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Section C
Integrated Skills & Extended Reading
Part 01
Vocabulary
1. disappointed
be disappointed (not) to do sth. 因(未)做某事而失望
be disappointed at/by/with sth. 对某事感到失望
be disappointed with/in sb. 对某人感到失望
be disappointed (that)… 对……失望
disappointment n. 失望;使人失望的人(或物)
disappoint vt. & vi.(使)失望
disappoint one's expectations 让某人的期望破灭
to one's (great) disappointment=(much) to one's disappointment 令某人(非常)失望的是…
练习:As the twins looked around in ___________ (disappoint), their father appeared.
disappointment
2. pretend
pretend to be +n./adj. 假装……
pretend (not) to do sth./to be done 假装(不)做某事/假装被……
pretend to be doing sth. 假装正在做某事
pretend to have done sth./to have been done 假装已经做了某事/假装已经被……
pretend (that)… 假装……
练习:The salesgirl pretended not ___________ (hear) me and went on chatting with a lady in blue.
to hear
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3. mercy
at the mercy of 任……处置,任由……摆布
out of mercy 出于怜悯
have mercy on... 宽恕/怜悯……
show mercy to…宽恕/怜悯……
ask/beg for mercy 请求/乞求宽恕
without mercy 无情地,毫不留情地
It's a mercy that...……真是万幸。
练习:Sh