Task Writing about development

1. be located in (P11)

位于，座落于

The new building will be located in the center of town.

這座大樓將建在市中心。

The new hospital is to be located near your college.

這所新醫院將建在你們學院附近。

Their factory is located at the foot of the mountain.

他們的工廠坐落在山腳下。

2. show off(P11)

v. phrasal verb

to behave in a way which is intended to attract attention or admiration, and which other people often find annoying: 炫耀, 賣弄, 使顯眼

She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.

He's always showing off to his classmates.

She likes to wear short skirts to show off her legs.

3. lately(P11)

adv. 近來,最近;不久前

What have you been doing lately?

你近來做些什么?

Have you been on a bus lately?

你最近乘過公共汽車嗎？

It is only / just lately that I got a copy of the novel.

最近我才弄到一本這部小說。

[詞義辨析]：

later/late/lately/latter

latter adj.

1.) 后面的;后半的;末了的

This latter point was of great importance.

后面這點極為重要。

2.) (兩者中)后者的

Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.

這是湯姆和戴維;后者是我的兄弟。

3.) 最近的;現今的

His health has been deteriorating in these latter years.

最近幾年他的健康越來越差。

later是late的比較級。

late 表示“遲(遲于正常安排的或是期待的時間),晚(指一段時間的末尾或者晚上較晚的時間)”

He always arrived home late.

他經常很晚才回家。

My grandfather likes to stay late.

我祖父喜歡晚睡。

The young tree was planted late in the planting season.

這株小樹是在植樹季節末期栽的。

later adv. 后來，過后

Many years later, in Washington, D.C., he spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people.

許多年以后,在華盛頓特區,他向二十五萬美國人民發表了演說。

Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.

后來`水晶宮'搬到了倫敦南郊。

Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'

"兩個月之后又送來一些錢,并附上一張字條給薩姆:`現在僅僅是個25%的小偷!'"

But some time later it began to rain.

但過了些時候開始下雨了。

lately 表示“最近,近來”,多用于疑問句和否定句,或用于as lately as ,only lately的結構中。

Have you been to the cinema lately?

你近來看過電影嗎？

We haven’t been there lately.

我們最近沒到那里去過。

I saw her as lately as last Sunday.

我上星期天還見過她。

It is only lately that he has been well enough to go out.

他的身體康復能夠外出還是最近的事。

late 還有一些習慣表達法：

later on將來,后來/ sooner or later遲早/ at (the) latest至遲/ of late近來

典型例題：

The purpose of the program is to provide training for employees so that they can work ______.

A. late B. later C. lately D. latest

答案與解析：B. 此處根據句意是“以后”的意思。