private adj. 私人的, 私有的。

　　A private car gives a much greater degree of comfort.

　　私人小汽车能给人很大的舒服。

　　This is private land; you can't walk across it.

　　这是私人土地, 你不能通过。

　　5. This is because living with a foreign family for one or two weeks means that you have to speak their language, and as a result you improve fast.

　　这是因为和一个外国家庭生活在一起一两个星期就意味着你不得不说他们的语言, 结果你会进步很快。

　　(1)mean vt. 意味着

　　I mean the red one, not the green one.

　　我是指那个红的, 不是绿的。

　　Money means nothing to her.

　　她视金钱如粪土。

　　Health means everything.

　　健康就是一切。

　　(2)as a result 结果/as a result of 由于......

　　He was late as a result of the traffic jam.

　　由于交通阻塞, 他迟到了。

　　As a result, he won the race. 结果他赢得了比赛。

　　without result毫无结果

　　result from 由......造成

　　result in 引起, 导致

　　练习

　　Alice worked on an important document till very late last night._____________ , she got up very late this morning.

　　A. Because B. In fact C. As a result D. Though

　　答案: C　as a result(therefore)"(由于......的)结果; 因此"，常用在有上文(表示原因)的情况下。

　　Option Two

　　1. Have students imagine what town twinning is. And then make them read through the passage quickly to check whether their imagination agrees with the truth.

　　Suggested answers:

　　It's an agreement between towns or cities of similar size and age, and which have similar features such as tourism, industry, culture and entertainment.

　　2. Ask them to read through the passage carefully and then try to find the words in the passage that can match the definitions.

　　1. similar

　　2. entertainment

　　3. exchange

　　4. private

　　5. as a result

　　6. close to

　　7. share

　　8. inhabitant 　　a. so; therefore

　　b. giving one thing or person in return for another

　　c. have or use something with others; have something in common

　　d. of, belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group only; personal

　　e. entertaining or being entertained

　　f. resembling sb. or sth. but not the same; alike

　　g. very near in space to sb. or sth.

　　h. person or animal living in a place Suggested answers: