《Reading 1》课件四十三（79张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

▲ convince vt. to cause to believe or feel certain; to persuade 说服; 使相信; 说(某人) ① We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。 ② I tried to convince my wife that we can’t afford a new car. 我试图说服我妻子我们买不起新车。 convinced adj. 坚信的;意志坚定的 convincing adj. 令人心服的 2. Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task. 皮克林上校(简称P):陆军军官, 后来成为希金斯的朋友。希金斯给他安排了一项任务。 ▲ officer与official officer 主要用于指军官,也可指公司或政府机构中的高级职员; official 指政府内的文职官员,用作形容词时指“ 官方的,正式的”。 ① The officers live at headquarters ad the soldiers live in the camps. 军官住在总部,士兵住在军营。 ② The president and his ministers are government officials. 总统和部长为政府高级官员。 ▲ set (1) vt.安排;布置(岗哨); 定(时间、标准)；创造(记录);专心于 ① Set guards around the gate. 在大门四周布下卫兵。 ② The time and date of the meeting have not yet been set. 开会时间与日期尚未确定。 ③ He set a new record. 他创下了一项新记录。 ④ Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事, 只怕有心人。 (2) vt. 使……做某事;使……处于某种状态 ⑤ I opened the cage and set the bird free. 我把鸟笼打开,让鸟自由飞翔。 ⑥ A spark set the woods on fine. 星星之火使整个森林燃烧起来。 (3) vi. (日、月等) 下落；下沉 ⑦ It will be cooler when the sun has set. 日落后天就会凉爽起来。 (4) n.一套，一组；电器设备 ⑧ I bought a set of Lu Xun’s short stories. 我买了一套鲁迅短篇小说集。 ⑨ I need a radio set. 我需要一台收音机。 set off 出发, 动身 set out 出发, 着手 set about 开始,着手 set up 建立, 成立 set sb. good example 为某人树立好榜样 It’s ten years since the scientist ___ on his life work of discovering the valuable chemical. (2004 · 江苏) A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up 3. While watching, he makes notes. 他一边观察, 一边做笔记。 ▲ while wa