建平中学英语：高二第一学期unit4.ppt

(v) serve --- be used as; be useful a. The Channel Tunnel serves to strengthen Britain’s links with the Continent. b. The room serves as both bedroom and living-room. c. He serves as a guard. d. These experiments serve no useful purpose. e. serve the interests of …/ serve the needs of… --- work for a. serve the people heart and soul More meanings: b. He has served in the army for many years. 服役 c. He served 5 years in prison. 服刑 d. The restaurant serves nice food. 供应（饭菜） e. What may I serve you with? 你要些什么？ read The sign read “No Admittance”. Generally, the article reads very well. What does the thermometer read? The thermometer reads 30 degrees. A man came to read the gas meter. She read a nice story for the children. He can read lips. read sb’s mind Her letter is so full of implications that one has to read between the lines.(领悟隐含的意义；看出言外之意) I know him so well that I can always read his mind. / read his thoughts from his face. The clock reads four-twenty now. The sentence reads smoothly. Generally, the article reads very well. write / lock / wash / sell / weigh / measure expand Metals expand when they are heated. [V] ( contract) A child’s vocabulary expands through reading. [V] The new system expanded the role of family doctors. [VN] We’ve expanded the business by opening two more stores. [VN] expansion n. launch 1.使(船)下水 They launched a new passenger liner. 他们使一艘新的客轮下水。 2.发动; 发出; 发射 They have launched a spaceship. 他们发射了一艘宇宙飞船。 3.开始从事，发起，发动（尤指有组织的活动） launch a new enterprise 创办一个新企业 launch an attack (on sb) 开始攻击 launch a mass production movement 开展群众性生产运动 take over 1.接管; 接替 The strikers took over the factories. 罢工工人接管了工厂。 She took over his work after his departure. 他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。 2.带, 领…到另一地 He took us over to the window. 他带我们到窗户旁。 He took his son over this road. 他带他的儿子穿过这条马路。 detail n. 1.细目, 细节; 小事 If youre interested in the job, Ill send you all the details. 如果你对这工作感兴趣, 我将寄给你全部的说明。 2.各种细节, 详情 He has a good eye for d