实用英语第一册第八单元课件.pptVIP

New words idle Vi./vt. To spend time doing nothing important E.g. stop idling and help your brother clean up. 别游手好闲，帮你哥哥打扫吧。 Adj. not working; not willing to do things, lazy E.g. The machines in the factory were idle when the men were on holiday. idle away: to spend time in idleness 虚度（光阴），浪费（时间） e.g. (1) He idled away the whole morning in his room. 他在房间里混了整整一个上午。 (2) Don’t idle away your time. 别浪费你的时间。 grave n. the place where a dead person is put in the ground E.g. There were flowers on the grave. Adj. very serious and important庄重 的；严重的 E.g. This is grave news. I made a grave mistake. in earnest: more seriously and with more force than before 认真地，严肃地 e.g. (1) He is going about his work in earnest. 他在认真地工作。 (2) On their wedding, I presented my present in earnest. 在他们的婚礼上，我郑重地送上了我的礼物。 master n. [C] （男）主人，雇主；能手，大师，名家；[M-] 硕士 master（先生）与sir 同义，用于晚辈称呼长辈、下级称呼上级时。 V. to learn a skill or a language so well that you have no difficulty with it精通，掌握 e.g. He had learned to master his fear of heights. 他已经学会克服恐高症了。 wherever: 1. conj./ad. to or in any or every place ?无论在哪里；无论什么地方；究竟到哪里 词缀-ever原来是用来加强语气的，与wh-词结合后使他们带上了“无论”、“尽管”的意思。在口语中常用no matter + wh-词来代替wh-词 + ever引导的让步状语从句。 e.g. (1) Wherever (= No matter where) he may be, he will be happy. 他无论在什么地方都很快乐。 (2) I’ll find him wherever he is. 不管他在哪儿我都要找到他。 wherever在例(1)中为连词，在例(2)中为连接副词。 wherever: 2. wherever也可以用来引导地点状语从句，用来加强语气。 e.g. Wherever there is water and air, there is life. 凡是有水和空气的地方就有生命。 (2) Let’s go wherever this path will take us. 我们就顺着这条路走，走到哪儿算哪儿。 guard V. to keep a place or people safe from harm or attack E.g. it’s our duty to guard this bridge and not let the enemy pass. be on one’s guard: to be very careful and prepared for sth. dangerous 警惕，提防 e.g. (1) Be on your guard — they always try to cheat tourists.