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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Words and expressions
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1. Achilles’ heel 希腊神话:阿喀琉斯的脚跟
(比喻)致命的弱点
练:
① Angela is a super scholar, but spoken English is her Achilles’ heel .
② When he gives me advice, I am all ears.
他给我提意见时,我_____________________.
③ Sorry, I’m all thumbs when I cook.
很抱歉我一做饭就_____________________________.
④ My wife bought a mink coat that cost an arm and a leg.
我妻子_____________________买了一件貂皮大衣。
笨手笨脚的
洗耳恭听
花了一大笔钱
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the UK=
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.The first week was a little ____________________.
2. He wore a expression, maybe the problem was quite __________________.
3. Some people are puzzled ________ the fact that he is still single.
4. _________________(使我困惑的是)is that I don’t know the exact time for the test.
puzzling/confusing
about
puzzled/confused
puzzle:vt _____________ n _____________
★adj. ______________ ( confused)
★ adj. ______________ (confusing)
puzzled
puzzling
puzzling/confusing
迷惑;使困惑
谜;疑问
What puzzles me
▲The suspect broke away from the two policemen who were holding him.
▲One of the provinces broke away to form a new state.
break down (机器)出故障;(身体,精神)垮掉; (计划,谈判)失败;
(化学)分解
break into 闯入……
break in 闯入;插嘴
break up 结束;放假;破裂;打碎
break out (战争,疾病等)爆发
挣脱(束缚),脱离,
①The First World War _____________ in 1914.
②Yesterday two thieves ____________his house.
③ As she was talking, he suddenly ____________, saying, "That's a lie".
④The meeting __________ at ten to three.
⑤She's just __________ with her boyfriend.
⑥ Modern music like jazz has _______________ the old traditional rules.
⑦ The elevators(电梯) in that building are always ______________, which makes the residents quite annoyed.
broke out
broke into
broke/cut in
broke up
broken up
broken away from
breaking down
belong to 属于(无被动,无进行)
belongings n.所有物,财产,财物
★威廉 教授一直告诉他的学生:未来属于受过良好教育的人。
Professor William keeps telling his students that