综合英语教程 3 - Unit 04 课件.ppt

1. a. Many primary school teachers think that they can teach kids to speak English by rote. I hope they have more luck than they deserve. b. The coach thinks that the team may win championship in the coming season if the club can afford a Brazilian forward. I hope he has more luck than we have ever had. c. Mary thinks that she may win his love if she persists in writing to him. I hope she’ll have more luck than we would expect. Book 3-Unit 4 2. I can’t get a dish to hold together, and they are lifting elephants with it. 我连一个盘子都粘不牢，他们却能粘住一头大象。 a. We have seven days paid holidays a year, and they are complaining about having only thirty days a year! b. The workers can’t afford a taxi to work, and the boss is complaining about his last Rolls Royce! c. Cinderella’s step-sisters did nothing at home, and they said they were tired out every day! 2 Book 3-Unit 4 3. Maybe I just have no knack for glue. 也许我没掌握用胶水的诀窍。 Knack is a clever or adroit way of doing something. e.g. The boy has a knack for imitating his teacher’s voice. a. It seems that these young men have no knack for learning foreign languages. b. Those village boys have a knack for catching wild rabbits. c. My mum forced me to learn to play the piano, but I just don’t have a knack for playing a musical instrument. 3 Book 3-Unit 4 4. Glue and I were simply not meant for each other. 胶水和我就是没有缘分。 be intended for each other a. John and Marie finally went their separate ways. They are simply not meant for each other. b. Sorry, I can’t paint the picture. Painting and I are just not meant for each other. c. These facilities in the building are meant for handicapped people. 4 Book 3-Unit 4 5. The glue has dripped down the legs and, all in all, I’ve made a mess of the project. 胶水顺着木腿往下滴，总而言之，我搞砸了。 5. a. The neighbor’s kids got through the fence, kicked down my mailbox, smashed the window glass and, all in all, made a mess of my garden. b. The b