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Unit 1 Food for thought
Understanding ideas
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Vocabulary
take to
take to jogging 喜欢慢跑
take up 拿起;占据;开始从事
take of 脱下;起飞;迅速流行;休假
take on 呈现;雇用;承担
take apart 拆开,拆卸
练习:He's taken to __________ (get) up at 6 and going jogging.
getting
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Vocabulary
2. sort
all sorts/kinds of 各种各样的(名词前)
of all sorts 各种各样的(名词后)
this/that sort of 这/那种的(名词前)
of this/that sort 这/那种的(名词后)
sort of= kind of 有几分,有点儿(用于动词或形容词之前作状语,表程度 )
sort...by... 把……按……分类
sort... into... 把……分成……
sort out 分类,整理;挑出;解决
练习:After supper, we would play card games of all __________ (sort) in the sitting room.
sorts
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Vocabulary
3. typical
a typical example 典型例子
a typical feature 典型的特征
be typical of 具有……的特点;是……的典型
It is typical of sb.to do sth. 某人一向……是某人的特点
练习:This poem is typical __________ the Romantic period.
of
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Vocabulary
4. suffer
suffer pain/hardship 遭受疼痛/遭受困苦
suffer losses/damage 遭受损失/遭受损害
suffer poverty/hunger 遭受贫穷/饥俄
suffer from ill health 身体不好
suffer from food/drought 遭受水灾/遭受早灾
suffer from shock 陷入休克状态
suffer from stress 承受压力,有精神压力
练习:Many young people suffer __________ stress both from home and work.
from
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Vocabulary
5. come across
come across an old friend 碰到了一位老朋友
come across this book in an old bookstore在一家旧书店里发现了这本书
练习:She came __________ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
across
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Vocabulary
6. horrible
horror n.惊骇,惨状,极端厌恶,令人恐怖的事物
be horrible tosb.对某人很粗鲁
have a horrible feeling (that...)有种不好的感觉···.··
horrible weather 糟透了的天气
ahorrible smell 极难闻的气味
a horrible dream 噩梦
练习:We complained to the travel agency about the __________ (horror) service during our trip, but no one has responded now.
horrible
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Vocabulary
7. gather
gather together 聚集起来,合拢
gather round/around 聚集,集合
gather...in 收割,收获
gather flowers/crops 采花/收庄稼
gather information/evidence 搜集信息/证据
gather up 收集
练习:People __________ (gather) round, curious to know what was hap