unit3whydowebelievethattheearthisround(文件)
【正文】 oint. 34. Bother: ? Bother: take trouble。 sth. difficult to bear. ? Eg1: The old woman doesn’t want to be a burden on anyone. ? Eg2: Ann was tired of the burden of looking after so many children. Word Building Knowledge ? 1. The suffix –let is added to nouns to form other nouns, meaning a) little: booklet=a little book。 urge strongly. ? Eg1: He looked very ill that morning and all his classmates pressed him to go and see the doctor at once. ? Eg2: All the children pressed the teacher to continue her manner. ? 37. In a way Shaw is right: To a certain degree Shaw is right. In a way: to a certain degree。 show to be just, right or reasonable ? Eg1: He tried to justify his neglect to his duties on grounds of ill health. ? Eg2: He is fully justified in refusing your request ? Eg3: Do you think you are justified in treating your old mother like that? ? 26. Then bang goes my ace:… then I lose my ace If you say bang goes something, you mean it suddenly bees obvious that it cannot now succeed or be achieved. Eg1: The dog has eaten my foodbang goes my dinner! Eg2: I have broken my leg, so bang goes playing football. ? 27. I believe that finishes the Oval Earth man: ? I believe this last argument of mine pletely defeats the Oval Earth man. ? Finish: overe pletely, kill ? Eg1: my answer finished him. ? Eg2: The Watergate scandal finished Nixon’s political career. ? 28. My reasons for thinking that the earth is round are rather precarious ones: ? My reasons for thinking that the earth is round are not wellgrounded. Here the author admits that the evidence he provides is not enough to establish his beliefs beyond any doubt. 29. Exceptionally: ? Exceptionally: unusually ? Eg1: He is an exceptionally talented player in NBA history. ? Eg2: You have defended your position exceptionally well. ? 30. Fall back on: ? Fall back on: turn to help, use, when all else has failed. ? Eg1: He is a man to fall back on in an emergency. ? Eg2: If this plan fails, there are other plans we can fall back on. 31. Rest on ? Rest on: rely on, be based on ? Eg1: Bernard Shaw’s fame rests more on his plays than on his novels. ? Eg2: Columbus’s decision to sail west to reach the East rested on his belief that the earth was round. 32. Authority ? Authority: power over the opinions of others. ? Eg1: Kings used to have absolute authority over their subjects. ? Eg2:Prof. Smith has international authority or influence in the field of theoretical physics. 33. Stray (away) from ? Stray (away) from: wander away from。 overstate. ? Eg1: People don’t believe what he says
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