大学英语资料—unit 1修订后.pptVIP

Language Points: 1. off and on from time to time, now and again, irregularly断断续续地,有时 雨断断续续地下了一整天。 It rained off and on all the day. 雨断断续续地下了一周，所以感觉衣服湿乎乎的。 It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp. 2. take hold: become established The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families. Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold. bore:  v. make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest; n. person or thing that bores; boring: a. 乏味的, bored a. 厌倦的, boredom n. 无聊，厌烦 bore: be bored with; bore s