全新版大学英语综合教程第一册教案-Unit1
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Unit One  Growing up
Text A Writing for Myself
Language study
1. off and on: adv.
In an intermittent manner:  slept off and on last night.
2. take hold: to start to have an effect
The fever was beginning to take hold.
3. associate: To connect or join together; combin e; To connect in the mind or imagination  associate one thing with another
We associate China with the Greet Wall.  What do you associate with such a heavy sno w? 4.  turn out:
a. to shut off: turned out the lights.
b. to arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment:
A large group of protesters have turned out.
c. To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make: an assembly line turning out cars.
d. To be found to be, as after experience or tri
al:
The rookie turned out to be the best hitter o
n the team. e. To end up; result: The cake tu rned  out beautifully.
f. To equip; outfit: troops that were turned ou t beautifully.
g. Informal To get out of bed.
h. To evict; expel: The tenants were turned ou t.
5.  agony: The suffering of intense physical or m ental pain.
His last agony was over. 他临死的挣扎已经过去了。
He was in an agony of remorse. 他处于极端悔恨之中
be in agony 苦恼不安
death agony (=agony of death)临死时的痛苦, 垂死的挣扎
in agony of pain在痛苦的挣扎中 in an agony of处在极端...状态中
6.  assign:
a. To set apart for a particular purpose; desig
nate. 分派为某一特定目的分开；指派
b. To select for a duty or office; appoint.  选派为某项任务或工作选派；委派
c. To give out as a task; allot. 作为任务分出；分配
d. To ascribe; attribut
e. 归于；归属
be assigned to a new post 被派到新的工作岗位
connect和join的区别assign a day for a meeting 确定开会日期assign property to another 把财产转让给别人
assign one's failure to idleness 将失败归因于懒惰
assign homework 留家庭作业
7.  anticipate: To act in advance so as to prevent; forestall. To foresee and fulfill in advance.
We anticipate great pleasure from our visit to London.
We anticipate hearing from you again.
We anticipated our competitors by getting our  products onto the market first.
ardently anticipate殷切地期望
confidently anticipate满怀信心地期望anticipate sb’s arrival with much pleasure万分快乐地期待某人的到来。
A man who always anticipates his income can never save or become rich. 总是预支工资, 寅吃卯粮的人, 永远不能储蓄或成为富人。
He tried to anticipate all my needs.他设法将我需要的东西预先准备好。
expect, anticipate, hope, await
These verbs are related in various ways to the idea of looking ahead to something in the futu re. To expect is to look forward to the likely oc currence or appearance of someone or someth ing: You can expect us for lunch. 你可以等我们一起吃午饭。
“We should not expect something for nothing---but we all do and call it Hope〞(Edgar W. Howe).“我们不应期待收获而不付出--相反我们应去做并称之为希望〞〔埃德加·何奥〕。
Anticipate is sometimes used as a synonym of expect, but usually it involves more than