Lg Points_unit 9 新编英语教程3 知识点.doc

Unit 9II. Language Points1. in living memory：in the years which can be remembered by some people still alive e.g. The plane tragedy last year was the most serious one in living memory. The earthquake in Tangshan in 1976 was the biggest tragedy in living memory.2. in the depths of : 在. 深处（多做复数）e.g. Coal miners have to work in the depths of the earth. The ship sank in the depths of the ocean. in the of the winter (late winter) 隆冬 in the of despair 极度绝望中 in the of my heart 在内心深处 Note: (sometimes) in the depth of winter/ my heart c.f. at a depth of 在 . 的深度e.g. Water was found at a depth of 10 meters. (10 meters deep)* Well need to study the report in some depth.3. family, crowd, team, board, class, army, police: collective nouns4. round about round about a) (adv.) nearbye.g. He lives somewhere round about. There are not many houses round about. b) (prep.): aboute.g. Come round about 2 oclock. There must have been round about 1,000 people here.c) (prep.) arounde.g. She sat with her children round about her. b) b) roundabout (adj.): not going or coming by the shortest way, or not using the most direct way e.g. I heard the news in a roundabout way. We came by a roundabout route.5. on and off: from time to time; occasionally;e.g. I write to my friend in America on and off. He comes to see me on and off. It rains on and off.6. approximate approximate (adj.): very near be to: close to e.g. Her money is approximate to &10,000. approximately (adv.): nearly approximate (vi.): come near to (在质量或数量方面)接近 to e.g. His description of the event approximated to the truth. approximation (n.): almost correct amount or estimate e.g. That is a very close approximation to the truth.7. thrill(1) Even though Ive been acting for years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage.(2) the thrill of traveling at speed (3) Im thrilled to bits. (4) We were so thrilled to hear about the baby.8. relentlessly (adv.): without pity/ mercy; mercilesslye.g. He scolded her relentlessly. The snow fell relentlessly.9. of dirty grey colour of = what has a certain quality be + adj = be + of + neg: The mountain is very high (of great height). The ocean is very deep (of great depth). The film is very interesting (of great interest). The meeting is very important (of great importance). When she was as tall as me (of my height), she worked a lot. When she was as old as me (of my age), she studied at university.10. smooth overevery ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed overSally managed to smooth over the bad feelings between them.They smoothed out the map on the table and planned their route.A few objections have to be smoothed away before we can start the project.11. churnwhen the garden was all churned upThe motor boat churned the water up as it passed.The lawn had been churned up by the tractor.The argument had left her all churned her up.The factory churns out thousands of these awful toys each week.12. set in set in: begin and continue（经常用指天气或疾病）开始e.g. When he recovered from heart disease, another infection set in. A heavy snowstorm set in before the small fishing boat reached the shore. A strong wind had set in before we got home. set in to do sth: begin to do sth. eg: It has just set in to rain. 13. gripfor the next three months the whole countryside lay in a grip of ironDont loosen your grip on the rope or you will fall.The chancellor doesnt seem to have a very firm grip on the economy.The governments popularity has dropped alarmingly as it failed to come to grips with unemployment and bankruptcies.I handled that interview very badly - I must be losing my grip.Stop being hysterical and get a grip on yourself.a country in the grip of famine14. harden harden (v.)a) (vt.) : make or become hard, strong etc. sth./ sb. 使.变硬 (坚强） e.g. They harden clay by putting it in a fine. Ill try to harden my body. Mothers must try to harden the heart. Life in the mountains hardened me (made me firmer).b) (vi.): become hard, strong e.g. Her mind hardened as she got used to difficulties. The snow hardened until ice was formed. hardened (p.p) e.g. a hardened criminal / a hardened smuggler (顽固不化的罪犯/走私犯)15. freezeThe court froze their assets.Students grants were frozen at 1989 levels.Tomatoes dont freeze well.Come inside, you must be freezing to death.Well go skating if the lake has frozen over.Youve got to stop freezing me out of the decision-making.16. grime grime (n.): dirt e.g. His face is covered with grime and sweat. grime (v.): make dirty e.g. Her face is grimed with dust. grimy (adj.): dirty e.g. grimy faces (roofs/ windows)17. tame (adj.): used to living with human beings, not wild or fierce. e.g. This is a tame dog/ donkey. Her husband is a tame little man. (vt.): make tame e.g. to tame a lion/ tiger /birds18. chop up: cut up (cut into small bits) 切碎e.g. Meat is often chopped up before being cooked.19. freeze/froze/frozen20. Overhaul (vt.) a) examine thoroughly in order to learn about the condition of 彻底检查以期了解之状况; 检修 sth. e.g. Before going for a long ride, I overhauled my bicycle. How much will it cost to overhaul the engine?b) overtake; catch up with赶上，追上 sth./ sb. e.g. The fast cruiser soon overhauled the cargo boat. The police car easily overhauled us. (n.) examination for the purpose of repairing have an overhaul(ing) of sth. e.g. Generally speaking, a driver should have an overhaul of his car every year.21. call at a place: visit a place.e.g. I would always call at the tranquil monastery when I went to that city.call on sb.: visit sb.e.g. We are expecting our uncle to call on us this weekend.22. sell outthe shopkeeper told us she had sold outSorry, were sold out. Be/have sold outTonights performance is completely sold out.Wyman says hell sell out if business doesnt pick up.23. be on order: be requested but not yet suppliede.g. Many books are on order.24. deliverdeliver letters and parcels/ the messageHe delivered up / over the stolen goods to the police.Lincoln delivered many black people from slavery.They delivered the woman of twins.She delivered herself of her opinions.The shop makes deliveries of goods every day.25. furious (adj.): violent, uncontrolled be with sb. e.g. He will be furious with you if you offend him. be at sth.e.g. He will be furious at what you say.26. only to discover( see, find, know, discover, notice ): “ only + to + v” is used to express resulte.g. The young man accepted the job offered by the boss only to find that he would work under a woman. Uncle Alan came to take Tom home for his holiday, only to find that Tom was unwilling to go. She went to find her husband, only to discover her husband was with another woman.27. devoteBlank-filling1. The astronauts landing on the moon was telecast _ to audience worldwide. (living)2. As the night _, the awkward silence rendered us restless. (depth)3. Could you give me a rough _ of how many people will be coming to the banquet? (approximately)4. Her parents had initially refused to let her go to the party, but eventually they _. (relentlessly)5. It was a cold and _ morning and she stamped her feet to keep warm. (frost)6. The _ of public health care has brought into question. (inadequate)7. The police have thanked the local community for their _ in the search for the missing boy. (unco-operative)8. The orchestra gave a performance of great _ but little excitement. (solid)9. They hired some _ to help them transport the goods. (cart)10. It is _ whether having a private education is an advantage in life. (undoubtedly)Distinguish the following sentence pairs:1. (a) I left the window open.(b) I kept the window open.2. (a) I had money enough to buy it.(b)