八年级英语Strange creatures Learning focus课件1.pptVIP

* * A fairy tale means a fairy story, a folk tale , a romance, traditional story. Word Study 1.breathe: (v) breath (n) (1) to take air into your lungs and send it out again 呼吸 eg. I feel it is hard to breathe. 我感觉呼吸困难。 (2) to blow air or smoke out of your mouth 呼气；喷出…烟雾 eg.Roy breathed on his hands and rubbed them together vigorously. 罗伊在双手上哈了一口气,然后用力互相摩擦. out of breath breathless breathe noisily 气喘吁吁 呼吸新鲜空气 take a breath of fresh air hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 Word Study Word Study 2.Insect (n) a small creature such as a fly or ant,that has six legs and sometimes wrings eg. Insects are flying around the lamp. 昆虫围着灯光飞舞． 　　An ant is a small insect living on the ground. 蚂蚁是一种生活在地上的小昆虫． 昆虫 Word Study 3. alive (a) (常作表语，作定语时放在修饰的名词后面，不放在名词前面) still living and not dead 活着的，在世的 eg. That injured animal is still alive. 　　那头受伤的动物还活着。 　　The old man is still alive.那老人依然在世。 He is the happiest man alive. 　　他是世界上最幸福的人。 Word Study 4. ghost (n) the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: 鬼；幽灵 eg. He looked as if he had seen a ghost. 　　他看上去象见了鬼似的。 Do you believe the ghost is in existance? 　　你相信有鬼魂存在吗？ We used to scare each other by telling ghost stories. 我们过去经常讲鬼故事来彼此吓唬。 Word Study 5.receive (v) to be officially given something 收到；正式得到 eg. We will be pleased to receive your order. 我方将很高兴收到贵方的订单。 　　 我昨天收到了你的来信。 I received your letter yesterday. I got a letter from you yesterday. I received a letter from you yesterday. I heard from you yesterday. Word Study 6. in the blink of one eye very soon 很快；眨眼的功夫 eg. I’ll be ready in the blink of an eye. 　　我马上就准备好。 The mouse disappeared in the blink of an eye. 　　那只老鼠一眨眼就不见了。 Word Study 7.extremely (ad) very; to a very great degree 极其；非常 eg. She is extremely pretty. 　 她非常漂亮。 This method is extremely good. 　　　这个办法好极了。 Word Study 8. fortunate (a) lucky幸运的fortunately=luckily un