高级英语第一册第三课lesson3 expressions.pptVIP

1 nerve(P1) n. 神经, 胆量, 勇气, 叶脉 get on one’s nerves 使人心烦或易怒 a man of nerve 一个有胆量的人 lose one’s nerves 失去勇气，变得胆怯 have the nerve to do sth. 有魄力，有胆量做某事 The criticism touched a nerve. 这评论一针见血 这个孩子总是哭个不停，真是烦死人了。 The baby is always crying, which is getting on my nerves. 2 fray (P1) vt. 使磨损; 使惊恐; 使害怕 vi. 被磨损 This cloth is not suitable for window curtains. It frays easily. 这种布料做窗帘不合适，很容易磨损。 Her nerves were frayed by the noises in the street. 街上的噪音使她神经紧张。 反反复复的噪音令人神经紧张。 The repeated noises fray the nerves. Tempers began to fray in the hot weather. 大热天脾气烦躁。 Clothes frayed at the neck, knees, etc. It was fashionable to fray the bottoms of jeans. frayed cut-off shorts， frayed cuffs Why should you get involved in their fray? 你为什么要介入他们的争吵？ 3 errand（P2) n. 差事, 差使, 使命 He was tired of running errands for his sister. 他已经厌烦给姐姐跑腿了。 Ive got a few errands to do in the town. 我有几件事要进城办。 go on a fools errand 白白受累, 无谓奔走 go on an errand for sb. 为某人跑腿[办事] run (on) errands 跑腿, 出去办事 send sb. on an errand 派某人出差 4 take ones time(P4) 从容不迫；不著急 You can take your time coming to see me．你不用着急来看我。 Take your time with each resume , as it is the first impression you make on the hiring manager . As a deeply analytical manager , Mr Ollila likes to take his time to think . 他喜欢慢慢地吃早饭。 He liked to take his time over breakfast . 5 flip(P5) Let’s flip the coin to decide who should go first. We’ll flip for who buys the tickets. I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting. Be sure to flip down your collar. I flip through my address book. She felt her heart flip. 她感到心潮澎湃。 She’ll flip her lid when she finds out. 她发觉了会气疯的。 The handstand was followed by a back flip先倒立，接着后空翻。 They want me to flip on my best friend.（背叛） 6 swift(P8) adj. 快的, 迅速的; 突然的, 短促的 a swift glance 迅速的一瞥 a swift runner 跑得很快的人 a swift wit 急智 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 be swift to (do) 动不动就, 易于... e.g. He is swift to lose his temper. 7. It pays to