decline to do sth.拒绝做某事 in decline在衰退中 on the decline衰退中 a decline in在……方面的减少 [语境助记]
(1)Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age. 对未来生活满意度的预测随年龄的增长而下降。(2)Although her description sounded wonderful，the price of this house was beyond our range，so we declined.(2015·天津)
尽管她的描述听起来很精彩，但这所房子的价格超出了我们的承受范围，因此我们拒绝了。 [题组训练] (1)单句语法填空
①There has been a steady decline public services over recent years. ②Thankfully，this is a disease that is now the decline.
③Even chimp mothers regularly decline (share) food with their children.(2016·江苏) (2)句型转换
The number of robberies is declining recently.
→The number of robberies is recently. →There is the number of robberies recently.
3.There’s no doubt that this will equip us to cure all sorts of illnesses，from heart disease to cancer.
毫无疑问，这将为我们治愈各种疾病，从心脏疾病到癌症打好基础。 [归纳拓展]
(1)equip vt.使有准备；装备，配备
equip sb.for/to do sth.使某人具备做某事的条件
equip sb.with sth.用……装备起来；使装备；提供给人某物 (2)equipment n.[U]配备，装备 [语境助记]
(1)A good education should equip you for life. 良好的教育能让你受用终生。
(2)To keep the feet dry and comfortable, this new kind of shoes is equipped with a micro-fan. 为了保持双脚干爽舒适，这种新的鞋子配有微型风扇。
(3)My mother bought a useful piece of equipment for the kitchen yesterday. 昨天妈妈买了一件有用的厨房设备。 [题组训练] (1)单句语法填空
①Please equip yourself a sharp pencil and an eraser for the exam. ②It is said that the center is well equipped canoeing and mountaineering.
③ (equip) with new scientific farming methods，they have been able to use less farmland than in the past.
④We must equip young teachers (deal) with difficult children. (2)单句改错
In addition，they spend money on fishing equipments, fuel and boat repairs.
4.I’d like to point out that while there are some firms that do this and charge a fortune to keep the bodies frozen...
我想指出的是尽管有做这些的公司，但他们为冷冻躯体而收取大笔钱财…… [归纳拓展]
(1)fortune n.大笔钱财，巨款；命运，运气 make a fortune发财
have good/bad fortune to do...有幸/不幸做…… (2)fortunate adj.幸运的 (3)fortunately adv.幸运地 [语境助记]
(1)The fortune sets him free from financial worries. 这笔钱使他不用为经济问题担忧。
(2)I have had good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. 我有幸与一些卓越的主管共事。
(3)Fortunately, the boy was saved by two passers-by. 幸运的是，这个男孩被两个过路人救了。 [题组训练]
(1)用fortune的正确形式填空
①Central London is in having so many large parks and open spaces. ②I was late，but the meeting hadn’t started. (2)单句改错
He made the fortune in the London property boom.
5.If trends continue the way they’re going，then in my opinion，yes—in developed countries at any rate. 在我看来，如果照目前的趋势发展下去，会是这样的——至少在发达国家是这样。 [归纳拓展]
at any rate无论如何；至少
at this/that rate照这/那样下去；这/那样的话 at the/a rate of以……的速度或比率；以……的价格 [语境助记]
(1)At any rate，we still must find time for dinner. 无论如何，我们必须抽空吃饭。
(2)Many people walk at an average rate of 5km an hour.很多人步行的平均速度为每小时5公里。 [题组训练] 单句语法填空
(1)We’re working so slowly that, at rate, we’ll never finish the job. (2)The train was traveling at rate of 100 kilometres an hour. (3)He doesn’t understand me, or at rate not fully. 6.You were supposed to submit it on the 14th June. 你本应该在6月14日提交它(文章)。 [归纳拓展]
submit vt.&vi.提交，递交；(使)服从，(使)顺从 submit sth.to sb.提交/呈递某物给某人 submit (oneself) to顺从；屈服 [语境助记]
(1)He submitted the report on the matter to the committee. 他向委员会提交了关于那个问题的报告。
(2)If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit it to Smart Animals.
如果你想跟读者分享你的宠物的故事，要投稿给Smart Animals。 (3)I’ll never submit myself to his orders. 我决不会屈从于他的命令。 [题组训练]
单句语法填空
(1)Please submit your reports me before the deadline.
(2)The completed design (submit) by the end of this month. (3)The people had to submit (they) to the new rulers when they lost the war. 7....in favour but with some concerns? ……支持但有一些顾虑？ [归纳拓展]
(1)concern n.担心，担忧；关心，关注；(利害)关系；vt.涉及，关系到；使担心，使操心 have no concern for...毫不关心……
concern oneself with/about sth.关心某事；担心某事
(2)concerned adj.担心的；忧虑的；关切的；关注的；有关的 be concerned about/for担心，关心 as far as...be concerned就……而言 (3)concerning prep.关于 [语境助记]
(1)Don’t concern yourself with other people’s affairs. 不要管别人的事情。
(2)Wherever children go，their parents are all concerned about/for them. 无论孩子上哪儿，父母都关心着他们。
(3)As far as I’m concerned，every summer I stay at my uncle’s house in the country for three weeks.(2016·四川)
就我个人而言，每年夏天我都会在乡下叔叔家里待三周。 [题组训练]
用concern的正确形式填空
(1) the toll-free policy on the express way，what us most is the traffic jams while some are about the safety.
(2) about the student，the teacher called his parents to find out why he was so often absent from class.
(3)One of NASA’s major about astronauts is how they can remain healthy for long in space.
8.For starters，I vote we ban those experiments. 首先，我赞成禁止(做)那些试验。