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Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
重点词汇讲解
Point1 commit oneself to (doing) sth.
用法详解
commit oneself to (doing) sth.致力于;做出决定(日后难以更改)
You don’t have to commit yourself now, just think about it.
你不必现在表态,只需考虑一下这件事。
This award recognizes outstanding service, dedication and a willingness to commit yourself to setting a standard of customer service which places this individual in a class all of their own.
这一奖项充分肯定了出色的服务,奉献精神及致力于为顾客提供标准服务,而正是这些,使得其中一人在众人中脱颖而出。
经典例题
单句语法填空
(1)He committed himself to (work) for peace all through his life.
(2)They were reluctant to commit themselves an opinion.
参考答案
(1)working 句意:他一生致力于和平。commit oneself to doing 致力于做。
(2)to 句意:他们不愿意就这一观点表态。
Point2 take on
用法详解
take on 雇用;呈现;承担
Don’t take on more responsibilities than you can handle.不要承担过多的责任。
His voice took on a more serious tone.他说话的语气变得严肃起来。
The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers.这个政党一直在招募工作人员,包括临时的组织人员。
归纳拓展
take in吸收;欺骗;改小;理解
take off起飞;突然大受欢迎
take over 接管
take up开始做;继续;占据(位置);拿起;接受
take down 拆卸;记下
take after (在外貌、性格等方面)与(父、母)相像
take apart拆开
经典例题
1.判断下列句子中take on的含义
(1)If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it.
(2)Believing he had only one year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity(极度的狂热).
2.用take短语的适当形式填空(take over, take on, take up, take off, take in)
(1)He my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
(2)One of my colleagues offered his resignation and I was required to his work.
(3)With economy recovering, more and more workers are .
(4)We need to encourage more people to the project because it lacks labor force.
(5)He didn’t what he read because his mind was a focus on something else.
参考答案
1.(1)承担 (2)呈现
2.(1)took off (2)take over (3)taken on (4)take up (5)take in
Point3 bomb
用法详解
(1)n.炸弹
Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.几百枚炸弹投到了这座城市。
(2)vt.轰炸
The city was heavily bombed in the war.这座城市在战争中遭到了猛烈轰炸。
经典例题
单句语法填空
(1)Everybody took over when the (bomb) began to fa