Module 3 Unit 1.doc

Module 3 Unit 1 1. sense n. 感官，感觉 the sense of sight 视觉 the pleasures of senses 感官上的享受 观念，意识 a sense of hunger 饥饿感 a sense of responsibility责任感 见识，道理 common sense 常识 a man of sense 通情达理的人 意义，意思 a word with several senses 多义词 vt. 感觉，觉察 【例句】 He didn’t sense any danger before the accident happened. 事故发生前他没觉察到任何危险。 vt. 了解，领悟 【例句】 I didn’t sense his meaning when he said goodbye to us. 他和我们告别的时候我没有领会他的意思。 【短语】 in a sense 在某种意义上说 【例句】 What you said is in a sense true. 在某种意义上来说，你说的话是正确的。 【短语】 make sense 讲得通，有意义 【例句】 This sentence doesn’t make any sense. 这个句子毫无意义。 【小试身手】 请将下列句子翻译成英文。 1． 很好的方向感对出门旅行有很大帮助。 2． 在黑暗中，他不得不依赖他的听觉和触觉。 3． 从某种意义上说，让他察觉到可能存在的威胁才有意义。 Key: 1. A good sense of direction will help you a lot when you are travelling. 2. In the darkness, he has to depend on his senses of hearing and touch. 3. In a sense, it makes sense to make him sense the possible danger. 2. hold 【短语】 hold back 阻止，抑制，隐瞒 【例句】 No one can hold back the wheel of history. 谁也无法阻止历史车轮的前进。 Hold your tears back, and you’ll learn to depend on yourself. 不要流泪，你得学着独立。 【短语】 hold on 继续，坚持，抓住……不放 (to) 【例句】 The speaker held on for a full hour. 那个演讲的人讲了整整一个小时。 He survived the flood by holding on to a piece of wood. 他紧抓着一块木头不放，才从那场洪水中幸存下来。 【短语】 hold up举起，支撑，阻挡，拦截 【例句】 Manage to hold up under the daily stress. 想办法应付每天的生活压力。 【短语】 hold down 压制，压低(价格等)，缩减，牵制 【例句】 The old man hasn’t given up smoking, but is holding down to 3 cigarettes a day. 那位老人还没有戒烟，但是已缩减到每天三支烟。 【小试身手】 I. 请用以上短语的适当形式填空。 1. —May I leave a message for Jack? — ______, please. I have to find a pencil to write it down. 2. Who would like to answer this question? ______ your hands to let me know. 3. To sell their new products, they’ve ______ the price by 20%. 4. Why are you ______ the news from me? I have the right to know what is happening. II. hold有很多个含义，猜猜它在下列句子中具体的含义。 1. The lecture hall can hold 1,000 people. 2. The girl was holding her father’s hand. 3. Is that branch strong enough to hold your weight? 4. He was held prisoner