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Unit 4 Life on Mars
一 掌握下面的短语和句型:
(Comic strip and Welcome to the unit)
1. hear of 听说
2. be famous for 因……而闻名
be famous as 作为……而闻名
3. sb spend some time (in) doing sth 某人花费多长时间做某事。
=It takes sb some time to do sth.
4. care for 关心
5. the first man to do sth 第一个做某事的人
6. make sth +形容词 “使某事……”
(Reading)
1. decide to do sth 决定做某事
=make a decision to do sth = make up one’s mind to do sth
2. be / become interested in 对……感兴趣
3. ever since 自从……以来
4. at the age of 在……岁的时候
5. take flying lessons 上飞行课
take ballet lessons 上巴蕾舞课
6. in one’s spare time = in one’s free time 在某人的业余/闲暇时间
7. work as 当;从事……工作
8. be selected to become / be =be selected as 被选中成为……
9. test pilot 试飞员
10. out of control 失去控制
* under control 在控制之中
* under the control of 在……的控制下
11. Better to be safe than sorry. / Better safe than sorry. 最好不要去冒险。
12. cut sth short 缩短某事
13. for the first time 第一次
14. wait to do sth 等待做某事
can’t wait to do sth 迫不及待地做某事
15. try to do sth 试图做某事;尽力做某事
16. warn sb to do sth 告诫某人做某事
17. stay away 走开
18. It is said that … 据说……
It is reported that … 据报道……
19. send a message to 给……发信息
send text messages to 9321发短信到底9321
20. make sb do sth 使某人做某事
let sb do sth 让某人做某事= have sb do sth =get sb to do sth
21. round/ around the world 全世界=throughout the world = all over the world
22. turn round and round 一圈一圈地转
23. make a lot of noise 发出很大的噪音
make a noise 吵闹
24. a type of 一种 = a kind of
25. a small amount of 少量的(修饰不可数名词)
* a large amount of 大量的=a great deal of
26. belong to 属于
27. at sea 在海上
(Vocabulary)
1. spill the beans 说漏嘴
2. give away 泄露
3. be involved in 涉及,被卷入
4. be close to 接近, 靠近
5. in power 当权的
6. the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登
7. many hands make light work 人多力量大
8. raining cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
9. when the cat’s away, the mice will play 山中无老虎,猴子称大王
10. too many cooks spoil the broth 人多手杂反误事
11. love me, love my dog爱屋及乌
12. don’t put all your eggs in one basket 切勿孤注一掷
13. the grass is always greener on the other side 邻家芳草绿,隔岸风景好
(Grammar)
1. refer to 提到, 参考
2. take sb to s