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背景音乐：04 - Various Artists - The end of the world
The elephants and the king of the mice
Explain the words below in English
1.The factory in our are closed this year, so nearby businesses are suffering many losses.
2.She put her purse beneath her chair.
3.Their meeting was accidental, but they ended up becoming good friends.
4.The father endangered his small children by leaving them alone for several hours.
5.There is a herd of cows by the side of the road.
6.Everyone assembled to see the king and queen pass by.
7.The teacher was mistaken about the little boy’s ability to learn another language.
Key points
TV-to-film adaptation Baywatch will follow in May, and a remake of Jumanji will come out late this year.
Paraphrase:
1.The truth is beginning to come out about what happened.
2.We knew what disease it was when the spots had come out.
He built it up, eventually attracting the attention of a football coach.
Paraphrase:
1.Build up a big library, a fine reputation, a thriving business
2.Pakistan is anxious to build up ties with China, which it sees as the world&`&s most important ascending political, military and economic power
3.The movie company has done so much to build up its honour and prosperity.
adapt : from ad "to" and" from aptus ( apt )"fitted"
E.g. adjourn advance address
*In modern word-formation sometimes ad- and ab- are regarded as opposites
What’s the difference between chief and primary ?
Idioms :
last-ditch attempt
In a last-ditch attempt to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill.
pudding ring
He worked and worked to get his “pudding ring” just right, then got a huge zit that ruined the whole thing.
Comprehension exercises:
Why did the villagers leave?
Word bank
Accident-prone
