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Unit 3
Sports and Fitness
Words and Phrases
1. event
n. 发生的事情;(尤指)重要事情,大事
A daughter’s marriage is quite an event for a father.
n. (体育运动的)比赛项目;公开活动
The 800 meters is the fourth event of the afternoon.
The fund-raising event is very successful.
Listening & Speaking
词义辨析
The foundation of the PRC was a great event of 1949.
One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
They have important matters to talk about.
The minister is busy with state affairs.
2. come along 快点;一道去;进展
快点!时间不多了。
但是你确定真的想让我们所有的朋友一道去吗?
他英语进步很大。
Yesterday when I was walking in the street, I came across Tom; he came up and told me that his book would come out the next week, and that his dream would come true. He happily invited me for a drink and asked me if I would like to come along.
3. host
vt. 主办,主持(活动);作为主人组织(聚会),做东
n. 主人;东道主;(电视或广播的)节目主持人
a host country / city 主办国/城市
play host to... 主办……;接待……
谁将主持这次会议的问题还有待商榷。
我想知道哪座城市将是下一届奥运会的主办城市。
4. work out
With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out.
Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden.
Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.
Things worked out quite well.
5. make it
I’m afraid I can’t make it to the meeting tomorrow.
After so many years of hard work in the field of music, she finally made it.
What a strong wind! I don’t thinki we will make it to the airport on time.
I couldn’t have made it through the week without the support of my family.
6. be up to
(1)是……的职责(或责任);由……决定
It’s up to sb. to do sth. 由某人决定做某事。
(2)正在干,从事着(尤指坏事);在捣鬼
I wonder what they are up to there.
(3)到达(某数量、程度等);至多有
up to ten
Our football team played up to its best in the last league matches.
(4)直到;不多于;不迟于 = till或until
up to now 直到现在
up to then 直到那时
The No.5 bus runs up to 9 o’clock in the evening.
(5)(体力或智力上)能胜任 = good / well / clever enough for
Mike is not really up to the job.
7. relate
v. 联系
relate ... to ... 把……与……联系起来
relate to ... 涉及,与…