Unit 3 Father Knows Better
Language Study
Words and Expressions
know better: behave in a more nsible and acceptable way
pattern： know better than sb。
Know better than to do sth.
He is old enpugh to know better(than others）。
他年纪大，足够明事理。
He knows better than to judge by apperance.
他很明事理，不至于以貌取人。
location： n。 a place or position
Witness showed the police the exact location of the accident。
目击者向警察指出事故发生的确切地点.
The school is going to move to a new location.
学校将会迁到新地点。
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embarrass：vt。 make sb。 feel awkward or ashamed
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I cho my words carefully in order to avoid embarrassing anyone。
我小心措辞,以免让人尴尬.
It embarrad him that he had to give a talk in front of a lot of people。
他得在很多人面前演讲，这使他尴尬。
adj. embarrasd embarrassing
I don't like making speeches in public。 It's so embarrassing.
我不喜欢在众人前演讲。这太(令人）尴尬了。
I was really embarrasd when I couldn’t answer the teacher’s question.
当回答不出老师的问题时，我真的（感到）很尴尬。
dumb:adj。( informl )
1)foolish
Don't be so dumb. You can’t get a loan from the bank if you are laid-off.
别太傻了。如果你下岗了是不能得到银行贷款的。
2)unable to speak
Children born deaf and dumb can nowadays be taught to speak and lip-read。
天生的聋哑孩子现今可以被教说话和读唇语。
The terrible news struck us all dumb.
这个糟糕的消息惊得我们哑口无言.
consist of: be made up of
The committee consists of scientists and engineers。
委员会由一些科学家和工程师构成。
collocation：
consist in 在于
The beauty of the artist’s style consists in its simplicity。
艺术家的风格上的美在于它的简朴。
bestiality video CF： consist, compo, compri, and constitute
consist: 不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不可用于被动语态。consist 的主语表示事物的整体；of后面的宾语表示事物的组成部分.
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
水由氢和氧构成。
North America consists of Canada, the United States and Mexico。
北美洲包括加拿大，美国和墨西哥。
compo的主语表示事物的组成部分,宾语表示事物的整体。但在被动语态中相反。
Canada, the United States and Mexico compo North America。
加拿大，美国和墨西哥合起来构成北美洲。
新东方pop少儿英语 Water is compod of hydrogen and oxygen.
linux开发培训 水由氢和氧构成。
compri 的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。该词亦可表示“由… 组成"之意。此时主语表示事物的整体，宾语表示事物的组成部分。
Fifty states compri the United States.
The United States compris fifty states.
constitute 主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体.
Seven days constitute a week。
残灯末庙的意思 Canada, the United States and Mexico constitute North America。
加拿大，美国和墨西哥合起来构成北美洲。
fade vi. 1） lo color or brightness
stx All colour fades - especially under the impact of direct sunlight。
所有颜色都会褪色— 尤其是在强光直射下。
The sunlight gradually faded.
阳光逐渐变暗.
2)disappear slowly
The sound of thunder faded away into the distance.
圣诞节英语怎么说雷鸣声逐渐消失在远处。
Her enthusiasm for early –morning exercis faded as the weather was getting colder and colder.
天气越来越冷。他晨练的热情逐渐消失了。
collocation：
fade out 逐渐消失,淡出 fade away 逐渐消失
overall: 1) adv. in general
Overall， prices are still rising.
大体上，物价仍在上涨。
fixit Overall， I like her, despite her faults。
总的来说,我还是喜欢他的，即使他有缺点。
2）adj。 including everything； total (only before noun）
The overall length of the fish is 3 feet 5inches。
这条鱼的总长度是3英尺5英寸。
trade for：exchage( sth。 ）for sth. el
I will trade my stamp collection for your model boat。
我要用我的邮票收藏换你的船模型。
Farmers trade farm produce for tools and money.
农民用农产品换工具和钱.
keep/leave （sb。) in suspen: delay telling (sb。） what they are eager to know
The audience is kept in suspen to the very end of the play.
观众的悬念一直持续到剧终。
I won't keep you in suspen any longer。 Here are the results of the mid-term exam.
我不再卖关子了。这就是期中考试的成绩。
collocation：
break the suspen 消除悬念
hold sb。 in suspen 使某人处于悬念中
be in suspen over 对…悬疑不安
interrupt： fbreadervt。 stop sb. from continuing what they are saying or doing
I’m sorry to interrupt， but you’re not really answering my question。
