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Module 3 Foreign Food Book 8 Vocabulary: Learn the following words and guess the meanings and the use of them. 1. owe v. ① [VERB] V n to n, V n n, V n, VThe company owes money to more than 60 banks...② [VERB] no passive, V n to n, V n nHe owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer...③[VERB] V amount to n, V n amountAs a professional composer I owe much to Radio 3...Hes been fantastic. I owe him a lot.④ [VERB] V amount to nThe islands present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling...⑤ [PREP-PHRASE] PREP nOwing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train. 2. taste ① [N-COUNT] usu with supp I like the taste of wine and enjoy trying different kinds... ② [N-SING] We have a taste of the white wine hes brought. ③ [VERB] no cont, V of/like n, V adj It tastes like chocolate... The pizza tastes delicious without any cheese at all. ④[VERB] V n He finished his aperitif and tasted the wine the waiter had produced... ⑤ [N-SING] N for n/-ing That gave me a taste for reading. 3. transform transform sb/sth (from sth) into sth The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar. Phrases: 1. no wonder it is not surprising: No wonder the children are excited, - this is the first time theyve been abroad. 2. end up Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood... She could have ended up a millionairess. 3. make out ① [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P, V P wh She thought she heard a name. She couldnt make it out, though... I heard the voices, but couldnt make out what they were saying. ② [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P wh, V P I couldnt make it out at all... At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider thats unlikely. (= understand) ③ [PHRASAL VERB] V P that, V n P to-inf, V P I dont think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be... He was never half as bad as his teachers made out. Grammar ： Review of attributes ★讲解1 ：定语是修饰名词的成份，作定语的可以是单词（名词、代词、数词和形