽰"从开始时",副词right起强调作⽤:
he didn't want to work at the firm(right) from the start.他从最开始就不想在这家公司上班。
(2)trouble在这⾥指"(机器等的)故障"、"问题":
there is (engine) trouble with my car.我的汽车(发动机)有问题。
(3)the hubble代指 the hubble telescope。由于上下⽂中没有其他以 hubble命名的东西,前⾯⼜提到过⼀次hubble telescope,所以⽤ the hubble既简洁⼜不会引起误解。
3.nasa is now going to put the telescope right…国家航天局准备纠正这⼀错误……
put right表⽰"修好(故障等)"、"校正"、"纠正"等:
61新概念英语第二册_第61课
Key words & expressions
★billion ['biljən]十亿
several billion 几十亿 couple/ dozen 一打/score 20个/ hundred/ thousand/ million / billion/ trillion [‘miljən]百万 hundreds of 成百上千 thousands of ….成千上万
Language points
Language points
2、Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.
right from the start 从最开始(right 起强调作用) He didn’t want to work at the firm (right) from the start. 他从最开始就不想在这家公司上班。 trouble with… 关于……有麻烦 What's the trouble with you? 你有什么麻烦? (医生常这样问) There is (engine) trouble with my car. 我的汽车(发动机)有问题。 get into trouble 陷入麻烦 His father told him to stay out of trouble. 他父亲叫他避开是非之地。
新概念英语第二册课文61-72课
Book II Lesson 61Trouble with the Hubble 1tIn future, astronauts will be required to descend from a spaceship while it is still in space and to return to it.The ability to do this will be necessary in future flights to distant planets.Scientists are now trying to discover if this is possible.The spaceship Astra which left the earth a short time ago, will be travelling three hundred miles into space.At a certain point, the Astra will stop for a short time and an astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.We shall not know whether the experiment has been successful until we have received a radio message.The first message is expected to arrive at 7 o'clock this evening.By that time, the Astra will have been flying through space for seventeen hours and will have circled the earth a great many times.When the first radio messages have been received, the results of the trip will be announced immediately.Book II Lesson 62After the fire Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.Book II Lesson 63She was not amused ? D|Geoffrey Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor--everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves.He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success.As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.To his surprise, she said she hadn't.Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!Book II Lesson 64The Channel Tunnel .In l858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one mile tunn
新概念英语二册第60-61课单词句型运用练习
新概念英语二册L60课翻译练习
1._______________________ 中文_______________________
翻译:那个算命的靠一个水晶球算命。
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2._______________________ 中文_______________________
翻译:她不耐烦地告诉我她已经把这件事忘得一干二净。
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3._______________________ 中文_______________________
翻译:你的一个亲戚准备来看你,并住上几天。
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4._______________________ 中文_______________________
新概念第二册第61课 (共33张PPT)
Is there a space for the car? ③n.空间--同义词room n. 空间(不可数) Could you make space/room for me?
你能为我腾一点空间吗? ④时间,片刻
for a space 暂时,短时间 in space 片刻,一会儿
★billion ['biljən] n.十亿
two billion/hundred(不加S) several billion dollars 几十亿 couple一对/ dozen 一打/score 二十个 hundred/ thousand/ million / billion/
trillion兆(万亿) hundreds of 成百上千 thousands and thousands of ….成千上万
He is the most interesting man whom I have ever met. 他是我所遇见的最有趣的人。
Exercises
1. By the summer, Elizabeth__C__ here for ten years.
A. will work B. works C. will have worked D. has worked
4. What will the Hubble tell us?
Trouble with the Hubble哈勃望远镜的困境-新概念英语第二册自学导读笔记第61课
Trouble with the Hubble哈勃望远镜的困境-新概念英语第二册自学导读笔记第61课
新概念英语第二册第61课课文详注 further notes on the text
1.at a cost of,造价为……,耗资,以……的价格/费用。
he has just built a new house for his family at a cost of £10,000.他刚为他的家庭盖了一座新房子,耗资1万英镑。
2.right from the start there was trouble with the hubble. 从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。
(1)start为名词,表示"开始"、"开端",from the start表示"从开始时",副词right起强调作用:
he didn't want to work at the firm(right) from the start.他从最开始就不想在这家公司上班。
(2)trouble在这里指"(机器等的)故障"、"问题":
there is (engine) trouble with my car.我的汽车(发动机)有问题。
(3)the hubble代指 the hubble telescope。因为上下文中没有其他以 hubble命名的东西,前面又提到过一次hubble telescope,所以用 the hubble既简洁又不会引起误解。
3.nasa is now going to put the telescope right…国家航天局准备纠正这个错误……
新概念英语第二册分课单词表_词汇表(完整版)
新概念英语第二册分课单词表_词汇表(完整版)
新概念英语第二册分课单词表词汇表(完整版)
#LESSON 1
private a. 私人的
conversation n. 谈话
theatre n. 剧场,戏院
seat n. 座位
play n. 戏
loudly ad. 大声的
angry a. 生气的
angrily ad. 生气地
attention n. 注意
bear v. 容忍
business n. 事
rudely ad. 无理的,粗鲁的
#LESSON 2
until prep. 直到
outside ad. 外面
ring v. (铃、电话等)响
aunt n. 姑,姨,婶,舅母
repeat v. 重复
#LESSON 3
send v. 寄,送
postcard n. 明信片
spoil v. 使索然五味,损坏
museum n. 博物馆
public ad. 公共的
friendly ad. 友好的
waiter ad. 服务员,招待员
lend v. 借给
decision n. 决定
whole ad. 整个的
single ad. 唯一的,单一的
#LESSON 4
exciting ad. 另人兴奋的
recieve v. 接受,受到
firm n. 商行,公司
different ad. 不同的centre n. 中心abroad ad. 在国外
#LESSON 5
pigeon n. 鸽子
message n. 信息
cover v. 越过
distance n. 距离
request n. 要求,请求spare part 备件service n. 业务,服务
新概念英语第二册分课单词表_词汇表(完整版)
新概念英语第二册分课单词表词汇表(完整版)
#LESSON 1
private a. 私人的
conversation n. 谈话
theatre n. 剧场,戏院
seat n. 座位
play n. 戏
loudly ad. 大声的
angry a. 生气的
angrily ad. 生气地
attention n. 注意
bear v. 容忍
business n. 事
rudely ad. 无理的,粗鲁的
#LESSON 2
until prep. 直到
outside ad. 外面
ring v. (铃、电话等)响
aunt n. 姑,姨,婶,舅母
repeat v. 重复
#LESSON 3
send v. 寄,送
postcard n. 明信片
spoil v. 使索然五味,损坏
museum n. 博物馆
public ad. 公共的
friendly ad. 友好的
waiter ad. 服务员,招待员
lend v. 借给
decision n. 决定
whole ad. 整个的
single ad. 唯一的,单一的
#LESSON 4
exciting ad. 另人兴奋的
recieve v. 接受,受到
firm n. 商行,公司
different ad. 不同的centre n. 中心
abroad ad. 在国外
#LESSON 5
pigeon n. 鸽子
message n. 信息
cover v. 越过
distance n. 距离
request n. 要求,请求spare part 备件
service n. 业务,服务
#LESSON 6
新概念二第61-64课知识点汇总
沪江英语绿宝书之
新概念2
61-64课知识点汇总一、词汇精讲
telescope
n. 望远镜
【记忆方法】-tele-:over a long distance
telephone, telegram, telecommunications, television
launch
v.发射;发动,发起;推出,发行
【例句】The ship launched in the direction of Japan.
船起航前往日本。
【例句】They have launched a man-made satellite successfully.
他们成功地发射了一颗人造卫星。
billion
n. 10亿
【词组】five billion 五十亿
【拓展记忆】million 百万-millionaire 百万富翁
billionaire 亿万富翁
grab
v.抓
【拓展记忆】grab-grabbed, grabbing
【例句】He grabbed my collar and pulled me towards him.
他抓住我的领子把我拉到他面前.
【词组】grab a chance/opportunity 抓住机会
【例句】Grab your chance to travel while you’re still young!
趁你年轻抓住机会旅行。
【词组】grab at 迅速抓取;抓住(机会)
atmosphere
n.大气层;空气;氛围
【记忆方法】atmo:大气,蒸汽
sphere: 球体;hemisphere半球
【拓展记忆】smoky atmosphere 烟雾弥漫的空气
新概念英语第一册第61-62课-A bad cold
so表示"因此"、"所以"。for可以引出一段时间,表示某个动作持续多少时间。又如:
for two hours each day每天两小时
3.That's good news for Jimmy.对吉米来说,这可是个好消息。
(1)觉得;感到;意识到:
I could feel rain on my face.
她感觉到雨点打在我的脸上。
He's feeling a little better today.
他今日感觉好点了。
(2)摸,触;(客体)给人某种感觉:
He felt his pockets and then took out a small box.
2.remember v.
(1)记得;回忆:
Can Mrs. Williams remember the doctor's telephone number?
威廉斯太太记得起医生的电话号码吗?
I remember he used to dress in a blue suit.
我记得他从前常穿一套蓝色衣服。
MR WILLIANMS: Where's Jimmy?
威廉斯先生:吉米在哪儿?
新概念英语第二册(英音新版) 第61课:哈勃望远镜的困境
新概念英语第二册(英音新版) 第61课:哈勃望远镜的
困境
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
第六十一课哈勃望远镜的困境
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
What is the special importance of a telescope in space?
在太空望远镜的特殊重要性是什么?
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空,耗资10多亿美元。
Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.
从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。
The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!
它传送给我们的图像很令人失望,因为它的主要镜子有误差。
NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
国家航天局准备纠正这个错误,为此将把4名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜。
新概念英语第二册第61课-Trouble with the Hubble
新概念英语第二册第61课:Trouble with the Hubble
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble哈勃望远镜的逆境
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
What is the special importance of a telescope in space?
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earths atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubbles eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
新概念英语第二册课后练习题答案详解(第61课)
新概念英语第二册课后练习题答案详解(第61课)新概念英语第二册课后习题 Lesson 61
1. b
根据课文第3-4行 The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! 能够判断出只有b. there was a problem with its main mirror 与课文实际内容相符,其他3个选择都与课文事实不符。
2. a
根据课文第10-11行 the Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe 能够判断只有a. will tell us a great deal about the universe 是课文所提及的内容,其他3个选择都不是课文所涉及的内容。
3. c
只有c. will be repairing(将要修理)与前一句中的is going to put...right(准备修正)的时态和意义相符合,所以应该选c. 其他3个选择都不够准确。
a. is repairing,
b. has already repaired 都与前一句时态不符合;
d. to repair 是动词不定式,不能做谓语,不符合语法.
4. c
只有c. will be taken (将被送上)这个句子才能意思通顺。因为该句需要被动语态:four astronauts will be taken to the Hubble(宇航员将被送上哈勃)。其他3个选择都不是被动语态,所以选c.
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1.be deeply shocked at被...深深地震撼 2.varied和various都可以指同一范畴的 不同种类,在表示"各种各样,各不相 同的"意思时,一般可以换用,只是前 者侧重于"不同"的含丿,后者则侧重于 种类数目的“多”。
By the time they realised what the bird was up to ,all the other birds in the aviary had begun swearing too.||
unit 13 bad language
new words:
1.staff n.全体职员 闲人免进 Staff Only vt.为…配备工作人员: 他给我的办公室安排了两名秘书。 He staffed my office with two secretaries. stuff n. 东西;材料;填充物;
4.Bali Myna n. 长冠八哥 5.aviary n.大鸟笼,鸟舍 6.swear v.(swore-sworn) vt. 发誓;咒骂 vi. 发誓,宣誓;诅咒 n. 宣誓;诅咒 我发誓我已经把我所知道的都告诉 你了 I swear I've told you all I know.
我敢以我的名誉起誓。 I can swear by my reputation. 骂人和喊叫是不对的。 It's wrong to swear and shout. 7.terribly adv.非常,极其 terrible adj. 可怕的;很糟的;令人讨厌 的 感觉不舒服 feel terrible 糟糕的天气 terrible weather
1.effort ['efət] n. 努力;成就 make an effort 尽努力 spare no effort 不遗余力;抽出;宽容;节 省 我现在不寂寞了,因为我尽力与人接触。 I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
What about the parents?' 'I shall do my best,'the actor told him, 'but it isn't easy.The birds don't listen.Every time I say anything,the grey parrot shouts,"Shut up ,shut up!"And the language of the other birds is really shocking! It sounds like a building site in there!'||
value作及物动词时可以表示
“尊重”“重视”
Special Difficulties
• Nouns: cost, price, value
价值
费用,成 本
价格
Verbs: cost, price, value
问价
花费
评价,尊重
Grammer
将来完成时、将来进行时和将来完成进行时 将来完成时的构成:will have done,必须和
cost price 与value作为动词时的区别
cost为及物动词,表示“价钱为”“(使)花费”(不用于 被动语态) The new car ____ him $5000. (cost) 那辆车花了他5000英镑。 price作动词表示“问……的价钱”“查明/查询……的 价格” They priced cars for two days before they bought one. 还可以表示“给……定价/标价” The dress is priced at $50, but you can have it at $40. 这件衣服标价50英镑,但是你可以花40英镑买下它。
Exercises
C 1. By the summer, Elizabeth____ here for ten years. A. will work B. works C. will have worked D. has worked 2. I hope you D ____the instructions ready before I come tomorrow. A. to get B. shall get C. will get D. will have gotten D 3. The Blacks____ with us for the time being. A. will stay B. would stay C. have been staying D. will be staying 4. I___ my boss at three this afternoon. A A. shall be picking up B. shall be picked C. shall have been picking up D. shall have picked C 5. By the end of the month he___ here for ten years. A. will have worked B. has worked C. will have been working D. has been working
我在一个建筑工地当工头。 I was working as a foreman on a building site. 11.illustrate vt.说明,阐明,给...画 插图 让我丼另一个例子来阐明这个难点。 Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point. to illustrate a book给一本书加插图
2.behaviour n.(uncount)行为,丼止
Animal behaviour动物习性 soil behaviour土壤特性,土质 我很少见到这种粗野的行为。 I have seldom seen such rude behaviour. behave vi. 表现;(机器等)运转;vt. 使守规矩;使表现得… behave yourself 请检点一点,行为规矩 些
某个时间状语连用,表示截至将来的某个时间点, 动作已经完成。 Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
将来进行时的构成:will be d来自百度文库ing,表示将来
某个时候正在进行的动作。 They will be arriving here tomorrow.
12.community n.社区,团体 community health 社区卫生(健 康);公共卫生;社会健康 European Community欧共体;欧洲 共同体; 13.alternative adj.两者选一的,供选 择的
The staff at a wildlife centre near Birmingham have been deeply shocked at the behaviour of their newest resident. When the rare Bali Myna bird first arrrived at the centre,nobody noticed that it had a rich and varied vocabulary of rude words.||
8.parrot n.鹦鹉 9.shut up闭嘴 shut v.关闭 n.关闭 adj. 关闭的 露西闭上了眼睛,以便不会看到它发生。 Lucy shut her eyes so she wouldn't see it happen. 10.site n. 地点;位置;场所 vt. 设置;为…选址 web site 网页;网址 on site 现场;原地;原位
3.resident n. 居民 adj. 居住的;住院医师 permanent resident永丽居民 当地居民 local resident
citizen : 指拥有某国国籍戒有某地区合法身 份的人,即公民。 civilian : 指相对于军人戒官员的平民百姓。 inhabitant : 最普通用词,一般指常住居民。 resident : 多指长期居住戒暂时居住的民民, 有时也指旅居者。 native : 指土生土长的本地居民。
1.upset vt. 使心烦;颠覆;扰乱 adj.令人烦恼的; 使人不高兴的
她警告我不要说任何让他心烦的话。 She warned me not to say anything to upset him. 玛尔塔看起来很沮丧。 Marta looked upset. 2.cost n. 费用,代价,成本;损失 3.exclaim多指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情 而高声喊叫。 shout指有意识地高声喊叫,常用于提出警告、发命 令戒唤起注意等。
Time is short,because the centre will be receiving visits from parties of young schoolchildren soon.The director is terribly upset. 'It's' not just the cost!' he exclaimed.
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1.do one's best尽某人最大的努力。 2.building site建筑工地
Special difficulties (cost price value三者的区别) cost price value三者作为名词的区别
1 cost与price 两者作为单数时,都可以表示“价格”“价钱”。 但price侧重于指某个具体东西或者商品的价钱。 cost侧重于指某项服务、工程等的费用。 例如: What’s the _____ of the dress, please? (price) 注:询问价钱的时候,price与what连用,而不是用how much They built this bridge at a ____ of over $600000. (cost)
costs与 prices的区别
2 两者作为复数时,costs表示“成本” 而prices表示物价。 I don’t know the _____of these cars. (costs) _____ are going up again. (Prices) 物价又上涨了。
value与 values value 可以表示抽象的价值或重要性。 This book is of great ____ to me. (value) This newspaper has little___. (value) values表示价值观 His ____are different from those of mine. (values)
将来完成进行时的构成:will
have been doing, 表示动作从某一时间开始一直持续进行到将来某 一时间。 到下星期此刻,我就已经为这家公司工作了20年了。 By this time next week, I will have been working for this firm for twenty years. 试比较: Soon the astronauts will have repaired the telescope. 宇航员很快会把望远镜修好。(动作将 被完成) By Friday midday, they will have been working on it for seven days. 到星期五中午,他们就在这 个工程上干了7天了。(动作过去发生,现在在进 行,一直会持续到将来那个时间点)
1.be up to从事,忙于;胜任;该由…负责; 轮到… It's up to you.由你做主。 What are you up to?你到底在搞什举鬼?
2.began doing sth.
An actor has been employed to teach the birds to be polite.By the end of this week ,he will have been working with them for six weeks, but it is still not clear whether his efforts will be sucessful.||