1、language points,. call up 打電話，使.回憶起 ill call you up tonight (call sb. /ring sb. up ) the old photo calls up memories of my childhood. (recall sth.) call for 需要, 要求 call off 取消 call in 邀請, 請來 call on/at 拜訪 (call on后跟人作賓語，call at后跟地點名詞作賓語 ),call on drop in on pay a visit to go on a visit to visit,拜訪某人

2、,+ sb.,拜訪某地,call at drop in at pay a visit to go on a visit to visit,+sp.,4. now and then 有時, 偶爾 i see them now and then, but not often. 例題：i used to call people _, from the moment i woke up to the time i went to sleep. a. now and then b. all the time c. at home d. at work,5. here was a chance for m

3、e to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. distinguish oneself 顯揚自己, 使自己揚名 the man distinguished himself by his wisdom.,distinguish 辨別, 區(qū)別 i cant distinguish the twins, they are so alike. distinguishfrom 把.與.加以分開 distinguish sb. by 憑借.辨認(rèn) tell from 把.與.區(qū)

4、分開,distinction n. 區(qū)別, 差異 distinctive adj. 有特色的, 與眾不同的 distinct adj. 截然不同的 distinguishable adj. 區(qū)別得出的, 辨認(rèn)得出的,8. i set about researching the habits of snakes so i could tap them in the easiest way. set about 開始, 著手 the sooner we set about it , the sooner well finish.,we set about cleaning up the mess.

5、 set out 出發(fā),啟程 set out to do sth.開始做某事 set off 出發(fā), 動身 set aside 留出, 對不予以考慮 set down 記下, 寫下 set up 設(shè)置,造成, 產(chǎn)生,on receiving the assignment, we_ at once. a. set to work b. set out to work c. get down to work d. all the above,10. abruptly adv.唐突地；突然地 a man with an abrupt manner is not welcome here. abrup

6、tness n.,11. convenient adj. be convenient to it is convenient for sb. it is convenient to do sth. will 3oclock be convenient for you ?,inconvenient 要求某項東西時,常與for或on連用。her claim for more money wasnt even considered by the office.b.權(quán)利（后常接to介詞）。如：the blind have a claim to a decent job. c.聲明。his claim

7、to know the president was not believed.,make a claim for damages mary made a claim to the pencil. the old man claimed the land. she claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. the earthquake claimed tens of thousands of lives.,12. so i have filled in the form and filed my patent application with the

8、 patent office. v. 提交 send sth that it can be recorded today is the deadline for you to file the document.,v 將某物歸檔 store sth so it can be consulted file sth (away) file (away) the letters in a drawer,on file 存檔, 歸檔 kept in a file ill keep your report on file.,12. bear 忍受; 帶有, 具有 (bore, borne) i coul

9、dnt bear to listen any longer, so i left the room. bear doing 表示習(xí)慣性動作 bear to do sth. 表示一次具體動作,歸納拓展,dive into he dived into the history of china 他潛心研究中國歷史。 he dived into his pockets and fished out one dollar 他迅速把手伸進(jìn)口袋掏出了一美元。,跳水(頭朝下)；迅速把手伸入； (對活動，問題等) 全心投入，潛心研究,he _ his career and made a great contri

10、bution to our country. a. dived himself into b. devoted himself to c. dived into d. devoted to,set out (to do sth.) 開始（做某事）,著手干; 為某個目標(biāo)而努力 they are setting out to do a new experiment. 他們正在著手干一項新的試驗。 he set out to break the record for the channel swim. 他決心打破游過海峽的記錄。,set out to do sth. = set about doin

11、g sth. set out for = set off for = leave for 意為“出發(fā)到去” lets set out before dark. 我們天黑前動身吧。 tomorrow ill set out for beijing. 明天我將出發(fā)去北京。,current (1) n. 氣流; 水流, 洋流; 電流 the current is strongest in the middle of the river 河中央的水流最急。 this button switches the current on 這個電鈕接通電流。,(2) adj. 時下的, 當(dāng)今的, 流行的, 通用的

12、 most of the old are interested in current events 大部分老年人都對時事感興趣。 they are expecting profits of over $2 million in the current year 他們期望今年的利潤超過二百萬美元。 the word is no longer in current use.這個詞已不再使用。,associate vt.聯(lián)想；聯(lián)系 n.同伴，伙伴,im sorry, but this phone is out of order. 對不起，這個電話壞了。 out of order 壞了；有毛病。如： our refrigerator is out of order again. 咱們的冰箱又壞了。 與之相反的短語是in order, 意思是“處于正常情況，情況良好”。如： the house is painted and decorated, everything is in order