M5 Unit3 Life in the Future
private school 私立学校public school 公立学校
in private 私下地
lack:
lack sth (vt) 缺少……eg: lack courage/ confidence/ responsibility 缺乏勇气/信心/责任感be lacking in
lack of sth (n) eg: The plants died because of lack of water.
同义词：be short of eg: I’m short of money.
lack for nothing 应有尽有
press down 往下按
the press 新闻界
master a language 掌握一门语言master English 掌握英语
switch on/ off 开/ 关
take up a prize 接受奖励
rub one’s eyes 擦亮眼睛
remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事
remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
be unsettled 不安的
as a result 结果是
suffer from 遭受
be similar to 与……相似
feel nervous and uncertain 感到不安
be understanding 能理解人的
make sb sleepy 人们感到昏昏欲睡
be known for 因……而出名be known as 作为……而出名
transport sb into the future 把人送到未来
hit by the lack of fresh air 由于缺乏新鲜空气
in no time立刻，马上
at any time 在任何时候
in time 及时；迟早，最终eg: In time, you’ll forget him.
be back on one’s feet=well
by doing 通过某种方式，手段
get lost 迷路
in all directions= in every direction 朝四面八方
sight:
lose sight of 看不见
catch sight of 瞥见
at first sight 乍一眼
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。in sight 在视线范围内
slide into/ out of (slid, slid) 悄悄溜进/ 溜出
on earth 究竟
in length 在长度范围内at length 详尽地；最终
an optimistic view / a pessimistic view 乐观/悲观的观点
be optimistic about 对……乐观
job opportunity 工作机会（opportunities）
the alien creature 外星生物
in whispers 低声地
change into 变成
assist:
assist in 帮助，协助
assist sb in doing sth
assist sb with sth
assistant : （n）助教，助手；(adj) 副的，助理的an assistant professor 助教
skip out/off 悄悄地或匆匆地离开某地skip over 遗漏，跳过
go soft 变软
go为系动词，soft作它的表语；类似有：go crazy/ hungry/ bad
require sb to do sth 要求某人做某事
require sb that 从句should + v 原形
require doing 需要（主动形式表被动含义）
eg: The floor requires washing. 地板需要擦了。
take up 拿起；接受；开始从事；继续；占用
speed up 加速
sweep up 打扫，把……卷入
make up 编造；打扮；补回；编制，草拟；组成，构成
turn up （音量）调大；出现
look up 查阅注意：look up the word in the dictionary; refer to the dictionary
give up 放弃
carry up 把……带上去
pick up 捡起；获得；恢复健康
eat up 吃完，吃光
use up 用完，耗尽
take after 相似
take away 解除，消除；外卖
take in 收留；包括；领悟；欺骗
take off 脱掉；起飞
take out 拔掉；带某人出去；申请取得
take over 接任；接管
作状语的过去分词通常与句子的主语存在着被动关系，它所表示的动作通常和谓语动词属于同一时间范畴，也可表示先于谓语动词发生的动作。
若非常强调先发生的动作，可用having been done
eg: Having been told many times, he can’t still remember it.
别人虽然已经告诉过他很多遍了，但他还是记不住。
A be compared with
B A与B比较
be lost in 陷入
