必修3Unit5 Canada –The True North词汇郭小鹏.pptVIP

rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是…而不是…；与其…不如…”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。 (3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。 (4) 连接两个分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。 (5) 连接两个不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。 2.chat vi ＆n 聊天；闲聊 chat about sth/sb 闲谈、闲聊 They are chatting about the weather. 他们在谈论天气。 I just called in for a chat. 我只是来聊聊天。 I had a long chat with her. 我和她聊了很久。 Trees surround our house. 我们房子的四周都是树。 The police surrounded the house. 警察包围了这幢房子。 surround… with 四周环绕有… sth/sb be surrounded by/with sth被…所包围 The school is surrounded by /with trees. 学校周围绿树成荫。 Surrounding adj 环绕的；周围的 Surroundings n 环境；周围的事物 4.measure vi＆vt 测量；衡量；判定 n 计量单位；计量制；措施 The room measures about 20 feet wide. 这个房间宽约20英尺。 I measured his weight. 我量了他的身高。 take measures to do sth 采取措施做某事 We should take some measures to solve theses difficulties. 我们应该采取些措施来解决这些难题。 5. settle down (1) 坐下; 躺下 He settled down in his chair to read the newspaper. 6.manage to do sth.设法做成某事 （succeed in doing sth.) try to do sth.设法去做某事(不一定成功) eg.how did you manage to persuade him? 你是怎样说服他的? I try to persuade him. 我尽量去说服他. 7.catch sight of sb./sth.看见,瞥见 I caught sight of her out of the corner of my eye. 我用眼一瞟,看见了她 . We caught sight of the hills in the distance. 我们看到了远处的山峰. at first sight 乍一看 in/within sight 看得见,在视线内 out of sight 看不见,在视线外 lose sight of 看不见....；忘记考虑... at the sight of 看见… within与in表达时间的区别: within指在时间范围之内，不超过；而in 是经过若干时间，指期限之外。 I’ll be there within an hour. （一小时之内） I’ll be there in an hour. （一小时之后） 11.mix vt＆vi 混合；调配 You can`t mix oil with water. 你不能把油和水混合起来。 mix up 使混淆；弄乱 I always mix up the twins. 我总是把这对双胞胎弄混。 mixture n 混合物；混合状态 12.confirm vt 证实；证明；批准 The expression on her face confirmed our fears. 她脸上的表情证实了我们的担忧。 I am confirmed in my faith. 我的信仰很坚定。 confirmation