这周的“每周一段”的段落选自《新概念英语》第 3 册第 26 课 Wanted: a large biscuit tin(《征购大饼干筒》)
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No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
句子学习
我们主要通过“临摹”和“背诵”的方式精学一段话。
临摹:提炼句型+造句
临摹句子1:No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. 没有人能避免受广告的影响。
提炼出句型:No one can avoid being influenced by X.
造句示范:
a) No one can avoid being influenced by his or her parents.(场景:家庭对一个人的影响。)
b) No one can avoid being influenced by his or her peers.(英文中有 peer pressure 的表达,意思是 influence from members of one's peer group。)
我的临摹造句:
No one can avoid being influenced by his or her partner. 伴侣对一个人的影响
No one can avoid being influenced by climate crisis. 气候危机影响每个人。
No one can avoid being influenced by the development / progress of technology. 科学技术的发展影响每个人。
临摹句子2:Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.尽管我们可以自夸自己的鉴赏力如何敏锐,但我们已经无法独立自主地选购自己所需的东西了。这是因为广告在我们身上施加着一种潜移默化的影响。
提炼出句型:Much as we may pride ourselves on X, we Y.(提炼句型的时候可以有一定的灵活性。)
造句示范:
a) Much as we may pride ourselves on our self-discipline, we often find it hard to break old habits.
b) Much as we may pride ourselves on the progress, we always have more to work on. /Much as we may pride ourselves on the progress, there is always more work to do.
我的临摹造句:
Much as we pride ourselves on our unique dialects, we spoke it less and less in our daily life especially among the kids, for the popularity of standard language in work made a subtle influenced on us. 方言的没落
临摹句子3:In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.做广告的人在力图劝说我们买下这种产品或那种产品之前,已经仔细地研究了人的本性,并把人的弱点进行了分类。
提炼出句型:In my/your/his/her/our/their effort(s) to do X, I/you/he/she/we/they Y. (注意两处一致性:1)从句中人称代词和主句主语的一致性;2)主句主语和谓语的一致性。另外,注意 an effort 是“一次努力”,efforts 是“多次努力”,effort 是“努力”,是抽象名词。)
造句示范:
a) In my effort to keep improving my English, I have made a habit of reading The Economist every day.(注意一致性:my, I, have made。)
b) In her effort to lose weight, Kate has been going to the gym on a regular basis.(注意一致性:her, Kate, has been。)
c) In their efforts to persuade people to buy products, businesses have established a routine of giving customers free samples. (注意一致性:their, businesses, have established。场景:商场和超市的免费使用和试吃。)
我的临摹造句:
In my effort to keep waking up early every morning, I have to go to bed early every night and have asked help from my partner. 为了坚持每天早起,我必须早睡,还寻求了伴侣的帮助。