Unit 4 Making the news

concentrate one’s attention on sthconcentrate on (doing ) sth concentrate the / one’s mind         concentrate one’s attention on sthconcentrate on (doing ) sth concentrate the / one’s mindthe threat of going bankrupt is very unpleasant but it certainly concentrates the mind .即將破產的威脅雖令人極煩惱,但也能逼人開動腦筋.we should concentrate all our efforts on improving education.我們應集中精力努力改進教育工作.concentrate on      專心于…16 …but i took a course she took a course in philosophy .           (n 課程,常與in/on 連用)our course was straight to the south .        (n  路線/ 方向)it was one of those ideas that change the course of history .   (un  過程/進程)the first course was soup .                  (一道菜 )17 … of special interest to me ① of + 抽象名詞 (interest / importance / value / use / help / benefit ) =  be + adj ②of + (the same) size / weight / height / length / colour / kind /shape 等這個會議很重要 .the meeting is of great importance. =  the meeting is very important.18 have a good nose for sth = have an eye for …/ have an ear for .. 有眼光/ 對..感興趣she has an ear for music .a good reporter has a nose for news .19 avoid : v keep oneself away from sb /sth ; stop sth happening / prevent avoid ( doing ) sth  learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones    (懲前毖后)avoid one’s company                         (避免和某人往來)such kind of accidents should be avoided .though he made a mistake ,he wanted to avoid being punished .20 here comes my list of ….here / there / now / thus / then 等副詞放在句首時,句子全部倒裝.there goes the bell .now comes your turn .here he comes 21 meanwhile adv = in the meanwhile / in the meantime / at the same time  22.a trick of trade   = clever ways known to expert  職業的訣竅play a trick on sb = make fun of sb / play a joke on sb 23  if the person being interviewed ….being interviewed是現在分詞的被動語態作the person 的后置定語表明先行詞the person 所承受的被動動作正在進行.24.         have you ever had a case where somebody accused your ….   case : situation , 句中where= in which 引導定語從句