大学英语综合教程BOOK1 Unit 3.ppt

Language Study tend: 1. vi. be likely to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect Some people tend to get up later at weekends. 物价正在上涨。 Prices are tending upwards. 2. vt. watch over; attend to shepherds tending their flocks tend the sick and wounded Language Study precise: adj. We will never know the precise details of his death. 他是个非常谨慎的人。 He is a very precise man. 2) taking care to be exact and not to make errors 1) exact Our train leaves at about half past ten, or — to be precise — 10:33. Language Study grasp: 1. v. 1) understand This is a concept we in the West find difficult to grasp. 2) seize firmly The drowning man grasped the rope. 贪得无厌的人可能毫无所得。 A man who grasps at too much may lose everything. Language Study 2. n. power of grasping Success is within her grasp. 这个作品我看不懂。 This work is beyond my grasp. Language Study sufficient: adj. $30 should be sufficient for a new pair of shoes. 有足够的证据证明他是有罪的。 There was sufficient evidence to prove that he was guilty. enough Language Study convey: vt. This train conveys both passengers and goods. 1) make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 我无法用言语表达我的感情。 I can’t convey my feelings in words. This picture will convey to you some idea of the beauty of the scenery. 这幅画可将那处风景的美丽向你传达一二。 2) take; carry Language Study put across: cause to be understood 他非常善于表达自己的意见。 He’s very good at putting his ideas across. Good teachers are the ones who are able to put things across well. Language Study Collocation： 储存（钱、时间）；把…放在一边 put aside 提出（意见、建议） put forward 花费，付出（时间、精力等） put in 阻止；推迟 put off 穿上 put on 熄灭 put out 为…接通电话 put through 忍受 put up with Language Study proportion: n. A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die because of water pollution. 1) part of a group or an amount 2) relation of one thing to another in quantity, size, etc. 这个城市的很大一部分人已年过半百。 A large proportion of the city’s population is aged over 50. The proportion of men to women in the medical profession has changed