English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院    
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  Lesson 5 Language Points  ( Page 6)
   
         
   
Comparing the following words：
device, instrument, machine, tool
device (n): thing made or adapted for a special purpose
表示（为某种用途而制作或改装的）装置；器具。
1. He bought a device for sharpening old razor blades.
他买了一个磨旧剃刀片的器具。
2. The terrorists fitted many explosive devices in that building.
恐怖分子在那栋大楼里安装了许多爆炸装置。
instrument (n) : implement used in performing an action
表示“器械”，“仪器”，“测量仪器”，“仪表”，是为技术工作设计的工具，着重于工具的精密和复杂。
1. All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use.
所有外科手术器械在使用前都必须消毒。
2. A telephone is an instruments by which we can speak to people far away.
电话是可以用来同远方的人交谈的工具。
machine (n) : apparatus with several moving parts designed to perform a particular task and driven by electricity.
表示 “机械；机器” 是由电力等驱动的机器，是为做某种工作而设计的。
1. He has a machine which crushes cars.
他有一台压碎汽车的机器。
2. Machines have replaced human labor on many industries.
在很多工业中机器已经取代了人力操作。
tool (n) : instrument held in the hand and used for working on sth
指“工具”，“用具”，“器皿”，常为手持工具，如： 锤子，钻或扳手。
1. Hummer is the only tool you need.
锤子是你需要的唯一工具。
2. The computer is now an indispensable tool in many business.
计算机是很多公司不可缺少的工具。
in such circumstance
Meaning: this being the case
在这种情况下
be bound to : be certain to do sth 一定做某事
1. The weather is bound to get better tomorrow.
明天的天气一定会变好。
2. You have done so much work that you are bound to pass the exam.
你下了这么大的功夫，一定能考及格。
… multinational corporations are a lot less responsive to popular control than are governments.
Meaning:… the governments are willing to administer popular control, while multinational corporations are not.
跨国公司远不如政府对大众的控制那样敏感。