大一英语Unit1语言点.docVIP

Language Study #Para 1 The idea of becoming a writer had come to me on and off since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. on and off (or off and on): from time to time, now and again, irregularly断断续续地，有时 e.g. It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp. 他不时地打瞌睡，但并没有深睡。 ___________________________________________________________ possibility: n. state of possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu. Followed by that-clause or of)可能性 e.g. the possibility of terrorist attack They haven’t arrived. There is a possibility that they have taken the wrong road. take hold: become established生根，确立 e.g. 积习难除，所以你得在养成习惯之前就戒烟。 _________________________________________________________________ The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families. “一家只要一个好”已经成为了许多中国家庭持有的观念。 CF: take hold of 握住、抓住 e.g. I took hold of her hand and gently led her away. Paraphrase ( the idea of becoming a writer had come to me (____________________________________ since my childhood in Belleville ( ________________________________________ it was not until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold (________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ( ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Translation ( _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________。 Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with English course. bore: vt. make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest使（人）厌烦 / n. 讨厌的人或事 e.g. The speaker went on and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech. I dont know why he quit - I guess he was just bored with his job. bored stiff/to tears/to death/out of your mind (=extremely bored) 极其