Unit 3 TEXT B

•Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law

Words and Phrases• 争得某人的支持 • 不自然的笑容• 从头到脚，遍布全身

• 在某人掌握中 , 听某人支配

• win sb over • forced smile• from head to to

e • in one’s finger

• 比我年纪小• 长得很结实• 体 格 健 美 的 ， 体

型匀称的• 屏息

• be one’s junior• compactly built• well-built• hold one's

breath

• 以某人的名义 ; 代表某人

• 水痘• 毫无头绪， 什么也不

知道• 梅干菜炖肉

• on sb’s behalf • chicken pox• not have a clue• steamed pork and

preserved vegetable

• 尝了一小口• 酱油• 幽默感• 在 某 人 看 来 ， 在

某人眼中• 安置某人睡觉 • 相处得很好

• taste a small bite• soy sauce• sense of humor• in one’s eyes• put sb. to bed • hit it off

Sentences

• 她是反对这个主意的，但是我确信我能把她争取过来。

• She's against the idea, but I'm sure I can win her over.

• 你能为我切一片很薄的蛋糕吗？• Could you slice me a very thin piece of c

ake?

• 信任是成功婚姻的关键要素。 • Trust is a key ingredient in a successf

ul marriage. • 孩子们浑身上下都是泥。• The children were covered in mud fro

m head to toe.

• 要是你了解任何有关最近车站所发生事情的情况，请与警方联系。

• If you have any information concerning the recent event at the station, please contact the police.

• 每当他走进房间的时候，她就要起一身鸡皮疙瘩。

• She would get goose bumps whenever he walked into the room.

• 你预料到会遇到什么困难吗？ • Do you anticipate meeting any trouble? • 我穿着那条有绿点点的裙子。 • I wore that skirt with the green spots.

•肯没出席，所以我将代表他领奖。•Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize on his behalf. •全国都紧张地等待着消息。•The whole country held its breath as it waited for news.

• 她因领导不力而受到了点名批评。• She was criticized by name for her lac

k of leadership.• 如果你不给我一点提示的话，我是绝对

猜不到答案的。 • I'm never going to guess the answer if

you don't give me a clue.

come up with (L1)

• come up with• vt [no pass.] infml to think of (a plan, rep

ly, etc.); produce 提出 , 拿出• I came up with a better plan than th

at.

• put up with • vt infml to suffer (something annoyin

g or unpleasant) without complaining容忍

• We have to put up with her bad temper.

• keep up with to remain level 赶上• I had to run to keep up (with the girls). • They could not keep up with us when we c

limbed the mountain.

• catch up with to come up from behind and reach the same point or level as 赶上

• You walk on and I'll catch up with you later

• I have to work hard to catch up with the other students.

同位语从句 (L6)•同位语从句，就是对某些名词做进一步的解释的句子。•I’m greatly shocked when I heard the news that his father died yesterday.We have to face the fact that the weather is unexpectedly bad.

•定语从句的引导词 that 在句子中作成分（主语或宾语），而同位语从句中的 that 为连词，只起连接主句和从句之作用，不作任何成分。

• I’ve got an answer that A is right.I’ ve got an answer that surprised me a lot.

•能接同位语从句的名词有：•belief, fact, idea, doubt, rumor, evidence, proof, conclusion, suggestion, problem, order, answer, discovery, explanation, principle, possibility, truth, promise, report, statement, knowledge, opinion, likelihood

• 同位语一般由 that引导，但也可以有关系代词 which, who, what 和关系副词when, where, why, how 或 whether 引 There arose the question whether we could win the game.

• I have no idea how to explain it .

• 一些介词词组后面也能引导同位语从句。（非常经典的功能句式，可用于四六级和托福作文，不妨一试！）on the ground (由于… …原因 )on the condition that （在… …条件下）on the assumption (假设在… . …情况下 )with the exception （有… …例外）owing to the fact （由于… …事实）on the understanding (基于… …理解 )

The young lady promised to marry the old man on the condition that he bought her a villa .

L8 away • ad. 表示一个将来的动作•距离考试还有六周。• The exams are still six weeks away.•华盛顿高峰会议将在一个多月后举行 .• The Washington _______ is over a mo

nth away.• summit

L10. cube• cube: cut sth. Into thin wide flat piec

es• cube the vegetables 把蔬菜切成小方块

• cube the meat 把肉切成丁儿

L12.She can only cook looking at directions. My instructions are in my fingers.

• I am so skilled that I can prepare and cook without much thinking as if my fingers did it by themselves.

In one’s fingers• have sth at one’s finger-tips (ends)• He has all the information at his finge

r-tips.• He masters several languages.• He has several languages at his fin

ger-tips.• He had all the figures, all the facts at

his finger-ends.

L17.• 他们把他从头到脚地打量了一番。 • They looked him over from head/top

to toe.

L19. criticism• His critical works are now more hi

ghly valued than his creative works.

• At that critical moment, he didn’t show any sign of fluster. 慌乱

• The teacher criticized his carelessness.

• 批评家，评论家• critic

L22 on the ..side 有点儿…

• 这条新裤子有点大。• These new trousers are a bit on the la

rge side.•天气有点凉 .• The weather is on the cold side.• solidly built 身材结实• a well-built man 体格强壮的人

forgettable (L23)• forgetful [+of] having the habit of forgetti

ng 健忘的 , 易忘的• He tends to be forgetful of his manners. • My aunt has become rather forgetful in he

r old age. • My old uncle has become rather forgetful.

• forgettable likely to be forgotten 容易被忘的 , 可忘记的

• a movie with very forgettable characters.• unforgettable (of an experience) too stron

g in effect to be forgotten 忘不了的 , 令人难忘的

• The colors of Africa in the spring are unforgettable.

• It was an unforgettable experience.

L29• 每当他走进房间的时候，她就要

起一身鸡皮疙瘩。 • She would get goose bumps

whenever he walked into the room

• Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

• The older the goose the harder to pluck.拔毛

L30 On behalf of• AmE in behalf of• in/on sb’s behalf • 我代表我的母亲写了几封信。• I wrote several letters on my mothe

r’s behalf.•多谢你为我费心。• Thank you so much for all the trouble

you have taken on my behalf.

•法定监护人应该维护这个孩子的利益。• The ________ guardian must act on b

ehalf of the child.• legal

L32. Innocent• He is ignorant of the crime.• He is innocent of the crime.• He is so ______ as to believe

everything he hears.• Her face was _______of make-up. • He is so ______ as to mistake

Australia for Austria.

innocent

ignorant

innocent

L43. As• As 为关系代词 ,引导定语从句 ,其先行词可以是一个名词词组 , 一个从句 , 一个句字 .

•众所周知，她极受学生的欢迎。• As is well-known, she is very popular a

mong her students.•此句中 , as指下面的整个句子 she is very

popular among her students.

• as引导定语从句时与 which 的区别• as引导定语从句修饰一句话时可以在主句前，也可以在主句。在主句后时可以变成 which, 但在主句前时不可以。

• Things then improved, as/which was unexpected.

L44

•说几句话 ; 作短评 • make a few remarks •随后情况有了起色 , 这是始料未及的。• Things then improved, _________

was unexpected. • 这机会太好了 , 千万不能错过。 • It is too good an opportunity to m

iss. • 你做练习越仔细越好。

as / which

L48.

• too…to 句型前加 only 成肯定意气。

• 能够帮你忙 , 真是太高兴了。 • We were only too pleased to

be able to help you. • 我非常愉快接受你的邀请。• I am only too delighted to ac

cept your invitation.

proclaim etc. (L49)• They all mean to make known publicly• declare v. [ +for/ +against/ +that-cl] impli

es explicitness and usu. formality in making known 宣布；声明；表示 Russia thereupon declared war upon Turkey.

• We declared for their proposal.

• announce v. [+that-cl] implies declaration, esp. for the first time, of sth that is of interest of is intended to satisfy curiosity 宣布，发布

• He announced to his friends his engagement to Miss White.

• The captain announced that the plane was going to land.

• proclaim vt. [+that/to be] implies a clear, forceful, authoritative oral declaring 宣告，公布，声明

• They proclaimed that he was a traitor. • The ringing bells proclaimed the end of

the war. • The boy was proclaimed king.

• publish v. implies making public, esp. through print 公布，宣布

• He has published many works through the Commercial Press.

Exercise• 1. The rules and regulations will be

__________ in the newspapers. • 2. The new Congress _________ a state

of war with Germany.• 3. The vote was completed. The

chairman ___________ the result.• 4. The Government ___________ a state

of emergency.

publishedpublished

declareddeclared

announcedannounced

proclaimedproclaimed

• 他依然声称自己相信那种理论。 • He still proclaims himself a beli

ever in that theory. • china spoons / cups •瓷匙 / 杯• china shop •瓷器店 • a set of china • 一套瓷器

-ful[ 加在名词之后 , 构成名词 ]表示“充满 ...

所需之量” • armful• basketful • bowlful• bellyful

• 一抱之量• 一满篮 , 一满筐•满碗•满腹 , 满肚子 ; 过多的量

• eyeful• handful• mouthful• roomful• spoonful

•满眼 , 满眶 , 一瞥所见

• 一把；一撮 ；少数

•满口；一口•满房间 , 满屋的人• 一匙

L57 hit it off• hit it off: very well, perfectly ( 口）• 我和他相处得很好。• He and I hit it off well with each other.

• A comes from London, and B lives in Hong Kong. They are comparing the weather in the two cities.

• A and B are Chinese students. A is a southerner, and B comes from the north. They are comparing the climate in the north and the south.