Important phrases M8 U4专用课件.pptVIP

▲ convince vt. to cause to believe or feel certain; to persuade 说服; 使相信; 说(某人) ① We convinced him to go by train rather than by plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。 我试图说服我妻子我们买不起新车。 ② I tried to convince my wife that we couldn’t afford a new car. convinced adj. 坚信的;意志坚定的 convincing adj. 令人心服的 2. Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task. 皮克林上校(简称P):陆军军官, 后来成为希金斯的朋友。希金斯给他安排了一项任务。 ▲ set (1) vt.安排;布置(岗哨); 定(时间、标准)；创造(记录);专心于 Set guards around the gate. 在大门四周布下卫兵。 The time and date of the meeting have not yet been set. 开会时间与日期尚未确定。 ③ He set a new record. 他创下了一项新记录。 ④ Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事, 只怕有心人。 (2) vt. 使……做某事;使……处于某种状态 ⑤ I opened the cage and set the bird free. ⑥ A spark set the woods on fire. (3) vi. (日、月等) 下落；下沉 ⑦ It will be cooler when the sun has set. (4) n.一套，一组；电器设备 ⑧ I bought a set of Lu Xun’s short stories. ⑨ I need a radio set. set off 出发, 动身;引爆 set out to do sth 出发, 着手 set about doing sth开始,着手 set up 建立, 成立 set sb. a good example=set a good example to sb. 为某人树立好榜样 It’s ten years since the scientist ___ on his life work of discovering the valuable chemical. (2004 · 江苏) A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up 3. While watching, he makes notes. 他一边观察, 一边做笔记。 ▲ while watching 为while he is watching 省略句。在以when, while, if, unless等引导的状语从句中,如果从句中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓语动词含有be动词的形式,往往将从句中的主语及be动词省略,而以动词的-ing形式或过去分词形式来代替。 ① After finishing the work, he went home. 完成工作后他就回家了。 ② After being discussed, the plan should be carried out at once.