《大学英语课件》.pptVIP

an eager beaver 热心工作的人 be eager / anxious to do sth. 渴望做 They are eager / anxious to know whether they have been chosen or not. be eager / anxious for Simon was an ambitious man, eager for power and success. n. eagerness / anxiety expect sth. of sb. 对某人……的期望 The boy’s parents expected too much of him. Teachers always expect a lot of their students. 类似: require…of sb. 对某人……的要求 I am willing to do whatever my country requires of me. expect sth / that expect to do expect sb. to do / be expected to do had expected to do = expected to have done I had expected to pay them a visit, but I was too busy then. I expected to have paid them a visit, … as expected 正如所预料的 As expected, the three men were sentenced to life imprisonment. (非谓语) = As had been / was expected (非限定性定语从句) suppose / supposing (that) 假设 conj. Suppose his statement is right. Supposing (that) this is not the right way to the station, what shall we do? provided / providing (that) 常表示好的条件 He is welcome to come along, provided that he behaves himself. complain vi. / vt. 抱怨，投诉 vi. He’s always complaining. vt. complain that… complain (to sb.) about / of sth. She complained that he had been rude to her. He complained (to the manager) about the bad service. Dans been complaining of severe headaches. = to say that you feel ill or have a pain in a part of your body n. complaint make a complaint to sb. about sth. protest v. protest against / at / about Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against the new legislation. She protested strongly at being called a snob. Prisoners had climbed onto the roof to protest about conditions in the jail. protest that… We urged Mike to go to the cinema with us, but he protested that he had lots of work to do. protest sth. 申辩，坚决地表示 Years later, he is still protesting his innocence. n. hold / stage a protest A small group of demonstrators staged a peaceful protest outside the UN Headquarters. in protest 5000 employees came out on