高二英语上学期unit 8 language points.docVIP

Unit 8 first aid 1．aid = help 1) vt. 援助， 扶助， 帮助 aid sb to do = help sb ( to ) do Eg. He aided me to find the book. aid sb in / with 在某方面帮助某人 Eg. I aided him with money. 2) vi 援助， 帮助 aid in doing sth Eg. They aided in solving the problem. 3) n. 帮助，援助；帮助者；有帮助的事物 Eg. Books are great aids to me. in aid of 为了…… Eg. They collected money in aid of cancer research. with the aid of = with the help of = with one`s help ( aid ) ： 在某人的帮助下 Eg. With the aid of Mr Smith, I made great progress in speaking English. 2.drown v. 溺死，淹死； vt. 淹没 Don’t play by the river in case you fall in and drown. 不要在河边玩，以免你掉到河里淹死。 a drowning dog 快要淹死的狗。 The cheers of the audience drowned the professor’s voice. 听众的欢呼声淹没了教授的声音 drown oneself in 沉溺于。。。；埋头于。。。 He drowned himself in work. 他埋头工作。 3．Make sure 确定，确保 You’d better make sure of the time and place. Can you make sure of success. I think the gas is turned off, but I’d better go and make sure of it. Before you leave the room, make sure that the door is locked. 4. upside down : overturned 颠倒着；倒转着 Eg. 1) Don`t hold the box upside down. 2) The picture was hung upside down inside out Eg. He wore the sweater inside out. 5. bleed ( bled, bled ) vi. 出血，流血，（指内心）悲痛 Eg. 1) The cut began to bleed. 2) His nose is bleeding. = He is bleeding at / from the nose. 3) They bled for their country. 4) My heart bleeds for the poor child. 5. witness vt. 目睹；目击；为……作证 Eg. 1) Did you witness the accident? 2) He witnessed the truth of my statement. witness to 为……作证；出庭证明；证实 ， 其中to 是介词，后接名词或动名词 Eg. She witnessed to seeing that man take the money. n. 证据， 目击者 Eg. The police found the witness to the murder case. 6. count vi 有价值；重要；有用 Eg. 1) Every minute counts. 每一分钟都很重要。 2) His opinions count for little. 他的观点没什么价值 3) Each baskets counts for two points. 每投一球得两分。 7. keep / bear … in mind = remember sth Eg. 1) You`d better keep what the teacher said in mind. 2) I have tried to keep this advice in mind when writing this book. 注意： learn sth by heart = reci