Unit3Artandarchitecture..doc

Unit 3 Art and architecture 本单元重要语言知识点： 1. preference n. 偏爱, 比较喜欢 have a ~ for … 更喜欢 show ( give) ~ for … 偏爱 in preference to prefer v. prefer sth./ to do sth. / doing sth. that sb. ( should) do sth. sb. to do sth. prefer to do A rather than do B = would rather do A than do B prefer (doing) A to (doing) B preferable 更好一些(与 to 连用) A is ~ to B. 2. design v./n. be designed to do / for sth. 打算做……用 have designs on ……对…..有企图 by design(=on purpose)故意 The toy is designed for children above three. They have designs on your money. This machine is of bad design. 3. taste v. / n. sense of taste have a taste for music 爱好 a taste of success成功的体验、经历 taste a rich variety of foods. taste the joys of freedom 领略自由的欢乐 This tea tastes sweet.(连系动词，后接形容词，不用被动) This soup tastes of chicken.（taste of sth.尝起来有……的味道） tasty adj. a tasty meal Tasting nice, the beef sells well. 4. convenient adj. 方便的；合适的；近而方便的（与to连用）be ~ to sp. be convenient to/ for sb. It is convenient for sb. to do sth. When will it be convenient for you to go? It is convenient to live close to your work. Our house is ~ to the children’s school. convenience n. at one’s ( own) convenience 在方便时, for the convenience of 为…… 方便起见 if it suits sb’s convenience 如果对某人方便a public convenience 公共厕所 5. stand = bear , put up with, tolerate忍受（常接n. / doing） I won’t stand your treating the child like that. I can’t stand being kept waiting. 经受=bear I can’t stand the cold / your talking to me like that. Their work will hardly stand closer examination. The cloth stands washing. 处于某种状态/境地（Link Verb） How do things stand at the moment? These hospitals stand ready for emergency cases. The house has stood empty since the old man’s death. 6. under construction / discussion / consideration / repair 7. impress vt. (sth. ) impress sb. (deeply) (sb.)be impressed by/ at / with sth. ~ sth. on (upon) sb. = ~ sb. with sth. 使(某人)铭记 (sth.) be impressed on one’s