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.
这座大楼将建在市中心。
The new hospital is to be located near your college.
这所新医院将建在你们学院附近。
Their factory is located at the foot of the mountain.
他们的工厂坐落在山脚下。
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, 卖弄, 使显眼
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. 近来,最近;不久前
What have you been doing lately?
你近来做些什么?
Have you been on a bus lately?
你最近乘过公共汽车吗？
It is only / just lately that I got a copy of the novel.
最近我才弄到一本这部小说。
[词义辨析]：
later/late/lately/latter
latter adj.
1.) 后面的;后半的;末了的
This latter point was of great importance.
后面这点极为重要。
2.) (两者中)后者的
Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.
这是汤姆和戴维;后者是我的兄弟。
3.) 最近的;现今的
His health has been deteriorating in these latter years.
最近几年他的健康越来越差。
later是late的比较级。
late 表示“迟(迟于正常安排的或是期待的时间),晚(指一段时间的末尾或者晚上较晚的时间)”
He always arrived home late.
他经常很晚才回家。
My grandfather likes to stay late.
我祖父喜欢晚睡。
The young tree was planted late in the planting season.
这株小树是在植树季节末期栽的。
later adv. 后来，过后
Many years later, in Washington, D.C., he spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people.
许多年以后,在华盛顿特区,他向二十五万美国人民发表了演说。
Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.
后来`水晶宫'搬到了伦敦南郊。
Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
"两个月之后又送来一些钱,并附上一张字条给萨姆:`现在仅仅是个25%的小偷!'"
But some time later it began to rain.
但过了些时候开始下雨了。
lately 表示“最近,近来”,多用于疑问句和否定句,或用于as lately as ,only lately的结构中。
Have you been to the cinema lately?
你近来看过电影吗？
We haven’t been there lately.
我们最近没到那里去过。
I saw her as lately as last Sunday.
我上星期天还见过她。
It is only lately that he has been well enough to go out.
他的身体康复能够外出还是最近的事。
late 还有一些习惯表达法：
later on将来,后来/ sooner or later迟早/ at (the) latest至迟/ of late近来
典型例题：
The purpose of the program is to provide training for employees so that they can work ______.
A. late B. later C. lately D. latest
答案与解析：B. 此处根据句意是“以后”的意思。