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ason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low. he worked on a short film, which won him a job as the youngest film director in the world. was the moment when Spieberg’s career really took off. is about a big white shark that attacks swimmers who are spending their holidays in a small village by the sea. 1. mean 1) mean+ to do打算,意欲 2) mean+ n/ pron/that從句意思 3)mean+ ving意味 meaning (n) 意思 meaningful (a) 有意義的 2. celebrate (v) celebration (n) 慶?;顒?dòng) hold a celebration/ celebrations 3. take place 不用于被動(dòng)語態(tài) take sb’s place/ take the place of sb = replace sb take place 指經(jīng)過安排的事情 happen 偶然發(fā)生,碰巧發(fā)生 break out 災(zāi)難、疾病、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)等突然爆發(fā) 4. would+ v 過去常?! ?. starve starve for 急需 starve to death 餓死 6. Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. 1) v 尊敬,給以榮譽(yù) 2) in honor of 為了紀(jì)念 A festival is set to honor/ in honor of the hero. Do harm to sb= harm sb Do more harm than good 7. in memory of 紀(jì)念,悼念… 8. arrive (v) arrival (n) The arrival of the plane has been delayed. ____ my arrival at school, Mr Li was there. 9. gain (n/ v) I gained a lot from my teacher. No pains, no gains. 10. gather 1) A lot of people gathered to see what had happened. 聚集,集合 (vi) 2) The student gathered a lot of information about the hero. 收集 (vt) 11. award 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì) reward 回報(bào),報(bào)酬 He received an award of 1,000 dollars. He was awarded a medal for his excellent work. 12. admire admire sb for sth They admired our garden. I admired him for his success in business. 13. look forward to(介詞) + n/ ving I’m looking forward to his ing. ward 向著…方向 backward 向后 forward 向前 14. As though/ if 好象 15. have fun with sb 1. Using the latest technologies, Chinese scientists grow vegetables in greenhouse 2. Today many vegetables are not grown in gardens but in greenhouses where they are protected for the wind, rain and