put sb. off ＝remind sb. to do 提醒（某人）…… put sb. off 推脱, 敷衍

My son always asks me to take him up. I always put him off. put sth. off 推迟, 延期

put off the meeting，put off the appointment

10、'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered. in that(this) case 如果那样（这样）的话，既然是那样（这样） Is he one of your best friends? In that/this case, you may invite him. prefer to do sth. 宁可做某事

prefer to do…rather than… 宁可……也不……

【Key structures】 表示习惯性动作

表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词appear，appreciate，believe，feel，forget，hear，know，like，look，notice，remember，resemble，see，think，understand，belong to，consist of，contain，desire，detest，dislike，hate，hope，love，matter，mean，mind，need，want，wish常用于一般现在时而不用于进行时

【Special Difficulties】 Lose, Loose, Miss.

lose vt. 失去，丧失，遗失，丢失

eg. Roy has lost his job again. eg.She lost her parents when she was sixteen.

If you bet on that horse you will lose your money. （bet on sth 就……打赌） loose adj. 松动的，松的，松开的

Servral screws have come loose. （come loose，松了（系动词+adj.）） The handle of this suitcase is very / has come loose. miss v. 怀念, 思念, 错过，未能……，缺（课等），惦念，想念 Hurry or you‘ll miss the train. I missed my English lesson. missing adj. 不见了的

sth. is lost = sth. is missing missing boy 失踪了的孩子(不能用 ―lost‖ ) Expect, Wait for

expect 可以表示―预计……可能发生（或来到），等待，期盼‖，它表示等待时往往侧重人的心理而不是具体在某个地方等。 I expect / I‘m expecting to hear from you.

I‘m expecting the bus to arrive in the next ten minutes. My trip took me longer than I expected. wait for主要指―等待‖这个动作本身。 I‘m waiting for the next bus.

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