Lg Points_unit 9 新编英语教程3 知识点.doc

Unit 9 II. Language Points 1. in living memory：in the years which can be remembered by some people still alive e.g. The plane tragedy last year was the most serious one in living memory. The earthquake in Tangshan in 1976 was the biggest tragedy in living memory. in the depths of : 在... 深处（多做复数） e.g. Coal miners have to work in the depths of the earth. The ship sank in the depths of the ocean. in the ~ of the winter (late winter) 隆冬 in the ~ of despair 极度绝望中 in the ~ of my heart 在内心深处 Note: (sometimes) in the depth of winter/ my heart c.f. at a depth of 在 ... 的深度 e.g. Water was found at a depth of 10 meters. (10 meters deep) * We’ll need to study the report in some depth. family, crowd, team, board, class, army, police…: collective nouns round about round about (adv.) nearby e.g. He lives somewhere round about. There are not many houses round about. (prep.): about e.g. Come round about 2 o’clock. There must have been round about 1,000 people here. (prep.) around e.g. She sat with her children round about her. b) b) ② roundabout (adj.): not going or coming by the shortest way, or not using the most direct way e.g. I heard the news in a roundabout way. We came by a roundabout route. on and off: from time to time; occasionally; e.g. I write to my friend in America on and off. He comes to see me on and off. It rains on and off. approximate ① approximate (adj.): very near be ~ to: close to e.g. Her money is approximate to 10,000. ② approximately (adv.): nearly ③ approximate (vi.): come near to (在质量或数量方面)接近 ~ to e.g. His description of the event approximated to the truth. ④ approximation (n.): almost correct amount or estimate e.g. That is a very close approximation to the truth. thrill (1) Even though I’ve been acting for years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage. (2) …the thrill of traveling at speed (3) I’m thrilled to bits. (4) We were so thrilled to hear abou