Unit3 wordsphrases.ppt

6. bear –bore – borne (vt.)忍受（=stand）；生孩子，结果实  (n.)熊. born (a.)出生的 1)I can’t bear/stand/ put up with all of that noise. 2)She can’t bear being laughed at. 3)Doctors said that she couldn’t bear children. 4)Bear in mind that nothing is impossible. bear …in mind 把……记在心里 7. tap—tapped—tapped (n.)水龙头（英）---faucet（美） （vt.） 轻拍（身体某部位）；轻敲 短语： tap water 自来水， 在这星夜里，我轻轻敲打着他房间的窗户, 想把他叫醒。 In this starry night, I tapped on the window of his room to wake him up. 8. current adj. 当前的； n.（水，气，电）流 短语： the ocean current洋流 Learning things is like sailing against the current; it either advances or retreats. 学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。 In the current state/ situation以目前的状况 派生： currently (adv.)当前，目前 =presently I am currently working as a teacher in SEHS. 9. stable (a.)稳定的 短语： be in stable/critical condition 处于稳定的、危急的状况 E.g.这家公司目前状况稳定，运作良好。 The company is currently stable and doing well. 经过治疗之后不久，病人的情况就稳定了。 Shortly after treatment, the patient was in stable condition. 10. competence (n.) 能力 competent (a.) 有能力的，胜任的 短语： be competent to do…有能力从事…… be competent for sth能胜任某事 我怀疑他是否胜任那份工作。 I doubt if he is competent for the job. 反：incompetent 不胜任的，无能力的 incompetence(不可数)不胜任，无能力 Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ________. A. consequence B. independence C. competence D. intelligence C 1.call up 打电话，使......回忆起 I’ll call you up tonight (call sb. /ring sb. up ) The old photo calls up memories of my childhood. (recall sth.) call for 需要, 要求 call back 回电话，召唤某人回来 call in 邀请, 请来 call on/at 拜访 (call on后跟人作宾语， call at后跟地点名词作宾语 ) 2. dive into 跳水(头朝下)；迅速把手伸入； (对活动，问题等) 全心投入，潜心研究 1) She dived into a pool. 2)She dived into her bag and took out several coins. 3)He dived into / in the history of China. 3. 1)set about sth. / doing…开始,着手 We set about finding a solution. The sooner we set about it , the sooner we’ll finish. 2