remind: to make someone remember something that they must do

这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切。

remind sb of sth 提醒某人… , 使某人想起… In case I forget, please remind me of it. The film reminded him of what he had seen in China. remind sb to do sth Please remind me to write to my Mum.

remind sb that/ where/how May I remind you that we agreed to start at 10:00? constantly adv. 经常地,不断地 The area was constantly hit by drought.

3. As a result, I suffered from ‘time lag”

As a result: because of something that has happened结果，由于…的结果 e.g He worked hard, and as a result, he got promoted quickly. V.S. as a result of… He was late as a result of snow.

result from His failure resulted from not working hard enough. result in The accident resulted in his death. Suffer from: to experience 患有…为…所苦。 he suffer from headache.

发散思维：

suffering n. 痛苦，劳苦 sufferance n.容忍， 忍耐

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4. This is similar to the “Jet lag” you get from flying. Bit instead it means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.

这种病有些像乘喷气式飞机高速飞行时所引起的时差反应那样， 所不同是是， 它意味着你的脑海里不停地从以前的时间断地直往回闪去

a. similar / be similar to: 与…相似 A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.

发散思维：

similarity n. 类似，相似 similarly: adv 相似地， 同样地 b. Keep doing something: 继续做某事 It kept raining for a week c. flashback : 闪回， 倒叙

The event in his happy family life are shown in flashback. d. previous adj. 先前的, 以前的 He was there on the previous day.

He has had no previous experience of this kind of job.

5. Well-known for their expertise, his parents’ company, called “ Future Tours”…

a. 过去分词known 作原因状语,相当于一个由as引导的原因状语从句 As it was

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well-known for…

b. be known for… 因…出名 be known to…为…所熟知 be known as…作为…出名 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com

6. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.

a. surroundings n.(常用pl.形式,谓语用复数) 周围事物,环境 This hospital is in beautiful surroundings. The surroundings are very satisfactory.

V.S. surrounding adj. 周围的

His death made top news in the surrounding countryside. b. tolerate vt. 宽容, 忍受

Our teacher won’t tolerate any cheat in the exams.

7. Hit by a lack of fresh air…

lack vt.& vi. 缺乏；缺少；没有 。例如：

You lack courage/ strength/ability / experience.你缺乏勇气/力气/能力/经验。

We didn’t lack for money. 我们并不缺钱。(lack用作不及物动词时,常与for连用。一般用于否定句中。)

n．缺乏；短缺的东西。 （常与介词of连用）。 例如： She showed a lack of humor.她表现出缺乏幽默感。

I can’t buy the bike because of my lack of money.我因为缺钱而不能买那架自行车。 for lack of 因为缺少。 例如：

We can’t discuss the details now for lack of time.因时间有限,我们现在无法讨论细节。 lacking a. 欠缺的，不够的 be lacking in =be short of。例如：

He seemed to be lacking both in intelligence and ability.他似乎在智力和哪里上都有缺欠。

8. on one’s feet 战立, 恢复, 自立

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Ford Motor Company is finally back on its feet after years of low sales. I can’t stay on my feet any longer.

9. press vi & vt.

1)压；按；推。例如：

She pressed the key / button / doorbell. 她摁按键/按纽/门铃。 He pressed a handkerchief to his nose.他 用手帕捂着鼻子。 2）熨；熨平。例如：找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com

I've pressed your trousers with the iron. 我用熨斗熨了你的裤子。 3）紧迫。例如：

Time presses. 时间紧迫

The problem of fuel presses for solution.这个燃料的问题急待解决。

We'll let you know if anything presses. 如有紧急情况,我们会通知你的。

n. 按;压。出版业；新闻界；例如：

Flatten the dough with a press of the hand. 用手把生面团压平。 the University Press 大学出版社

The power of the press is very great. 新闻界的力量非常.

10. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation , … adjustment: The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted. He made adjustment to the machine.

11. sight n. 视力；视野；情景，景象。例如： He has good/ poor (eye)sight 他视力好/差。 She lost her sight.她眼睛瞎了。

Keep out of my sight.不要让我看到你。

I watched him until he disappeared from sight in the distance.我望着他直到他消失在远方。 The sunset is a beautiful sight. 落日是很美的景象。

常见的短语： be in sight 看得见；come in sight进入视线；out of sight不被看到；

lose sight of…看不见...了；catch/ get/ have (a) sight of…发现, 看出；at first sight乍一看。

12.he was swept up into the center of them and my link with him was broken as I was carried up to top of a high building nearby.

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