14. look boring 显得令人生厌
　　15. for one thing … for another thing 一方面 …… 另一方面
　　16. the disadvantage with + doing 干……的不利因素
　　17. do some telephone interviews with sb 同某人进行一些电话采访
　　18. persuade sb to do = persuade sb into doing 说服某人干……
　　19. It has been proved again and again that 已反复证明……
　　20. collect as much information as possible about 搜集……尽可能多的信息
　　21. There have been major changes in 在……已经有重大的变化
　　22. attract one\'s attention 引起某人的注意力
　　23. point out to sb 向某人指出
　　24. be shocked at 对……感到震惊
　　25. throw the remaining cigarettes away 把剩余的香烟仍掉
　　26. write to sb at the above address 按以上地址写信
　　27. suit sb to do 适合某人干
　
C. 大纲规定的单元日常核心交际用语指南
Agreement and Disagreement (同意和不同意)
　　1. Idiomatic Sentences 功能套语
　　I think it would be a good idea to … / What exactly are you suggesting ? / I am afraid I can\'t agree with you . / Do you think that … ? / Do you think so ? / That\'s true . / I don\'t agree with … / I don\'t think so . / I agree . / No problem . / Of course . / It was a good idea to suggest the trip . / I agree that everyone brings some food . / I\' m afraid I really can\'t agree with you . / There\'s no doubt about it . / There\'s something in what you say . 你说的有道理。/ It sounds fine . 听起来不错。/ That\'s the point . 正是如此。/ Do you really think so ? / No , I don\'t think so . / I am afraid not . 恐怕不是吧。
　　2. Model Dialogues 交际示范
(一)
　　Monitor ：We\'re too busy these days . I think we should have a good rest , don\'t you agree ?
　　Mr Chen ：Yes , I think so . Let\'s go to the concert tonight , OK ?
　　Monitor ：Well , I don\'t think they like it . We\'d better go dancing . Young men like it much better , I suppose .
　　Mr Chen ：You are right . Let\'s go and tell them .
（二）
　　A：Which is more difficult , science or English ?
　　B：Science , I think .
　　A：I quite agree with you . I also think science is as interesting as English .
　　B：No , I can\'t really agree with you . In my opinion , science is more interesting while English is less difficult .
　　A：Maybe you\'re right . But you can\'t drop science because it\'s very important .
　　B：No , I won\'t .
（三）
　　A：It\'s a good idea to hold such a conference .
　　B：Yes . If we go on polluting the world , it won\'t be fit for us to live in .
　　A：I agree with you . We have got to do something about pollution . It is getting worse .
　　B：Yes , it certainly is . If people don\'t stop polluting the seas and rivers , there will be no fish left .
　　A：That\'s quite right . We have to think of the ways of changing people\'s habits .
　　B：You are right .
　
D. 单元语法学习目标
　　本单元要求复习过去分词作定语、表语、宾语补足语和状语的用法。在学习单元知识的同时，要多留意课文中过去分词的各种用法。
　　注意单个的过去分词作定语常放在名词的前面，过去分词短语作定语常放在所修饰的名词的后面。如：boiled water 开水，the material needed 所需要的材料，story written by that author 由那个作家写的小说。