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Module 9 Unit 2 Witnessing time 1. associate vt. 联想，联系Many people associate dark clouds with depression. be associated with…… associate adj. 非正式的，副职的 an associate professor/ director association n. 联合, 结合；协会, 社团 Our long association with your company has brought great benefits. The association is/are having its/their annual conference next week.2. appoint vt. 任命，委任；约定，指定（时间、地点） 任命，委任 appoint sb. to be/as … 任命某人…… appoint sb. to do任命某人做……appoint sb to a place 任命某人去某地 She has recently been appointed to the committee. They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. A lawyer was appointed to represent the child. (2) 指定 （时间地点，常常用被动） A date for the meeting is still to be appointed. Everyone assembled at the appointed time. appointment n. 约，预约，约会；指派，委任；职位，职务 She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor. vt.修理，解决 mend poor repair work mend a fault 改正错误 mend one’s ways 改邪归正，改过自新 4. assessment n. 评估，评价 carry out/ make/ undertake an assessment of the sales department assess vt. 评估，评定；估算，估定 It is difficult to fully assess the damage. a house assessed at $500,000 5. inspiration n. uc. 灵感Both poets drew/ got/ gained their inspiration from the countryside. His glorious life will always be an inspiration to us. vt. inspire 给……以灵感(常被动) ；激励: inspire sb. to do sth. … His paintings were clearly inspired by the famous artist’s work. I was inspired to work harder than ever before. Her work didn’t exactly inspire me with confidence.她的工作并没有真正地使我产生信心。 6. charge vt. 控告，指控；指责charge sb. with (doing) sth. ； be charged with…= be accused of…= be sued for… The report charges cars with being responsible for half of the century’s air pollution problem. vt. vi. 要价；收费charge (sb./sth.) for sth. / charge (sb.) sth. (for sth.) 为…向某人要价 Most clubs charge for the use of tennis courts. The restaurant charged us $ 40 for the wine. n. 控告；费用；掌管 (1) (sb.) (be) in charge of sth. 意思是“管理；负责”，含主动含义