Unit4 Attitudes towards Our Elders词汇
i key words and expessions1 at peace/on behalf of如果名词表示抽象意义,前没有定冠词。否则,有。如,in need; in honor of ; in time; on time ;in the son; in the shade; on the street.再如 fail is mother of success.2 apartment.,《英国英语》房间;《美国英语》一层公寓;一套房间《=flat》would you do me a favour to find me a new apartment?3 pick sb up1> 接某人。i’ll pick you up at eight.2> 捡起;抱起;扶 起the woman picked up the baby and went out hurriedlyseeing a wallet on the ground, the boy picked it up and sent it o a policeman.he picked up the bike lying on the street.3> 《重新》学习two years later, he picked up english to get further education.4> 收听do you pick up news every day?4 no matter1>=it doesn’t matter没关系---i’m sorry for interrupting you.---no matter.2>no matter +wh---无论多么we will overcome it no matter what difficulty we will meet with.注意whatever/no matter what是有区别的,如果引导主语和宾语从句,要用whatever.e.g. whatever you do can’t change my mindi’ll believe whatever you’ve said.5 regular.固定的keep regular hours生活有规律 / regular time 固定的 时间 / regular routine 固定的模式 / regular income固定的收入/ regular work 固定的 工作 / regular customers固定的客户;常客6 favour .n.恩惠;好事;赞许;喜欢;赞成;偏爱do me a favour to open the door.he worked hard to get back in the teacher’s favour.are you favour of collecting some money for the hope project?the teacher refused to have his daughter in his class for fear of showing favour to her.a mother shouldn’t favour one of his children more than the others.do me a favour my suggestion?7 set aside把---放在一边;不管;不顾don’t set aside the work. first of all, you should finish it.he set aside my opposition and went on carrying on the plan.set out to do sth; set about sth/doing sth; set sb an example=set an example to sb; set fire to sth==set sth on fire; set off/out for sp=leave for sth8 in the early 1990s在20世纪90年代早期。注意,在1990s 前加the。而 in 1990是在1990年。9 punish sb for sth为某事惩罚某人blame sb for sth为某事责备某人scold sb for sth为某事责骂某人10 date back to=date from该短语不用进行和被动语态。常用一般现在时。如,the legendary dates back to 500 bc.ii analyse11staff; crew; teamstaff 全体工作人员/职员 the school’s staff is/are excellent.