Unit3Computersordern.=arequesttosupplygoods訂貨，訂購;順序，命令v.命令,訂購;點(菜)Youcanmakeaphoneorder.Hiswordisanorder.IorderedmylunchontheInternet.obeyorders服從命令disobeyordersplaceanorder下訂單=makeanorderIwouldliketoplaceanorderfortencopiesofthisbook.in(good)order秩序井然Thehousehasbeenkeptingoodorder.put…inorder把…整理得井井有條Itistimeforhertoputherlifeinorder.keep…inorder維持…秩序Theteachersfindithardtokeeptheclassesinorder.takeone’sorder接受某人的點餐MayItakeyourordernow?inorderof…按照…順序Ishalltakeyouinorderofyourages.outoforder壞了(=bebroken);違反規定(=beagainsttherule)Thechairmantoldhimthathewasoutoforder.ordersb.todosth.ordersb.nottodosth.=ask/tellsb.todo/nottodosth.Tpare

v.=toshoworfindoutinwhatwaystwoormorethingsarelikeeachotheroraredifferentfromeachother比較Comparethesetwo,parativeadj.

比較的，相對的n.可比之物comparativedegree比較級/superlativedegreeLet’smakeacomparativestudyofthetwolanguages. Thecity’parisonn.比較，對比Tpare…with…pare…to…compareAwithB=examine,judgetowhatextentpersonsorthingsaresimilarordifferent把A與B做比較Howdidthiscomparewithyesterday’sshow?compareAtoB=pointoutthelikenessorrelationbetweenthings把A比作B,比喻HecomparedBeijingtotheheartofCparewith一般用于兩個同類事物之間，著重區別。compareto一般用于兩個性質不同的事物進行比較。

她把我和我妹妹進行比較。Shecomparesmewithmysister.

我們可以把這個小姑娘比作小貓來看待。Wecancomparethelittlegirltoakitten.

但是表示"比得上,能與...媲美"時,通常兩者均可。MyEnglishcannotcomparewith/tohis.Iamhealthycomparedtomostpeople.Comparedwithouroldhouse,thisone’salotbigger.speakern.==thepartofaradio,CDPLAYERetc.wherethesoundcomesout揚聲器；=someonewhomakesaspeech演講者

speakv.說話，演講(spoke-spoken)

oralEnglish=spokenEnglishwrittenEnglishspeechn.=talk;lecturegiveaspeech/makeaspeechhaveaspeechHerdadwillmakeashortspeechatthewedding.speechlessadj.

Hiswordsleftmespeechless.mousen.=asmallanimallikearatwithsmoothfur,alongtail,andapointednose,thatlivesinbuildingsorfields老鼠;鼠標mouse做老鼠講時，復數形式是mice;mouse做鼠標講時，復數形式是mouses;Clickandholdthemousebutton.Isawablindmouseinthecornerofthehouse.mousse[mu:s]n.奶油凍;慕斯(一種甜食)mouse/rat都是嚙齒動物(rodent),通常以大小來區分二者。rat比mouse要大。但這并非科學意義上的差別。mouse/rat另一個差別存在于文化中：rat與負面意義聯系在一起。rat可以代替很多粗俗的(vulgar)感嘆語.這與歷史上的黑死病(BlackDeath)有關系。mouseratmouse/ratrat被看做是邪惡的(vicious)動物,盜取食物并傳播疾病。在英語中，rat也指告密者(informant)；toratonsomeone指背叛某人并向政府檢舉其罪行。rat-like是不招人喜歡(unattractive),可疑(suspicious)的意思。mouse則常成為寵物,被看做好玩可愛(lovely).其經典形象是小巧(small),鬼鬼祟祟(sneaky)的動物，藏在墻壁內，偷取cheese.米老鼠就叫MickeyMouse。mouse/rat在中國生肖(Chinesezodiac)中，鼠往往被翻譯為mouse或rat。鑒于rat在西方的不佳形象，建議將生肖鼠翻譯為mouse，避免翻譯為rat。LaboratoryMiceandRats?大鼠還是小鼠？BALB/cmouse.Lobund-Wistarrat.typev.=towritesomethingusingacomputerortypewriter打字n.種類Whattypeofdessertsdoyouhave?=Whatsortof…=Whatkindof…Therearevarioustypesofthedisease.notbesb.’stype:tonotbethekindofpersonthatsb.isattractedto不是那種對某人有吸引力的人AlexisOK—butheisnotreallymytype.typistn.打字員typewritern.打字機(printer)typewrittenadj.typefacen.controlv.=tomakesomeoneorsth.dowhatyouwantorworkinaparticularwayn.

控制，操縱beincontrolof…控制支配；掌管Ateachermustbeincontrolofhisclass.=Ateachermustbeinchargeofhisclass.=Ateachermusttakecontrolofhisclass.bewithinone’scontrol在某人的控制之下

Mostofchildrenarealwayswithintheirparents’control.be/getoutofcontrol失控Thechildrenhavebeenoutofcontrolsincetheirfatherleft.bring/keep/get…undercontrol處于控制之下Ittooktwohourstobringthefireundercontrol.

takecontrolof控制losecontrolofcontrollern.Shelikestobeacontroller.remotecontroldependon取決；依賴=bedependenton=relyon=bereliableon;bedecidedbyAllgreenplantsdependon(=relyon)light.Itwilldependon(=bedecidedby)yourhardware.dependentadj.

依賴的，受撫養的Whetherwe’llhaveapicnicdependsontheweather.=Whetherwe’llhaveapicnicisdependentontheweather.

independentadj.

獨立的，自主的dependencen.

依賴independencen.獨立TheDeclarationofIndependence獨立宣言

calculatev.=usenumberstofindanswerscalculatingmachine計算器calculatorn.=amachineforcalculating

Sheboughtanewelectriccalculator.calculationn.=theresultofcalculating

Computerscandoacalculationinaflash.operatev.=ifamachineoperatesoryouoperateit,itworksoryoumakeitwork操作，控制;

動手術operatorn.操作員，電話接線生

Mygrandpaislearningtooperatethecomputer.(=run)operationn.

操作，手術Theboyshouldhaveanoperationatonce.operateonsb.=haveanoperationonsb.Thedoctoroperatedonhimlastweek.

=Thedoctorhadanoperationonhimlastweek.operatingsystem(計算機)操作系統Doestheoperatingsystemworkwell?

pricen.=theamountofmoneythatmustbepaidinordertobuysomething價格

Thedressisexpensive(dear)/cheap(=inexpensive).=Thepriceofthedressishigh/low.ataprice=inordertosaythatyoucanbuysth.butonlyifyoupayalotofmoney以高價;YoucanbuyaniPhonehereataprice.=inordertosaythatsomethingcanbeachieved,butthatitinvolvessomethingunpleasant以很高的代價Hissuccesscomesataprice.atanyprice不惜任何代價=evenifsomethingisextremelyexpensiveWewantpeaceatanyprice.pricelessadj.無價的;極貴重的=invaluable[worthless=valueless]totaln.=thefinalnumber,amountetc.ofsomethingafterallthepartshavebeenadded總額，總數adj.全部的，完全的Thecompanieshaveatotalof1,776employees.totallyadv.完全，整個地，全部地；Wehavetotallydifferentviews. (pletely)grandtotal總計，共計

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sellvt./vi.=togivesomethingtosb.inexchangeformoney

賣[sold-sold](sth.)sellwell賣得好selloutbesoldout被賣光了Hisnewalbumsoldsowellthattheyweresoldoutinmanycities.sellsth.for以…(價格)賣掉Hesoldhishouseforonemillionyuan.sellern.abooksellerabestsellersalen.Thenewspaperhassalesof1.72million.

popularadj.=likedbyalotofpeople,orbymostofthepeopleinagroup受歡迎的bepopularwith/among受…歡迎=belikedamongThestarisverypopularwiththeyoung.

popularityn.

流行，受歡迎Walkinghasincreasedinpopularityrecently.popularizev.使普及，使大眾化popularizescience

JaneFondapopularizedaerobicexercise.

anaerobicexercisebeunawareof=donotknowabout未意識到Somepeopleareunawareoftheimportanceofkeepingtheenvironmentclean.=Somepeopledon’tknowabout/realizetheimportanceofkeepingtheenvironmentclean.beawareof=realize,knowabout知道，覺察到Luckily,afewpeoplewereawareofthecomingoftheearthquake.awarenessn.Helosthisawarenessafterthecaraccident.