Unit 2 Making Plans
unit 2 making plans
1. prepare for預備……，為……做準備
he is preparing for his lessons.
他正在預習功課。
they begin to prepare for the evening party.
他們開始為晚會做籌備工作。
we have to prepare for the worst.
我們必須做最壞的打算（準備應付最壞的情況）。
2. how about…（后接詞活動詞ing形式等）怎么樣？
how about another cup of tea?再來一杯茶怎么樣？
how about coming with us to the theatre？
跟我們一起去看戲怎么樣？
i am going to have orange juice. how about you?
我想要桔子汁，你要什么？
3.get up 1）起床 2）站起來，起立
at what time do you get up every day?
你每天幾點（什么時候）起床？
i usually get up at six.
我通常六點起床。
the students get up when their teacher comes into the classroom.
老師走進教室時，學生們都起立。
4.be famous有名，著名
he is a very famous football star.
他是一位非常著名的足球名星。
columbus is famous for his discovery of america.
哥倫布因發現美洲大陸而聞名于世。
5.get married結婚（后接to, 不接with）
his daughter got married last month.
他的女兒上個月結婚了。
when did you get married?
你什么時候結的婚?
she got married to a rich man from her hometown.
她同老家的一個富人結婚了。
6.go to college上大學
her father didn’t go to college because of the war.
由于戰爭的原因，她父親沒能上大學。
he went to college at sixteen.
他16歲上大學。
7.first of all首先，第一
first of all, you must be honest.
首先，你必須誠實。
first of all let us write down our names on the cards.
首先在卡片上寫上我們的名字。
8.find out發現，查明，找出
you have to find out the answer for yourself.
你必須自己去找答案。
no one could find out his telephone number.
誰也查不出他的電話號碼。
i’ll find out where they live.
我將查明他們的住處。
9.at the same time同時；但與此同時，然而
they arrived at the theatre at the same time.
他們同時到達劇院。
he is not honest, but, at the same time, we cannot deny that he is clever.
他不誠實，然而我們不能否認他很聰明。
10.make sure1）查明，弄清；確定2）確保；務必，一定要
i hear he is going to qingdao on holiday, but i cannot make sure.
我聽說他要去青島度假，但我不敢肯定。
will you make sure that she has returned?
請你查明她是否真的回來了，好嗎？
he looked behind him to make sure (that)no one was following him.
他看了看身后，確保無人跟蹤他。
the old man makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed.
這位老人在睡覺前一定要把所有的燈都關掉。
make sure you wake me up at five o’clock.
你務必在五點鐘叫醒我。
11.work on繼續工作；從事（某項工作），致力于；研究
he worked on the new methods of reaching the moon for years.
他研究登上月球的新方法已有數年之久。
she is working on a new book.