译林版高中英语选修8学案 词汇详解 Unit3

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一、词汇详解

1.calculate vt.&vi.计算;核算;预测；推测

【典型例句】

Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.

补助金按平均周收入计算。

You’ll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take.

你需要算一算要花多少时间才能完成分配的任务。

It has been calculated that at least 47,000 jobs were lost last year.据估算，去年至少丧失了47，000个工作。

Conservationists calculated that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.

自然资源保护主义者预测，数百万计的物种可能会从这个地方消失。

The scientist could not calculate when the spaceship would reach the moon.

科学家不能算出太空船何时到达月球。

【知识小结】

【相关链接】

calculated adj精心策划的；蓄意的

be calculated to do打算做；故意做；可能做

calculating adj.精明的；精于算计的（常含贬义）

calculation n.计算；推测；算计；慎思；考虑

calculate on依靠；依赖

活学巧用

1.1）完成句子

（1）I calculated _________________________（我们在下午六点到达）.

答案:we would arrive at 6:00 p.m.

（2）—Did she calculate the cost?

—Yes,_________________________（她估计那要花一百英镑）.

答案:she calculated that it would cost ￡100

(3)Have you finished ________（你估计完没有）?

答案：calculating yet

(4)If you want to borrow money from George,you can’t _________________（指望他晚饭前脾气会好）.

答案：calculate on his/him being in a good temper before dinner

2)单项填空

That was a _________ threat:she meant to annoy you.

A.calculating

B.calculated

C.calculation

D.calculate

提示:本题不要根据经验做，认为-ing形式的形容词修饰物，-ed形式的形容词修饰人。做好本题要弄明白calculating与calculated的意思区别：calculated“精心策划的；蓄意的”，常形容物；calculating“精明的；精于算计的”,常用来修饰人。

答案：B

2.range vi.（在一定的范围内）变化，变动；（从……到……）之间的各类事物；（按一定位

置或顺序）排列；排序

vt.徘徊；漫步

n.一系列；范围；区域；山脉；射击场；牧场；乳牛场

【典型例句】

v.The damages range between $1 million and $5 million.

损失在100万到500万元之间。

She has had a number of different jobs,ranging from chef to swimming instructor.

她做过许多不同的工作，从厨师到游泳教练。

He ranges far and wide in search of inspiration for his paintings.

他四处漫步，寻找绘画的灵感。

n.Most of the students are in the 17~20 age range.

大多数学生都是在17至20岁的年龄范围内。

The child was now out of her range of vision.

这孩子已经走出了她的视线。

【相关链接】

in/within range (of sth.)在可及的范围内

out of range (of sth)超出……的范围

range yourself/sb.against/with sb./sth.一起（或与他人结伙）反对……

range over sth.涉及;包括……

ranger n.园林管理员；护林人

2.1）完成句子

(1)He shouted angrily _________（他看见谁，就对谁吼）.

答案:at anyone within range

(2)The cat stayed well

（这只猫离孩子们远远的）

答案: out of range of the children

(3)The whole family seemed_________（一家人好像在合伙对付他）.

答案: ranged against him

2）单项填空

（1）Our conversation ________ many subjects.

A.ranged on

B.ranged over

C.ranged for

D.ranged in

提示：本题考查range的短语。range over指“（思想或言论）涉及；包含”。

答案：B

(2)The children ranged ________ the forests and ________ the mountains.

A.over;through

B.in;through

C.over;in

D.through;over