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Unit 2 Great Minds Two geniuses Reading 1.regard …as / recognize …as / look on (upon) …as /think of… as / consider …as / treat …as ——〉 Sb. / Sth. be + ~ed … as E.g:He’s regarded as the best dentist in town. in / with regard to (concerning) E.g:I’ll write to you in regard to this matter. give / send my regards to sb. E.g:Please give my warmest / kind regards to your parents. 2. attempt (v). = try. (attempt is more formal) 后跟 to do sth. E.g:We have attempted to reach / contact him by mail and by phone, but obviously he is not at home. (n). make an attempt to do sth. 力图做某事 make no attempt to do sth. 不打算做某事 E.g:We finally made an attempt to get in touch with the rescue team. 3. gift have a gift for (doing) sth. E.g:Young Mozart had a gift for music and could compose on his own. I have a gift for making my daily life interesting. (adj.) gifted: be gifted in/at (doing) sth. E.g:The hostess of that cafeteria was gifted at selling. 4. curiosity (n.) have the curiosity to do sth.,feed/ satisfy one’s curiosity E.g:The boy has the curiosity to know what is in the gift box. We were burning with curiosity to learn what he had said. curious (adj.): be curious about / to do sth. E.g:He seemed awfully curious about Tom’s day-to-day routine. I am curious to know how the strange matter will end. 5. reputation have / acquire / establish one’s reputation (of…) get / earn / gain / achieve / win / damage / destroy + reputation E.g:Wesley has a high reputation as a very successful writer of science fiction. What you are doing now will destroy your reputation. 6. let Sb. down = disappoint Sb. E.g:I’m counting on you to support me; don’t let me down. He has been let down so many times since he had his son take over. 7. join sb. in (doing) sth. E.g:Will you join us in drinking / the discussion? He joined his father in helping to make the business a success. 8. applause: (n.) a burst of ~ applaud: (v.) E.g:We all applauded (you for) your decision. 9. offer offer (Sb) Sth