unit11 That_Astounding_Creator-Nature1.pptVIP

Tap: 1. vt. hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows, e.g.: (1) He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest. 他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。 (2) Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells. 用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。 2. make use of something that you need or want开发，利用, e.g.: (1) He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians. 他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。 (2) The company is tapping shareholders for ￡15.8 million. 公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。 tap 3. attach a special device to the line so that people can secretly listen to others’ conversations偷听，监听 （1） The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones. 政府通过了允许警方监听电话的法令。 （2） We suspected the telephone line was tapped. 我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。 plop 1. （sth）drops with a soft, gentle sound动词扑通落下；啪嗒落下 e.g.: The ice cream plopped to the ground. 冰激凌啪的一声掉地上了。 2. drop sth. gently and without making a loud noise. E.g.: (1) Just plop the noodles over the center of the sauce. 把面条轻放在调味汁中间就行了。 (2) She picked up the coffee pot, then plopped it down and went into the living room. 她拿起咖啡壶，又轻手放下去了客厅。 (3) stunned: unconscious Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him. 萨姆站在原地，被一下打昏了。 (4) haul: move sth. using a lot of effort(用力地）拉，拖 A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream. 只好用了起重机，才将轿车从河里拖出来。 He hauled himself to his feet. 他吃力地站了起来。 She hauled up her bedroom window and leaned out. 她拉开卧室的窗户，探出身去。 (n. ) A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs. 一批赃物，一批违禁品 (1) The size of the drugs haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing. 本次查获的毒品量表明，海洛因在国际上的交易仍很猖獗。 (2) Another break-in yielded a ￡4,000 haul of jewellery. 另一次入室盗窃偷得了价值4,000英镑的首饰。 long-haul 费时费力的事;耗时累人的行程 If you say that a task or a journey is a long haul, you mean that it takes a long time and a lot of effort. Revitalizing the Rom