选修八 Unit 4 Warming Up Reading.ppt

３.betray vt.显露出(本来面目), 背叛，泄露, 辜负 betray oneself/ betray that…无意中露出本性；暴露 betray + n. + to 出卖，背叛 ６.fortune [U]运气,好运,幸运 success; good luck, [C]一笔财富, 财产、钱财 一天幸运降临到他的头上。 One day the good fortune befell him. 父亲死时, 他继承了一笔财富。 He received a large fortune when his father died. make a fortune 发财 He made a fortune by selling houses. fortunate adj. 幸运的 fortunately adv. 幸运地 be fortunate to do sth./ in doing sth. 幸运地做某事 I am fortunate to have met you at a proper time. He was fortunate in having a doctor as his friend. ２.mistaken adj, 在句中作表语或前置定语。 作表语 be mistaken about… 对某事持错误的见解。 You are mistaken about what he said. 人们对这个孩子有不对的看法。 The people has a mistaken opinion of this child. Mistake …for…把…误认为…(take for) He mistook my politeness for friendliness. 他们一张开嘴就露了陷。 They betrayed themselves every time they 　　 　open their mouths. 他背叛了祖国, 向敌人投降。 He betrayed his country to enemy. 他的脸显露出他很生气。 His face betrayed that he was angry. I won’t betray his trust. 我不会辜负他对我的信任。 如再迟到, 你将被开除。 If you’re late again, you’ll be dismissed from your job. 老师提前10分钟下课。 The teacher dismissed his class 10 minutes earlier. He was dismissed from the hospital a week later. ４.dismiss vt解雇,开除,免职,解散, dismissive. adj.　表示拒绝或放弃,轻蔑的；鄙视的：a dismissive shrug. 5. I came to England to make your acquaintance. (与人)相识;make the acquaintance of sb 了解(U) (+with) I have some acquaintance with Spanish. 相识的人,熟人[C] She has many acquaintances in the business community. acquaint vt. [(+with)] 1. 使了解,使熟悉 I acquainted him with the facts of the case. 2. 使认识,介绍 Philip became acquainted with Kathy. ７.superior　　adj. 优秀(等)的，较高的、傲慢的 n. 上级、长官 This hotel serves a superior grade of coffee. 这家旅馆提供优等咖啡 I’ll speak to your superior about this careless work. be superior to 比……高明(强、好) ，上级的 这块地毯在质量上比那块好。 This carpet is