致用大学英语第一册 第八单元 unit8.ppt

make it: to be successful 办成，做到；及时到达 He never really made it as an actor. 他从来就不是一个成功的演员。 The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we’ll never make it. 再过二十分钟飞机就起飞了，咱们无论如何也赶不上了。 sip : (1)v. to drink sth., taking a very small amount each time 小口喝；抿 She sat there, sipping at her tea thoughtfully. 她坐在那儿，若有所思地抿着茶。 He slowly sipped his wine, listening to her quietly. 他慢酌浅饮，静静地听着她讲 (2)n. [C] a very small amount (of a drink) that one takes into the mouth 一小口（饮料） to have/take a sip of water 喝一小口水 George stopped to take another sip of coffee. 乔治停下来又啜了一口咖啡。 frown : vi. to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing one’s eyebrows closer together 皱眉 What are you frowning at me for? 你为什么朝我皱眉头？ She frowned with concentration. 她紧锁双眉，全神贯注。 frown on/upon sb./sth.: to disapprove of sb./sth. 不赞成；不同意 Drinking is thoroughly frowned upon in many churches. 许多教会完全禁止饮酒。 In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. 她家里的人对任何感情的流露都不以为然。 bet: v. (1) (spoken) used to say that one is almost certain that sth. is true or that sth. will happen 敢说；八成儿 I’ll bet you that he knows all about it. 我敢说他了解一切。 I bet that we’re too late for the football game. 我们太晚了，八成儿看不到球赛了。 (2) to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result 下赌注（于）；用……打赌 You have to be over 16 to bet. 赌博者年龄不得低于16岁。 He bet $2,000 on the final score of the game. 他下注2,000美元赌比赛的最后比分。 (3)n. [C] an arrangement to risk money, etc. on the result of a particular event打赌 We’ve got a bet on who’s going to arrive first. 我们打了个赌，看谁先到。 I hear you’re taking bets on whether she’ll marry him. 我听说你在拿她是否会嫁给他的事和人打赌。 I. Answer the following questions according to the information from the text. Both Martin and Thorne were lawyers. They were competitors. 1　What was the relationship between Martin and Thorne? He was going to steal Thorne’s files about the bid and sell them to another contractor Sidney. 2　What was Martin’s plan to even things up? He planned to break into Thorne’s off