Unit2《Sailing the oceans》Using language.pptVIP

17. take one’s mind off 使某人的注意力离开 keep one’s mind on… 专心于，把注意力集中于 put one’s mind into/to… 专心于 18. thirst n. 渴, 口渴, (～ for)渴望, 热望 The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.士兵们在沙漠中因长期干渴而死。 He has a great thirst for knowledge. 他有强烈的求知欲 thirsty adj. 口渴的, 渴望的, 热望的 He is thirsty for news. 他渴望获得新闻。 19. set loose 出发, 使爆炸, 引起, (使)开始(做某事) Someone has set the tigers loose from their cage and they are terrorizing the town. When we escape, shall we set the other prisoners loose? 20. hardship n. 困苦, 艰难, 辛