(3,3)重点词汇1. n. 赌;打赌v. 打赌;赌钱[典例]1). He often bets a 1ot of money on horses.2). I bet that it will rain tomorrow.[重点用法]bet on为某事打赌make a bet on 为某事打赌win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了[练习] 按要求翻译。
1).We ______ ______ ______ ______ (打赌)the outcome of the next horse race.2).他把所有的钱都用在赌马上。
_______________________________________________________________________________2.n. 缺点;错误,过错;故障vt.挑剔,指责faulty adj.有缺点的;不完善的faultless adj.不可挑剔的[典例]No one could fault his performance.①I wonder how they got lost and whose fault it was.②Somehow,people seem to think it’s my fault for letting him in.③He is such a man who is always finding fault with other people.[重点用法]It’ s one’ s fault 是某人的过错find fault in看出……的缺点,找出……的毛病find fault with对……不满,挑剔[练习] 翻译或填空。
她总是找我的茬儿。
_______________________________________________________________________________ 从你的文章里我找不到错误,它完美无瑕。
I can’t ________________________your paper.It is perfect.3.vt. 发现;认出n. 污点;斑点;地点spotless adj. 没有斑点的,干净的[典例]1). This is the very spot where he was murdered.2). She was wearing a white skirt with red spots.①I had just sat down to work when I spotted something moving on the wall.②He spotted a serious mistake in the accounts.③I easily spotted him in the crowd because he was very tall.④I was on the spot when the accident happened.[重点用法]spot sb. doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事on the spot = on the scene到(在)现场;当场[练习] 用spot的短语或其适当形式填空。
1). The police ______ him driving a stolen car.2). The police were ______ ______ ______ within a few minutes.3). He keeps his house _______.完成句子When the man was trying to break into the bank,he_____________________(当场被警察抓住).4. n. 通道;(书、讲话、音乐等的)一段,一节;经过,通过,消逝;旅费[典例]1). They were denied passage through the occupied territory.2). He worked his passage to Australia.[重点用法]with the passage of time 随着时间的推移[练习] 按要求翻译或填空。
1). Her confidence grew _______ _______ (随着时间的推移).2). Several passages _______ (介词) the book were printed in a national newspaper before it waspublished.5.n. 说明;理由;计算,账目vi.&vt. 认为;说明;解释总;计有[典例]1). I’ m going to the bank to open a new account.2). Bad weather accounted for the long delay.①How do you account for your absence from school yesterday?②On no account must employers make personal telephone calls from the office.③His exam results were not very good,but we must take his long illness into account.④The train was delayed on account of snow.⑤He paid the money into his account.[重点用法]account for导致;做出解释;总计有 on account of = because of 因为open an account在银行开个户头keep an account of记录,记载take sth. into account/consideration考虑到某事[练习] 用account的短语填空。
1). The League members in our school ______ ______ half of the students.2). She couldn’ t _______ _______ her foolish mistake.完成句子缺钱是她辍学的原因。
____________________________her not continuing her studies.Since we are not wealthy now,we’d better take our daily expenses into________.A.thought B.account C.position D.effect6. vt.&vi. (sought, sought) 寻找;探索;寻求[典例]1). You must seek permission from the manager.2).They are seeking to mislead us.[重点用法]seek (for/after) sth./sb. 寻找某人/某物seek to do sth. 试图做某事seek happiness/comfort/wealth/success追求幸福﹑安逸﹑财富、成功[练习] 用所给词的适当形式填空。
1). I think it’ s time we ________ (seek) legal advice.2). They are seeking ________ (change) the rules.7. n.数(量);总额vi.(to)合计;接近[典例]1). Can you really afford this amount?2). The cost amounted to 250 pound.[重点用法]a (large/small) amount of + n.[u] + v. (单数) (large/small) amounts of + n.[u] + v. (复数)in (large/small) amounts [作状语]大(少)量地amount to... 共达……,合计……[练习] 用amount的短语翻译或所给词的适当形式填空。
1). Duting the earthquake, a large amount of damage _______ (do) in a very short time.2). Large amounts of money _______ (spend) rebuilding the temple.3). At that time, mall amounts of land _______ (use) for keeping animals.4). The total cost of repairs _______ _______ (总计) $100.8. [bau] vi.&vt. 鞠躬;弯腰[bəu] n.[c] 弓,蝴蝶结;鞠躬[典例]1). We all bowed to the Queen.2). His back was bowed with age.[重点用法]bow to/before sb. 向某人鞠躬bow to sth. 向……低头;接受某事[练习] 用bow的短语或其适当形式填空。
1). The boss ______ ______ the demands of the workers.2). The cast ______ as the audience applauded.9.n.(戏剧)一场;现场;场面;景色;(电影,电视的)一个镜头;(事件发生的)地点典例:①Reporters were soon on the scene after the accident.②The happy scene of children playing in the garden disappeared,and it was quiet again.③The students were able to go behind the scenes to see how programmes are made.④They rushed to the scene of the traffic accident.重点用法:on the scene在现场;当场appear/come on the scene出场;登场behind the scenes在幕后;暗中the scene of the accident事故现场辨析:scene,scenery与view(1)scene指都市景观或室内陈设,还可指舞台场面或部分布景,是可数名词。