(视觉或听觉等)范围.ppt

Unit One Big bucks the easy way New words pain: cause pain to (vt) eg: It pained the mother to watch her son suffering. It pains me to think of you struggling al alone. Does your knee still pain you on damp days? inquire: ask (vt / vi) eg: He inquired about the times of flight to  Beijing. We are going to inquire after a sick classmate this afternoon. The teacher inquired the reason of his long absence. cram: fill too full; force or press into a small space cram sth into sth eg: He crammed all his clothes into the bag. It is dangerous for so many people to be crammed into a bus. range: the distance at which one can see or hear (视觉或听觉等)的范围 n. Jim has a wide range of interests. V. range from … to … The prices of fish range from $5 and kilogram to $13 a kilogram. shrink: become les or smaller (vi) eg: Will the sweater shrink when washed? A bad harvest caused the farmer’s income to shrink. audience: a chance to be heard eg: The Queen allowed him an audience of 20 minutes. He is going to have an audience with the director. a large audience 不用many much修饰 pull up: bring or come to a stop eg: The driver pulled up his car at our door. Bob was walking along the street when suddenly a car pulled up beside him. know better than to do sth:明事理而不至于 　eg: You should know better than to play football in the classroom. Fools may believe, but I know better. be at: be occupied with, be doing eg: They are at dinner, I am afraid. what are you at now? make a dent in (减少；取得一点初步进展) eg: It’s already six o’clock and haven’t made any dent in the pile of work. The purchase only makes a dent in her income. cut into: reduce; decrease eg: The pollution of the river cut into the value at of the houses in that n