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课件网) Unit 1 Food matters Extended reading: Eating in China language points 1. … and the hot flavour is enough to heat up a cold midwinter evening or to let loose rivers of sweat on a summer afternoon. ……那热辣的味道足以让寒冷的冬夜热起来，或者在夏天的下午让(人)汗流浃背。 loose adj. free to move around without control 不受约束的 not fixed, or rigid 未固定牢的 not fastened together; not held or contained in sth 零散的 not tight-fitting or tightly fitted 宽松的 not compact or dense in texture 疏松的 let sth. loose: to free sb./sth. from whatever holds them/it in place 释放；放任 e.g. Don't let your dog loose on the beach. 不要让你的狗在沙滩上乱跑。 e.g. The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. 那些羊跑了出来在路上自由自在地走动。 Check that the plug has not come loose. 检查一下别让插头松脱了。 loose v. 释放；放任；松开，放开 e.g. His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment. 他的讲话表露出一种强烈的民族主义情绪。 He loosed the straps that bound her arms. 他松开了绑在她手臂上的带子。 loose n. 解放，放任 e.g. Three prisoners are still on the loose. 有三名囚犯仍然在逃。 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1) 她的头发披散在肩上。 Her hair fell loose around her shoulders. 2) 你给出的翻译不够严谨。 Your translation is a loose one. 3) 长途飞行时，穿宽松的衣服和舒适的鞋子。 On long flights, wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes. 4) 我松开牵绳，让我的狗儿奔跑起来。 I loosed the rope and allowed my dog to run. 2. Over time, it has expanded to include multiple opinions of soups, vegetables, meats and sauces, appealing to people of different tastes. 随着时间的推移，它已经扩展到包括多种选择的汤、蔬菜、肉类和酱汁，吸引着(喜爱)不同口味的人。 expand vt. & vi. to increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge 增加，扩大； to open new shops, factories etc. 扩展，发展(业务) to express at length or in detail 详谈，详述 e.g. Metals expand when they are heated. 金属受热则膨胀。 The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool. 该酒店想添个游泳池来扩展业务。 You mentioned the need for extra funding. Would you expand on that 你曾提到需要一笔额外资金，你详细谈谈好吗 expand...into 把……扩展(发展, 膨胀)成 expand on/upon 阐述; 详谈 expansion n. 扩大，增加；扩张；详述，扩充 【语境应用】单句语法填空。 1) The company is confident of further _____ (expand). 2) The president used today’s speech to expand _____ remarks he made last month. 3) With ten years’ hard work, he finally expanded his firm _____ a big company. expansion on / upon into expand, enlarge, extend & spread 词条 用法 例句 expand 常指范围、体积和数量的膨胀、变大和增大等 Student numbers are expanding rapidly. enlarge 常指面积、体积等方面的变大和扩大 We’re going to have this picture enlarged. extend 常指直线上的延伸及时间的延长 The show has been extended for another six weeks. spread 指物种、疾病、思想、文化、习惯等的传播、延伸 Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team. appeal vi. to be attractive or int ... ...
