Unit 1 Great Scientists教案

police quelled the outbreak of violence.
   (2) a sudden eruption; an outburst 突然爆發
   there has been an outbreak of measles on town.
6. control  v. & n.
(1) v. to have power over, rule, direct 統治；控制
the government tries its best to control prices. 政府努力控制物價。
he cannot control his anger. 他無法抑制自己的憤怒情緒。
(2) n. 控制；統治；掌握
①lose control of / be (go) out of control  失去控制
the diver lost control of his car and it knock into a tree. 司機失去控制,車撞到樹上。
    the car was out of control and ran into a wall.  車失去控制,撞到了墻上。
    ②in control of  在…控制下
mr brown is in control of the money.  布朗先生管理錢財。
③under the control of  被…控制著
the money is under the control of mr brown. 錢由布朗先生掌管。
7. reason / cause
reason用來解釋某種現象或結果的理由，后接 for sth./ doing sth.;
cause 指造成某一事實或現象的直接原因，后接 of sth./ doing sth.。如：
the reason why she was late is that she didn’t get up on time.
the cause of the fire is unknown.
8. suggest  vt.
   (1) to offer for consideration or action; propose （常與that連用）提議；提出；建議。如：
i suggested that we should travel by train.
(2) to make evident indirectly; intimate or imply 暗示；顯出。如：
 it suggested that you did not catch the 8 o’clock train, but you caught the 8:25 train.
(3) suggest后跟從句時，如果表示建議的語氣，其后要用虛擬語氣。若表示暗示或表明時，不用虛擬語氣。
9. absorb  vt. & vi.
    (1) to take or suck in (liquids) 吸收  absorb…into…
a sponge absorbs water.海綿吸水。
the big company has gradually absorbed these small companies into its own organization.  
這家大公司漸漸把這些小公司吞并了。
    (2) to take in (knowledge, ideas) 專心于
    the little girl was absorbed in reading a tale. 這個小姑娘正在全神貫注地閱讀一篇故事。
10. severe  adj.
    (1) so serious; so bad  （人；紀律）嚴厲的；嚴格的
    i think you are too severe on the boy.  我認為你對那個孩子太嚴厲。
    his severe looks frightened me.  他的嚴厲表情使我恐慌。
(2) very harmful or painful; serious or uncomfortable  （疼痛）劇烈的
sars—severe acute respiratory syndrome （嚴重的、急性的呼吸道綜合病）
he has a severe pain in his leg. 他的腿痛得厲害。
be severe with—be strict with  對…要求嚴格
he is severe with himself.  他嚴格要求自己。
11. especially  adv.