补充注释 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions.docVIP

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 补充注释 1. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. 这回我有机会表现一下自己了，我要发明一个既能捉住蛇又不会伤害它们的东西。 distinguish oneself：to cause（oneself）to be eminent or recognized使自己与众不同；使自己出名。 例如： They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers. 他们以全心全意的社会工作者而著称。 distinguish vt ＆vi. 有以下几个意思： 1）辨别；辨认。例如： I can distinguish them at a distance. 从远处我能认出他们。 2）（常与from, between连用）区别；区分。 例如： Can you distinguish the different musical instruments playing now? 你能区分出正在演奏的各种不同的乐器吗? Can you distinguish between those t