2018-2019学年外研版高中英语必修二教案:Module 2 No DrugsHabits SectionⅡ
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  由于没有下雨,这些花正相继枯死。

  ③No one has come up with a better explanation of why dinosaurs died_out.

  对于恐龙为什么灭绝,没有人给出更好的解释。

  (be) related to有关系的;有关联的

  (1)relate ... to/with ...  把......与......联系起来

  relate to 与......有关系/关联;涉及;有关

  (2)relation n. 关系

  in/with relation to 关于;与......相比

  ①Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.

  这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。

  ②I can't relate what you said to/with what I saw.

  我不能把你说的与我看到的联系在一起。

  ③I have a lot to say in/with_relation_to that thing.

  关于那件事,我有很多话要说。

  2.(教材P12)reduce vt.减少;降低

  (1)reduce ... to ...     把......减少到......

  reduce ... by ... 把......减少了......

  (2)reduce ... to (doing) sth.使......沦落到(更坏的)境地/(做)某事

  ①Everyone should try to reducethe amount of salt in our diet.

  大家都应该在饮食中减少盐的摄入量。

  ②Though the price of the house has been reduced_by 10%, we can't afford it either.

  尽管房价下降了10%,我们还是买不起。

  ③They were reduced to begging (beg) for their living.

  他们沦落到以乞讨为生的境地。

  [名师点津] reduce和介词to搭配时,后接具体数字,与by搭配时,通常接百分数或具体数字,有类似用法的还有decrease, increase, rise等。

  3.(教材P12)I'm 19 years old and I used to be a drug addict.

  我19岁,曾经是个瘾君子。

  used to过去(常常)......(仅用于一般过去时)

  ①There used tobe low and dirty houses.

  那里曾是些又矮又脏的房舍。