UNIT3 inventions and inventors.pptVIP

* freezing (adj.) 冰冻的;极冷的;严寒的 It’s freezing outside now. I’m freezing. The temperature has dropped to freezing point. （冰点） It’s freezing cold. (极为寒冷) v. freeze (froze frozen) (使)结冰、冻结； 使冻僵/冻死) Water freezes at 0oC. The man froze to death on the mountain. (用it作主语)冰冻,严寒 It froze hard last night. 昨夜有严重冰冻。 注意: ?食物冷藏 Tomatoes don’t freeze well. ? (因恐惧等)呆住; 变僵硬 She froze at the sound of a gun. 她一听到枪声就吓呆了。 The smile on his face froze. I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. get through ? ? ? ? ? 接通（电话） 通过（考试等） 用完；消耗掉 完成（工作等） ? I managed to get through to one of the managers. ? She got through the exam. They got the bill through Congress(国会). He got through the Customs easily. ? He got through the hard times/the winter. ? They got through (with) all the work. ?She gets through forty cigarettes a day. We got through a fortune while on holiday. 度过,熬过（艰难或不愉快的一段时间） go through (通过；穿过) ? ? ? ? ? 遭受；经历 仔细检查 (法案、法律、合同等)被通过、达成 完成(工作) ? The country has gone through too many wars. ? Dave went through his pockets looking for the keys. He always start the day by going through his mail. ?The new law/The deal did not go through. 用完；耗尽 call up ? ? ? 给…打电话(ring up) 唤起(回忆),使回忆起/想起 征召(入伍),应征入伍 ?I called you up yesterday, but no one answered the phone/call. ? The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood. ?In most countries men are called up at the age of 18. 联想: 挂断电话 回电话 不挂断，稍等 ring off / hang off / hang u