one's heart 违背诺言 break one's promise 使某人心碎 break __________ ___________ the record 摆脱习惯 break ____________ the habit 打破记录 break break ___________ break the law 打破沉默 break ____________ the silence 违法法律 break ___________ new ground break the ice 开辟新天地 break __________ 打破僵局 break ___________
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hold; keep
roll; turn
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conserve ; save; protect; reserve; preserve; ________ observe ; _______ deserve serve _______ break bankrupt ; interrupt; eruption; ________ abrupt ; _________ disruptive ______
2) When new people meet for the first time, it is important to have an activity that helps break the ice ______.
3) He should be brought to justice for he has the law broken ______.
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Exercise 7 Complete the sentences with appropriate words in the boxes. Make changes where necessary.
A. evolve, involve, revolution, involvement 3) In the past year, dozens of entertainers in this country have been arrested because of their involvement in drug use. ___________
Para.15 treaded water
Para. 18 win the gold medal More words and phrases related to swimming: dog paddle; dive; lane; paddle; swimming suit; …
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Words and phrases related to swimming Collocations: "break + the/one's + noun" Word formation: roots Translation of general words used in sports contexts Translation of idiomatic phrases Useful expressions
e.g. “tract” meaning “draw” contract: together + draw extract:
out +draw 抽出
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Root Meaning(s) Examples maintain ; ______; attain contain; sustain; ________ obtain ______ evolve ; ________; revolver involve; revolve; _______ involvement __________ video ; _____ visual invisible; vision; visit ___ ; _____
B. supervise, revise, visible, visual
revise 5) Before you hand in your essay, you should _______ it and polish it.
supervise 6) People buy pets for their kids, but fail to _________ enough, which results in the suffering of the poor animals. visible progress since his father 7) He has made ______ became more engaged in his life.
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Para. 10 rswim the anchor leg
Para. 13 in the lead Para. 14 in the zone; make the turn
the habit 6) A good way to break ________of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.
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Roots provide the basis for word meanings. A good understanding of them will help you see how a word derives its meanings and ease the difficulty of remembering them.
tact touch ( tag) viv live
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Root ject dict Meaning(s) cast; throw say; speak; proclaim Examples inject ; ______ project ; reject; object; ______ subject _______ contradict ; predict; dictation; _________ dictionary ; _______ dictator _________
1) The Internet has been viewed as one of the revolutions that ever happened in greatest __________ human civilization.
2) All the vehicles ________ involved in the crash have now been removed from the scene.
4) The small plant has not only survived the hard evolved into a major chemical times but _______ manufacturer.
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Exercise 7
Collocations: "break + the/one's + noun"
Look for collocations with "break" in Para. 5 of Text A. Elizabeth started to talk about quitting swimming, which broke my heart because she loves swimming. So I came up with the deal, and she readily agreed.
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Exercise 6 1) The German athlete is expected to break the record for the 200-meter race. _________
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Exercise 6 Translate the following Chinese expressions in the box into English by providing nouns or noun phrases that go with the verb “break”. Then complete the sentences with translations from the box.
Para. 6 swim night; all four strokes; races and timers
Para. 7 pool
Para. 8 50-meter freestyle; swim turn; miss the wall; touch the wall; hurt her time
Para. 9 backstroke and breaststroke; flap
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