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Unit 2 It’s a long story. 1. take care (告別用語)多保重 【 點撥 】 take care意為“多保重”,是告別用語。此外,還可表示“當(dāng)心;小心”之意,與 be careful, look out同義,后可接 that從句或動詞不定式。如: Take care that you don’t drink too much. =Take care not to drink too much. 小心別喝太多(酒)。 2. elderly adj. 上了年紀的;較老的 【 點撥 】 elderly是形容詞,意為“上了年紀的;較老的”。如: The elderly man looks for his ticket in his pocket, his bag and finally finds it in his wallet. 這個老人在他的口袋、包里尋找車票,最終在錢包里找到了票。 【 辨析 】 elder, older與 elderly elder, older這兩個詞均是 old的比較級, elder本身也是形容詞,三個詞在用法上有所區(qū)別。 ( 1) elder意為“前輩的;年紀較長的”,僅用于同一家庭成員的比較; older則不限于此。如: ① My younger son is five and my elder son is nine.