Unit Nine Reading I Machines with Brains Questions on the text Did people have to attend on machines hundreds of years ago? What happened to industry about a hundred years ago? And what has been happening? What is the operation of automatic machines based on? By what is a central-heating oil-burner controlled? What is related to the prefix thermo-? What else can be controlled by a thermostat? What happens when the bar in the mechanism of a thermostat gets warm? What is a machine with brains called? attend: look after The prisoners were attended by the guards. The doctors tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first. Language Points thermo-: (bining form) connected with heat or temperature thermo-electric 热电的 thermo-nuclear 热核的 thermo-current 热电流的 thermotank 恒温箱 thermo-tolerant 耐热的 thermos保温瓶 thermogram温度纪录图 thermometer温度计 straighten out 1) make (e) straight Their house is just where the lane straightens out. He tried to straighten out the bent wire. 2)to remove (the confusions or difficulties in) 清理,整顿 谁能把黑板上的这个别扭的句子改正过来? Who can straighten out this awkward sentence on the blackboard? We must straighten out our accounts and see how much we owe each other. pull away 1) (esp. of a vehicle)start to move off He jumped onto the bus just as it was pulling away. 2) to free oneself, to escape She tried to pull away from the man who was holding her. adjust vt. change slightly for a particular purpose 我得调整我的表,它走慢了。 I must adjust my watch, for it’s slow. adjust a seat to the height of a person adjust the economy to a new pattern vi. be used to The eyes need several minutes to adjust to the darkness. 他很快便适应了这个国家酷热的天气。 He adjusted quickly to the heat of the country. speed up: go faster You have to speed up your work of rate if you want to finish it by the deadline. 我的心跳加速了。 My heart is speeding up. The new system will speed up the process of applying for a passport. break up (into) break up a chemical 冰冻的天气使土地龟裂。 Freezing weather will break u
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