Period Ⅲ Language Points阅读课文，翻译下列句子1．你认为下一步发展是什么？________________________________________________________________________2．随着时间的推移，我被弄得越来越小。________________________________________________________________________3．结果我的外形完全改变了。________________________________________________________________________4．我的存储容量变得如此巨大，连我自己都不能相信。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5．不管怎样，我的目标是为人类提供高质量的生活。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1．In pairs discuss what they have in common.两个人一组讨论它们有哪些相同之处。[归纳]in common 有共同之处，共用in common with (＝like )和……一样；与……相同have something/nothing/a lot/much/little in common with...和……有些/无/有很多/有许多/几乎无共同之处common knowledge 众所周知的事common practice 惯例[辨析]common/ordinary/usual/general四者均有“普通的”“常见的”意思。(1)common 侧重于“普遍；常见”，指因许多事物或人共同具有而常见的性质。(2)ordinary 侧重于表示“平常；平凡；无奇特之处”。(3)usual 指从时间和频度上讲通常发生的事情或一种习惯。(4)general 表示在大多数人或物中流行并受到关注，还有“总体的，概括的”之意。[运用]——用 common，ordinary，usual，general 填空(1)Bad dreams are fairly ________ among children.(2)I’ve got a _________ idea of how I want the new room to look.(3)The new taxes came as a shock to ________ Americans.(4)I’ll meet you at the ________ time.2．Work out a list and compare it with your partner.列出一份清单，并且把它和你同伴的作比较。[归纳]compare A with B 把 A 与 B 相比较compare A to B 把 A 比作 Bcompare with/to sb./sth.与某人/某事相比compared to/with...(在尺寸、质量、数量上)与……相比[运用](1)There is nothing to ______...
