【创新设计】安徽专用）20104年高中英语 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit，Reading课件 牛津版必修2.pptVIP

11．dismiss/possibility (教材原句)So，while we have not dismissed the idea，we are looking into other possibilities as well.所以，尽管我们不排除这种想法，但是我们也在调查其他的可能性。(P3) 【句法分析】　这是主从复合句，while引导让步状语从句。 (1)dismiss ①vt.不予考虑；消除 Their arrival dismissed doubts from our minds. 他们的到来消除了我们的疑虑。 He dismissed the suggestion as ridiculous. 他认为那个建议过于荒唐，不予考虑。 ②解雇(同义fire)，开除；撤职 The officer was dismissed service for neglect of duty. 该军官因玩忽职守而被开除。 Twenty men were dismissed. 20个人被解雇了。 ③解散，遣散 The school was dismissed at noon. 学校在中午放学。 【辨析】　dismiss/fire dismiss 是正式用词，含有“撤去，开除”等意思；fire 是口 语用词，有“突然、果断”的含义。 The monitor dismissed the