Lesson 5-book 2 Say Yes 现代大学英语第二册课件.ppt

Lesson five Say Yes Word Study blur: to obscure, to make indistinct eg. ~ the line between art and reality ~ the distinction between right and wrong Tears ~red my eyes. The alcohol didn’t blur his brain. pinch 1. to nip, squeeze, or compress eg. to ~ sb’s cheek playfully to ~ one’s finger in the door 2. to afflict or trouble eg. be ~ed with cold and hunger 3. to give or spend sparingly; be mean eg. ~ and save / scrape She ~es on food in order to spend on clothing. pinch pennies eg. We’ve been pinching pennies all year so that we can visit my relatives in Australia in December. More idioms with “pinch” at a pinch eg. We usually only accept 55 guests but at a pinch we could take 60. take sth with a pinch of salt eg. She told me she knew people in the film industry, but I took that with a pinch of salt. feel the pinch eg. It’s six months since he lost his job, and he is beginning to feel the pinch. plunge eg. The temperature ~d below freezing. The price of oil has ~d to a new low. The dangerous policies would ~ Europe into another war. take the plunge eg. After working for twenty years he decided to take the plunge and go back to college. rummage: to search about for sth She ~d change from the bottom of her purse. He ~d about in his drawer. ~ among back number periodicals for an article ~ a ship for contraband Words meaning “search” or “examine” Did you lock the door? – I’ll go and check. The water samples were examined for traces of pollution. The social services are inquiring about the missing girl. The police probed into his financial affairs. silverware -ware: manufactured goods ironware, software, hardware, glassware, earthenware, ovenware snap snap one’s fingers at e.g. If you continue to snap your fingers at your boss, you may be severely punished. snap / bite sb’s head off e.g. He is just making a suggestion: there’s no need to snap his head off / snap at him! be a snap e.g. This job is a snap. snap snap out of it e