1、Important Words & Phrases,Unit Three Life in the Future,impression n.- vt. impress adj. impressive impressed make/leave a/an impression on sb. 給某人留下的印象 翻譯：他的演講給我們留下了深刻的印象。,His speech left a deep impression on us.,2. take up,1). The student takes up his pen and writes to his father. 2). Playing baske

2、tball takes up much of my time. 3). Where did you take up football? 4). She took up his offer of a drink. 5). He is going to take up the story where he left off yesterday.,拿起，占據(jù)，開始從事， 接受，繼續(xù),【即學即練】 1. The poor boy always helps his father even though going to school _ most of his day. A. takes up B. m

3、akes up C. saves up D. puts up 2. My old friend invited me to attend his wedding and I _ the invitation. A. takes up B. taking up C. took up D. to take up,3. constant adj. constantly adv. 不斷地 Fashion is constantly changing. 時尚總是日新月異。 Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. 加熱調味汁并不停地攪動。,4. previous adj.

4、 在前的，早先的 I am unable to attend the meeting because of a previous engagement. 【特別提示】 previous常與to搭配，相當于prior to，意為“在之前；先于” His father died two hours previous to his arrival. I worked in Paris previous to coming here.,4. uncertain adj. 不確定的；無把握的 certain adj. It is certain that It is certain that our t

5、eam will win the match.,5. surrounding n. 周圍的事物；環(huán)境（pl.） adj.周圍的 vt. surround 包圍；圍繞 be surrounded with/by 被包圍 The house is situated in very pleasant surroundings. The village and its surrounding scenery are very beautiful., They lived in a house surrounded by trees, and most of the trees surrounding

6、the house were pine trees.,vt. surround 包圍；圍繞 be surrounded with/by 被包圍,6. tolerate vt. 容忍；忍受 We simply cannot tolerate cheating in exams. I cannot tolerate her rudeness. 我不能容忍她的粗魯無禮。 翻譯： 我再也不能容忍你那惡劣的態(tài)度了。 I wont tolerate your bad manners any longer.,7. lack vi. & vt. 缺乏；沒有 n. 缺乏；短缺的東西,She lacks mone

7、y to buy new clothes. He is lacking in confidence. 3. She does not lack for friends. 4. Poor as he is, he still thinks that he lacks for nothing.,5. Our tour is cancelled for lack of bookings. 6. You are excellent, but we do have no lack of teachers. 7. Too many teachers are treated with a lack of r

8、espect.,用lack的適當形式填空。 1. Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to university. 2. Born in a rich family, they _. 3. I cant buy that book _ money. 4. He just _ a little confidence for he is often afraid that he may fail again. 5. He seems to be totally _ common sense.,lacking,for lack of,lac

9、ks,lacking in,lacked for nothing,8. adjustment n. 調整；調節(jié) v. adjust 整理，使適應 adjust to 調整以適應,The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature. Ive made a few minor adjustments to the seating plan. 我對座次表作了小小的調整。,9. be/get back on ones feet （困境后）恢復；完全復原,Sue is back on her feet after her operation

10、. After his wifes death, it took him two years to get back on his feet.,10. press vi. & vt. 按；壓；逼迫 n. 按；壓；新聞 n. pressure 壓力 press the button the news press 新聞發(fā)布會 a press journalist 新聞記者 under the pressure of work 在工作的壓力下,11. lose sight of 閱讀下列句子，觀察lose sight of 的意思和用法。 1. Suddenly I lost sight of my

11、 father in the crowd. 2. We must not lose sight of the fact that learning English is very important. 3. I have lost sight of my best school friend over the years.,看不見，忽視，失去聯(lián)系,【拓展】 catch sight of 望見，看到 in sight 在視線內 out of sight 看不見了 at (the) sight of 一看見 at first sight 第一眼；初看起來,12. flash vt. & vi. (

12、使)閃光，（使）閃現(xiàn) Lightning flashed during the storm. A lighthouse was flashing in the distance. His eyes flashed angrily. Her eyes flashed anger and dissatisfaction at everyone. My mind flashed back to last Christmas.,13. desert n. 沙漠；荒原 vt. 離棄；拋棄 adj. deserted 被遺棄的；無人的 the Sahara Desert desert a house/ a

13、 city He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. a deserted house/ wife,14. speed up 加速,slow down,You will never get there if you dont speed up. The girls heart often speed up while she is talking to a stranger.,at a speed of 以的速度 at high/ low/ full/ top speed with great speed 高速,15. instant

14、 n. 瞬間；片刻 adj. 立即的；立刻的 in an instant 一會兒；馬上 the instant (that) 一就 instant coffee 速溶咖啡 instant hot water 即時熱水 He will be back in an instant. The instant I saw him, I knew he was the man I was looking for.,16. slide into 移動；溜進 Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell asleep. 17. be optimistic about 對很樂觀 He

15、 has no reason to be optimistic about the future, for he doesnt study hard.,根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子。 1. The little boy watched the plane go higher and higher until he _ it. (這個小男孩望著飛機越飛越高直到看不見為止。) 2. His speech _ the audience. (他的演講給觀眾留下了很深的印象。),lost sight of,made a great impression on,Practice,3. She _ the room without anyone noticing. (她溜進了房間竟沒有人發(fā)現(xiàn)。) 4. He is good at his job but he seems to _. (他工作不錯，但似乎缺乏信心。) 5. He had studied Japanese for a year and a half before he _ English. (他開始學習英語之前已經學了一年半日語了。),slid into,lack confi