(2)concern oneself about ... 担心......
(3)concerned adj. 关注的,关切的;担心的;涉及的
be concerned about/for 担心......
be concerned with/in 涉及/有关......
as/so far as ...is concerned 就......而言
(4)concerning prep. 有关,关于
③The entire society should show concern for the development of educational undertakings.
全社会都应该关心教育事业的发展。
④People all over the world are_concerned_about nuclear pollution.
全世界的人都关心核污染。
⑤So/As far as English composition is concerned, practice is the best way.
就英语作文而言,练习是最好的方法。
[名师点津] (1)concern用作名词表示"关注的事;重要的事"时,为可数名词。
(2)concerned意为"担心的"时,作前置定语;意为"有关的"时,作后置定语。
⑥The affair is greatly regretted by everyone_concerned.
所有相关人士都对此事感到极为遗憾。
3.(教材P29)At one time the department banned some'borrowed words' from English, including 'weekend' and 'email'.
政府曾经禁用一些英语外来词,包括weekend和email.
ban vt.& n. 禁止;取缔
①Chemical weapons are banned internationally.
国际上禁止使用化学武器。
(1)a ban on (doing) sth. 禁止......
(2)ban sb. from (doing) sth. 禁止某人做某事
②The new government put a ban on the import of alcohol.
新政府宣布禁止酒类进口。
③We are banned from_riding bicycles on the highway.
公路上禁止骑自行车。
[联想发散] 你还学过哪些意为"禁止/阻止......"的表达?
①forbid sb.to do sth.
②prevent/stop/keep sb.from doing sth.
4.(教材P29)Today, the spread of 'borrowed words' is mostly due to the easily accessed Internet and television programmes from across the world.
今天,"借用词"的传播主要得益于广泛应用的因特网和遍及世界的电视节目。
due to 由于,因为
①Due to the lack of witnesses, it is difficult to apportion the blame for the accident right now.
由于没有证人,一时很难分清这次事故的责任。
②Changes in the climate are due to pollution of the atmosphere.
由于大气层的污染而造成了气候变化。
[辨析比较]
due to 引出造成后果的原因,在句中作表语、状语或定语。作表语和状语时与owing to同义;作状语时,一般不与其他成分隔开;可作后置定语 because of "由于,因为",强调因果关系,修饰句中的一部分,在句中常作状语,有时也可以作表语 owing to "由于,归功于",除作状语外,也可作表语。作状语时修饰整个句子,可在句首或句末