现代大学英语精读4 Unit2 Spring sowing_language study.pptVIP

9. take for to regard as Examples: Do not take our silence for approval. I think they took me for Japanese. Phrases and Expressions 10. in the name of God You follow a question with “in the name of God” as a way of expressing surprise or disbelief. Example: What in the name of God are you doing here? Phrases and Expressions 11. be chained to to be bound to; to have your freedom restricted because of a responsibility you can not escape Examples: Too many women nowadays feel chained to the kitchen sink. My brother was chained to my sick mother for more than 30 years. Phrases and Expressions 12. be dotted with to have things or people spread here and there over a wide area Examples: The sky was dotted with stars. The countryside is dotted with beautiful ancient churches. Phrases and Expressions 13. rob sb. of sth. to deprive sb. of sth. belonging to that person by an unjust procedure Examples: Those cats robbed me of my sleep. The fact that he had lied before robbed his words of any credibility. Phrases and Expressions 14. carry a long way (said of sound or smell) to go very far Example: Even in this stillness Leaphorn doubted if the sound would carry a long way. Phrases and Expressions 15. a flash of sth. a sudden, brief and intense display of sth.; sudden show of wit, understanding, etc. Examples: The essays could do with a flash of wit or humor. a flash of inspiration, intuition, etc. Phrases and Expressions II. Phrases and Expressions 16. cross one’s mind (of thoughts, etc.) to come into one’s mind; to suddenly occur to one Examples: It never crossed my mind that she might lose. It never crossed my mind that they would turn the proposal down. The end of Phrases and Expressions. List: I. Compound II. Suffix— -en Word Bui