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plain the reason for sth. open an account in the agricultural bank 10. go ahead 前進;進行;往下說 11. stare at : look at sb. For a long time glare at : look at sb. Angrily 12. be about to do sth. : 剛要做某事 13. earn one’s passage 掙取旅費 14. spot n. 斑點;滴 the spots on the leopard some water spots When the accident happened, I was on the spot(在現(xiàn)場 ). spot v. : pick out, catch sight of, recognize No one spotted him because he had dressed up. 15. charity n. 慈善 16. to be honest 老實說 = honestly speaking/ to tell you the truth to be frank 坦白說 17. work as an unpaid hand 義務(wù) /無償勞動 work as an unpaid director 18. appear v. 出現(xiàn) appearance n. disappear v. disappearance n. 19. patience n. 耐心 patient adj. 耐心的 n. 病人 have/ lose patience 有 /失去耐心 We must be patient. A patient(耐心的) nurse is now nursing a seriously ill patient(病人) . 20. be jealous of 妒忌 … 21. humour n. 幽默 humourous adj. a sense of humour 幽默感 22. willing adj. 樂意的 willingness n. 樂意 be willing to do sth. lonely adj. 孤獨的 loneliness n. 23. not a bit 一點也不 not a little 許多 I’m not a bit tired. = I’m not tired at all. I’m not a little hungry. = I’m very tired. 24. take a chance/ chances on sth. 碰運氣;冒風險 25. in a rude manner 以粗魯?shù)姆绞? bad manners 不禮貌 (禮貌,禮儀用復(fù)數(shù) ) 26. genuine adj. 真的 a genuine pearl a genuine note fake adj. : fed 假的,偽劣的 27. in rags 衣衫襤褸 from rags to riches 從窮到富 28. indeed : in fact事實上 。really的確 2. It is wellknown that many Americans like to eat a lot. It is said that … It is believed that… It is reported that… It is expected that… It is decided that … It is estimated that… It is supposed that… 據(jù)說 … 據(jù)信 … 據(jù)報道 … 據(jù)預(yù)料 … 據(jù)決定 … 據(jù)估計 … 據(jù)認為 … 4. be about to do sth正要 /即將做某事 be about to do sth…when… I was about to leave when the telephone rang. be on the point of doing sth be to do be going to do sth will do 馬上要做某事 按計劃、打算、或職責、義務(wù)作某事;注定要 打算做某事,有跡象發(fā)生,也可用來表示可能發(fā)生的事情或自然現(xiàn)象 將要做某事,也可表示一種臨時的決定 It is going to rain this afternoon. The medicine is to be taken three times a day. be about to 表示接著要做或馬上要做某事,因此一般不和時間狀語連用; be to do 可與時間狀語連用 (1)Keep quiet, please. The headmaster______ in a minute. A. is about to e B. is to e C. was about to e D. was to e (2) –The telephone is ringing. Would you like me to answer it? No, sit there, please. I _____ it. A. am going to answer B. am to answer C. will answer D. am to answer B C 即學(xué)即練 1 violent adj. violently adv. violence n. 暴力 silent silence 沉默 important importance 重要性 excellent excellence 優(yōu)秀 distant distance 距離 dependent dependence 依靠 independent independence 獨立 present presence 出席 absent absence 缺席 patient