UnitNewwordsandexpressions.pptVIP

mistaken make a mistake mistake v. 〔 to understand wrongly (incorrectly); 〕 mistake my politeness for friendliness. He mistook her for her sister. * Unit 5 New words and expressions Words Formation general adj. adv. generally n. generality employ v. n. employment unemployment employee employer consist of 面粉和水的混合物 a mixture consisting of flour and water make up be made up of be composed of state v. / n. n. a state of mind a poor state of health a state of emergency v. state one’s views 他很肯定地说他从未见过这个男子 He stated positively that he had never seen the man. at stated times 在规定的时间 statement n. 陈述，叙述，说明 eg. Clearness of statement is more important than beauty of language. 表达清晰比用辞优美更重要。 I took your pen by mistake narrow adj. a narrow circle of friends a narrow escape from death He has a very narrow mind She takes a rather narrow view of the subject. v. Her eyes narrowed . general eg. There is a general feeling that this law isn’t working properly. It is not in the general interest to close railways. 关闭铁路不符合大多数人的利益。 general education 普通教育 general public 普通大众 in general 一般来说 generally adv. generally speaking influence n. v. the influence of parents on their children have a good/bad influence on sb. What parents do will have a great influence on/upon their children. African’s climate is strongly influenced by the continent’s position on the globe. approach v./n. v. eg. The time is approaching when we will have to leave. 我们要离开的时刻越来越近了。 他们不得不在接近35度的温度下工作。 They had to to work in temperatures approaching 35℃. Did he approach you about lending him some money? 他有没有找你谈关于借钱的问题。 There are several ways of approaching this problem. 处理这个问题有好几种方法。 approach n. eg. Our approach drove away the wild animals. 通往这座城