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全新版大学英语第二版综合教程Unit 1 Language study Unit 1 Language study Paragraph 1 1. off and on / on and off : from time to time, now and again, irregularly I slept off and on last night. 我昨晚时睡时醒。 Linda managed to support herself by working off and on as a waitress. 琳达靠着断断续续地做餐厅服务员的工作养活自己。 2. possibility: state of being possible; (degree of ) likelihood (usu. followed by that-clause or of ) There is a possibility that his wish to become a writer will come true. 他要成为作家的愿望有可能成为现实。 Is it a possibility that you will work abroad? 你有可能去国外工作吗？ There is no possibility of his coming. 他不可能来。 【Suffix】-ity, -ness meaning state, quality, etc. , added to adjectives, e.g. possibility—possible able—ability pure—purity kind—kindness happy--happiness 3. take hold: become established The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families. 【Attention】take hold 为不及物词组，后面不能加宾语，而take hold of意为“抓住，得到”。 4. bore : make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest 【Examples】The play bored us. 这出戏剧令我们感到厌烦。 Im bored with this job. 我对这件工作厌烦了。 【Collocation】bore sb. to death/ tears 令某人极度厌烦 bore sb. with/by sth.令某人对某事感到厌倦 【Attention】bear vt, vi (bore, borne, bearing ) 意为“ 生（孩子）、生产（农作物或水果）、 忍受”，如：Different trees bear different fruits.什么样的树结什么样的果。而born是形容词，意为“出生的、天生的”。 5.associate (with）: join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind We associate China with the Greet Wall.我们想起中国, 就联想到长城。 People often associate the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they suffered. 人们经常把过去与最美好的时光联系起来，似乎忘记了他们所遭受的艰辛。 【Antonym】dissociate vt. 使分离；脱离；与…无关（亦作：disassociate） 6. assignment: a piece of work that is given to a particular person What are todays assignment? 今天的作业是什么? assign : give as a share or duty (as-=ad-=to+sign“符号”；在…上面打符号决定→分配) The monitor was assigned to take notes for the meeting. 班长被分派作会议记录。 George has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. 乔治被派往该报纸在巴黎的分社。 ?