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他們正在著手干一項(xiàng)新的試驗(yàn)。 set out to do sth. = set about doing sth. set out for = set off for = leave for 意為 “ 出發(fā)到 …… 去 ” Let’s set out before dark. 我們天黑前動(dòng)身吧。 1). At dawn, they set ____ to get ready for the work of the day. A. off B. about C. out D. in 2). They set ____ at about 8 o’clock. A. about to work B. about to working C. about working D. out work 3. They ____ the mountain at noon. A. set off to B. set out to C. set out for D. set off in 3. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. 突然間 , 他靈光閃現(xiàn)。 〔 U〕 靈感 , 啟發(fā); He said my sister was the inspiration for his heroine. 他說(shuō)我姐姐是他的女主人公的原型。 reproduce vt. 復(fù)制 。 current (1) n. 氣流 。 電流 The current is strongest in the middle of the river. 河中央的水流最急。 (2) adj. 時(shí)下的 , 當(dāng)今的 , 流行的 , 通用的 Most of the old are interested in current events. 大部分老年人都對(duì)時(shí)事感興趣。 The word is no longer in current use. 這個(gè)詞已不再使用。 It is/was not until… that …. 這是強(qiáng)調(diào) not until 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句句型。 Being very stable, 是 Because it is very stable的 省略句 , 它在句中作原因狀語(yǔ)。 2. The ladder doesn’t seem very stable. 這架梯子好像不太穩(wěn)。 not likely to move, change or fail。 實(shí)踐的 。 It wouldn’t be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend. 我們跑那么遠(yuǎn)只為了去度個(gè)周末實(shí)在很不切實(shí)際。 Using Language Listening and speaking Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on a living British inventor called James Dyson. So he telephoned Dyson’s pany in England to interview one of its engineers about the great man’s ideas. Situation 1. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear. □ washing machine □ drum □ refrigerator □ bicycle □ carpet cleaner □ court √ √ √ √ Object The Problem James Dyson’s improvement Washing machine Washing machines at that time do not clean the clothes as well as by hand. He invented a machine us