新视野大学英语第一册Unit7SectionA.pptVIP

contrive (L8) 设计,想出;设法 今天的下午你能设法去机场接史密斯教授吗？ Can you contrive to meet Prof Smith at the airport this afternoon? (+ to infinitive) 这些俘获的奴隶想出了一个逃跑的方法。 These captured slaves contrived a means of escape. (+ obj.) instinct (L10) act on instinct by instinct have an instinct for 凭直觉行动 出于本能 生来就有…..的爱好 spare (L42) 1) keep from punishing, harming or attacking The victim of the armed attack appealed to the gunman to spare his life. 武装袭击的受害者向持枪者乞求饶命。 The king spared the prisoner when he was in power. 这位国王一当政就赦免了这个囚犯。 2) afford to give (time, money, etc) to somebody, or for a purpose.抽出(时间); 让出 We have got no time to spare if we want to get the report written on time. 如果我们想准时完成这篇报道，那么所剩时间已不多了。 3) relieve, protect, safeguard 使免遭 The doctor tried to spare him from pain. 医生试图减轻他的痛苦。 * Spare the rod and spoil the child. (proverb)) （谚语） 孩子不打不成器。 stiff (L46) 1) (of alcoholic drink) strong and without water or other liquid added He needs a stiff brandy/whisky/gin to forget his worries. 他要拿一杯烈性的白兰地/威士忌/杜松子酒来忘掉他的烦恼。 2) severe; difficult to do The young man was given a stiff punishment for drinking and driving. 这个年轻人因酒后驾车而受到严厉的惩罚。 自9 11袭击事件以来，人们一直在谈论对恐怖分子的判刑要更严厉。 People have been talking of stiffer ______for terrorists since 9.11 Attack. sentences 3) firm; hard; difficult; tough Sitting still at a computer terminal all day can give you a stiff neck. 在电脑终端前一动不动地坐一整天会使你颈部酸疼。 我们无法改变他辞职的坚定决心。 We couldn’t change his stiff ______. stiff determination to quit commit (L51) commit v. 1) do something wrong, bad or unlawful 任何人犯罪都会被判刑入狱。 Anyone caught committing a crime will be sentenced to prison. 这些年轻人被指控在这一地区犯下一系列的抢劫罪。 These young men were ______ of committing a number of robberies in the area. accused 2) promise to a certain cause, opinion or course of action 公司承诺用所创的利润建造新的工厂 The company committed its profits to building new factories. 她被托付给奶奶照顾。 She was committed to the _____ of her grandmother. care 犯错误 谋杀 犯罪 犯抢劫罪 自杀 commit a mistake/an error commit murder