Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines单元学案

Ⅰ.Word Study

1. economy

(1) n.[C]the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region;[C,U] the use of the time money etc. that is available in a way that avoid waste 经济，经济状况；节约，节省

e.g.

The economy of the world is in recession .世界经济处于衰退之中。

His views on knowledge economy have been accepted with many people.

他关于知识经济的观点得到很多人的认可。

We need to make substantial economies.我们要厉行节约。

She writes with a great economy of words.她写作文字非常简练。

构词解析：

economic 有关经济的（抽象） economical 经济的（侧重"节约"）经济学economics经济学 economist 经济学家

Practice

1．The car is quite (节省的) of petrol。

A. economic B. economical C. saving D. sparing

2. 他爸爸是经济学家。

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key for reference

1. B 2．His father is an economist.

2. congratulation

（1）n used when you want to say to sb. that you are happy about their good luck or success.

　　恭喜（多用作复数）

　　e.g.

　　-----We're getting married! -------我们要结婚了！

　　-----Congratulations！ ------- 恭喜！恭喜！

　　Congratulations on your winning the prize 。

　　 祝贺你获奖。

（2） vt. to tell sb. that you are pleased about their success or achievement; to feel pleased and proud 向某人道贺；感到自豪

常用结构： congratulate sb on sth / doing sth congratulate oneself on doing sth

eg

　　We congratulated him on having passed the examination.

我们恭喜他考试及格。

　　I congratulated them all on their results.

　　我为他们取得的成就向他们所有的人表示祝贺。

　　You really should congratulate yourself on your action; you are wonderful.

　　你真该为自己的表现自豪，你太棒了。

Practice

Put the following sentences into Chinese.

You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job.