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M 4 Amazing art
ⅠUnderstanding ideas--词汇-语法(P 38-39)
1. Greetings from Paris, everyone! 从巴黎向大家发来问候!
☆greeting n.[C,U]问候,招呼,致意;[pl.]问候的话,祝词,贺词
向某人问好 send(one's)greetings to sb.
e.g.They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.
→ greet vt.和(某人)打招呼(或问好),欢迎,迎接
(以……方式)和某人打招呼 greet sb.(with sth.)
e.g. He greeted the guests warmly as they arrived.
She greeted me in the street with a friendly wave of the hand.
2. Now, at the top of these stone stairs...get a load of that! 现在,在这些石阶的顶端……注意看!
☆ get a load of 注意,仔细看(常用于表示惊讶或羡慕)
e.g. Get a load of that dress! It must suit you very well.
load ①n.[sing./pl.]大量,许多;[C]负荷;[C,usually sing.](责任或忧虑的)沉重感,承载量
许多 a load of= loads of (后接n.[C](pl.)/n.[U]) 负重carry a heavy load
使某人如释重负 take a load off one's mind
e.g. I took a load of rubbish to the tip. 垃圾场
There are loads of great places to see in Australia.
The woman came down the hill with her load of firewood. 背着木柴
The good news took a load off my mind.
②vi.& vt.装入,装上;把……装入(武器、照相机或其他设备)vi.承载,装载
把某物装上…… load...with... …把...装入/到… load ... into/onto...
e.g. They are loading the truck with a couch.
She loaded a new film into the camera. 新胶卷
The ship was still loading. 装货
→unload v.卸,取下 overload vt.使超载 workload n.[C]工作量
download vt.下载 upload vt.上传
3. Her head and arms are missing, but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle.
她的头和胳膊已经缺失,但你可以想象她高举双臂,庆祝一场古代战役的胜利。
☆ imagine vt.设想,想象
想象(某人)做...... imagine (sb. ) doing...
想象…… imagine + that 从句/wh-从句...
想象某人/某物为…… imagine sb./sth. to be/as...
e.g. I did not imagine becoming a writer in my childhood.
I can just imagine Sarah running her own business.
Can you imagine what it would be like to live without electricity?
I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it to be much bigger.
→imagination n.[U,C] 想象(力);[U]幻想物 imaginable adj.想象得到的:可想象的
imaginative adj.创新的,富于想象力的 imaginary adj.想象中的,虚构的,幻想的
4. Throughout his life, he made over 90 self-portraits! 终其一生,他创作了90