牛津9BUnit4Vocabulary.pptVIP

Mission Control thought it was better to be safe than sorry, so they ordered Armstrong to cut the flight short. Questions 1. Was the rain heavy or not ? English idioms and What’s an idiom An idiom is a phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meanings of its individual words. It must be understood as a whole because it often does not mean what it appears to mean. For example, ‘spill（洒落） the beans’ means ‘give away secret information, especially without intending to do so’. Additional idioms water in hot water E.g. ‘Joe is really in hot water now—his girlfriend just found out he’s seeing another woman.’ 2.to throw cold water on something E.g. ‘Everybody else in the office thought my idea was great, but the boss threw cold water on it.’ Shirt 1. to keep one’s shirt on E.g. ‘Keep your shirt on, Tom; we have plenty of time to catch the train.’ 2. to lose one’s shirt E.g. ‘Did you hear what happen to Mike ? He’s lost his shirt, the poor guy—invested all his money in a restaurant and it just went out of business.’ Leg 1. to shake a leg eg. ‘Shake a leg, son, or you’re going to be late for school.’ 2. to pull one’s leg eg. ‘Hey, stop pulling my leg, will you! I don’t believe that girl really said she likes me and would like me to take her out.’ Hat 1. to keep something under your hat E.g. ‘The boss’s sisiter just told me he’s leaving for another job. She told me not to tell anybody else, so keep it under your hat.’ 2. to eat one’s hat E.g. ‘China has a great football team. If we don’t win the World Cup, I’ll eat my hat.’ said a football player. * * better to be safe意思是:宁可事先谨慎 有余, 不要事后追悔莫及. A short story It was very cloudy when I left school yesterday afternoon. Son after I left, it began to rain. It was raining cats and dogs. Suddenly, I remembered I had’t closed all the windows, so I called Simon and Daniel to go back to school because many hands make light work. After we closed the windows, I asked Simon and Daniel to