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Unit 1 The Belated Father PartⅠWords 1．Words review ① belated: adj. happening or arriving late迟到的 belatedly adv. e.g. a ～ birthday present ～ birthday greetings confront: vt. to deal with sth. difficult or unpleasant 使面对，使面临 confront sb. with sth. → be confronted sb. with sth. e.g. we are learning how to ～ death. ★ when confronted with… when, though/although, as if/as though, if, even if, once, unless, until等连词后可以带-ed分词分句 crush: vt. a. to press sth. so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎，压垮 Several people were crushed to death in the accident. b. to destroy sb’s confidence or happiness 破坏，毁坏 She felt completely crushed by the teacher’s criticism. install: vt. a. to settle firmly 安置 He is getting a phone installed tomorrow. b. to put sb. in a new position of authority, often with an official ceremony(常以正式仪式）使就职，任命 He was installed as President last May. c. to make sb./oneself comfortable in a particular place or position安顿，安置 ⑤ connect: vi. to form a good relationship with sb. so that you like and understand each other（与某人） 建立良好关系、沟通 We should connect with the younger generation. ⑥ gear: vi. PHR V gear sth. to/ towards sth. [usually passive] 使与…相适应；使适合于 gear up(for/to sth.)/gear sb./ sth. ←→up(for/to sth.) （使）为…做好准备 2．Warming-up: exercise ① ...the government’s belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor. ② The prisoner was confronted with his accusers. ③ Don’t be crushed by criticism. ④ We installed ourselves in the front row. ⑤ They met a couple of times but they didn’t really connect. ⑥ The course had been geared towards the specific needs of its members. Part Ⅱ Preposition 1. Preposition in the unit. ① We are learning to tell the difference between in infinitive and a gerund. ② The police got some hint from a letter to a special column in/of the local newspaper. ③ A quote from/in annual report submitted to the head of the schoo