Module1 Life in the Future

词汇短语园地

1. load vt. 装；装载

n. 负荷物

Have you finished loading up？

你们装完了货没有？

It took an hour to load the van.

把货物装进货车花了一个小时。

I have a fairly light teaching load this term.

这学期我的教学负担相当轻。

load...with... 把……装上……

a load of/loads of 大量；许多

2. fire vt. & vi. 开火；启动；解雇

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

他冲进银行朝天鸣了一枪。

The captain ordered his men to start firing.

上尉命令士兵开火。

They fired him for stealing from the company.

他们因其盗窃公司财物而开除了他。

fire off 开枪；射击

fire at/into/on 向……开枪

3. power vt. 供給动力；驱动；快速前进

n. 权力；势力

The plane is powered by three jet engines.

这架飞机由三台喷气发动机驱动。

The racing car powered down the home straight.

赛车在终点直道上疾驰。

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

最近一个多世纪，各国政府的权力大大增强了。

take power 掌权

political power 政权

come into power 开始执政；当权

power station 发电站

make power 发电

4. shape vt. 造成……形状

n. 外形，形状；状态，情况

The bird shaped its nest from mud and sticks.

鸟用泥土和小树枝做成鸟巢。

You have to shape the clay before it dries out.

你必须在黏土干之前把它塑成型。

Houses are built in all shapes and sizes.

所建房屋的形状和大小各不相同。

Our garden is in good shape after all the rain.

我们的花园在下过那么多雨之后情况良好。

get （yourself） into shape 强身健体

out of shape 走样的；身体不好，不健康

in the shape of 呈现……形状

5. limit n. 范围；限度；限制

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

我会尽力帮忙，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，我知道自己体力的限度。

set limits/a limit to 对……加以限制

without limits 无限制地

within limits 有一定限制；在某种程度上

6. charge n. 费用；价钱；职责；责任

vt. 要价，收费；控告

The charge for admission is five dollars.

入场费是五美元。

（1） be in charge of... 负责……

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

她负责销售部门已经有五年了。

（2） charge...for... 向……收费/要价

How much do you charge for a double room？

一间双人房你们收费多少？

（3） be charged with 受到……指控

He was charged with stealing the jewels.

他被指控偷窃珠宝首饰。

7. run out（某物）用完；不多了；没有了

Our food soon ran out.

我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

Have you nearly finished？ Time is running out.

你快做完了吗？时间快到了。

run after 追赶；追踪；追求；追逐

run away 逃跑；离家

比较：run out/run out of 的区别

run out/run out of 都表示“用完了”的意思。前者是不及物动词短语，主语为时间、金钱、食物等名词；后者为及物动词短语，表示主动含义，主语一般为人，也可为物。

Our supplies soon ran out.

我们的补给很快消耗完了。

She has run out of her money during her vacation.

她在度假期间已经把钱花光了。

8. rely on（upon）依靠；依赖；信任；信赖

They have to rely on the river for their water.

他们用水只好依靠这条河。

（1） rely on sb doing sth 依靠某人做某事

Rely on me doing it.

放心好了，我会做那件事的。

（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，我一定帮助你。

You cant just rely on your parents to support you.

你不能只指望你父母养活你。

比较：rely on和depend on的区别

两者都有依靠的意思，rely on表示在过去经验的基础上依赖、相信某人或某物，希望得到支持；depend on表示出于信赖而依靠某人或某物，以取得支持，但这种信赖可能以过去的经验或了解为依据，也可能没有。

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

现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。

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

这个组织的收入主要依靠政府拨给。

9. for a start 首先；第一

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

我不去那儿工作——首先，路太远，去不了。

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

他根本就不该入选球队，首先，他经验不足。

at the very start 一开始

from the start 从一开始

from start to finish 自始至终

10. use up 用完；耗尽

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

把剩下的菜全部用来做汤是个好主意。

Try not to use up all the flour.

尽量别把所有的面粉都用完。

11. look out 小心；當心；留神

此短语用于表示警告，尤其是指有危险的时候。

Look out！ Theres a car coming！

小心点！一辆汽车开过来了！

You should look out for pickpockets.

你应当提防扒手。

Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.

一定要注意你作业中的拼写错误。

12. carry out 执行，实行；完成；实现

My question is how to carry out the plan.

我的问题是怎么实施这项计划。

Our planes carried out a bombing raid on enemy targets.

我们的飞机执行了一项轰炸敌方目标的任务。

carry off 轻而易举地完成（任务，职责等）

carry on 继续做；坚持

carry through 使渡过难关；使撑到底

13. free of charge 免费

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

在十英里的范围内，你的订货将免费送上门。

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

这个是免费的。你很幸运成为我们购物中心的第1000名顾客。

14. get stuck 围住；陷入……之中

The car got stuck in the mud.

那辆车陷入泥浆之中。

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

许多人因为大雨突降而被困其中。

背景大链接

Write Your Letter to Your Future Self给未来的自己写封信

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.

当你10年、20年或更多年后回顾过去时，你会吃惊地发现，随着时光的流逝，你也发生了很大的变化。你的经历、朋友、家庭和工作造就了现在的你。但是再过几年你会在哪里呢？你会有怎样的变化呢？这样反思性的写作，会是思考你想要一种什么样的未来的方式。

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，给5年后的自己写一封信，当5年后你打开那封信时，你会产生多少共鸣。这是实现目标的一种有用的辅助工具，因为当你给未来的自己写信时，你会慢慢理清希望自己在人生旅途的那个特定时刻变成什么样子。

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.

当你以后看信时，你会把过去的自己和现在的自己进行比较。这会让你看清从写信时起你发生了哪些变化，这种体验是非常有趣的。光看看从你写信开始发生了哪些变化就很有趣了。

What to write about？

寫什么内容好呢？

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。现在想象一下你在给N年后的自己写信。你想对未来的自己说些什么呢？

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

你想让自己1年后变成什么样子呢？

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

到那时你想实现的梦想和目标会有哪些不同呢？

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

那时你想要的人生轨迹和状态会是什么样的呢？

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.

写完后，别忘了在名字下面写上今天的日期。把信纸放在信封里，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.

在日历上注明，1年后的今天你要打开这封信。把这封信放在安全的地方，确保别人看不到。

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.

在接下来的1年里，用崭新的方式好好生活。一年后打开信封，在怀旧却又爱意满满的欢乐气氛中享受读信的乐趣。