Unit 4 Science and Technology_图文.pptVIP

他挥手招呼我进来。 summon vt. order someone to come to a place 召唤 e.g. In case of a fire, dial 119 to summon the firefighters. 如果有火情，打119 叫消防员。 Practice He summoned me to come in by waving his hand. avoid vt. 1) stay away from someone or something 躲开；逃避 e.g. Everyone seemed to be avoiding Nick. 好像人人都躲着尼克。 e.g. She carefully avoided his eyes. 她小心地避开他的目光。 2) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening 避免 e.g. Our English teacher told us to avoid misspellings. 英语老师告诉我们要避免拼写错误。 e.g. To avoid offending the locals, you should follow the rule: When in Rome do as the Romans do. 为了避免冒犯当地人，我们要遵循的原则是“入国问禁，入乡随俗”。 click n. [C] the action of making a computer do something by pressing a button on the mouse 点击 e.g. Your photos can be viewed with the click of a mouse. 按一下鼠标就可以看到你的照片。 v. 1) press a button on a computer mouse to choose something from the screen 点击鼠标 e.g. Choose the image you want by clicking twice. 点击两下鼠标就可以选择你要的图像。 beg v. 1) ask for something 恳求 e.g. I begged Helen to stay, but she wouldn’t listen. 她再三恳求他们，直到他们最后同意。 2) ask people to give you food, money, etc. 乞讨 e.g. That young man was so lazy that he begged for money to support himself. 那个年轻人太懒，就靠乞讨度日。 Practice 我恳求海伦留下，但她没理我。 She begged and pleaded with them until they finally agreed. expect vt. 1) regard something as probable or likely 预期 e.g. A rainstorm is expected in this area within an hour. 预计一小时后本地有一场暴雨。 e.g. My teacher said he had never expected me to turn out to be a doctor. 我的老师说他根本没有料想到我最后竟然成了医生。 2) look forward to the probable occurrence of 期待；盼望 e.g. Everybody expected him to win the gold medal. 大家都期望他能获得金牌。 e.g. I expect to travel around the world some day. 我盼望有一天能够环游世界。 relieve vt. 1) ease or reduce from pain 减轻（痛苦、压力） e.g. Listening to light music is good for relieving you of stress. 听轻音乐对减轻压力有好处。 e.g. Aspirin can help relieve headache. 阿司匹林有助于减轻头痛。 2) free someone temporarily from his or her obligations 解除 e.g. Th