Unit 8 Learning a foreign language, twice as hard?

fall back 后退;退讓
fall asleep 10. be different from 與…不同
11 .communicate with 與…聯系；與…交流
12. distinguish…from… 把與區別開來
13. adjust to 調整；調節；使適合；使便于使用
14. in the process 在進行；經過；在…過程中
15. in common （團體）共同的；公有的16.make mistakes 犯錯誤
17.make friends with 與…交朋友
18.take (an active ) part in （積極）參加
19.take patience to 有耐心去做….
20. come across 偶然遇見
21. regardless of…不顧 /不管 /不關心…
22. all of a sudden =suddenly
23. broaden one’s horizons 拓寬了視野
23. be concerned about
24. be anxious about / be anxious to do
be eager for / be eager to do
be curious about
28. more than + 數詞 = over
more than + n. =only
more than + v. =very，深為
more than can/could = not
more than + adj./ adv. = very非常
more than one = many a 不止一個
29. get stuck/burnt/hurt/dressed/separated/
washed/changed/lost/married/drunk
句型以及部分知識點講解
 .p66. (zhao li ) learning english is fun.
fun [u.] n.------ 區別funny adj. may you have great fun.
seeing monkeys in the zoo is of great fun. / what fun it is to have a game after work.
in fun= for fun 娛樂, 消遣 he couldn’t say such a serious thing for fun.
look at the funny person with a strange hat on. (滑稽可笑）
 .instead we learnt or acquired our mother tongue by communicating with…(p66.para1)
1) acquire.“取得，獲得”指通過漫長的過程逐步獲得或學到。she acquired a knowledge of french.
he has acquired a good knowledge of history in these few years.
 .some believe that we are equipped with a special ability to learn language and that our brain adjusts itself to the language … (p67.para1)
(1) adjust (oneself) to vt.使自己適應。 she soon adjusted (herself) to his way of life.
we will have to adjust ourselves to new conditions.
(2) adjust+名＋(to sth) （為配合而）調整；調 節…，校正…will you please adjust the clock? it’s slow.
you can adjust this desk to the height of any child.
(3) be equipped with . 本身具有（學問、能力之類。) the children are equipped with some special skills.
 and that what we are born with is a general ability to learn and adapt, not a language specific…(p67.para1)
(1) adapt (oneself) to =adjust oneself to 適應…… he is quick to adept (himself) to new circumstance.
(2) adapt + sth.+ (to sth). he could not adapt his way of life to the company.
(3) 改編，改寫；修改(為……用） it is hard to adapt this story for children. 要將這小說改編為適合小孩子很困難。
 we should try to adopt some of the study habits and characteristics described above. …(p67.lastpa.