选修八unit3重点单词.ppt

Language points ①. call up 打电话，使......回忆起 I’ll call you up tonight (call sb. /ring sb. up ) The old photo calls up memories of my childhood. (recall sth.) call for 需要, 要求 call off 取消 call in 邀请, 请来 call on/at 拜访 (call on后跟人作宾语，call at后跟地点名词作宾语 ) 4. now and then 有时, 偶尔 I see them now and then, but not often. 例题：I used to call people ___, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work 5. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. distinguish oneself 显扬自己, 使自己扬名 The man distinguished himself by his wisdom. distinguish 辨别, 区别 I can’t distinguish the twins, they are so alike. distinguish…from 把…...与…...加以分开 distinguish sb. by 凭借…...辨认 tell …from… 把......与......区分开 distinction n. 区别, 差异 distinctive adj. 有特色的, 与众不同的 distinct adj. 截然不同的 distinguishable adj. 区别得出的, 辨认得出的 8. I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could tap them in the easiest way. set about 开始, 着手 The sooner we set about it , the sooner we’ll finish. We set about cleaning up the mess. set out 出发,启程 set out to do sth.开始做某事 set off 出发, 动身 set aside 留出, 对…不予以考虑 set down 记下, 写下 set up 设置,造成, 产生 On receiving the assignment, we___ at once. A. set to work B. set out to work C. get down to work D. all the above 10. abruptly adv.唐突地；突然地 A man with an abrupt manner is not welcome here. abruptness n. 11. convenient adj. be convenient to It is convenient for sb. It is convenient to do sth. Will 3’oclock be convenient for you ? Come and see me whenever ___. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient C