SectionⅡLesson1—LanguagePointsmajoradj.主要的;较重要的;较严重的vi.主修;专攻n.主修课程;专业学生(教材P116)Thepresenterwentroundtheworldvisitingallthemajorcapitals.主持人环游世界,参观游览各大首都
[一词多义]——写出下列句中major的含义(1)Ageisamajorfactoraffectingchancesofemployment.主要的(2)Yourmajordoesnotmatterasmuchinyourfirstyearofcollege.主修课程(3)Theyoungboyisapoliticalsciencemajor.专业学生(1)majorin...主修/专攻……(2)majorityn.大多数beinthemajority占多数(3)minoradj.次要的(4)minorityn.少数beintheminority占少数①Ourmajorconcernishowtogiveeveryoneafairchance.我们最关注的是如何给每人一个公平的机会
②Themajority(major)ofdoctorsbelievesmokingisharmfultohealth.大多数医生认为,吸烟有害健康
③Youngpeopleareinthemajorityinthisfield.在这个领域里年轻人占多数
④Someminor(minority)changesmaybenecessary.也许有必要做些小的改动
⑤Girlsareintheminority(minor)inthisuniversity.这个大学里女生占少数
“themajorityof+复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数;但是majority后面不接of短语时,谓语动词用单数,若