大学英语综合教程教Book 1 Unit 1.docVIP

Book One Unit One New Words and Expressions in Text A: off and on (or on and off): from time to time; sometimes; now and again; irregularly 断断续续地；有时 It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp (潮湿的). As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze(瞌睡, 假寐) off and on in a bedside chair. possibility: n. 1) (u) 可能（性） state of being possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu. followed by that-clause or of) Is there any/much possibility of life on Mars? I admit the possibility of your being right. (承认你可能是对的 2) (c) sth. that is p