Module1 Life in the Future

詞匯短語園地

1. load vt. 裝；裝載

n. 負荷物

Have you finished loading up？

你們裝完了貨沒有？

It took an hour to load the van.

把貨物裝進貨車花了一個小時。

I have a fairly light teaching load this term.

這學期我的教學負擔相當輕。

load...with... 把……裝上……

a load of/loads of 大量；許多

2. fire vt. & vi. 開火；啟動；解雇

He ran into the bank and fired his gun into the air.

他沖進銀行朝天鳴了一槍。

The captain ordered his men to start firing.

上尉命令士兵開火。

They fired him for stealing from the company.

他們因其盜竊公司財物而開除了他。

fire off 開槍；射擊

fire at/into/on 向……開槍

3. power vt. 供給動力；驅動；快速前進

n. 權力；勢力

The plane is powered by three jet engines.

這架飛機由三臺噴氣發動機驅動。

The racing car powered down the home straight.

賽車在終點直道上疾馳。

The power of the governments has increased greatly over the past century.

最近一個多世紀，各國政府的權力大大增強了。

take power 掌權

political power 政權

come into power 開始執政；當權

power station 發電站

make power 發電

4. shape vt. 造成……形狀

n. 外形，形狀；狀態，情況

The bird shaped its nest from mud and sticks.

鳥用泥土和小樹枝做成鳥巢。

You have to shape the clay before it dries out.

你必須在黏土干之前把它塑成型。

Houses are built in all shapes and sizes.

所建房屋的形狀和大小各不相同。

Our garden is in good shape after all the rain.

我們的花園在下過那么多雨之后情況良好。

get （yourself） into shape 強身健體

out of shape 走樣的；身體不好，不健康

in the shape of 呈現……形狀

5. limit n. 范圍；限度；限制

Ill help as much as I can， but there is a limit to what I can do.

我會盡力幫忙，但我所能做的也是有限度的。

I cant walk ten miles and I know my limits.

我走不了十英里，我知道自己體力的限度。

set limits/a limit to 對……加以限制

without limits 無限制地

within limits 有一定限制；在某種程度上

6. charge n. 費用；價錢；職責；責任

vt. 要價，收費；控告

The charge for admission is five dollars.

入場費是五美元。

（1） be in charge of... 負責……

She has been in charge of the sales department for five years.

她負責銷售部門已經有五年了。

（2） charge...for... 向……收費/要價

How much do you charge for a double room？

一間雙人房你們收費多少？

（3） be charged with 受到……指控

He was charged with stealing the jewels.

他被指控偷竊珠寶首飾。

7. run out（某物）用完；不多了；沒有了

Our food soon ran out.

我們的糧食很快就吃完了。

Have you nearly finished？ Time is running out.

你快做完了嗎？時間快到了。

run after 追趕；追蹤；追求；追逐

run away 逃跑；離家

比較：run out/run out of 的區別

run out/run out of 都表示“用完了”的意思。前者是不及物動詞短語，主語為時間、金錢、食物等名詞；后者為及物動詞短語，表示主動含義，主語一般為人，也可為物。

Our supplies soon ran out.

我們的補給很快消耗完了。

She has run out of her money during her vacation.

她在度假期間已經把錢花光了。

8. rely on（upon）依靠；依賴；信任；信賴

They have to rely on the river for their water.

他們用水只好依靠這條河。

（1） rely on sb doing sth 依靠某人做某事

Rely on me doing it.

放心好了，我會做那件事的。

（2） rely on sb to do sth 指望/相信某人做某事

You can rely on me to help you.

你可以相信我，我一定幫助你。

You cant just rely on your parents to support you.

你不能只指望你父母養活你。

比較：rely on和depend on的區別

兩者都有依靠的意思，rely on表示在過去經驗的基礎上依賴、相信某人或某物，希望得到支持；depend on表示出于信賴而依靠某人或某物，以取得支持，但這種信賴可能以過去的經驗或了解為依據，也可能沒有。

These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.

現在，我們在很大程度上依賴電腦來安排我們的工作。

The organization depends on the government for most of its income.

這個組織的收入主要依靠政府撥給。

9. for a start 首先；第一

Im not working there—for a start， its too far to travel.

我不去那兒工作——首先，路太遠，去不了。

He should never have been picked for the team； for a start， he has not had enough experience.

他根本就不該入選球隊，首先，他經驗不足。

at the very start 一開始

from the start 從一開始

from start to finish 自始至終

10. use up 用完；耗盡

Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables.

把剩下的菜全部用來做湯是個好主意。

Try not to use up all the flour.

盡量別把所有的面粉都用完。

11. look out 小心；當心；留神

此短語用于表示警告，尤其是指有危險的時候。

Look out！ Theres a car coming！

小心點！一輛汽車開過來了！

You should look out for pickpockets.

你應當提防扒手。

Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.

一定要注意你作業中的拼寫錯誤。

12. carry out 執行，實行；完成；實現

My question is how to carry out the plan.

我的問題是怎么實施這項計劃。

Our planes carried out a bombing raid on enemy targets.

我們的飛機執行了一項轟炸敵方目標的任務。

carry off 輕而易舉地完成（任務，職責等）

carry on 繼續做；堅持

carry through 使渡過難關；使撐到底

13. free of charge 免費

Your order will be delivered free of charge within a ten-mile limit.

在十英里的范圍內，你的訂貨將免費送上門。

Its free of charge. You are lucky to be the 1000th customer of the shopping centre.

這個是免費的。你很幸運成為我們購物中心的第1000名顧客。

14. get stuck 圍住；陷入……之中

The car got stuck in the mud.

那輛車陷入泥漿之中。

Many people got stuck in the rain because it came all of a sudden.

許多人因為大雨突降而被困其中。

背景大鏈接

Write Your Letter to Your Future Self給未來的自己寫封信

When you look back on yourself in the past—10， 20 or more years ago—its surprising to see how much you have changed over time. Your experiences， your friends， your family and your work have all shaped who you are right now. But where will you be in another few years？ How will you have changed？ Reflective writing in your journal is an excellent way to think about what you want in the future.

當你10年、20年或更多年后回顧過去時，你會吃驚地發現，隨著時光的流逝，你也發生了很大的變化。你的經歷、朋友、家庭和工作造就了現在的你。但是再過幾年你會在哪里呢？你會有怎樣的變化呢？這樣反思性的寫作，會是思考你想要一種什么樣的未來的方式。

Just imagine writing a letter to your future self 5 years from now， then opening it at that exact moment 5 years down the road to see how much of it resonated with you. It is a useful supplementary tool to be used in goal achievement， because when you write the letter to your future self， it helps crystallize exactly how you anticipate yourself to become at that specific moment down the road.

想象一下，給5年后的自己寫一封信，當5年后你打開那封信時，你會產生多少共鳴。這是實現目標的一種有用的輔助工具，因為當你給未來的自己寫信時，你會慢慢理清希望自己在人生旅途的那個特定時刻變成什么樣子。

When you open the letter in the future， you as your future self gets to compare how you used to be in the past and compare with how you are currently. This makes you see in totality how much things have changed since then—and this can be a really intriguing experience. Its interesting to just see how much you have changed since you wrote the letter.

當你以后看信時，你會把過去的自己和現在的自己進行比較。這會讓你看清從寫信時起你發生了哪些變化，這種體驗是非常有趣的。光看看從你寫信開始發生了哪些變化就很有趣了。

What to write about？

寫什么內容好呢？

Look at todays date. Now imagine you writing to yourself， exactly N years from now. What do you want to say to your future self？

看看今天的日期?，F在想象一下你在給N年后的自己寫信。你想對未來的自己說些什么呢？

How do you want your future self to be like 1 year in the future？

你想讓自己1年后變成什么樣子呢？

What are the different dreams and goals you would want to be realized by then？

到那時你想實現的夢想和目標會有哪些不同呢？

What is your desired status of the areas of your life wheel at that time？

那時你想要的人生軌跡和狀態會是什么樣的呢？

Once youre done， sign off your name with todays date. Put the papers in an envelope. Seal it. Keep your letter in a safe place.

寫完后，別忘了在名字下面寫上今天的日期。把信紙放在信封里，封上信封，妥善保管你的信件。

Set in your calendar to open your letter 1 year from now. Put this envelope in a safe place where no one can access to it.

在日歷上注明，1年后的今天你要打開這封信。把這封信放在安全的地方，確保別人看不到。

Live your life like youve never lived it before in the next 1 year. Open the letter 1 year later and relish in nostalgia， love and joy as you read the letter from yourself 1 year ago.

在接下來的1年里，用嶄新的方式好好生活。一年后打開信封，在懷舊卻又愛意滿滿的歡樂氣氛中享受讀信的樂趣。