大一英语精读U1 Word Study.docVIP

Unit 1 Word Study 1. put … in perspective :judge the real importance e.g. Travel for some people can be therapeutic and may help put problems in perspective Synonym: have a correct view of sth Comparison: in perspective : accurately, exactly 2. take … at face value: accept sth. as what it appears to be e.g. Dont?take?negative?outcomes?at?face?value.? 不要只看到失败的表面. uperficially 3. in apt to : have the tendency to e.g. 1. Beginners are too?apt?to?make mistakes?in?grammar. 初学者极易犯语法错误。 2. Food is?apt?to?deteriorate?in?summer. 食物在夏天爱变质。 4.misleading: adj. likely to make sb. Believe sth, th