Unit1
Phrases and Expressions
Turn in上交 work on努力改善；努力完成 figure out弄懂；想清楚；弄明白
of course当然；自然 depend on取决于 try out试用 settle on选定
keep track of跟上…的进展；纪录 on the go忙个不停 set aside留出（时间、钱）take a break休息一下 all at once同时；一起 at a time每次；一次ready, set, go各就各位，预备，跑！ put off推迟，延迟 be set in stone不可改变的take a back seat to处于次要地位；位于 pull out拉出；拔出 right away立刻work through完成 check off在…上打个√ based on根据 check out借出make sense有道理，合乎情理
Vocabulary
accomplish完成 advice建议 clue线索 create创造 divide分开 magical奇妙的option选择 priority优先考虑的事 project课题 responsibility责任 share分享suggest暗示
1.None of us are close friends but we all share an interest in sports.
2.Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or de
epest despair.
3.In order to work more efficiently, you need to have a to-do list and after
accomplishing your tasks, cross them off your list.
4.He basically has two options: he can go to college and play football, or find a job
to support his family.
5.His failure to finish his job in time has created a lot of problems.
6. Mary didn't tell us why she left school, but her letters provided a clue to the ans
wers.
7.She took her parents' advice and became a science major at Cambridge
University.
8. Knowing that Mary always has her meals on the university campus, I suggested
taking her out to dinner for a change.
9.In order to be successful at something you want to do, you need to get your
priorities right.
10.The teacher wanted his students to do a project on local traditions and how they
had changed over time.
11. My plan for the project worked after I divide the tasks among small groups of st
udents from different departments.
12. When I turned eighteen, I decided to take full responsibility for myself.
all at once同时 at a time每次 depend on依靠 figure out弄清 focus on集中于of course当然 on the go很忙 on time准时 set aside留出 settle on决定take a break休息 try out推出 turn in上交 turn off关掉 work on工作write down写下
1.Jack was worried about whether he'd be able to finish his work on time.
2.John wasn't allowed to join the school team, but it took him a couple of days to
figure out what had happened.
3.In my opinion, this is the best way to get the job done, of course, there are othe
r ways of doing it. You may try them one by one.
4.The success of the system depends on the students and their teachers.
5.Their laboratory has produced a new type of medicine for colds and hopes to try
it out in September.
6.Peter told me that all successful people do first things first and generally one
thing at a time.
7.Though the course schedule lists a due date for the term paper, students may
turn it in early.
8. You didn't pronounce these words correctly, I think you need to work on your
pronunciation a bit more.
9.As to the color of the car, Jane wanted white and I wanted black, so we settle
on grey.
10.If you want to keep fit, you should try to set aside some time each day for
exercise.
11.The flood damaged most of the power plants that summer. To save electricity,
people turned off their air conditioners.
12.I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.
13.My kids always keep me on the go, so I am really tired.
14.As they searched, they wrote down in a notebook details of all the things they
found.
15.He has always believed that it's possible to do everything you want in life,
except you can't do it all at once.
16.If you want to win this game, I suggest that you focus on your strengths and set
aside all else.
Structure
1.When she heard the news, she felt too happy to sleep . （感到太高兴了以至于
无法入睡）
