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课件网) Unit 3 Inventors and inventions -2- 1.call up给……打电话 [教材原句]When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset.(P20)我给住在乡下的母亲打电话的时候,她感到很心烦。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①The volleyball match was called because of the bad weather.? ②More work does not necessarily call more men.? ③She is on the phone;please call in a few minutes.? ④She asked him to call Brown’s Hotel to see her daughter.? off for back at -3- 考点必记 call for需要;要求;呼吁;(去)接某人 call at拜访某地 call on拜访某人 call on sb.to do sth.号召/要求某人做某事 call off取消 call out大声说;召唤某人 call in叫某人进入 call back回电话 -4- 2.distinguish vi. & vt.显示……的差别;使……有所不同;辨别 [教材原句]Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.(P20)这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。我要发明某种仁慈的东西,既可以把蛇捉住,又不会伤害它们。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①He distinguished himself a famous actor.? ②The twins are so alike that it’s difficult to distinguish one the other.? ③He was one of China’s most (distinguish) medical men,a world authority on heart-diseases.? ④Yan’an has become a distinguished base educating the young generation.? as from distinguished for -5- 考点必记 distinguish A from B 辨别A与B distinguish oneself使自己扬名 distinguish between right and wrong明辨是非 be distinguished from不同于…… be distinguished for因……而著称 be distinguished as辨别为;称之为 考点提示 tell...apart辨别,识别;tell...from辨别,分清 -6- 3.set about 开始;着手 [教材原句]I set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them.(P20)我着手研究蛇的习性,以便能找到捕蛇的最简易的方法。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①The Spring Festival is coming;let’s set about (clear) up the mess.? ②The reasons for my decision are set in my report.? ③Then the scientist set out (do) his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.? clearing out to do -7- 考点必记 set out动身,出发;陈列;摆出;安排;陈述(事实等) set out to do sth.开始做某事 考点提示 表示“开始做”时set about 后接动词-ing形式;而set out后接不定式。 -8- 4.seize vt.抓住;捉住;夺 [教材原句]Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea.(P21)在朋友和亲戚的催促下,我决定抓住机会为我的成功想法取得认可。 语境巧练 单句填空 ①The brave university student seized the thief the arm and brought him to the police station.? ②He decided (seize) the moment and ask her to marry him.? by to seize -9- 考点必记 seize power夺权 seize an opportunity/a chance/a moment抓住机会 seize hold of... 抓住;占领 seize sb.by the arm抓住某人的胳膊 -10- 5.“only+状语”置于句首时引起部分倒装 [教材原句]Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.(P21) ... ...
