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Unit 3 Back to the past Reading (III)
12. Columbus insisted on searching for a direct sea route to the East Indies by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. (line 5)
�insist on sth./ insist that ...: to demand that sth. happens or that sb. agrees to do sth. 坚决要求;坚持
Eg. They insisted on being given every detail of the case.
She insisted on him/ his wearing a suit.
The boss insists that she come.
=The boss insists that she should come.
→ a. insist on (sb./ one’s) doing sth. 坚持要(某人)做某事
b. insist that ... (should) do sth. 坚持要...(虚拟语气)
� insist on sth./ insist that ...: to say firmly that sth. is true, especially when other people do not believe you.
坚持说;固执己见
Eg. He insisted on his innocence.
= He insisted that he was innocent.
→ insist that ... . 坚持说...(不用虚拟语气)
13. ... put everyone on this ship in grave danger. (line 10)
n. a place in the ground where a dead person is buried 坟墓
adj. very serious and important 严重的,深切的
adj. serious in manner 严肃的,表情沉重的
grave-gravity
from the cradle to the grave 从生到死; 一生
Unit 3
1. The consequences _________(be) very grave if nothing is done.
2. The police have expressed grave concern about the missing ____________(child) safety.
3. Have you realised the __________(grave) of the situation?
4. Learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle _______ the grave.
Practice makes perfect.
child’s
gravity
will be
to
panic: a sudden feeling of great fear that can not be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly. 惊恐;恐慌
E.g. She phoned the doctor in panic.
她在惊慌中打电话给医生。
14. The men on board were in panic. (line 11)
As a noun
• in panic 惊恐、恐慌
当船漏水的时候他们惊慌逃出。
___________________________________.
As a verb
Eg. I panicked when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.
panic→_________(过去式)→________(过去分词)
They fled in panic when the ship leaked
panicked
panicked
regardless of : paying no attention to sth./ sb.; treating sb./ sth. as not being important. 不管;不顾;不理会
15. Regardless of all the challenges,