SectionⅡ Starting out & Understanding ideas1.virtual adj.模拟的→virtually adv.模拟2.flexible adj.易弯曲的,柔韧的;有弹性的→inflexible adj.僵化的→flexibly adv.灵活地;易曲地;柔软地;有弹性地 →flexibility n.灵活性;柔韧度3.capable adj.有能力的→capably adv.有能力地→capability n.才能,能力1.press v.压,按,靠着;按(按钮或开关)n.新闻报道;新闻界;印刷机;出版社①The press have been very critical about him and his family.新闻界②Judging from the press,the concert was a great success.新闻报道③Since the invention of printing press,poems became more popular.印刷机④She pressed her face against the window with tears running down.压 , 按 , 靠着 ⑤Drago pressed a button and the door closed before we walked in.按 ( 按钮或开 关 ) ⑥The dictionary was published by Oxford University Press.出版社2.shoot v.射出(光、亮等);射门,投球;射击;拍摄①Smith shot the wolf and then took the baby wolf away.射击②Giggs shot the ball from the halfway line and got the point.射门③The movie was shot in New Zealand in the winter of 2018.拍摄④A strong white light shot into the sky and then an explosion followed.射出( 光、亮等 ) 3.hold up 举起; 支撑;延误, 阻滞; 持枪抢劫(银行、商店等)①She held up her arm and wiped her tears off.举起②This old tree is held up by a post.支撑③A thief ran off after holding up a petrol station.持枪抢劫④The train was held up by heavy fog last night.延误Words And Phrases知识要点 1 invention n.发明,创意,创造(教材 P26) Read the interview and find out what inventions are mentioned.阅读这则采访,找出文中提到了什么发明。[例 1] Papermaking was a wonderful invention at the time.造纸术在当时是一项了不起的发明。[例 2] Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing machine.自从发明了印刷机,这种改变还没有出现过。[造句] 请...