Section I 课前准备、听力、口语
1. Talk about disability? 谈一谈残疾 (p. 49 Goal 1)
* disability和inability
▲ dis-和in-都是表示否定意义的前缀,但用在ability前,表示不同的意思,disability意为“残疾”,而inability意为“无能力”“没办法”。请比较下列例句,注意这两个词的不同意思。① I was surprised at her inability to do things promptly. 她不能迅速处事,我感到惊异。② She is deaf,but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do. 她失聪,但她不让自己的残疾妨碍自己去做想做的事。