Unit Five

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Unit Five

• Text B
• Stop Spoiling Your Children

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L3 kit

• a skiing kit (???????)??????
• a well-stocked first aid kit
• ?????????
• a lavatory kit
• ????

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L5 make a point

• ????
• ??????????????????,???????????
• He made the point that he was _________ along
  with thousands of others.
• unemployed

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• ????????????
• You made an original point in your speech.

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• beside the point
• make a point of
• on the point of
• to the point

• ???,????
• ??
• ????
• ????,??

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L6 far

• ad. much
• ????????????????
• These tests are simply taking far too long.
• Its far too hot in this room open the windows.

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L12 hold down

• ????, ???, ??(??)
• He is a good worker, and will hold down his job.
• ????????,????????
• One cop held down the robber while another
  handcuffed him.

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• ?????,???????,???????????????????
• In bad times, merchants hold down prices so
  customers will still shop at their stores.

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L13 accommodation

• ??,??,??
• ??????????????,???????
• The two sides failed to agree on every point but
  came to an accommodation.
• ??????????????
• The accommodation at that hotel is first class.

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L16 pine for

• pine for want very much, esp. when it is
  unlikely that one will be able to have
• ??????????????,???????
• Newcomers are often pining for home within weeks
  of arriving in their new country.
• Many people pine for the country life.

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L20 stand up to sb./sth.

• 1. ?????,????
• ???????????,????????
• Hell respect you more if you stand up to him.
• ??????????????
• A soldier must stand up to all kinds of dangers.

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• 2. ??,???
• ???????????,????????
• The trees stood up pretty well to the _______
  this winter.
• frosts
• ?????????????????
• My wifes health will not stand up to this cold,
  damp climate.

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• stand by
• stand for
• stand out
• stand up
• stand up for

• ????
• ??
• ????
• ???,(??)????
• ??,??

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L21 fluctuate

• 1. change frequently
• ???????
• fluctuating opinions
• ????????,?????,??????
• His attitude seems to fluctuate between _____ and
  ________.
• happiness, hopelessness

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• 2. (of price, number, rate..) rise and fall
• ???5???6???????
• The price fluctuates between 5and 6.

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L24 loosen

• ????
• loosen discipline
• A few drinks loosened his tongue.
• ??????,??????????

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L25 sour

• a. ??,??,????
• This milk has gone sour it has a sour taste.
• ??????????????????????,???????????
• The project turned/went sour on us when we found
  no oil and our backers pulled out their money.

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• v. ???,?????
• The milk has soured overnight.
• ????????????????????
• Various unhappy experiences have soured her view
  of life.

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L32 insensitive

• a. ?????, ?????
• ???????????????????
• The police have been criticized for _______ to
  complaints from the public.
• being insensitive

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• ?Alaska?????,??????????
• After living in Alaska, I am almost insensitive
  to cold.

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L33 undermine

• ???????
• undermine someones name
• ???????
• Smoking undermines health.
• ???????????
• Mice had undermined the foundations of the church.

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L 40 on demand

• ????
• ???????????
• Passengers must show their tickets on demand.
• ?????
• This will be paid on demand.
• ?????????
• Babies should be fed on demand.

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L46 submit

• vt.
• ????1?1???????
• You must submit your application before January
  1st.
• suggest
• ??????????????????????
• I submit that the plan will not work without some
  major changes.

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L49 turn over a new leaf

• ????, ????
• ????????????,???????
• They decided to give him a ______ opportunity to
  turn over a new leaf.
• last
• ?????????
• Now lets turn over a new leaf.