【人教课标选修8】unit5 Meeting Your Ancestors

     (2) interrupt sb.  打扰某人

   e.g. ①Don’t interrupt me. I am very busy. 打扰某人

4. assume              vt. 假定，设想；担任，承担

(1)assume后多跟 1) 名词，2)宾语+ to be + n. / adj.,

     3) that 从句

e.g.  1. The scientist  ~ that there no animals on the moon.

              科学家设想月球上没有动物．

              2.  I  ~d the responsibility.   我来承担责任。

　　  3. He assumed a great man.  他假装是伟人．

(2) assuming放在句首，表一种猜测。

e.g. Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?

扩展： assumption        n.     make an assumption

５. regardless of    不管；不顾；不注意

e.g.        He went ~ the risk.  他不顾危险地去了。

       He is ~ his appearance.  他不注意自己的外表。

6. preserve            vt.(1) 保存；保护；收藏

e.g. You can ~ meat or fish in salt.

       你可以用盐来保存肉或鱼。

(2) 保持；维持

e.g. It is one of the duties of the police to ~ public order

7.sharpen. vt /vi 使变锐利 锋利 、磨快刀

sharpen a pencil with a knife.

Sharpen a knife.

Sharpene stone tools.

n. sharpener 磨快的用具

adj. Sharp 锐利的、陡峭的、激烈的、凛冽的

8．Preserve vt  保存、保护 、保管

The city should take steps to preserve the old temple.

Preserve… from..保护使免于

Oil preserves metal from rust.

Vt.保存 、储藏 , 维持、保护

Preserve fruit in sugar cans.

Preserve one’s strength.

9．I’m sorry to interrupt you, but how could they live here?

  I’m sorry, but ……

  Excuse me , but….

10.We have been excavating layers of ash almost six meters thick, which suggest that they might have kept the fire burning all winter.

six meters thick

six years old

The Forth period    Learning about language and using language